Kokkum Parakkuthu
From Saandrithazh · 2023
- Lyricist
- JVR
- Singer
- Ajay Krishna
- Music director
- Baiju Jacob
- Details
- Saandrithazh2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hoo ooo | Hoo ooo |
| Male | |
| Ae… kokkum parakkuthu | Hey... the crane flies |
| Kuyilum parakkuthu | The cuckoo flies too |
| Nenjang koottu mela | Over the ribcage of the heart |
| Nandum ooruthu | Crabs are crawling |
| Nariyum ooruthu | Foxes are crawling |
| Enga thala mela | Over our heads |
| Male | |
| Ho oo | Ho oo |
| Male | |
| A… kokkum parakkuthu | Ah... the crane flies |
| Kuyilum parakkuthu | The cuckoo flies too |
| Nenjang koottu mela | Over the ribcage of the heart |
| Nandum ooruthu | Crabs are crawling |
| Nariyum ooruthu | Foxes are crawling |
| Enga thala mela | Over our heads |
| Male | |
| Ae… suthum boomi | Hey... like the spinning |
| Pola naanga | Earth, we will |
| Oora suthi thirivome | Roam around the town |
| Appan kaaran setha kasula | With the money left behind when father died |
| Kathula methappome | We will float in the air |
| Male | |
| Ae… vattam pottu | Hey... living a life |
| Vazhura vazhkka | Restricted inside a drawn circle |
| Engalukku aagadhu | Does not suit us at all |
| Thittam pottu thiriyama | Without making plans and roaming free |
| Enga pozhuthae vidiyathu | Our day does not even dawn |
| Male | |
| Ae… vazhum kaalam poora | Hey... for our entire lifetime |
| Naanga vaana vediya vedippome | We will burst like fireworks in the sky |
| Vaada kathula vayasu thimirula | In the cold wind and youthful arrogance |
| Mutti moothi pappome | We will clash head-on and test our strength |
| Male | |
| Ae… thaaru rottula | Hey... on the tarred road |
| Beeru bottle ah | A beer bottle |
| Odachi pottu than povome | We will smash and walk away |
| Pubg aattatha | To the crowd that tries to block |
| Thadukkum koottathukku | Our PUBG gaming sessions |
| Kolaru kuduppome | We will cause trouble |
| Male | |
| Ae oorukkulla engalukku | Hey... inside this town, for us |
| Nalla peru illa | There is no good reputation |
| Irundhalume engaloda gethu | Even so, our pride and swag |
| Koranjathu illa | Has never diminished a bit |
| Male | |
| Ae… tik tokum poyee | Hey... TikTok is gone |
| Ipa insta form aache | Now Instagram has taken over |
| Ottu motha makkalukkum | For the entire populace now |
| Cellphone veedache | The cellphone has become a home |
| Chorus | |
| Heyyyy | Heyyyy |
| Male :Ae… kokkum parakkuthu | Male: Hey... the crane flies |
| Kuyilum parakkuthu | The cuckoo flies too |
| Nenjang koottu mela | Over the ribcage of the heart |
| Nandum ooruthu | Crabs are crawling |
| Nariyum ooruthu | Foxes are crawling |
| Enga thala mela | Over our heads |
| Male | |
| Ae… kokkum parakkuthu | Hey... the crane flies |
| Kuyilum parakkuthu | The cuckoo flies too |
| Nenjang koottu mela | Over the ribcage of the heart |
| Nandum ooruthu | Crabs are crawling |
| Nariyum ooruthu | Foxes are crawling |
| Enga thala mela | Over our heads |
| Hoo oo ho ooo | Hoo oo ho ooo |
| Hoo ooo hoo ooo oooo oo | Hoo ooo hoo ooo oooo oo |
ஹோ ஓ ஓ
Hoo ooo
ஏ… கொக்கும் பறக்குது
குயிலும் பறக்குது
நெஞ்சாங் கூட்டு மேல
நண்டும் ஊறுது
நரியும் ஊறுது
எங்க தல மேல
Hey... the crane flies
The cuckoo flies too
Over the ribcage of the heart
