Kaathukku Pookkal
From Kannan Varuvaan · 2000
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Sirpy
- Details
- Kannan Varuvaan2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| …………………………. | |
| Male | |
| ……………….Female :…………………… | |
| Male | |
| Kaathuku pookal sondham | Flowers belong to the wind, |
| Poovuku vaasam sondham | Fragrance belongs to the flower. |
| Vaasathuku sondhakaari varuvaala | Will the owner of that fragrance come? |
| En vaazhkaikoru artham solli tharuvaalaa | Will she teach me the meaning of my life? |
| Male | |
| ……………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Thaalaatu kekavum illa | I have never heard a lullaby, |
| Thaai paasam paarthadhum illa | I have never felt a mother's affection. |
| Enakoru sondham solla varuvaalaa | Will someone come to call me her own? |
| En nenjukulla malliyapoo tharuvaalaa | Will she bestow a jasmine flower inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Pathu viralum enaku maathiram | Just for me, all my ten fingers |
| Pullaanguzhalaai maara venumae | Should transform into flutes. |
| Endha saami enaku andha varam kodukum | Which deity will grant me that boon? |
| Nalla varam kodukum | And grant me a benevolent boon? |
| Male | |
| Meenaa maari neeril neendhanum | I want to swim in the water like a fish, |
| Kuyilaa maari vinnil parakanum | I want to fly in the sky like a cuckoo. |
| Kaathaa marama poova naanum vaazhndhidanum | I wish to live as the wind, a tree, or a flower, |
| Oruthi thunai venum | I need the companionship of a woman. |
| Male | |
| Saami silaigal nooru aayiram | A hundred thousand idols of gods, |
| Senju senju naanum vaikiren | I keep crafting and placing them. |
| Saami onnu kannu muliuchu paathidumaa | Will at least one god open its eyes and look? |
| Avala kaatidumaa | Will it point her out to me? |
| Male | |
| Kaathuku pookal sondham | Flowers belong to the wind, |
| Poovuku vaasam sondham | Fragrance belongs to the flower. |
| Vaasathuku sondhakaari varuvaala | Will the owner of that fragrance come? |
| En vaazhkaikoru artham solli tharuvaalaa | Will she teach me the meaning of my life? |
| Female | |
| ………………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Mayilae mayilae thogai tharuviya | Oh peacock, peacock, will you grant me your plumage? |
| Thogai adhilae selai neiyanum | I need to weave a saree out of those feathers. |
| Yaarukunnu mayilae needhaan ketkaadhae | Oh peacock, do not ask for whom it is, |
| Enaku theriyaadhae | For I myself do not know. |
| Male | |
| Nilavae nilavae vinmeen tharuviya | Oh moon, moon, will you grant me stars? |
| Vinmeen adhilae veedu kattanum | I need to build a home using those stars. |
| Yaarukunnu nilavae needhan ketkaadhae | Oh moon, do not ask for whom it is, |
| Enakae theriyaadhae | For even I do not know. |
| Male | |
| Maramae maramae kilaigal tharuviya | Oh tree, tree, will you grant me your branches? |
| Kilaiyil kiliku oonjal kattanum | To tie a swing for a parrot on the branch. |
| Yaaru andha kili dhaan endru ketkaadhae | Do not ask who that parrot is, |
| Nesamaa theriyaadhae | Truly, I do not know. |
| Female | |
| Kaathuku pookal sondham | Flowers belong to the wind, |
| Poovuku vaasam sondham | Fragrance belongs to the flower. |
| Vaasathuku sondhakaari varuvaalae | The owner of that fragrance will surely come, |
| Un vaazhkaikoru artham solli tharuvaalae | She will teach you the true meaning of your life. |
| Female | |
| ……………………………………. | |
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காத்துக்கு பூக்கள்
சொந்தம் பூவுக்கு வாசம்
சொந்தம் வாசத்துக்கு
சொந்தக்காரி வருவாளா
என் வாழ்க்கைக்கொரு
அர்த்தம் சொல்லி தருவாளா
Flowers belong to the wind,
Fragrance belongs to the flower.
