Kaththi Koovudhu Kadhal
From Complex · 2022
- Lyricist
- S. Gnanakaravel
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash, Saindhavi
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Details
- Complex2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaththi koovudhu kaadhal | Love shouts out loud |
| Unai katti thazhuvudhu kangal | Eyes embrace you tightly |
| Male | |
| Oraandu oththigai paarthen | I rehearsed for a year |
| Kaadhal naan solla | To express my love |
| Or nodiyil kanavaai kalaindhadhu | In a single second, it dissolved like a dream |
| Engo nee sella | As you went somewhere away |
| Male | |
| Kanneeril kooda andru eeram illai | Even in tears that day, there was no moisture |
| Kaalathin thozhanaaga naanillai | I was not a friend of time |
| Hoo oo oo ho oooo | Hoo oo oo ho oooo |
| Hoo oo oo oo ho o..(2) | Hoo oo oo oo ho o..(2) |
| Male | |
| Engae naan povadhu | Where will I go? |
| Nenjodu kelivigal | Questions in my heart |
| Nanjaagi ponadhae | Turned into poison |
| Naan kanda kanvugal | The dreams I dreamt |
| Male | |
| Mannil or bommai seidhae | I made a doll out of mud |
| Kaadhal per soottinen | And named it 'Love' |
| Andha bommaiku needhaan | To that very doll, it was you |
| Vandhu uyiroottinaai | Who came and breathed life into it |
| Male | |
| Kaalam thavariya pinnaalae | After missing the time |
| Kaadhalai solla vandhenae | I came to express my love |
| Neeram thavariya rayilaaga | Like a train that missed its schedule |
| Neeyo sendraayae | You departed away |
| Male | |
| Pirivin thuyarathil valiyodu | With pain in the sorrow of separation |
| Thiruvizha nerisalil kuzhandhai pol | Like a child lost in a festival crowd |
| Neengaa ninaivil tholaindhenae | I was lost in unforgettable memories |
| Unnaal vaazhndhenae | I lived because of you |
| Male | |
| Paarkkaadha podhum | Even when we don't see each other |
| Pesaadha podhum | Even when we don't speak |
| Nam kaadhal nenjai thaalaattum | Our love will cradle the heart |
| Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo oo | Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo oo |
| Hoo oo oo hoo | Hoo oo oo hoo |
| Female | |
| Paaraiku adiyilae | Beneath the rocks |
| Theraigal vaazhumae | Toads manage to live |
| Baarathai baaramaai | Do not consider the burden as heavy |
| Ennaadhae thozhanae | My friend |
| Female | |
| Puyalil saaindhaalum naanal | Even if it bends in the storm, the reed |
| Meelum odiyaamalae | Will bounce back without breaking |
| Nadhiyin vellaththil meengal | In the river's flood, the fish |
| Neendhum oyaamalae | Will swim relentlessly without stopping |
| Female | |
| Otrai siragaai nindrenae | I stood as a single wing |
| Innoru siragaai serndhaayae | You joined as the other wing |
| Yeno parandhidum munnaalae | Yet why, before we could fly |
| Vittu chendraayae | Did you leave me behind? |
| Female | |
| Kaalam veesiya kallaalae | By the stone thrown by time |
| Kalangiya kulamena aanenae | I became like a muddy pond |
| Meendum un mugam paarthenae | Seeing your face once again |
| Nadhiyaai thelindhenae | I cleared up like a flowing river |
கத்தி கூவுது காதல்
உனை கட்டி தழுவுது கண்கள்
Love shouts out loud
Eyes embrace you tightly
ஓராண்டு ஒத்திகை பார்த்தேன்
காதல் நான் சொல்ல
ஓர் நொடியில் கனவாய்கலைந்தது
எங்கோ நீ செல்ல
I rehearsed for a year
To express my love
In a single second, it dissolved like a dream
As you went somewhere away
கண்ணீரில் கூட அன்று ஈரம் இல்லை
காலத்தின் தோழனாக நானில்லை
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ..(2)
Even in tears that day, there was no moisture
I was not a friend of time
Hoo oo oo ho oooo
Hoo oo oo oo ho o..(2)
எங்கே நான் போவது
நெஞ்சோடு கேள்விகள்
நஞ்சாகி போனதே
நான் கண்ட கனவுகள்
Where will I go?
Questions in my heart
Turned into poison
The dreams I dreamt
மண்ணில் ஓர் பொம்மை செய்தே
காதல் பேர் சூட்டினேன்
அந்த பொம்மைக்கு நீதான்
வந்து உயிரூட்டினாய்
I made a doll out of mud
And named it 'Love'
To that very doll, it was you
Who came and breathed life into it
காலம் தவறிய பின்னாலே
காதலை சொல்ல வந்தேனே
நேரம் தவறிய ரயிலாக
நீயோ சென்றாயே
After missing the time
I came to express my love
Like a train that missed its schedule
You departed away
பிரிவின் துயரத்தில் வலியோடு
திருவிழா நெரிசலில் குழந்தை போல்
நீங்கா நினைவில் தொலைந்தேனே
உன்னால் வாழ்ந்தேனே
With pain in the sorrow of separation
Like a child lost in a festival crowd
I was lost in unforgettable memories
I lived because of you
பார்க்காத போதும்
பேசாதா போதும்
நம் காதல் நெஞ்சை தாலாட்டும்
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
Even when we don't see each other
Even when we don't speak
Our love will cradle the heart
Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo oo
Hoo oo oo hoo
பாறைக்கு அடியிலே
தேரைகள் வாழுமே
பாரத்தை பாரமாய்
எண்ணாதே தோழனே
Beneath the rocks
Toads manage to live
Do not consider the burden as heavy
My friend
புயலில் சாய்ந்தாலும் நாணல்
மீளும் ஒடியாமலே
நதியின் வெள்ளத்தில் மீன்கள்
நீந்தும் ஓயாமலே
Even if it bends in the storm, the reed
Will bounce back without breaking
In the river's flood, the fish
Will swim relentlessly without stopping
ஒற்றை சிறகாய் நின்றேனே
இன்னொரு சிறகாய் சேர்ந்தாயே
ஏனோ பறந்திடும் முன்னாலே
விட்டு சென்றாயே
I stood as a single wing
You joined as the other wing
Yet why, before we could fly
Did you leave me behind?
