Kombaa Un Kaadaa
From RRR · 2021
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Prakruthi Reddy
- Music director
- Maragadha Mani
- Details
- RRR2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Chumma naan chonna | Just because I said so, |
| Paadum kuyila | Will the singing cuckoo bird |
| Koovunnu koovi thaan | Coo aloud |
| Aadum engaada aadum engaada | And dance, oh forest, dance? |
| Female | |
| Chella kaada murattu kaada | Sweet forest, wild forest, |
| Amma ennai thookki konjungaada | Mother-like, lift me up and pamper me, oh forest! |
| Female | |
| Kombaa un kaadaa | Is the branch your ear? |
| Kootanum kaada | Is the nest your ear? |
| Amma udan naanum | Along with mother, I too |
| Kondadungaada kondadungaada | Celebrate, oh forest, celebrate! |
| Female | |
| Chumma naan chonna | Just because I said so, |
| Paadum kuyila | Will the singing cuckoo bird |
| Koovunnu koovi thaan | Coo aloud |
| Aadum engaada aadum engaada | And dance, oh forest, dance? |
| Female | |
| Vaanam thaan odaathu | The sky won't run away, |
| En kitta vaayen | Come near me, |
| Mayil anna enakkaaga | Peacock brother, for my sake, |
| Un thogai thaayen | Give me your plumage, |
| Oru naalu thaayen | Give it to me for just one day. |
| Female | |
| Poovoda puyal aada | As the storm dances with the flower, |
| Ennoda muyal aada | As my rabbit dances with me, |
| Aathoda kayal aada | As the fish dances with the river, |
| Maadadungaada maadadungaada | Let the cattle dance too, oh forest! |
| Female | |
| Komba un kaadaa | Is the branch your ear? |
| Kootanum kaada | Is the nest your ear? |
| Amma udan naanum | Along with mother, I too |
| Kondadungaada kondadungaada | Celebrate, oh forest, celebrate! |
கொம்பா உன் காடா கூட்டானும் காடா
அம்மா உடன் நானும்
கொண்டாடுங்காடா கொண்டாடுங்காடா
Just because I said so,
Will the singing cuckoo bird
Coo aloud
And dance, oh forest, dance?
சும்மா நான் சொன்னா பாடும் குயிலா
கூவுன்னு கூவி தான்
ஆடுயிங்காடா ஆடுயிங்காடா
Sweet forest, wild forest,
Mother-like, lift me up and pamper me, oh forest!
செல்ல காடா முரட்டு காடா
அம்மா என்ன தூக்கி கொஞ்சுங்காடா
Is the branch your ear?
Is the nest your ear?
Along with mother, I too
Celebrate, oh forest, celebrate!
கொம்பா உன் காடா கூட்டானும் காடா
அம்மா உடன் நானும்
கொண்டாடுங்காடா கொண்டாடுங்காடா
Just because I said so,
Will the singing cuckoo bird
Coo aloud
And dance, oh forest, dance?
சும்மா நான் சொன்னா பாடும் குயிலா
கூவுன்னு கூவி தான்
ஆடுயிங்காடா ஆடுயிங்காடா
The sky won't run away,
Come near me,
Peacock brother, for my sake,
Give me your plumage,
Give it to me for just one day.
வானம் தான் ஓடாது என் கிட்ட வாயேன்
மயில் அண்ணா எனக்காக உன் தோக தாயேன்
ஒரு நாளு தாயேன்
As the storm dances with the flower,
As my rabbit dances with me,
As the fish dances with the river,
Let the cattle dance too, oh forest!
பூவோட புயல் ஆட
என்னோட முயல் ஆட
ஆத்தோட கயல் ஆட
மாடாடுங்காடா மாடாடுங்காடா
Is the branch your ear?
Is the nest your ear?
Along with mother, I too
Celebrate, oh forest, celebrate!
கொம்பா உன் காடா கூட்டானும் காடா
அம்மா உடன் நானும்
கொண்டாடுங்காடா கொண்டாடுங்காடாa
Chumma naan chonna
Just because I said so,
Paadum kuyila
Will the singing cuckoo bird
Koovunnu koovi thaan
Coo aloud
Aadum engaada aadum engaada
And dance, oh forest, dance?
Chella kaada murattu kaada
Sweet forest, wild forest,
Amma ennai thookki konjungaada
Mother-like, lift me up and pamper me, oh forest!
Kombaa un kaadaa
Is the branch your ear?
Kootanum kaada
Is the nest your ear?
Amma udan naanum
Along with mother, I too
Kondadungaada kondadungaada
Celebrate, oh forest, celebrate!
Chumma naan chonna
Just because I said so,
Paadum kuyila
Will the singing cuckoo bird
Koovunnu koovi thaan
Coo aloud
Aadum engaada aadum engaada
And dance, oh forest, dance?
Vaanam thaan odaathu
The sky won't run away,
En kitta vaayen
Come near me,
Mayil anna enakkaaga
Peacock brother, for my sake,
Un thogai thaayen
Give me your plumage,
Oru naalu thaayen
Give it to me for just one day.
Poovoda puyal aada
As the storm dances with the flower,
Ennoda muyal aada
As my rabbit dances with me,
Aathoda kayal aada
As the fish dances with the river,
Maadadungaada maadadungaada
Let the cattle dance too, oh forest!
Komba un kaadaa
Is the branch your ear?
Kootanum kaada
Is the nest your ear?
Amma udan naanum
Along with mother, I too
Kondadungaada kondadungaada
Celebrate, oh forest, celebrate!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is the Tamil version of the iconic innocence-filled motif song 'Komma Uyyala' from the magnum opus RRR. Sung from the perspective of young Malli, a Gond tribal girl, the lyrics portray her intimate relationship with the natural world surrounding her tribe. She addresses the forest, birds, and animals as her family, affectionately calling the forest a mother and the peacock a brother. The song captures the pure, joyous harmony of tribal life tied deeply to nature before it is disrupted by colonial forces. Lyricist Madhan Karky beautifully adapts the tender innocence of the original Telugu lyrics into Tamil, highlighting childhood wonder, nature personification, and maternal warmth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Uruvagarn/Maanidappaduthal)
“Chella kaada murattu kaada / Amma ennai thookki konjungaada”
The forest is personified as a mother capable of embracing and holding a child, and as having ears made of branches and nests.
Apostrophe
“Mayil anna enakkaaga / Un thogai thaayen”
Directly addressing the peacock as 'brother' (Mayil anna) and asking for its feathers as if conversing with a human relative.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Poovoda puyal aada / Ennoda muyal aada / Aathoda kayal aada”
The repetition of 'aada' at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, musical dance motif.
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Trivia
This song plays a pivotal narrative role in RRR. Young singer Prakruthi Reddy sang this track in multiple languages for the film under Maragathamani's (M. M. Keeravaani) direction. Malli's singing talent and this song in particular trigger the entire plot of the movie, leading to her capture by Lady Scott and Bheem's mission to rescue her.
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