Will the owner of that fragrance come?
Will she teach me the meaning of my life?
.................................
தாலாட்டு கேட்கவும்
இல்ல தாய் பாசம் பார்த்ததும்
இல்ல எனக்கொரு சொந்தம்
சொல்ல வருவாளா என்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள மல்லியப்பூ
தருவாளா
I have never heard a lullaby,
I have never felt a mother's affection.
Will someone come to call me her own?
Will she bestow a jasmine flower inside my heart?
பத்து விரலும் எனக்கு
மாத்திரம் புல்லாங்குழலாய்
மாற வேணுமே எந்த சாமி
எனக்கு அந்த வரம் கொடுக்கும்
நல்ல வரம் கொடுக்கும்
Just for me, all my ten fingers
Should transform into flutes.
Which deity will grant me that boon?
And grant me a benevolent boon?
மீனா மாறி நீரில்
நீந்தனும் குயிலா மாறி
விண்ணில் பறக்கணும்
காத்தா மரமா பூவா நானும்
வாழ்ந்திடனும் ஒருத்தி
துணை வேணும்
I want to swim in the water like a fish,
I want to fly in the sky like a cuckoo.
I wish to live as the wind, a tree, or a flower,
I need the companionship of a woman.
சாமி சிலைகள் நூறு
ஆயிரம் செஞ்சு செஞ்சு நானும்
வைக்கிறேன் சாமி ஒன்னு
கண்ணு முழிச்சு பாத்திடுமா
அவள காட்டிடுமா
A hundred thousand idols of gods,
I keep crafting and placing them.
Will at least one god open its eyes and look?
Will it point her out to me?
காத்துக்கு பூக்கள்
சொந்தம் பூவுக்கு வாசம்
சொந்தம் வாசத்துக்கு
சொந்தக்காரி வருவாளா
என் வாழ்க்கைக்கொரு
அர்த்தம் சொல்லி தருவாளா
Flowers belong to the wind,
Fragrance belongs to the flower.
Will the owner of that fragrance come?
Will she teach me the meaning of my life?
.................................
மயிலே மயிலே தோகை
தருவியா தோகை அதிலே சேலை
நெய்யணும் யாருக்குன்னு மயிலே
நீதான் கேட்காதே எனக்கு தெரியாதே
Oh peacock, peacock, will you grant me your plumage?
I need to weave a saree out of those feathers.
Oh peacock, do not ask for whom it is,
For I myself do not know.
நிலவே நிலவே விண்மீன்
தருவியா விண்மீன் அதிலே வீடு
கட்டணும் யாருக்குன்னு நிலவே
நீதான் கேட்காதே எனக்கே
தெரியாதே
Oh moon, moon, will you grant me stars?
I need to build a home using those stars.
Oh moon, do not ask for whom it is,
For even I do not know.
மரமே மரமே கிளைகள்
தருவியா கிளையில் கிளிக்கு
ஊஞ்சல் கட்டணும் யாரு அந்த
கிளி தான் என்று கேட்காதே
நெசமா தெரியாதே
Oh tree, tree, will you grant me your branches?
To tie a swing for a parrot on the branch.
Do not ask who that parrot is,
Truly, I do not know.
காத்துக்கு பூக்கள்
சொந்தம் பூவுக்கு வாசம்
சொந்தம் வாசத்துக்கு
சொந்தக்காரி வருவாளே
உன் வாழ்க்கைக்கொரு
அர்த்தம் சொல்லி தருவாளே
Flowers belong to the wind,
Fragrance belongs to the flower.
The owner of that fragrance will surely come,
She will teach you the true meaning of your life.
.................................
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……………….Female :……………………
Kaathuku pookal sondham
Flowers belong to the wind,
Poovuku vaasam sondham
Fragrance belongs to the flower.
Vaasathuku sondhakaari varuvaala
Will the owner of that fragrance come?
En vaazhkaikoru artham solli tharuvaalaa
Will she teach me the meaning of my life?
…………………………………….
