Karuppa Irukkattum
From Anbulla Kadhalukku · 1999
- Lyricist
- Jeevan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Anbulla Kadhalukku1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aa…..aa….ae….ae……hae…. | Vocalizations |
| Male | |
| Karuppaa irukattum | Let her be dark-complexioned |
| Ava segappaa irukkattum | Or let her be fair-complexioned |
| Kalaiyaa irukkattum | Let her be graceful and artistic |
| Ava selaiyaa irukkattum | Or let her be sculpted like a statue |
| Arasanaa irukkattum | Whether it is a king |
| Aandiyaa irukkattum | Or a pauper |
| Governer-raa irukkattum | Whether a Governor |
| Collector-raa irukkattum | Or a Collector |
| Male | |
| Doctor-raa irukkattum | Whether a Doctor |
| Vakkilaa irukkattum | Or a lawyer |
| Naanaa irukkattum neeyaa irukkattum | Whether it is me or you |
| Kadavulaa irukkattum doi… | Or even if it is God himself... |
| Male | |
| Love illainnaa | Without love |
| Male :Mmm… | Mmm... |
| Male :Life illaiyadaa | There is no life, my friend |
| Love panni nee vaazhnthu paaradaa | Fall in love and experience life, my friend |
| Male | |
| Karuppaa irukattum | Let her be dark-complexioned |
| Ava segappaa irukkattum | Or let her be fair-complexioned |
| Kalaiyaa irukkattum | Let her be graceful and artistic |
| Ava selaiyaa irukkattum | Or let her be sculpted like a statue |
| Male | |
| Kannula vedhaikkira | Sown in the eyes |
| Nenjilae molaikkira kadhalum sugamthaanadaa | The love that sprouts in the heart is pure bliss, my friend |
| Idhu vasathi paakkaama jaadhi paakkaama | Without looking at wealth or caste |
| Manasil uruvaagumdaa hoi | It takes shape in the heart |
| Male | |
| Hoi kottura panaththukkum | Can showered money |
| Kattilu sogaththukkum kadhal eedaagumaa | Or bedroom pleasures ever equal love? |
| Ingu vayasu vanthaalum vayasu ponaalum | Here, whether youth arrives or age passes away |
| Kadhal kalaiyaathammaa | Love never fades away, my friend |
| Male | |
| Ulaginil kadhal usuraa irukku | In this world, love acts as the life-force |
| Irakkira manushanin pirappaai irukku | It serves as a rebirth for a dying human |
| Manasula varugira mayakkam | It is a sweet intoxication in the mind |
| Idhu maranathirkappaalum irukkum | This exists even beyond death |
| Male | |
| Veettukku veedena irukkum | It dwells in every single household |
| Idhu vembukku inippaththaan kodukkum | It imparts sweetness even to bitter neem |
| Ada kannilla kaadhilla mookkilla vaayilla | Ah, it has no eyes, no ears, no nose, no mouth |
| Aanaalum idhu jolikkum….hoi….hoi… | Yet it shines brightly! |
| Male | |
| Love illainnaa haah | Without love |
| Life illaiyadaa | There is no life, my friend |
| Love panni nee vaazhnthu paaradaa | Fall in love and experience life, my friend |
| Male | |
| Karuppaa irukattum | Let her be dark-complexioned |
| Ava sevappaa irukkattum | Or let her be fair-complexioned |
| Kalaiyaa irukkattum | Let her be graceful and artistic |
| Ava selaiyaa irukkattum | Or let her be sculpted like a statue |
| Male | |
| Pakistan india kadhal senjuttaa | If Pakistan and India fell in love |
| Sandaigal irukkaathadaa | There would be no conflicts, my friend |
| Antha singalam tamilana kadhal senjuttaa | If the Sinhalese and Tamils fell in love |
| Raththamum oodaathadaa | Blood wouldn't flow, my friend |
| Male | |
| Nellaiyum maduraiyum kadhal senjuttaa | If Nellai and Madurai fell in love |
| Bus-gal eriyaathadaa | Buses wouldn't be set on fire, my friend |
| Antha iraq america kadhal senjuttaa | If Iraq and America fell in love |
| Yuththaam vedikkaathudaa | War wouldn't erupt, my friend |
| Male | |
| Sevidanumkooda kadhala ketpaan | Even a deaf person can hear love |
| Kurudanum kooda kadhala paarppaan | Even a blind person can see love |
| Male | |
| Mudhalil varuvathum kadhal | Love is what comes first |
| Ada kadaisiyil iruppathum kadhal | Ah, love is what endures till the end |
| Mudhalil varuvathum kadhal | Love is what comes first |
| Ada kadaisiyil iruppathum kadhal | Ah, love is what endures till the end |
| Male | |
| Ada unnaala ennaala | Ah, because of you and because of me |
| Thannaala kannaala valaruthu intha kadhal | Naturally through the eyes, this love grows |
| Male | |
| Love illainnaa | Without love |
| Life illaiyadaa | There is no life, my friend |
| Love panni nee vaazhnthu paaradaa | Fall in love and experience life, my friend |
| Male | |
| Karuppaa irukattum | Let her be dark-complexioned |
| Ava segappaa irukkattum | Or let her be fair-complexioned |
| Kalaiyaa irukkattum | Let her be graceful and artistic |
| Ava selaiyaa irukkattum | Or let her be sculpted like a statue |
| Arasanaa irukkattum | Whether it is a king |
| Aandiyaa irukkattum | Or a pauper |
| Governer-raa irukkattum | Whether a Governor |
| Collector-raa irukkattum | Or a Collector |
| Male | |
| : Doctor-raa irukkattum | Whether a Doctor |
| Vakkilaa irukkattum | Or a lawyer |
| Naanaa irukkattum neeyaa irukkattum | Whether it is me or you |
| Kadavulaa irukkattum doi…haah | Or even if it is God himself... |
| Male | |
| Love illainnaa | Without love |
| Life illaiyadaa | There is no life, my friend |
| Love panni nee vaazhnthu paaradaa | Fall in love and experience life, my friend |
ஆ....ஆ.....ஏ.....ஏ.....ஹே....