Crabs are crawling
Foxes are crawling
Over our heads
ஏ… கொக்கும் பறக்குது
குயிலும் பறக்குது
நெஞ்சாங் கூட்டு மேல
நண்டும் ஊறுது
நரியும் ஊறுது
எங்க தல மேல
Ho oo
ஏ… சுத்தும் பூமி போல
நாங்க ஊர சுத்தி திரிவோமே
அப்பன் காரன் சேத்த காசுல
காத்துல மெத்தப்போமே
Ah... the crane flies
The cuckoo flies too
Over the ribcage of the heart
Crabs are crawling
Foxes are crawling
Over our heads
ஏ… வட்டம் போட்டு வாழுற வாழ்க்க
எங்களுக்கு ஆகாது
திட்டம் போட்டு திரியாம
எங்க பொழுதே விடியாது
Hey... like the spinning
Earth, we will
Roam around the town
With the money left behind when father died
We will float in the air
ஏ வாழும் காலம் பூரா
நாங்க வான வெடிய வெடிப்போமே
வாடா காத்துல வயசு திமிருல
முட்டி மோதி பாப்போமே
Hey... living a life
Restricted inside a drawn circle
Does not suit us at all
Without making plans and roaming free
Our day does not even dawn
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
{ஏ… கொக்கும் பறக்குது
குயிலும் பறக்குது
நெஞ்சாங் கூட்டு மேல
நண்டும் ஊறுது நரியும் ஊறுது
எங்க தல மேல} (2)
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ
Hey... for our entire lifetime
We will burst like fireworks in the sky
In the cold wind and youthful arrogance
We will clash head-on and test our strength
ஏ… தாரு ரோட்டுல பீரு பாட்டுல
ஒடச்சி போட்டு தான் போவோமே
பப்ஜி ஆட்டத்த
தடுக்கும் கூட்டத்துக்கு
கோளாறு குடுப்போமே
Hey... on the tarred road
A beer bottle
We will smash and walk away
To the crowd that tries to block
Our PUBG gaming sessions
We will cause trouble
ஊருக்குள்ள எங்களுக்கு
நல்ல பேரு இல்ல
இருந்தாலுமே எங்களோட கெத்து
கொறஞ்சத்து இல்ல
Hey... inside this town, for us
There is no good reputation
Even so, our pride and swag
Has never diminished a bit
ஏ… டிக் டாக்கும் போயீ
இப்போ இன்ஸ்டா ஃபார்ம் ஆச்சே
ஒட்டு மொத்த மக்களுக்கும்
செல்போன் வீடாச்சே
Hey... TikTok is gone
Now Instagram has taken over
For the entire populace now
The cellphone has become a home
ஹே ...
Heyyyy
Male: Hey... the crane flies
The cuckoo flies too
Over the ribcage of the heart
Crabs are crawling
Foxes are crawling
Over our heads
ஏ… கொக்கும் பறக்குது
குயிலும் பறக்குது
நெஞ்சாங் கூட்டு மேல
நண்டும் ஊறுது நரியும் ஊறுது
எங்க தல மேல
ஏ… கொக்கும் பறக்குது
குயிலும் பறக்குது
நெஞ்சாங் கூட்டு மேல
நண்டும் ஊறுது நரியும் ஊறுது
Hey... the crane flies
The cuckoo flies too
Over the ribcage of the heart
Crabs are crawling
Foxes are crawling
Over our heads
Hoo oo ho ooo
Hoo ooo hoo ooo oooo oo
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ
எங்க தல மேல
Hoo ooo
Hoo ooo
Ae… kokkum parakkuthu
Hey... the crane flies
Kuyilum parakkuthu
The cuckoo flies too
Nenjang koottu mela
Over the ribcage of the heart
Nandum ooruthu
Crabs are crawling
Nariyum ooruthu
Foxes are crawling
Enga thala mela
Over our heads
Ho oo
Ho oo
A… kokkum parakkuthu
Ah... the crane flies
Kuyilum parakkuthu
The cuckoo flies too
Nenjang koottu mela
Over the ribcage of the heart
Nandum ooruthu
Crabs are crawling
Nariyum ooruthu
Foxes are crawling
Enga thala mela
Over our heads
Ae… suthum boomi
Hey... like the spinning
Pola naanga
Earth, we will
Oora suthi thirivome
Roam around the town
Appan kaaran setha kasula
With the money left behind when father died
Kathula methappome
We will float in the air
Ae… vattam pottu
Hey... living a life
Vazhura vazhkka
Restricted inside a drawn circle
Engalukku aagadhu
Does not suit us at all
