Katril Aadum
From C/O Kaadhal · 2021
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Anurag Kulkarni
- Music director
- Sweekar Agasthi
- Details
- C/O Kaadhal2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaatril aadum deepam oyaadhe | The lamp dancing in the wind does not cease |
| Kaatrum theerndhaal aattam podaathe | If the wind stops, it will no longer dance |
| Odum neeril veezhum thuralgal | Raindrops falling into running water |
| Kai serumo | Will they ever reach the hands? |
| Yaarai thedi yaarin yekkangal | Whose longings are searching for whom? |
| Kaanum yaavum theera paadangal | Everything you witness is an endless lesson |
| Maarum kaalam maatrum neratthil veraagumo… | When changing time alters things, will it become something else? |
| Male | |
| Oo theera theera | Oh, endless, endless |
| Kelvi pandhaadume ooyaathe……… | Questions keep bouncing around without ceasing... |
| Male | |
| Rekkai katti ee poginrathe | A fly flies away with tied wings |
| Paathaiyaai theeppori | With sparks of fire as its path |
| Oorsendru sernthidumo…? | Will it reach its destination town...? |
| Male | |
| Kannu kutti rendu | Two little calves |
| Kannaikatti kondu | Blindfolded over their eyes |
| Kandabadi ingu ododa… | Running around aimlessly here... |
| Ye thaakum naalaiye | Oh, facing the day that strikes |
| Ye ye patchamannu onnu… | Oh, believing it is tender green clay... |
| Ichha unmaiyinnu | Believing that desire is the ultimate truth |
| Utchu kottikittu poraada… | Struggling along while clicking tongues in grief... |
| Yethaagum paathaiye | Whatever path it turns out to be |
| Male | |
| Vaikolai poovaakki… | Turning straw into a flower... |
| Poovaasam kettaale veesaathe eppothume… | If you ask for floral scent, it will never blow... |
| Thundil nooru pottaal enna | What if you cast a hundred fishing hooks? |
| Kaatrum mattaathammaa oo oo… | Even the wind cannot be caught, oh oh... |
| Male | |
| Oo theera theera | Oh, endless, endless |
| Kelvi pandhaadume ooyaathe……… | Questions keep bouncing around without ceasing... |
| Male | |
| Kaatril aadum deepam oyaadhe | The lamp dancing in the wind does not cease |
| Kaatrum theerndhaal aattam podaathe | If the wind stops, it will no longer dance |
| Odum neeril veezhum thuralgal | Raindrops falling into running water |
| Kai serumo | Will they ever reach the hands? |
| Female | |
| Oornoolile poo aaduthe | A flower swings on a delicate thread |
| Yaar aasai pol aadi veezhumo..? | Like whose desire will it dance and fall? |
| Yaar theendave poo yengutho | For whose touch is the flower longing? |
| Yekathin kaambile vaadi pogumo..? | Will it wither away on the stem of longing? |
| Male | |
| Thanni antha pakkam… | Water on that side... |
| Kanni intha pakkam | A trap on this side |
| Natta naduvile maan kutti | Right in the middle, a little deer fawn |
| Poraadi paarkume | Tries its best to struggle through |
| Kannu thannikulla… | Tears filled inside the eyes... |
| Satthu onnumilla | There is no strength left at all |
| Vittu viduthala neeyaaki… | Making yourself free and liberated... |
| Ponaale pothume | It is enough if you just leave |
| Yeppothum yemaali… | Always a gullible fool... |
| Kanneerin komali aasaigal eederumaa..? | Will the wishes of a clown in tears ever be fulfilled? |
| Paasam kaatti… | Showing true affection... |
| Mosam vaangum | Receiving deception in return |
| Vaazhkaithaan maarumaa..? | Will this life ever change? |
| Male | |
| Oo theera theera | Oh, endless, endless |
| Kelvi pandhaadume ooyaathe……… | Questions keep bouncing around without ceasing... |
| Theranaane naane naanena… | Theranaane naane naanena… |
| Theranaane naane naanena | Theranaane naane naanena |
| Thaara thaara thaare raarare thaaraararaa | Thaara thaara thaare raarare thaaraararaa |
காற்றில் ஆடும் தீபம் ஓயாதே
காற்றும் தீர்ந்தால் ஆட்டம் போடாதே
ஓடும் நீரில் வீழும் தூறல்கள்
கை சேருமோ
யாரை தேடி யாரின் ஏக்கங்கள்
காணும் யாவும் தீரா பாடங்கள்
மாறும் காலம் மாற்றும் நேரத்தில் வேறாகுமோ...
The lamp dancing in the wind does not cease
If the wind stops, it will no longer dance
Raindrops falling into running water
Will they ever reach the hands?
