Kizhinja Rekka
From Rocket Driver · 2024
- Lyricist
- Hirdesh Raj
- Singers
- Gana Gokul, Kaushik Krish
- Music director
- Kaushik Krish
- Details
- Rocket Driver2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanna moodikkinu | Closing their eyes, |
| Vaazhum makkalukku | For the people who live, |
| White ah black ah nu theriyuma | Do they know whether it is white or black? |
| Veesum kaathula thaan | In the blowing wind, |
| Kaagithathil kappam senju | By making a paper boat, |
| Rocket pol parakka mudiyuma | Can it fly like a rocket? |
| Male | |
| Yei neendhura meenuku | Hey, for the swimming fish, |
| Josiyam theriyuma | Does it know astrology? |
| Male | |
| Naalaikku bali aagugira | That it will be sacrificed tomorrow, |
| Unma ariyuma | Does it know the truth? |
| Male | |
| Yei kelvi kettu thaan | Hey, asking questions, |
| Nanum poranthena | Was I born that way? |
| Male | |
| Bathil setha piragu thaan | Only after dying, will the answer |
| Enakku vilanguma | Be understood by me? |
| Male | |
| Rekka kizhinju parakkum purave | O dove flying with torn wings, |
| Unadhu seidhi ulagam thaan ketkkuma | Will the world listen to your message? |
| Thattu thadumaari odi | Stumble and run, |
| Andha idathai sernthidu | Reach that destination. |
| Male | |
| Naalaiki senjadha | What is done tomorrow, |
| Nyaabagam irukudha | Is it remembered? |
| Male | |
| Naethu nadakka poradha | What was going to happen yesterday, |
| Mun kooti ariyudhaa | Is it known in advance? |
| Male | |
| Yei eeya sembula | Hey, in a lead or copper vessel, |
| Kadala kolla mudiyuma | Can you contain the ocean? |
| Male :Kulathula than uppa potta | If you pour salt into a pond, |
| Kadalaa maruma | Will it turn into an ocean? |
| Male | |
| Rekka kizhinju parakkum purave | O dove flying with torn wings, |
| Unadhu seidhi ulagam thaan ketkkuma | Will the world listen to your message? |
| Thattu thadumaari odi | Stumble and run, |
| Andha idathai sernthidu | Reach that destination. |
| Male | |
| Rekka kizhinju parakkum purave | O dove flying with torn wings, |
| Unadhu seidhi ulagam thaan ketkkuma | Will the world listen to your message? |
| Thattu thadumaari odi | Stumble and run, |
| Andha idathai sernthidu | Reach that destination. |
கண்ண மூடிக்கினு
வாழும் மக்களுக்கு
வைட்டா பிளாக்காணு தெரியுமா
வீசும் காத்துல தான்
காகிதத்தில் கப்பல் செஞ்சு
ராக்கெட் போல் பறக்க முடியுமா
Closing their eyes,
For the people who live,
Do they know whether it is white or black?
In the blowing wind,
By making a paper boat,
Can it fly like a rocket?
ஏய் நீந்துற மீனுக்கு
ஜோசியம் தெரியுமா
Hey, for the swimming fish,
Does it know astrology?
நாளுக்கு பலி ஆகுகிற
உண்மை அறியுமா
That it will be sacrificed tomorrow,
Does it know the truth?
ஏய் கேள்வி கேட்டு தான்
நானும் பொறந்தேனா
Hey, asking questions,
Was I born that way?
பதில் சேத்தா பிறகு தான்
எனக்கு விளங்குமா
Only after dying, will the answer
Be understood by me?
றெக்க கிழிஞ்சு பறக்கும் புறாவே
உனது செய்தி உலகம் தான் கேட்குமா
தட்டுத் தடுமாறி ஓடி
அந்த இடத்தை சேர்ந்திடு
O dove flying with torn wings,
Will the world listen to your message?
Stumble and run,
Reach that destination.
நாளைக்கி செஞ்சத
நியாபகம் இருக்குதா
What is done tomorrow,
Is it remembered?
நேத்து நடக்க போறத
முன் கூட்டி அறியுதா
What was going to happen yesterday,
Is it known in advance?
ஏய் ஈய செம்புல
கடல கொள்ள முடியுமா
Hey, in a lead or copper vessel,
Can you contain the ocean?
If you pour salt into a pond,
Will it turn into an ocean?
குளத்துல தான் உப்ப போட்டா
கடலா மாறுமா
O dove flying with torn wings,
Will the world listen to your message?
