Kekkanum Guruve
From Hari Hara VeeraMallu · 2025
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- PSPK
- Music director
- Maragadha Mani
- Details
- Hari Hara VeeraMallu2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ketkanum guruve sonna ketkanum guruve | You must listen, O master, listen when you are told, O master. |
| Sonnadha ozhunga manasil serkanum guruve | You must absorb what is said properly into your mind, O master. |
| Sattunu purinja buthi pattunu theliyum | If the mind understands quickly, clarity arrives instantly. |
| Buthiyum thelinja pazhaya pathiyum theerum | Once the mind clears up, old karmic debts/dues also come to an end. |
| Male | |
| Paal nirathil kallum undu | There can be white stones disguised in the color of milk. |
| Pasuntholil puliyum undu | There can be a tiger hiding beneath a cow's skin. |
| Male | |
| Naakil kooda nanjumundu | There can even be deadly poison upon the tongue. |
| Nadakkum vazhiyil pallam undu | There are hidden pits along the path you walk. |
| Male | |
| Adhanaala… | Therefore... |
| Ketkanum guruve sonna ketkanum guruve | You must listen, O master, listen when you are told, O master. |
| Male and Chorus :Sonnadha ozhunga manasil serkanum guruve | Male and Chorus: You must absorb what is said properly into your mind, O master. |
| Male :Ilaiyillaadha motta kaadu | Male: A barren forest without a single leaf, |
| Adhula meiyum kutta aadu | And a short goat grazing inside it. |
| Amaidhiyaana kadala paaru | Look at the calm and peaceful sea, |
| Puyal adikkum bothu thaarumaaru | When a storm hits, it turns completely wild and chaotic. |
| Male | |
| Solli theriyalainna | If it cannot be understood through words, |
| Marmamum puriyalainna | If the underlying mystery remains unexplained, |
| Solli theriyalainna | If it cannot be understood through words, |
| Marmamum puriyalainna | If the underlying mystery remains unexplained, |
| Sandi kudhira sanda pottu | The stubborn horse went into a fierce fight, |
| Nondi kudhira aagi pochu | And ended up becoming a lame horse. |
| Male | |
| Adhanaala… | Therefore... |
| Ketkanum maamooi sonna ketkanum maamooi | You must listen, my friend, listen when you are told, my friend. |
| Sonnadha ozhunga manasil serkanum maamooi | You must absorb what is said properly into your mind, my friend. |
வசனம் :
..................................
You must listen, O master, listen when you are told, O master.
You must absorb what is said properly into your mind, O master.
If the mind understands quickly, clarity arrives instantly.
Once the mind clears up, old karmic debts/dues also come to an end.
முனங்கல் :
................................
There can be white stones disguised in the color of milk.
There can be a tiger hiding beneath a cow's skin.
கேட்கணும் குருவே சொன்னா கேட்கணும் குருவே
சொன்னதா ஒழுங்கா மனசில் சேர்கணும் குருவே
சட்டுனு புரிஞ்சா புத்தி பட்டுனு தெளியும்
புத்தியும் தெளிஞ்சா பழைய பத்தியும் தீரும்
There can even be deadly poison upon the tongue.
There are hidden pits along the path you walk.
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
கேட்கணும் குருவே சொன்னா கேட்கணும் குருவே
சொன்னதா ஒழுங்கா மனசில் சேர்கணும் குருவே
Therefore...
You must listen, O master, listen when you are told, O master.
Male and Chorus: You must absorb what is said properly into your mind, O master.
Male: A barren forest without a single leaf,
And a short goat grazing inside it.
Look at the calm and peaceful sea,
When a storm hits, it turns completely wild and chaotic.
பால் நீரத்தில் கல்லும் உண்டு
பசுந்தொழில் புலியும் உண்டு
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
பால் நீரத்தில் கல்லும் உண்டு
பசுந்தொழில் புலியும் உண்டு
If it cannot be understood through words,
If the underlying mystery remains unexplained,
If it cannot be understood through words,
If the underlying mystery remains unexplained,
The stubborn horse went into a fierce fight,
And ended up becoming a lame horse.
நாக்கில் கூட நஞ்சுமுண்டு
நடைக்கும் வழியில் பல்லம் உண்டு
Therefore...
You must listen, my friend, listen when you are told, my friend.