Whose longings are searching for whom?
Everything you witness is an endless lesson
When changing time alters things, will it become something else?
ஓ தீரா தீரா
கேள்வி பந்தாடுமே ஓயாதே.......
Oh, endless, endless
Questions keep bouncing around without ceasing...
முனங்கல் : .
..............
A fly flies away with tied wings
With sparks of fire as its path
Will it reach its destination town...?
ரெக்கை கட்டி ஈ போகிறதே
பாதையாய் தீப்பொறி
ஊர்சென்று சேர்ந்திடுமோ...?
Two little calves
Blindfolded over their eyes
Running around aimlessly here...
Oh, facing the day that strikes
Oh, believing it is tender green clay...
Believing that desire is the ultimate truth
Struggling along while clicking tongues in grief...
Whatever path it turns out to be
கண்ணு குட்டி ரெண்டு
கண்ணைக்கட்டி கொண்டு
கண்டபடி இங்கு ஓடோட..
யே தாக்கும் நாளையே
ஏய் ஏய் பட்சமண்ணு ஒண்ணு…
இச்ச உண்மையின்னு
உச்சு கொட்டிகிட்டு போராட
ஏதாகும் பாதையே
Turning straw into a flower...
If you ask for floral scent, it will never blow...
What if you cast a hundred fishing hooks?
Even the wind cannot be caught, oh oh...
வைக்கோலை பூவாக்கி...
பூவாசம் கேட்டாலே வீசாதே எப்போதுமே...
தூண்டில் நூறு போட்டால் என்ன
காற்றும் மாட்டாதம்மா ஓ ஓ ஓ...
Oh, endless, endless
Questions keep bouncing around without ceasing...
ஓ தீரா தீரா
கேள்வி பந்தாடுமே ஓயாதே.......
The lamp dancing in the wind does not cease
If the wind stops, it will no longer dance
Raindrops falling into running water
Will they ever reach the hands?
முனங்கல் :
...............
A flower swings on a delicate thread
Like whose desire will it dance and fall?
For whose touch is the flower longing?
Will it wither away on the stem of longing?
காற்றில் ஆடும் தீபம் ஓயாதே
காற்றும் தீர்ந்தால் ஆட்டம் போடாதே
ஓடும் நீரில் வீழும் தூறல்கள்
கை சேருமோ
Water on that side...
A trap on this side
Right in the middle, a little deer fawn
Tries its best to struggle through
Tears filled inside the eyes...
There is no strength left at all
Making yourself free and liberated...
It is enough if you just leave
Always a gullible fool...
Will the wishes of a clown in tears ever be fulfilled?
Showing true affection...
Receiving deception in return
Will this life ever change?
ஓர் நூலிலே பூ ஆடுதே
யார் ஆசை போல் ஆடி வீழுமோ..?
யார் தீண்டவே பூ ஏங்குதோ
ஏக்கத்தின் காம்பிலே வாடி போகுமோ..?
Oh, endless, endless
Questions keep bouncing around without ceasing...
Theranaane naane naanena…
Theranaane naane naanena
Thaara thaara thaare raarare thaaraararaa
தண்ணி அந்த பக்கம்...
கன்னி இந்த பக்கம்
நட்ட நடுவிலே மான் குட்டி
போராடி பார்க்குமே
கண்ணு தண்ணிக்குள்ள…
சத்து ஒண்ணுமில்ல
விட்டு விடுதலை நீயாகி…
போனாலே போதுமே
எப்போதும் ஏமாளி...
கண்ணீரின் கோமாளி ஆசைகள் ஈடேறுமா..?
பாசம் காட்டி...
மோசம் வாங்கும்
வாழ்கைதான் மாறுமா..?''
ஓ தீரா தீரா
கேள்வி பந்தாடுமே ஓயாதே.......
தீரானானே நானே நானேனா...
தீரானானே நானே நானேனா
தாரா தாரா தாரே ராராரே தாராராரா
Kaatril aadum deepam oyaadhe
The lamp dancing in the wind does not cease
Kaatrum theerndhaal aattam podaathe
If the wind stops, it will no longer dance
Odum neeril veezhum thuralgal
Raindrops falling into running water
Kai serumo
Will they ever reach the hands?
Yaarai thedi yaarin yekkangal
Whose longings are searching for whom?
Kaanum yaavum theera paadangal
Everything you witness is an endless lesson
Maarum kaalam maatrum neratthil veraagumo…
When changing time alters things, will it become something else?
Oo theera theera
Oh, endless, endless
Kelvi pandhaadume ooyaathe………
Questions keep bouncing around without ceasing...