Vocalizations
கருப்பா இருக்கட்டும்
அவ செகப்பா இருக்கட்டும்
கலையா இருக்கட்டும்
அவ செலையா இருக்கட்டும்
அரசனா இருக்கட்டும்
ஆண்டியா இருக்கட்டும்
கவர்னரா இருக்கட்டும்
கலெக்டரா இருக்கட்டும்
Let her be dark-complexioned
Or let her be fair-complexioned
Let her be graceful and artistic
Or let her be sculpted like a statue
Whether it is a king
Or a pauper
Whether a Governor
Or a Collector
டாக்டரா இருக்கட்டும்
வக்கீலா இருக்கட்டும்
நானா இருக்கட்டும் நீயா இருக்கட்டும்
கடவுளா இருக்கட்டும் டோய்....
Whether a Doctor
Or a lawyer
Whether it is me or you
Or even if it is God himself...
லவ் இல்லைன்னா.....
ம்ம்....
லைப் இல்லைடா
லவ் பண்ணி நீ வாழ்ந்து பாரடா
Without love
Mmm...
There is no life, my friend
Fall in love and experience life, my friend
கருப்பா இருக்கட்டும்
அவ செகப்பா இருக்கட்டும்
கலையா இருக்கட்டும்
அவ செலையா இருக்கட்டும்
Let her be dark-complexioned
Or let her be fair-complexioned
Let her be graceful and artistic
Or let her be sculpted like a statue
கண்ணுல வெதைக்கிற
நெஞ்சிலே மொளைக்கிற காதலும் சுகம் தானடா
இது வசதி பாக்காம ஜாதி பாக்காம
மனசில் உருவாகும்டா ஹோய்....
Sown in the eyes
The love that sprouts in the heart is pure bliss, my friend
Without looking at wealth or caste
It takes shape in the heart
ஹோய் கொட்டுற பணத்துக்கும்
கட்டிலு சொகத்துக்கும் காதல் ஈடாகுமா
இங்கு வயசு வந்தாலும் வயசு போனாலும்
காதல் கலையாதம்மா
Can showered money
Or bedroom pleasures ever equal love?
Here, whether youth arrives or age passes away
Love never fades away, my friend
உலகினில் காதல் உசுரா இருக்கு
இறக்கிற மனுஷனின் பிறப்பாய் இருக்கு
மனசுல வருகிற மயக்கம்
இது மரணத்திற்கப்பாலும் இருக்கும்
In this world, love acts as the life-force
It serves as a rebirth for a dying human
It is a sweet intoxication in the mind
This exists even beyond death
வீட்டுக்கு வீடென இருக்கும்
இது வேம்புக்கு இனிப்பத்தான் கொடுக்கும்
அட கண்ணில்ல காதில்ல மூக்கில்ல வாயில்ல
ஆனாலும் இது ஜொலிக்கும்....ஹோய்.....ஹோய்..
It dwells in every single household
It imparts sweetness even to bitter neem
Ah, it has no eyes, no ears, no nose, no mouth
Yet it shines brightly!
லவ் இல்லைன்னா ஹாஹ்
லைப் இல்லைடா
லவ் பண்ணி நீ வாழ்ந்து பாரடா
Without love
There is no life, my friend
Fall in love and experience life, my friend
கருப்பா இருக்கட்டும்
அவ செகப்பா இருக்கட்டும்.....
கலையா இருக்கட்டும்
அவ செலையா இருக்கட்டும்...
