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Lyrics & meaning

Kaathukku Pookkal

From Kannan Varuvaan · 2000

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan
Music director
Sirpy
Movie name
Kannan Varuvaan
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
28 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
………………………….
……………….Female :……………………
Kaathuku pookal sondham
Poovuku vaasam sondham
Vaasathuku sondhakaari varuvaala
En vaazhkaikoru artham solli tharuvaalaa
…………………………………….
Thaalaatu kekavum illa
Thaai paasam paarthadhum illa
Enakoru sondham solla varuvaalaa
En nenjukulla malliyapoo tharuvaalaa
Pathu viralum enaku maathiram
Pullaanguzhalaai maara venumae
Endha saami enaku andha varam kodukum
Nalla varam kodukum
Meenaa maari neeril neendhanum
Kuyilaa maari vinnil parakanum
Kaathaa marama poova naanum vaazhndhidanum
Oruthi thunai venum
Saami silaigal nooru aayiram
Senju senju naanum vaikiren
Saami onnu kannu muliuchu paathidumaa
Avala kaatidumaa
Kaathuku pookal sondham
Poovuku vaasam sondham
Vaasathuku sondhakaari varuvaala
En vaazhkaikoru artham solli tharuvaalaa
……………………………………….
Mayilae mayilae thogai tharuviya
Thogai adhilae selai neiyanum
Yaarukunnu mayilae needhaan ketkaadhae
Enaku theriyaadhae
Nilavae nilavae vinmeen tharuviya
Vinmeen adhilae veedu kattanum
Yaarukunnu nilavae needhan ketkaadhae
Enakae theriyaadhae
Maramae maramae kilaigal tharuviya
Kilaiyil kiliku oonjal kattanum
Yaaru andha kili dhaan endru ketkaadhae
Nesamaa theriyaadhae
Kaathuku pookal sondham
Poovuku vaasam sondham
Vaasathuku sondhakaari varuvaalae
Un vaazhkaikoru artham solli tharuvaalae
…………………………………….
...
Female: ...
Flowers belong to the wind,
Fragrance belongs to the flower.
Will the lady who owns that fragrance come?
Will she come to teach me the meaning of my life?
...
I have never heard a lullaby,
Nor have I ever known a mother's love.
Will someone come to claim me as her own?
Will she blossom a jasmine flower in my heart?
For me alone, all ten of my fingers
Should transform into a flute.
Which god will grant me that boon?
Grant me that wonderful boon?
I want to swim in the water like a fish,
I want to fly in the sky like a cuckoo.
I want to live as the wind, a tree, or a flower,
I need a woman as my companion.
Hundreds and thousands of idols of god
I keep sculpting and placing them.
Will at least one god open its eyes and look at me?
Will it point her out to me?
Flowers belong to the wind,
Fragrance belongs to the flower.
Will the lady who owns that fragrance come?
Will she come to teach me the meaning of my life?
...
Oh peacock, oh peacock, will you give me a feather?
I must weave a saree from that feather.
Oh peacock, do not ask me for whom it is,
Even I do not know!
Oh moon, oh moon, will you give me stars?
I must build a house out of those stars.
Oh moon, do not ask me for whom it is,
Even I do not know!
Oh tree, oh tree, will you give me your branches?
I must tie a swing on the branch for my parrot.
Do not ask me who that parrot is,
Truly, I do not know!
Flowers belong to the wind,
Fragrance belongs to the flower.
The lady who owns that fragrance will surely come,
She will surely come to teach you the meaning of your life!
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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