Kaatre Poongatre
From Priyamana Thozhi · 2003
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Priyamana Thozhi2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ………………………………………………. | |
| Female | |
| Kaatrae poongaatrae oru kavidhai solvayaa | O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem? |
| Vinnil sellathaan un siragugal tharuvayaa | Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky? |
| Thendralaai varukiren pookalaai pookavaa | I come as a gentle breeze, shall I bloom as flowers? |
| Vaarthaiyaai varugiren paadalaai paadavaa | I come as words, shall I sing as a song? |
| Female | |
| Kaatrae poongaatrae oru kavidhai solvayaa | O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem? |
| Vinnil sellathaan un siragugal tharuvayaa | Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky? |
| Female | |
| ………………………………………… | |
| Female | |
| Nathi enbadhu oar naal kadalenbathai serum | A river will eventually reach the ocean one day. |
| Eppodhumae odum nadhiyaagalaam | We can always remain a river that flows continuously. |
| Roja chedi polae nee pookalaam ingae | You can bloom here like a rose plant. |
| Kaatrodu poraadum gunam vendumae | You need the quality to fight against the wind. |
| Female | |
| Ada ullangaiyaal sooriyanai moodida mudiyaadhae | Ah, one cannot cover the sun with the palm of a hand. |
| Oru paravai modhi gopuram dhaan saaindhida koodadhae | A temple tower should not collapse just because a bird collides with it. |
| Thozhanae thozhanae oviyan kai vali sithiram aaguthu | My friend, my friend, the painter's hand pain turns into a beautiful painting. |
| Ovvoru valiyilum saadhanai ulladhu | There is an achievement hidden behind every pain. |
| Female | |
| Kaatrae poongaatrae oru kavidhai solvayaa | O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem? |
| Vinnil sellathaan un siragugal tharuvayaa | Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky? |
| Female | |
| Puyal veesumae endru karai oramaai nindru | Fearing that a storm will blow, standing near the shore, |
| Anai kattinaal adhu oivadhillaiChorus :……………… | Building a dam will not stop it. |
| Mazhai thoorumae endru naduvaanilae vandhu | Thinking it will drizzle, coming into the middle of the sky, |
| Thirai kattinaal mazhai mudivadhillai | Hanging a curtain will not stop the rain. |
| Female | |
| Eri malaiyin melae thanneer ootri anaithida mudiyaadhu | Pouring water over a volcano cannot extinguish it. |
| Oru minnal keetrai noolil katti niruthida iyalaadhu | It is impossible to tie down a flash of lightning with a thread. |
| Unnai yaar velvadhu sipiyin porumai dhaan muthu pol minnudhu | Who can defeat you? The patience of an oyster shines like a pearl. |
| Ilaigalin sakthi dhaan kanigalai thaangudhu | It is the strength of the leaves that supports the fruits. |
| Female | |
| Kaatrae poongaatrae oru kavidhai solvayaa | O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem? |
| Vinnil sellathaan un siragugal tharuvayaa | Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky? |
| Thendralaai varukiren pookalaai pookavaa | I come as a gentle breeze, shall I bloom as flowers? |
| Vaarthaiyaai varugiren paadalaai paadavaa | I come as words, shall I sing as a song? |
| Female | |
| ……………………………………………………. | |
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காற்றே
பூங்காற்றே ஒரு
கவிதை சொல்வாயா
விண்ணில் செல்லத்தான்
உன் சிறகுகள் தருவாயா
தென்றலாய் வருகிறேன்
பூக்களாய் பூக்கவா வார்த்தையாய்
வருகிறேன் பாடலாய் பாடவா
O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem?
Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky?
I come as a gentle breeze, shall I bloom as flowers?
I come as words, shall I sing as a song?
காற்றே
பூங்காற்றே ஒரு
கவிதை சொல்வாயா
விண்ணில் செல்லத்தான்
உன் சிறகுகள் தருவாயா
O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem?
Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky?
...........................
நதி என்பது
ஓர் நாள் கடல் என்பதை
சேரும் எப்போதுமே ஓடும்
நதியாகலாம் ரோஜா செடி
போலே நீ பூக்கலாம் இங்கே
காற்றோடு போராடும் குணம்
வேண்டுமே
A river will eventually reach the ocean one day.
We can always remain a river that flows continuously.
You can bloom here like a rose plant.
You need the quality to fight against the wind.
அட உள்ளங்கையால்
சூரியனை மூடிட முடியாதே
ஒரு பறவை மோதி கோபுரம்
தான் சாய்ந்திட கூடாதே
தோழனே தோழனே ஓவியன்
கை வலி சித்திரம் ஆகுது
ஒவ்வொரு வழியிலும்
சாதனை உள்ளது
Ah, one cannot cover the sun with the palm of a hand.
A temple tower should not collapse just because a bird collides with it.
My friend, my friend, the painter's hand pain turns into a beautiful painting.
There is an achievement hidden behind every pain.
காற்றே
பூங்காற்றே ஒரு
கவிதை சொல்வாயா
விண்ணில் செல்லத்தான்
உன் சிறகுகள் தருவாயா
O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem?
Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky?
புயல் வீசுமே
என்று கரை ஓரமாய்
நின்று அணை கட்டினால்
அது ஓய்வதில்லை
குழு :
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மழை தூறுமே
என்று நடுவானிலே வந்து
திரை கட்டினால் மழை
முடிவதில்லை
Fearing that a storm will blow, standing near the shore,
Building a dam will not stop it.
