Koo Koovena
From Kanda Naal Mudhal · 2005
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Karthik, Harish Raghavendra, Mahalakshmi Iyer
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kanda Naal Mudhal2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Koo koo ena oru kuyil thedida | As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call |
| Male :Vaa vaa ena maru kuyil koovida | Male: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come' |
| Female :Kaatrae iru kuylin maaligaiyaao | Female: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos? |
| Male :Indrae…maarividumaa… | Male: Will it change... today? |
| Female | |
| Adhaam udan aevaal serndhadhum | When Adam and Eve came together |
| Male :Apple maram kaaiyaai kaaikudhu | Male: The apple tree yields raw, unripe fruit |
| Female :Megam mazhai thuligalai thooviyadhae | Female: The cloud scattered droplets of rain |
| Male :Vinnin vaazhththu madalaa…. | Male: Is it a blessing letter from the sky? |
| Male | |
| Paambil kooda pallil mattum | Even in a snake, only in its tooth |
| Visham irukkum | Is there poison |
| Udambengum vishamulla iva edhukku… | Why do we need her, who has poison all over her body? |
| Female :Dhaayakattai kayililaa saguniyadaa | Female: He is a Shakuni without dice in hand |
| Kondaiyilla veenaiyilla naradhanadaa… | A Narada without a hair tuft or a veena... |
| Female | |
| Hey hey eyyy | Hey hey eyyy |
| Koo koo ena oru kuyil thedida | As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call |
| Male :Vaa vaa ena maru kuyil koovida | Male: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come' |
| Female :Kaatrae iru kuylin maaligaiyaao | Female: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos? |
| Male :Indrae…maarividumaa… | Male: Will it change... today? |
| Chorus | |
| …………………. | ................ |
| Male | |
| Kalyaanam maasiyilae | Wedding in the month of Maasi |
| Male :Adhu nadakaadhu | Male: That will not happen |
| Female :Petrorin aasiyilae | Female: With the blessings of parents |
| Male :Adhai vida maatten | Male: I will never allow that |
| Male | |
| Kandenae orr kanavu | I saw a dream |
| Male :Adhu enadhu | Male: That belongs to me |
| Female :Kashmiril thaen nilavu | Female: Honeymoon in Kashmir |
| Male :Ninaippu dhaan | Male: Keep dreaming! |
| Male | |
| Thoondililae | On the fishing hook |
| Female :Maattikollum | Female: Getting caught |
| Male :Oru puzhuvaai nee iruppaai | Male: You will be like a worm hooked on it |
| Moottaipoochi pol ariththuduvaa | She gnaws away like a bedbug |
| Female :Aiyo..ooh vayirungu yerigiradhae | Female: Oh my... my stomach is burning with frustration! |
| Male | |
| Koo koo ena oru kuyil thedida | As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call |
| Female :Vaa vaa ena maru kuyil koovida | Female: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come' |
| Male :Kaatrae iru kuylin maaligaiyaao | Male: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos? |
| Female :Indrae…maarividumaa… | Female: Will it change... today? |
| Male | |
| Siragilla devadhai nee.. | You are a wingless angel.. |
| Male :Devadhaiyaa… raakshasi | Male: Angel? More like a demoness! |
| Male :Tharai vandha thaamarai nee | Male: You are a lotus that descended to the ground |
| Male :Thamaraiyaa aralipoo | Male: Lotus? No, a poisonous oleander flower! |
| Female | |
| Un kaigal pidiththidavae | To hold your hands |
| Male :Veshakkaari veshakkaari | Male: You fraud, you pretender! |
| Female :En vaazhvil kaathirundhen | Female: I waited in my life |
| Male :Andappulugi | Male: You big liar! |
| Female :Kooda ninnae kuzhi vettum | Female: Digging a pit while standing right next to me |
| Kulla nariyae | You sly fox! |
| Kutti chaaththaan velaigalai | These mischievous goblin tricks |
| Vittu vidu nee | You better stop them |
| Male :Adhai cholla unakenna | Male: What nerve do you have |
| Thuppu irukku | To tell me that? |
| Aiyo ohooo raththakkudi | Oh my, a blood-sucking |
| Kaatteri dhaan nee | Vampire is what you are! |
| Female | |
| Koo koo ena oru kuyil thedida | As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call |
| Male :Vaa vaa ena maru kuyil koovida | Male: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come' |
| Female :Kaatrae iru kuylin maaligaiyaao | Female: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos? |
| Male :Indrae…maarividumaa… | Male: Will it change... today? |
கூ கூ என ஒரு குயில் தேடிடா
வா வா என மறு குயில் கூவிட
காற்றே இரு குயிகளின் மாளிகையாய்
இன்றே....... மாறிவிடுமா
As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call
Male: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come'
Female: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos?