You must absorb what is said properly into your mind, my friend.
அதனால
கேட்கணும் குருவே சொன்னா கேட்கணும் குருவே
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
சொன்னதா ஒழுங்கா மனசில் சேர்கணும் குருவே
இலையில்லாத மொட்டை காடு
அதுல மெய்யும் குட்ட ஆடு
அமைதியான கடல பாரு
புயல் அடிக்கும் போது தாறுமாறு
சொல்லி தெரியலைன்னா
மர்மமும் புரியலைன்னா
சொல்லி தெரியலைன்னா
மர்மமும் புரியலைன்னா
சண்டி குதிரை சண்டை போட்டு
நொண்டி குதிரை ஆகி போச்சு
அதனால
கேட்கணும் மாமோய் சொன்னா கேட்கணும் மாமோய்
சொன்னதா ஒழுங்கா மனசில் சேர்கணும் மாமோய்
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
கேட்கணும் மாமோய் சொன்னா கேட்கணும் மாமோய்
சொன்னதா ஒழுங்கா மனசில் சேர்கணும் மாமோய்
சொன்னதா ஒழுங்கா மனசில் சேர்கணும் மாமோய்
Ketkanum guruve sonna ketkanum guruve
You must listen, O master, listen when you are told, O master.
Sonnadha ozhunga manasil serkanum guruve
You must absorb what is said properly into your mind, O master.
Sattunu purinja buthi pattunu theliyum
If the mind understands quickly, clarity arrives instantly.
Buthiyum thelinja pazhaya pathiyum theerum
Once the mind clears up, old karmic debts/dues also come to an end.
Paal nirathil kallum undu
There can be white stones disguised in the color of milk.
Pasuntholil puliyum undu
There can be a tiger hiding beneath a cow's skin.
Naakil kooda nanjumundu
There can even be deadly poison upon the tongue.
Nadakkum vazhiyil pallam undu
There are hidden pits along the path you walk.
Adhanaala…
Therefore...
Ketkanum guruve sonna ketkanum guruve
You must listen, O master, listen when you are told, O master.
Male and Chorus :Sonnadha ozhunga manasil serkanum guruve
Male and Chorus: You must absorb what is said properly into your mind, O master.
Male :Ilaiyillaadha motta kaadu
Male: A barren forest without a single leaf,
Adhula meiyum kutta aadu
And a short goat grazing inside it.
Amaidhiyaana kadala paaru
Look at the calm and peaceful sea,
Puyal adikkum bothu thaarumaaru
When a storm hits, it turns completely wild and chaotic.
Solli theriyalainna
If it cannot be understood through words,
Marmamum puriyalainna
If the underlying mystery remains unexplained,
Solli theriyalainna
If it cannot be understood through words,
Marmamum puriyalainna
If the underlying mystery remains unexplained,
Sandi kudhira sanda pottu
The stubborn horse went into a fierce fight,
Nondi kudhira aagi pochu
And ended up becoming a lame horse.
Adhanaala…
Therefore...
Ketkanum maamooi sonna ketkanum maamooi
You must listen, my friend, listen when you are told, my friend.
Sonnadha ozhunga manasil serkanum maamooi
You must absorb what is said properly into your mind, my friend.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a satirical and philosophical warning about the deceptive nature of the world and the importance of heeding wise counsel. It cautions that outward appearances can be misleading—just as white stones hide in milk, or a tiger hides in cow's skin. Ignoring wisdom and acting out of headstrong stubbornness leads to ruin, compared to a stubborn horse that loses its legs in battle.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Urvagam)
“Pasuntholil puliyum undu”
Phrases like 'Pasuntholil puli' (tiger in cow's skin) metaphorically describe treacherous people disguised as harmless friends.
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Sandi kudhira sanda pottu / Nondi kudhira aagi pochu”
End-rhyme created by matching suffix sounds like 'sanda pottu' and 'aagi pochu' as well as 'Sandi kudhira' and 'Nondi kudhira'.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Paal nirathil kallum undu / Pasuntholil puliyum undu”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Pa' across line beginnings ('Paal', 'Pasuntholil').
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Trivia
This track features lead actor Pawan Kalyan (PSPK) lending his own vocals for the song in the film Hari Hara Veera Mallu, with legendary composer M. M. Keeravani (credited as Maragadhamani in Tamil) scoring the music.
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