Thaalaatu kekavum illa
I have never heard a lullaby,
Thaai paasam paarthadhum illa
I have never felt a mother's affection.
Enakoru sondham solla varuvaalaa
Will someone come to call me her own?
En nenjukulla malliyapoo tharuvaalaa
Will she bestow a jasmine flower inside my heart?
Pathu viralum enaku maathiram
Just for me, all my ten fingers
Pullaanguzhalaai maara venumae
Should transform into flutes.
Endha saami enaku andha varam kodukum
Which deity will grant me that boon?
Nalla varam kodukum
And grant me a benevolent boon?
Meenaa maari neeril neendhanum
I want to swim in the water like a fish,
Kuyilaa maari vinnil parakanum
I want to fly in the sky like a cuckoo.
Kaathaa marama poova naanum vaazhndhidanum
I wish to live as the wind, a tree, or a flower,
Oruthi thunai venum
I need the companionship of a woman.
Saami silaigal nooru aayiram
A hundred thousand idols of gods,
Senju senju naanum vaikiren
I keep crafting and placing them.
Saami onnu kannu muliuchu paathidumaa
Will at least one god open its eyes and look?
Avala kaatidumaa
Will it point her out to me?
Kaathuku pookal sondham
Flowers belong to the wind,
Poovuku vaasam sondham
Fragrance belongs to the flower.
Vaasathuku sondhakaari varuvaala
Will the owner of that fragrance come?
En vaazhkaikoru artham solli tharuvaalaa
Will she teach me the meaning of my life?
……………………………………….
Mayilae mayilae thogai tharuviya
Oh peacock, peacock, will you grant me your plumage?
Thogai adhilae selai neiyanum
I need to weave a saree out of those feathers.
Yaarukunnu mayilae needhaan ketkaadhae
Oh peacock, do not ask for whom it is,
Enaku theriyaadhae
For I myself do not know.
Nilavae nilavae vinmeen tharuviya
Oh moon, moon, will you grant me stars?
Vinmeen adhilae veedu kattanum
I need to build a home using those stars.
Yaarukunnu nilavae needhan ketkaadhae
Oh moon, do not ask for whom it is,
Enakae theriyaadhae
For even I do not know.
Maramae maramae kilaigal tharuviya
Oh tree, tree, will you grant me your branches?
Kilaiyil kiliku oonjal kattanum
To tie a swing for a parrot on the branch.
Yaaru andha kili dhaan endru ketkaadhae
Do not ask who that parrot is,
Nesamaa theriyaadhae
Truly, I do not know.
Kaathuku pookal sondham
Flowers belong to the wind,
Poovuku vaasam sondham
Fragrance belongs to the flower.
Vaasathuku sondhakaari varuvaalae
The owner of that fragrance will surely come,
Un vaazhkaikoru artham solli tharuvaalae
She will teach you the true meaning of your life.
…………………………………….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kaathuku Pookal Sondham' expresses the deep yearning of an orphan who has grown up without parental affection and longs for love and companionship. He dreams of finding a soulmate who will bring meaning to his empty life and fill his heart with joy. In his innocence and deep longing, he converses with elements of nature like peacocks, the moon, and trees, asking them for gifts to prepare for a beloved he has not yet met.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Meenaa maari neeril neendhanum / Kuyilaa maari vinnil parakanum”
Comparing the desire to swim freely like a fish ('Meenaa maari') and fly in the sky like a cuckoo ('Kuyilaa maari').
Personification (Tharutkollal)
“Mayilae mayilae thogai tharuviya / Nilavae nilavae vinmeen tharuviya”
Addressing non-human elements of nature directly (Peacock, Moon, Tree) as if they are sentient beings who can converse and grant favors.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Mayilae mayilae / Nilavae nilavae / Maramae maramae”
Repetition of words at the beginning of consecutive lines for poetic emphasis.
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Trivia
The song 'Kaathuku Pookal Sondham' is from the 2000 Tamil romantic drama film 'Kannan Varuvaan', starring Karthik, Divya Unni, and Goundamani. The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy, with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay.
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