Male: Will it change... today?
ஆதாம் உடன் ஏவால் சேர்ந்ததும்
ஆப்பிள் மரம் காயாய் காய்க்குது
மேகம் மழை துளிகளை தூவியதே
விண்ணின் வாழ்த்து மடலா
When Adam and Eve came together
Male: The apple tree yields raw, unripe fruit
Female: The cloud scattered droplets of rain
Male: Is it a blessing letter from the sky?
பாம்பில் கூட பல்லில் மட்டும்
விஷம் இருக்கு
உடம்பெங்கும் விஷமுள்ள இவ எதுக்கு
தாயக்கட்டை கையில் இல்லா
சகுனியடா கொண்டையில்லா
வீணையில்லா நாரதனடா
Even in a snake, only in its tooth
Is there poison
Why do we need her, who has poison all over her body?
Female: He is a Shakuni without dice in hand
A Narada without a hair tuft or a veena...
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹே
கூ கூ என ஒரு குயில் தேடிடா
வா வா என மறு குயில் கூவிட
காற்றே இரு குயிகளின் மாளிகையாய்
இன்றே மாறிவிடுமா
Hey hey eyyy
As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call
Male: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come'
Female: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos?
Male: Will it change... today?
...................
................
கல்யாணம் மாசியிலே
அது நடக்காது
பெற்றோரின் ஆசியிலே
அதை விடமாட்டேன்
Wedding in the month of Maasi
Male: That will not happen
Female: With the blessings of parents
Male: I will never allow that
கண்டனே ஒர் கனவு
அது என்னது
காஷ்மீரில் தேன் நிலவு
நினைப்புதான்
I saw a dream
Male: That belongs to me
Female: Honeymoon in Kashmir
Male: Keep dreaming!
தூண்டிலிலே.....
மாட்டிகொள்ளும்
ஒரு புழுவாய்.......நீ இருப்பாய்
மூட்டைபூச்சி போல் அறித்துடுவா
ஐயோ.......ஓ.....
வயிறு இங்கு எரிகிறதே
On the fishing hook
Female: Getting caught
Male: You will be like a worm hooked on it
She gnaws away like a bedbug
Female: Oh my... my stomach is burning with frustration!
கூ கூ என ஒரு குயில் தேடிடா
வா வா என மறு குயில் கூவிட
காற்றே இரு குயிகளின் மாளிகையாய்
இன்றே மாறிவிடுமா
As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call
Female: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come'
Male: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos?
Female: Will it change... today?
...................
You are a wingless angel..
Male: Angel? More like a demoness!
Male: You are a lotus that descended to the ground
Male: Lotus? No, a poisonous oleander flower!
சிறகில்லா தேவதை நீ
தேவதையா ராட்சசி
தரை வந்த தாமரை நீ
தாமரையா அரளிபூ
To hold your hands
Male: You fraud, you pretender!
Female: I waited in my life
Male: You big liar!
Female: Digging a pit while standing right next to me
You sly fox!
These mischievous goblin tricks
You better stop them
Male: What nerve do you have
To tell me that?
Oh my, a blood-sucking
Vampire is what you are!
உன் கைகள் பிடித்திடவே
வேஷக்காரி வேஷக்காரி
என் வாழ்வில் காத்திருந்தேன்
அண்டப்புழுகி
As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call
Male: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come'
Female: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos?
Male: Will it change... today?