Rekkai katti ee poginrathe
A fly flies away with tied wings
Paathaiyaai theeppori
With sparks of fire as its path
Oorsendru sernthidumo…?
Will it reach its destination town...?
Kannu kutti rendu
Two little calves
Kannaikatti kondu
Blindfolded over their eyes
Kandabadi ingu ododa…
Running around aimlessly here...
Ye thaakum naalaiye
Oh, facing the day that strikes
Ye ye patchamannu onnu…
Oh, believing it is tender green clay...
Ichha unmaiyinnu
Believing that desire is the ultimate truth
Utchu kottikittu poraada…
Struggling along while clicking tongues in grief...
Yethaagum paathaiye
Whatever path it turns out to be
Vaikolai poovaakki…
Turning straw into a flower...
Poovaasam kettaale veesaathe eppothume…
If you ask for floral scent, it will never blow...
Thundil nooru pottaal enna
What if you cast a hundred fishing hooks?
Kaatrum mattaathammaa oo oo…
Even the wind cannot be caught, oh oh...
Oo theera theera
Oh, endless, endless
Kelvi pandhaadume ooyaathe………
Questions keep bouncing around without ceasing...
Kaatril aadum deepam oyaadhe
The lamp dancing in the wind does not cease
Kaatrum theerndhaal aattam podaathe
If the wind stops, it will no longer dance
Odum neeril veezhum thuralgal
Raindrops falling into running water
Kai serumo
Will they ever reach the hands?
Oornoolile poo aaduthe
A flower swings on a delicate thread
Yaar aasai pol aadi veezhumo..?
Like whose desire will it dance and fall?
Yaar theendave poo yengutho
For whose touch is the flower longing?
Yekathin kaambile vaadi pogumo..?
Will it wither away on the stem of longing?
Thanni antha pakkam…
Water on that side...
Kanni intha pakkam
A trap on this side
Natta naduvile maan kutti
Right in the middle, a little deer fawn
Poraadi paarkume
Tries its best to struggle through
Kannu thannikulla…
Tears filled inside the eyes...
Satthu onnumilla
There is no strength left at all
Vittu viduthala neeyaaki…
Making yourself free and liberated...
Ponaale pothume
It is enough if you just leave
Yeppothum yemaali…
Always a gullible fool...
Kanneerin komali aasaigal eederumaa..?
Will the wishes of a clown in tears ever be fulfilled?
Paasam kaatti…
Showing true affection...
Mosam vaangum
Receiving deception in return
Vaazhkaithaan maarumaa..?
Will this life ever change?
Oo theera theera
Oh, endless, endless
Kelvi pandhaadume ooyaathe………
Questions keep bouncing around without ceasing...
Theranaane naane naanena…
Theranaane naane naanena…
Theranaane naane naanena
Theranaane naane naanena
Thaara thaara thaare raarare thaaraararaa
Thaara thaara thaare raarare thaaraararaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kaatril Aadum Deepam' from the movie 'C/O Kaadhal' (2021) is a deeply philosophical track lyricized by Karthik Netha and sung by Anurag Kulkarni. The song reflects on the unpredictable, fragile, and often paradoxical nature of human existence, love, and fate. Using vivid metaphors such as a flame flickering in the wind, raindrops merging into flowing rivers, and a fawn trapped between water and a snare, the song conveys the struggles of individuals caught in life's uncontrollable currents. The lyrics question whether noble intentions and deep longings will ever find fruition or if humanity is doomed to be deceived despite showing affection. It encapsulates emotional turmoil, existential dilemmas, and the pursuit of liberation amidst constant grief and unanswered questions. Ultimately, the song serves as a poignant meditation on hope, fate, and resilience in an indifferent world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kaatril aadum deepam oyaadhe”
Compares life's precarious existence to a oil lamp flickering in unpredictable wind.
Rhetorical Question
“Kai serumo”
Questions the futility of catching raindrops falling in a river, symbolizing elusive happiness.
Metaphor
“Natta naduvile maan kutti”
Compares an innocent human soul to a fawn caught helplessly between water and a trap.
Alliteration / Monorime
“Kannu kutti rendu / Kannaikatti kondu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds and rhythmic repetition across lines (Kannu kutti / Kannaikatti).
Imagery
“Paathaiyaai theeppori”
Evokes striking visuals of a fly flying away with sparks of fire lining its path.
Did you know?
Trivia
'C/O Kaadhal' (2021) is the official Tamil remake of the critically acclaimed Telugu anthology film 'C/o Kancharapalem' (2018). The song's composer, Sweekar Agasthi, carried over his soul-stirring melodic themes from the original soundtrack while tailoring the arrangement to fit the Tamil poetic aesthetics penned by renowned lyricist Karthik Netha.
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