Thinking it will drizzle, coming into the middle of the sky,
Hanging a curtain will not stop the rain.
எாி மலையின்
மேலே தண்ணீர் ஊற்றி
அணைத்திட முடியாது
ஒரு மின்னல் கீற்றை
நூலில் கட்டி நிறுத்திட
இயலாது உன்னை யார்
வெல்வது சிப்பியின் பொறுமை
தான் முத்து போல் மின்னுது
இலைகளின் சக்தி தான்
கனிகளை தாங்குது
Pouring water over a volcano cannot extinguish it.
It is impossible to tie down a flash of lightning with a thread.
Who can defeat you? The patience of an oyster shines like a pearl.
It is the strength of the leaves that supports the fruits.
காற்றே
பூங்காற்றே ஒரு
கவிதை சொல்வாயா
விண்ணில் செல்லத்தான்
உன் சிறகுகள் தருவாயா
தென்றலாய் வருகிறேன்
பூக்களாய் பூக்கவா வார்த்தையாய்
வருகிறேன் பாடலாய் பாடவா
O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem?
Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky?
I come as a gentle breeze, shall I bloom as flowers?
I come as words, shall I sing as a song?
...........................
……………………………………………….
Kaatrae poongaatrae oru kavidhai solvayaa
O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem?
Vinnil sellathaan un siragugal tharuvayaa
Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky?
Thendralaai varukiren pookalaai pookavaa
I come as a gentle breeze, shall I bloom as flowers?
Vaarthaiyaai varugiren paadalaai paadavaa
I come as words, shall I sing as a song?
Kaatrae poongaatrae oru kavidhai solvayaa
O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem?
Vinnil sellathaan un siragugal tharuvayaa
Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky?
…………………………………………
Nathi enbadhu oar naal kadalenbathai serum
A river will eventually reach the ocean one day.
Eppodhumae odum nadhiyaagalaam
We can always remain a river that flows continuously.
Roja chedi polae nee pookalaam ingae
You can bloom here like a rose plant.
Kaatrodu poraadum gunam vendumae
You need the quality to fight against the wind.
Ada ullangaiyaal sooriyanai moodida mudiyaadhae
Ah, one cannot cover the sun with the palm of a hand.
Oru paravai modhi gopuram dhaan saaindhida koodadhae
A temple tower should not collapse just because a bird collides with it.
Thozhanae thozhanae oviyan kai vali sithiram aaguthu
My friend, my friend, the painter's hand pain turns into a beautiful painting.
Ovvoru valiyilum saadhanai ulladhu
There is an achievement hidden behind every pain.
Kaatrae poongaatrae oru kavidhai solvayaa
O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem?
Vinnil sellathaan un siragugal tharuvayaa
Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky?
Puyal veesumae endru karai oramaai nindru
Fearing that a storm will blow, standing near the shore,
Anai kattinaal adhu oivadhillaiChorus :………………
Building a dam will not stop it.
Mazhai thoorumae endru naduvaanilae vandhu
Thinking it will drizzle, coming into the middle of the sky,
Thirai kattinaal mazhai mudivadhillai
Hanging a curtain will not stop the rain.
Eri malaiyin melae thanneer ootri anaithida mudiyaadhu
Pouring water over a volcano cannot extinguish it.
Oru minnal keetrai noolil katti niruthida iyalaadhu
It is impossible to tie down a flash of lightning with a thread.
Unnai yaar velvadhu sipiyin porumai dhaan muthu pol minnudhu
Who can defeat you? The patience of an oyster shines like a pearl.
Ilaigalin sakthi dhaan kanigalai thaangudhu
It is the strength of the leaves that supports the fruits.
Kaatrae poongaatrae oru kavidhai solvayaa
O breeze, gentle breeze, will you recite a poem?
Vinnil sellathaan un siragugal tharuvayaa
Will you lend me your wings to fly into the sky?
Thendralaai varukiren pookalaai pookavaa
I come as a gentle breeze, shall I bloom as flowers?
Vaarthaiyaai varugiren paadalaai paadavaa
I come as words, shall I sing as a song?
…………………………………………………….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kaatrae Poongaatrae' from Priyamana Thozhi is an uplifting and motivational track that uses nature metaphors to reflect on friendship, perseverance, and inner strength. It addresses a friend, encouraging them to stay resilient in the face of hardships, comparing struggles to the pain an artist endures before creating a masterpiece, or the patience of an oyster that forms a pearl.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai Ani (Simile)
“Roja chedi polae nee pookalaam ingae”
Comparing human endurance and blooming to a rose plant blooming despite harsh winds ('Roja chedi polae') and patience shining like a pearl ('muthu pol minnudhu').
Uruvagamm (Metaphor)
“Eppodhumae odum nadhiyaagalaam”
Comparing continuous human progression to an ever-flowing river reaching the ocean.
Monaip Thodai (Initial Alliteration)
“Vaarthaiyaai varugiren paadalaai paadavaa”
Repetition of the 'V' sound across words in the line ('Vaarthaiyaai', 'varugiren').
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Trivia
'Priyamana Thozhi' (2003) is a hit Tamil film starring Madhavan, Jyothika, and Sridevi Vijaykumar. The song 'Kaatrae Poongaatrae' was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, penned by lyricist Pa. Vijay, and rendered by playback singer K. S. Chithra.
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