Stumble and run,
Reach that destination.
இருவரும் :
ஏய் வேலிக்கு ஓனா சாட்சி
சொல்லி பழகிச்சு
எதிர் பக்கத்துல வா டாடி
பைத்தியும் புடிச்சிருச்சு
அண்ணன் மேல் மாடினாலும்
பிள்டிங் கொஞ்சம் வீக்
அதனால வாழ்க்க முழுக்க
போட்டுச்சு கிராக்கு
O dove flying with torn wings,
Will the world listen to your message?
Stumble and run,
Reach that destination.
றெக்க கிழிஞ்சு பறக்கும் புறாவே
உனது செய்தி உலகம் தான் கேட்குமா
தட்டுத் தடுமாறி ஓடி
அந்த இடத்தை சேர்ந்திடு
றெக்க கிழிஞ்சு பறக்கும் புறாவே
உனது செய்தி உலகம் தான் கேட்குமா
தட்டுத் தடுமாறி ஓடி
அந்த இடத்தை சேர்ந்திடு
Kanna moodikkinu
Closing their eyes,
Vaazhum makkalukku
For the people who live,
White ah black ah nu theriyuma
Do they know whether it is white or black?
Veesum kaathula thaan
In the blowing wind,
Kaagithathil kappam senju
By making a paper boat,
Rocket pol parakka mudiyuma
Can it fly like a rocket?
Yei neendhura meenuku
Hey, for the swimming fish,
Josiyam theriyuma
Does it know astrology?
Naalaikku bali aagugira
That it will be sacrificed tomorrow,
Unma ariyuma
Does it know the truth?
Yei kelvi kettu thaan
Hey, asking questions,
Nanum poranthena
Was I born that way?
Bathil setha piragu thaan
Only after dying, will the answer
Enakku vilanguma
Be understood by me?
Rekka kizhinju parakkum purave
O dove flying with torn wings,
Unadhu seidhi ulagam thaan ketkkuma
Will the world listen to your message?
Thattu thadumaari odi
Stumble and run,
Andha idathai sernthidu
Reach that destination.
Naalaiki senjadha
What is done tomorrow,
Nyaabagam irukudha
Is it remembered?
Naethu nadakka poradha
What was going to happen yesterday,
Mun kooti ariyudhaa
Is it known in advance?
Yei eeya sembula
Hey, in a lead or copper vessel,
Kadala kolla mudiyuma
Can you contain the ocean?
Male :Kulathula than uppa potta
If you pour salt into a pond,
Kadalaa maruma
Will it turn into an ocean?
Rekka kizhinju parakkum purave
O dove flying with torn wings,
Unadhu seidhi ulagam thaan ketkkuma
Will the world listen to your message?
Thattu thadumaari odi
Stumble and run,
Andha idathai sernthidu
Reach that destination.
Rekka kizhinju parakkum purave
O dove flying with torn wings,
Unadhu seidhi ulagam thaan ketkkuma
Will the world listen to your message?
Thattu thadumaari odi
Stumble and run,
Andha idathai sernthidu
Reach that destination.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Rocket Driver' portrays philosophical questions about human existential struggle, ignorance, and perseverance amidst life's absurdities. Through metaphors such as a paper boat trying to fly like a rocket, a fish oblivious to its fate, or a dove flying with torn wings, the lyricist highlights how people blindly navigate life without understanding deeper truths.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Rekka kizhinju parakkum purave”
The 'dove flying with torn wings' (Rekka kizhinju parakkum purave) metaphorically represents a damaged, struggling human being attempting to deliver their truth/message to an indifferent world.
Simile
“Rocket pol parakka mudiyuma”
Comparing a paper boat trying to fly high in the wind to a rocket ('Rocket pol parakka mudiyuma').
Rhetorical Question
“Yei neendhura meenuku Josiyam theriyuma”
The song uses persistent questioning (e.g., asking if a swimming fish knows its future) to provoke deep contemplation about human destiny.
Rhyme / Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Kulathula than uppa potta / Kadalaa maruma”
Tamil poetic device where the second letter aligns across lines (e.g., 'Kulathula' and 'Kadalaa').
Did you know?
Trivia
The film 'Rocket Driver' (2024) features a unique blend of contemporary street beat rhythm (Gana style) and philosophical lyrics composed by Kaushik Krish, creating an intriguing contrast between upbeat music and existential themes.
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