Let her be dark-complexioned
Or let her be fair-complexioned
Let her be graceful and artistic
Or let her be sculpted like a statue
பாகிஸ்தான் இந்தியா காதல் செஞ்சுட்டா
சண்டைகள் இருக்காதடா
அந்த சிங்களம் தமிழன காதல் செஞ்சுட்டா
ரத்தமும் ஓடாதடா
If Pakistan and India fell in love
There would be no conflicts, my friend
If the Sinhalese and Tamils fell in love
Blood wouldn't flow, my friend
நெல்லையும் மதுரையும் காதல் செஞ்சுட்டா
பஸ்கள் எரியாதடா
அந்த ஈராக் அமெரிக்கா காதல் செஞ்சுட்டா
யுத்தம் வெடிக்காதுடா
If Nellai and Madurai fell in love
Buses wouldn't be set on fire, my friend
If Iraq and America fell in love
War wouldn't erupt, my friend
செவிடனும் கூட காதல கேட்பான்
குருடனும் கூட காதலப் பார்ப்பான்
Even a deaf person can hear love
Even a blind person can see love
முதலில் வருவதும் காதல்
அட கடைசியில் இருப்பதும் காதல்
முதலில் வருவதும் காதல்
அட கடைசியில் இருப்பதும் காதல்
Love is what comes first
Ah, love is what endures till the end
Love is what comes first
Ah, love is what endures till the end
அட உன்னால என்னால
தன்னால கண்ணால வளருது இந்தக் காதல்
Ah, because of you and because of me
Naturally through the eyes, this love grows
லவ் இல்லைன்னா
லைப் இல்லைடா
லவ் பண்ணி நீ வாழ்ந்து பாரடா
Without love
There is no life, my friend
Fall in love and experience life, my friend
கருப்பா இருக்கட்டும்
அவ செகப்பா இருக்கட்டும்
கலையா இருக்கட்டும்
அவ செலையா இருக்கட்டும்
அரசனா இருக்கட்டும்
ஆண்டியா இருக்கட்டும்
கவர்னரா இருக்கட்டும்
கலெக்டரா இருக்கட்டும்
Let her be dark-complexioned
Or let her be fair-complexioned
Let her be graceful and artistic
Or let her be sculpted like a statue
Whether it is a king
Or a pauper
Whether a Governor
Or a Collector
டாக்டரா இருக்கட்டும்
வக்கீலா இருக்கட்டும்
நானா இருக்கட்டும் நீயா இருக்கட்டும்
கடவுளா இருக்கட்டும் டோய்....ஹாஹ்
Whether a Doctor
Or a lawyer
Whether it is me or you
Or even if it is God himself...
லவ் இல்லைன்னா...
லைப் இல்லைடா
லவ் பண்ணி நீ வாழ்ந்து பாரடா
Without love
There is no life, my friend
Fall in love and experience life, my friend
Aa…..aa….ae….ae……hae….
Vocalizations
Karuppaa irukattum
Let her be dark-complexioned
Ava segappaa irukkattum
Or let her be fair-complexioned
Kalaiyaa irukkattum
Let her be graceful and artistic
Ava selaiyaa irukkattum
Or let her be sculpted like a statue
Arasanaa irukkattum
Whether it is a king
Aandiyaa irukkattum
Or a pauper
Governer-raa irukkattum
Whether a Governor
Collector-raa irukkattum
Or a Collector
Doctor-raa irukkattum
Whether a Doctor
Vakkilaa irukkattum
Or a lawyer
Naanaa irukkattum neeyaa irukkattum
Whether it is me or you
Kadavulaa irukkattum doi…
Or even if it is God himself...
Love illainnaa
Without love
Male :Mmm…
Mmm...
Male :Life illaiyadaa
There is no life, my friend
Love panni nee vaazhnthu paaradaa
Fall in love and experience life, my friend
Karuppaa irukattum
Let her be dark-complexioned
Ava segappaa irukkattum
Or let her be fair-complexioned
Kalaiyaa irukkattum
Let her be graceful and artistic
Ava selaiyaa irukkattum
Or let her be sculpted like a statue
Kannula vedhaikkira
Sown in the eyes
Nenjilae molaikkira kadhalum sugamthaanadaa
The love that sprouts in the heart is pure bliss, my friend
Idhu vasathi paakkaama jaadhi paakkaama
Without looking at wealth or caste
Manasil uruvaagumdaa hoi
It takes shape in the heart
Hoi kottura panaththukkum
Can showered money
Kattilu sogaththukkum kadhal eedaagumaa
Or bedroom pleasures ever equal love?