காலம் வீசிய கல்லாலே
கலங்கிய குளமென ஆனேனே
மீண்டும் உன் முகம் பார்த்தேனே
நதியாய் தெளிந்தேனே
By the stone thrown by time
I became like a muddy pond
Seeing your face once again
I cleared up like a flowing river
எத்தனை ஊடல்
எத்தனை தேடல்
அத்தனை காதல் நெஞ்சோடு
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
Kaththi koovudhu kaadhal
Love shouts out loud
Unai katti thazhuvudhu kangal
Eyes embrace you tightly
Oraandu oththigai paarthen
I rehearsed for a year
Kaadhal naan solla
To express my love
Or nodiyil kanavaai kalaindhadhu
In a single second, it dissolved like a dream
Engo nee sella
As you went somewhere away
Kanneeril kooda andru eeram illai
Even in tears that day, there was no moisture
Kaalathin thozhanaaga naanillai
I was not a friend of time
Hoo oo oo ho oooo
Hoo oo oo ho oooo
Hoo oo oo oo ho o..(2)
Hoo oo oo oo ho o..(2)
Engae naan povadhu
Where will I go?
Nenjodu kelivigal
Questions in my heart
Nanjaagi ponadhae
Turned into poison
Naan kanda kanvugal
The dreams I dreamt
Mannil or bommai seidhae
I made a doll out of mud
Kaadhal per soottinen
And named it 'Love'
Andha bommaiku needhaan
To that very doll, it was you
Vandhu uyiroottinaai
Who came and breathed life into it
Kaalam thavariya pinnaalae
After missing the time
Kaadhalai solla vandhenae
I came to express my love
Neeram thavariya rayilaaga
Like a train that missed its schedule
Neeyo sendraayae
You departed away
Pirivin thuyarathil valiyodu
With pain in the sorrow of separation
Thiruvizha nerisalil kuzhandhai pol
Like a child lost in a festival crowd
Neengaa ninaivil tholaindhenae
I was lost in unforgettable memories
Unnaal vaazhndhenae
I lived because of you
Paarkkaadha podhum
Even when we don't see each other
Pesaadha podhum
Even when we don't speak
Nam kaadhal nenjai thaalaattum
Our love will cradle the heart
Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo oo
Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo oo
Hoo oo oo hoo
Hoo oo oo hoo
Paaraiku adiyilae
Beneath the rocks
Theraigal vaazhumae
Toads manage to live
Baarathai baaramaai
Do not consider the burden as heavy
Ennaadhae thozhanae
My friend
Puyalil saaindhaalum naanal
Even if it bends in the storm, the reed
Meelum odiyaamalae
Will bounce back without breaking
Nadhiyin vellaththil meengal
In the river's flood, the fish
Neendhum oyaamalae
Will swim relentlessly without stopping
Otrai siragaai nindrenae
I stood as a single wing
Innoru siragaai serndhaayae
You joined as the other wing
Yeno parandhidum munnaalae
Yet why, before we could fly
Vittu chendraayae
Did you leave me behind?
Kaalam veesiya kallaalae
By the stone thrown by time
Kalangiya kulamena aanenae
I became like a muddy pond
Meendum un mugam paarthenae
Seeing your face once again
Nadhiyaai thelindhenae
I cleared up like a flowing river
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful track captures the agony of unexpressed love, longing, and the pain of lost time between two lovers. The protagonist reflects on the year spent preparing to confess feelings, only to lose the chance as time moved past them like a missed train. Amidst the heartbreak, metaphors of nature—reeds surviving storms and fish swimming in floods—offer hope and emotional resilience. Ultimately, seeing the beloved's face brings clarity and peace back into the speaker's life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Neeram thavariya rayilaaga / Neeyo sendraayae”
Compares the sudden departure of the beloved to a train that has missed its schedule.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thiruvizha nerisalil kuzhandhai pol / Neengaa ninaivil tholaindhenae”
Compares the speaker lost in memory to a child getting lost in a crowded festival.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Otrai siragaai nindrenae / Innoru siragaai serndhaayae”
Compares the couple to two wings needed together to fly.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaalam veesiya kallaalae / Kalangiya kulamena aanenae”
Compares the state of mind troubled by fate to a pond muddied by a thrown stone.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Edhukai / Monai)
“Puyalil saaindhaalum naanal / Meelum odiyaamalae”
Use of matching sounds in words like 'Mannil' and 'Andha' or 'Puyalil' and 'Nadhiyin' to create rhythm.
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Trivia
This track marks a musical collaboration under Karthik Raja's composition with G. V. Prakash Kumar and Saindhavi lending their vocals together. Lyricist S. Gnanakaravel used natural imagery such as reeds in a storm and fish in river floods to symbolize resilience in love.
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