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Lyrics & meaning

Kodai Kaala Kaatre

From Panneer Pushpangal · 1981

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Panneer Pushpangal
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
5 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kodai kaala kaatrae
Kulir thendral paadum paattae
Manam thedum suvaiyodu
Dhinandhorum isai paadu
Adhai ketkum nenjamae
Chorus :Laa..laa.la…lala laa…
Male :Sugam kodi kaanattum
Chorus :Laa..laa.la…lala laa…
Male :Ivaigal ilamaalai pookkalae
Chorus :Lalala lala lala lala lala laa…
Male :Pudhu cholai pookkalae
Chorus :Lalala lala lala lala lala laa…
Kodai kaala kaatrae
Kulir thendral paadum paattae
Laa laala laa..laa…
Lala la.. laalaala laalaa…
Lalala laa..laa..laa..
Laalaa…lala laa.. laalaa…lala laa..
Vaanil pogum megam ingae
Yaarai thedudho
Vaasam veesum poovin raagam
Yaarai paadudho
Than unarvugalai mellisaiyaaga
Namm uravugalai vandhu koodaadho
Thiru naalum koodattum
Sugam thedi aadattum
Ivaigal ilamaalai pookkalae
Chorus :Lalala lala lala lala lala laa…
Male :Pudhu cholai pookkalae
Chorus :Lalala lala lala lala lala laa…
Pudhu cholai pookkalae
Kodai kaala kaatrae
Kulir thendral paadum paattae
Laa… lalala.. lala.. lala.. lala.. lala..
Laa..laa..laa.. laa..laa..laa..
Lalalala laa..laa..laa..
Lallaa..laa..laa..laa..
Lalalala.laa.laa.laa..lala laa…
Yedho ondrai thedum nenjam
Ingae kandadhae
Yengum kannil thondrum inbam
Ingae endrathae
Pen malaiyaruvi
Panneer thoovi
Pon mazhaiyazhagin
Sugam yerkaadho
Ivai yaavum paadangal
Inidhaana vedhangal
Ivaigal ilamaalai pookkalae
Chorus :Lalala lala lala lala lala laa…
Male :Pudhu cholai pookkalae
Chorus :Lalala lala lala lala lala laa…
Kodai kaala kaatrae
Kulir thendral paadum paattae
Manam thedum suvaiyodu
Dhinandhorum isai paadu
Adhai ketkum nenjamae
Chorus :Laa..laa.la…lala laa…
Male :Sugam kodi kaanattum
Chorus :Laa..laa.la…lala laa…
Male :Ivaigal ilamaalai pookkalae
Chorus :Lalala lala lala lala lala laa…
Male :Pudhu cholai pookkalae
Chorus :Lalala lala lala lala lala laa…
Kodai kaala kaatrae
Kulir thendral paadum paattae
O summer breeze,
O song sung by the cool breeze,
With the sweetness my heart seeks,
sing your music every day!
May the heart that listens to it
Chorus: La.. la la... lala la...
Male: find countless joys!
Chorus: La.. la la... lala la...
Male: These are young evening flowers,
Chorus: Lalala lala lala lala lala la...
Male: flowers from a fresh garden!
Chorus: Lalala lala lala lala lala la...
O summer breeze,
O song sung by the cool breeze!
La lala la.. la...
Lala la.. laalaala laala...
Lalala la.. la.. la..
Laala... lala la.. laala... lala la..
The cloud drifting across the sky,
who is it searching for here?
The tune of the fragrant flower,
who is it singing for?
Turning its feelings into gentle music,
won't it come and join our bond?
Let a festive day come together,
and dance in search of joy!
These are young evening flowers,
Chorus: Lalala lala lala lala lala la...
Male: flowers from a fresh garden!
Chorus: Lalala lala lala lala lala la...
Flowers from a fresh garden!
O summer breeze,
O song sung by the cool breeze!
La... lalala.. lala.. lala.. lala.. lala..
La.. la.. la.. la.. la.. la..
Lalalala la.. la.. la..
Lalla.. la.. la.. la..
Lalalala la la la.. lala la...
The heart that was searching for something
has found it right here!
The joy that appears before our eyes everywhere
says it is right here!
Like a young mountain stream,
sprinkling rosewater,
in the beauty of golden rain,
won't it welcome this joy?
All of these are life's lessons,
sweet and sacred truths.
These are young evening flowers,
Chorus: Lalala lala lala lala lala la...
Male: flowers from a fresh garden!
Chorus: Lalala lala lala lala lala la...
O summer breeze,
O song sung by the cool breeze,
With the sweetness my heart seeks,
sing your music every day!
May the heart that listens to it
Chorus: La.. la la... lala la...
Male: find countless joys!
Chorus: La.. la la... lala la...
Male: These are young evening flowers,
Chorus: Lalala lala lala lala lala la...
Male: flowers from a fresh garden!
Chorus: Lalala lala lala lala lala la...
O summer breeze,
O song sung by the cool breeze!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kodai Kaala Kaatrae' is a celebrated classic song from the 1981 Tamil film Panneer Pushpangal. Written by Gangai Amaran and composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja (sung by Malaysia Vasudevan), the song evokes a serene atmosphere of youthful freedom, love, and nature. It uses the metaphor of a soothing summer wind and freshly bloomed flowers to represent the innocence, beauty, and emotional awakening of young hearts in a boarding school setting. The lyrics poetically compare life's experiences to sweet scriptures and natural beauty, expressing a desire for unending joy, romance, and contentment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Alliteration)

Kodai kaala kaatrae

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'K' in 'Kodai', 'kaala', and 'kaatrae' creates an agreeable rhythmic flow.

Personification

Kulir thendral paadum paattae

Attributing the human action of singing to the cool breeze ('thendral paadum paattae').

Metaphor

Pudhu cholai pookkalae

Young students and their tender youth are metaphorically referred to as freshly bloomed grove flowers ('Pudhu cholai pookkalae').

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