Kattukkul Sikkumo
From Dharmam · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Usha Khanna
- Details
- Dharmam1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kattukkul sikkumo chittukkuruvi | Will a little sparrow get trapped inside a bond? |
| Ellaikkul nikkumo kottum aruvi | Will a gushing waterfall stay within boundaries? |
| Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae | Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze! |
| Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu | Sing with me, dance with me! |
| Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam | There is no one to question or stop us, let us live! |
| Male | |
| Kattukkul sikkumo chittukkuruvi | Will a little sparrow get trapped inside a bond? |
| Ellaikkul nikkumo kottum aruvi | Will a gushing waterfall stay within boundaries? |
| Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae | Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze! |
| Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu | Sing with me, dance with me! |
| Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam | There is no one to question or stop us, let us live! |
| Male | |
| {Pachchai pullin meththaiyundu | There is a bed made of green grass, |
| Pattu poovil thottilundu | There is a cradle inside silky flowers, |
| Annai endru ennai konja | To caress me calling me mother, |
| Pongi paayum oodaiyillaiyo…. | Isn't there an overflowing stream? |
| Male | |
| Konji pesa killaiyundu | There is a parrot to chatter with affectionately, |
| Vaasam veesum mullaiyundu | There is fragrant jasmine blooming, |
| Nesam ulla nenam ellaam | Aren't all loving hearts |
| Ennudaiya sontham illaiyo….} (2) | My very own relatives? |
| Male | |
| Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae | Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze! |
| Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu | Sing with me, dance with me! |
| Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam | There is no one to question or stop us, let us live! |
| Male | |
| {Naanum oru pennai kandaen | I too saw a woman, |
| Neelam poththa kannai kandaen | I saw blue-tinted eyes, |
| Antha pennin ennam | The thoughts of that woman |
| Intha nenajai vittu neengavillaiyae…. | Have not left this heart... |
| Male | |
| Kaalam seitha kolam enna | What a design of fate and time, |
| Paadhai maari ponathenna | Why did the path change direction? |
| Kadhal ennum noyil vantha | The wound caused by the illness called love |
| Kaayam innum aaravillaiyae….} (2) | Has not yet healed... |
| Male | |
| Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae | Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze! |
| Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu | Sing with me, dance with me! |
| Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam | There is no one to question or stop us, let us live! |
| Male | |
| Kattukkul sikkumo chittukkuruvi | Will a little sparrow get trapped inside a bond? |
| Ellaikkul nikkumo kottum aruvi | Will a gushing waterfall stay within boundaries? |
| Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae | Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze! |
| Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu | Sing with me, dance with me! |
| Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam | There is no one to question or stop us, let us live! |
கட்டுக்குள் சிக்குமோ சிட்டுக்குருவி
எல்லைக்குள் நிக்குமோ கொட்டும் அருவி
ஓ வானமே ஓ மேகமே ஒ தென்றலே
பாடுங்கள் என்னோடு ஆடுங்கள் என்னோடு
தட்டிக் கேட்க யாருமில்லை வாழலாம்
Will a little sparrow get trapped inside a bond?
Will a gushing waterfall stay within boundaries?
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Sing with me, dance with me!
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
கட்டுக்குள் சிக்குமோ சிட்டுக்குருவி
எல்லைக்குள் நிக்குமோ கொட்டும் அருவி
ஓ வானமே ஓ மேகமே ஒ தென்றலே
பாடுங்கள் என்னோடு ஆடுங்கள் என்னோடு
தட்டிக் கேட்க யாருமில்லை வாழலாம்
Will a little sparrow get trapped inside a bond?
Will a gushing waterfall stay within boundaries?
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Sing with me, dance with me!
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
{பச்சைப் புல்லின் மெத்தையுண்டு
பட்டுப் பூவில் தொட்டிலுண்டு
அன்னையென்று என்னைக் கொஞ்ச
பொங்கி பாயும் ஓடையில்லையோ......
There is a bed made of green grass,
There is a cradle inside silky flowers,
To caress me calling me mother,
Isn't there an overflowing stream?
கொஞ்சிப் பேச கிள்ளையுண்டு
வாசம் வீசும் முல்லையுண்டு
நேசம் உள்ள நெஞ்சம் எல்லாம்
என்னுடைய சொந்தம் இல்லையோ.....} (2)
There is a parrot to chatter with affectionately,
There is fragrant jasmine blooming,
Aren't all loving hearts
My very own relatives?
ஓ வானமே ஓ மேகமே ஒ தென்றலே
பாடுங்கள் என்னோடு ஆடுங்கள் என்னோடு
தட்டிக் கேட்க யாருமில்லை வாழலாம்...
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Sing with me, dance with me!
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
{நானும் ஒரு பெண்ணைக் கண்டேன்
நீலம் பூத்தக் கண்ணைக் கண்டேன்
அந்தப் பெண்ணின் எண்ணம்
இந்த நெஞ்சை விட்டு நீங்கவில்லையே.....