Thittam pottu thiriyama
Without making plans and roaming free
Enga pozhuthae vidiyathu
Our day does not even dawn
Ae… vazhum kaalam poora
Hey... for our entire lifetime
Naanga vaana vediya vedippome
We will burst like fireworks in the sky
Vaada kathula vayasu thimirula
In the cold wind and youthful arrogance
Mutti moothi pappome
We will clash head-on and test our strength
Ae… thaaru rottula
Hey... on the tarred road
Beeru bottle ah
A beer bottle
Odachi pottu than povome
We will smash and walk away
Pubg aattatha
To the crowd that tries to block
Thadukkum koottathukku
Our PUBG gaming sessions
Kolaru kuduppome
We will cause trouble
Ae oorukkulla engalukku
Hey... inside this town, for us
Nalla peru illa
There is no good reputation
Irundhalume engaloda gethu
Even so, our pride and swag
Koranjathu illa
Has never diminished a bit
Ae… tik tokum poyee
Hey... TikTok is gone
Ipa insta form aache
Now Instagram has taken over
Ottu motha makkalukkum
For the entire populace now
Cellphone veedache
The cellphone has become a home
Heyyyy
Heyyyy
Male :Ae… kokkum parakkuthu
Male: Hey... the crane flies
Kuyilum parakkuthu
The cuckoo flies too
Nenjang koottu mela
Over the ribcage of the heart
Nandum ooruthu
Crabs are crawling
Nariyum ooruthu
Foxes are crawling
Enga thala mela
Over our heads
Ae… kokkum parakkuthu
Hey... the crane flies
Kuyilum parakkuthu
The cuckoo flies too
Nenjang koottu mela
Over the ribcage of the heart
Nandum ooruthu
Crabs are crawling
Nariyum ooruthu
Foxes are crawling
Enga thala mela
Over our heads
Hoo oo ho ooo
Hoo oo ho ooo
Hoo ooo hoo ooo oooo oo
Hoo ooo hoo ooo oooo oo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song from the 2023 movie 'Saandrithazh' expresses the carefree, rebellious, and untamed lifestyle of modern youth. The lyrics depict a group of youngsters who refuse to live within society's strict rules or boundaries. They live for the present moment, squandering money without worries, roaming freely like the rotating earth, and thriving on youthful pride and aggression.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Surreal Imagery
“Nandum ooruthu / Nariyum ooruthu / Enga thala mela”
Phrases like 'Nandum ooruthu / Nariyum ooruthu / Enga thala mela' use bizarre animal imagery to reflect a mind filled with chaotic, unfiltered thoughts and untamed wildness.
Simile (Upamai)
“Ae… suthum boomi / Pola naanga / Oora suthi thirivome”
Comparing the youth's aimless roaming across town to the continuous rotation of the Earth using the comparison marker 'pola'.
Rhyme & Assonance (Etukai / Monai)
“kokkum parakkuthu / Kuyilum parakkuthu”
Use of matching internal rhyme and ending repetitions like 'parakkuthu' and 'ooruthu' across consecutive lines to create a rhythmic folk beat.
Modern Pop Culture Allusion
“Pubg aattatha / Thadukkum koottathukku”
Inclusion of contemporary digital references like PUBG, TikTok, and Instagram grounds the lyrics in modern youth culture.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Baiju Jacob for the movie 'Saandrithazh' (2023). Sung dynamically by Ajay Krishna with lyrics written by JVR, the track highlights how smartphones and social media apps like TikTok and Instagram have deeply integrated into everyday Tamil youth culture.
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