Ingu vayasu vanthaalum vayasu ponaalum
Here, whether youth arrives or age passes away
Kadhal kalaiyaathammaa
Love never fades away, my friend
Ulaginil kadhal usuraa irukku
In this world, love acts as the life-force
Irakkira manushanin pirappaai irukku
It serves as a rebirth for a dying human
Manasula varugira mayakkam
It is a sweet intoxication in the mind
Idhu maranathirkappaalum irukkum
This exists even beyond death
Veettukku veedena irukkum
It dwells in every single household
Idhu vembukku inippaththaan kodukkum
It imparts sweetness even to bitter neem
Ada kannilla kaadhilla mookkilla vaayilla
Ah, it has no eyes, no ears, no nose, no mouth
Aanaalum idhu jolikkum….hoi….hoi…
Yet it shines brightly!
Love illainnaa haah
Without love
Life illaiyadaa
There is no life, my friend
Love panni nee vaazhnthu paaradaa
Fall in love and experience life, my friend
Karuppaa irukattum
Let her be dark-complexioned
Ava sevappaa irukkattum
Or let her be fair-complexioned
Kalaiyaa irukkattum
Let her be graceful and artistic
Ava selaiyaa irukkattum
Or let her be sculpted like a statue
Pakistan india kadhal senjuttaa
If Pakistan and India fell in love
Sandaigal irukkaathadaa
There would be no conflicts, my friend
Antha singalam tamilana kadhal senjuttaa
If the Sinhalese and Tamils fell in love
Raththamum oodaathadaa
Blood wouldn't flow, my friend
Nellaiyum maduraiyum kadhal senjuttaa
If Nellai and Madurai fell in love
Bus-gal eriyaathadaa
Buses wouldn't be set on fire, my friend
Antha iraq america kadhal senjuttaa
If Iraq and America fell in love
Yuththaam vedikkaathudaa
War wouldn't erupt, my friend
Sevidanumkooda kadhala ketpaan
Even a deaf person can hear love
Kurudanum kooda kadhala paarppaan
Even a blind person can see love
Mudhalil varuvathum kadhal
Love is what comes first
Ada kadaisiyil iruppathum kadhal
Ah, love is what endures till the end
Mudhalil varuvathum kadhal
Love is what comes first
Ada kadaisiyil iruppathum kadhal
Ah, love is what endures till the end
Ada unnaala ennaala
Ah, because of you and because of me
Thannaala kannaala valaruthu intha kadhal
Naturally through the eyes, this love grows
Love illainnaa
Without love
Life illaiyadaa
There is no life, my friend
Love panni nee vaazhnthu paaradaa
Fall in love and experience life, my friend
Karuppaa irukattum
Let her be dark-complexioned
Ava segappaa irukkattum
Or let her be fair-complexioned
Kalaiyaa irukkattum
Let her be graceful and artistic
Ava selaiyaa irukkattum
Or let her be sculpted like a statue
Arasanaa irukkattum
Whether it is a king
Aandiyaa irukkattum
Or a pauper
Governer-raa irukkattum
Whether a Governor
Collector-raa irukkattum
Or a Collector
: Doctor-raa irukkattum
Whether a Doctor
Vakkilaa irukkattum
Or a lawyer
Naanaa irukkattum neeyaa irukkattum
Whether it is me or you
Kadavulaa irukkattum doi…haah
Or even if it is God himself...
Love illainnaa
Without love
Life illaiyadaa
There is no life, my friend
Love panni nee vaazhnthu paaradaa
Fall in love and experience life, my friend
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic song from the film 'Anbulla Kadhalukku' serves as a grand anthem celebrating love as the ultimate driver of human existence. It argues that love transcends all physical attributes, professions, social positions, and caste boundaries. Whether one is a king or a beggar, a doctor or a lawyer, life is completely meaningless without love. The lyrics extend this personal philosophy to a global scale, suggesting that love is the ultimate antidote to political and social violence. By metaphorically picturing opposing factions and nations—such as India and Pakistan, or Iraq and America—in love, the lyricist illustrates how love can stop wars, bloodshed, and civil unrest. Love is portrayed as a transcendent, immortal force that outlasts physical senses and death itself.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis
“Arasanaa irukkattum / Aandiyaa irukkattum”
Contrasts opposing social positions to show the universality of love.
Hyperbole / Political Metaphor
“Pakistan india kadhal senjuttaa / Sandaigal irukkaathadaa”
Uses extreme political scenarios to dramatically emphasize love's power to create world peace.
Paradox
“Sevidanumkooda kadhala ketpaan / Kurudanum kooda kadhala paarppaan”
Presents sensory contradictions to show that love is perceived spiritually rather than physically.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Governer-raa irukkattum / Collector-raa irukkattum”
Repeats the conditional suffix '-attum' across multiple lines to build rhythmic enthusiasm.
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Trivia
The song comes from 'Anbulla Kadhalukku' (1999), a romantic drama movie directed by M. Aslam, featuring music composed by Deva.
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