I too saw a woman,
I saw blue-tinted eyes,
The thoughts of that woman
Have not left this heart...
காலம் செய்த கோலம் என்ன
பாதை மாறிப் போனதென்ன
காதல் என்னும் நோயில் வந்த
காயம் இன்னும் ஆறவில்லையே.....} (2)
What a design of fate and time,
Why did the path change direction?
The wound caused by the illness called love
Has not yet healed...
ஓ வானமே ஓ மேகமே ஒ தென்றலே
பாடுங்கள் என்னோடு ஆடுங்கள் என்னோடு
தட்டிக் கேட்க யாருமில்லை வாழலாம்
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Sing with me, dance with me!
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
கட்டுக்குள் சிக்குமோ சிட்டுக்குருவி
எல்லைக்குள் நிக்குமோ கொட்டும் அருவி
ஓ வானமே ஓ மேகமே ஒ தென்றலே
பாடுங்கள் என்னோடு ஆடுங்கள் என்னோடு
தட்டிக் கேட்க யாருமில்லை வாழலாம்
Will a little sparrow get trapped inside a bond?
Will a gushing waterfall stay within boundaries?
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Sing with me, dance with me!
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
Kattukkul sikkumo chittukkuruvi
Will a little sparrow get trapped inside a bond?
Ellaikkul nikkumo kottum aruvi
Will a gushing waterfall stay within boundaries?
Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu
Sing with me, dance with me!
Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
Kattukkul sikkumo chittukkuruvi
Will a little sparrow get trapped inside a bond?
Ellaikkul nikkumo kottum aruvi
Will a gushing waterfall stay within boundaries?
Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu
Sing with me, dance with me!
Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
{Pachchai pullin meththaiyundu
There is a bed made of green grass,
Pattu poovil thottilundu
There is a cradle inside silky flowers,
Annai endru ennai konja
To caress me calling me mother,
Pongi paayum oodaiyillaiyo….
Isn't there an overflowing stream?
Konji pesa killaiyundu
There is a parrot to chatter with affectionately,
Vaasam veesum mullaiyundu
There is fragrant jasmine blooming,
Nesam ulla nenam ellaam
Aren't all loving hearts
Ennudaiya sontham illaiyo….} (2)
My very own relatives?
Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu
Sing with me, dance with me!
Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
{Naanum oru pennai kandaen
I too saw a woman,
Neelam poththa kannai kandaen
I saw blue-tinted eyes,
Antha pennin ennam
The thoughts of that woman
Intha nenajai vittu neengavillaiyae….
Have not left this heart...
Kaalam seitha kolam enna
What a design of fate and time,
Paadhai maari ponathenna
Why did the path change direction?
Kadhal ennum noyil vantha
The wound caused by the illness called love
Kaayam innum aaravillaiyae….} (2)
Has not yet healed...
Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu
Sing with me, dance with me!
Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
Kattukkul sikkumo chittukkuruvi
Will a little sparrow get trapped inside a bond?
Ellaikkul nikkumo kottum aruvi
Will a gushing waterfall stay within boundaries?
Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae
Oh sky! Oh cloud! Oh gentle breeze!
Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu
Sing with me, dance with me!
Thatti ketkka yaarumillai vaazhalaam
There is no one to question or stop us, let us live!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses a profound desire for unbridled freedom and a deep connection with nature. The singer compares himself to a free-spirited sparrow and a wild waterfall that cannot be bound by limits or societal restrictions. Finding comfort in nature's simple pleasures—grass beds, flower cradles, and babbling streams—he considers all living beings as his family and invites the elements (sky, clouds, and breeze) to sing and dance alongside him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question & Metaphor
“Kattukkul sikkumo chittukkuruvi / Ellaikkul nikkumo kottum aruvi”
Compares human freedom to sparrows and waterfalls, posing questions to emphasize that true spirit cannot be trapped.
Personification
“Oo vaaname oo megamae oo thendralae / Paadungal ennodu aadungal ennodu”
Addresses natural elements like the sky, cloud, and breeze as companions who can sing and dance.
Iyaibu (Rhyming / Monai)
“Pachchai pullin meththaiyundu / Pattu poovil thottilundu”
Uses rhythmic Tamil rhyming patterns across line ends ('meththaiyundu', 'thottilundu', 'killaiyundu', 'mullaiyundu').
Metaphor
“Kadhal ennum noyil vantha / Kaayam innum aaravillaiyae….”
Compares love to a disease/affliction that leaves lasting emotional wounds.
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Trivia
Written by the famed lyricist Vaali for the 1986 film 'Dharmam', this song highlights his trademark style of weaving philosophical views on liberty and heartbreaks into lighthearted, nature-centric lyricism.
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