கூட நின்னே குழி வெட்டும்
குள்ள நரியே.......குட்டி சாத்தான்
வேலைகளை விட்டு விடு நீ
அதை சொல்ல
உனக்கென்ன துப்பு இருக்கு
ஐயோ......ஓ.....
ரத்தக்குடி காட்டேரிதான் நீ
கூ கூ என ஒரு குயில் தேடிடா
வா வா என மறு குயில் கூவிட
காற்றே இரு குயிகளின் மாளிகையாய்
இன்றே....... மாறிவிடுமா
Koo koo ena oru kuyil thedida
As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call
Male :Vaa vaa ena maru kuyil koovida
Male: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come'
Female :Kaatrae iru kuylin maaligaiyaao
Female: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos?
Male :Indrae…maarividumaa…
Male: Will it change... today?
Adhaam udan aevaal serndhadhum
When Adam and Eve came together
Male :Apple maram kaaiyaai kaaikudhu
Male: The apple tree yields raw, unripe fruit
Female :Megam mazhai thuligalai thooviyadhae
Female: The cloud scattered droplets of rain
Male :Vinnin vaazhththu madalaa….
Male: Is it a blessing letter from the sky?
Paambil kooda pallil mattum
Even in a snake, only in its tooth
Visham irukkum
Is there poison
Udambengum vishamulla iva edhukku…
Why do we need her, who has poison all over her body?
Female :Dhaayakattai kayililaa saguniyadaa
Female: He is a Shakuni without dice in hand
Kondaiyilla veenaiyilla naradhanadaa…
A Narada without a hair tuft or a veena...
Hey hey eyyy
Hey hey eyyy
Koo koo ena oru kuyil thedida
As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call
Male :Vaa vaa ena maru kuyil koovida
Male: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come'
Female :Kaatrae iru kuylin maaligaiyaao
Female: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos?
Male :Indrae…maarividumaa…
Male: Will it change... today?
………………….
................
Kalyaanam maasiyilae
Wedding in the month of Maasi
Male :Adhu nadakaadhu
Male: That will not happen
Female :Petrorin aasiyilae
Female: With the blessings of parents
Male :Adhai vida maatten
Male: I will never allow that
Kandenae orr kanavu
I saw a dream
Male :Adhu enadhu
Male: That belongs to me
Female :Kashmiril thaen nilavu
Female: Honeymoon in Kashmir
Male :Ninaippu dhaan
Male: Keep dreaming!
Thoondililae
On the fishing hook
Female :Maattikollum
Female: Getting caught
Male :Oru puzhuvaai nee iruppaai
Male: You will be like a worm hooked on it
Moottaipoochi pol ariththuduvaa
She gnaws away like a bedbug
Female :Aiyo..ooh vayirungu yerigiradhae
Female: Oh my... my stomach is burning with frustration!
Koo koo ena oru kuyil thedida
As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call
Female :Vaa vaa ena maru kuyil koovida
Female: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come'
Male :Kaatrae iru kuylin maaligaiyaao
Male: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos?
Female :Indrae…maarividumaa…
Female: Will it change... today?
Siragilla devadhai nee..
You are a wingless angel..
Male :Devadhaiyaa… raakshasi
Male: Angel? More like a demoness!
Male :Tharai vandha thaamarai nee
Male: You are a lotus that descended to the ground
Male :Thamaraiyaa aralipoo
Male: Lotus? No, a poisonous oleander flower!
Un kaigal pidiththidavae
To hold your hands
Male :Veshakkaari veshakkaari
Male: You fraud, you pretender!
Female :En vaazhvil kaathirundhen
Female: I waited in my life
Male :Andappulugi
Male: You big liar!
Female :Kooda ninnae kuzhi vettum
Female: Digging a pit while standing right next to me
Kulla nariyae
You sly fox!
Kutti chaaththaan velaigalai
These mischievous goblin tricks
Vittu vidu nee
You better stop them
Male :Adhai cholla unakenna
Male: What nerve do you have
Thuppu irukku
To tell me that?
Aiyo ohooo raththakkudi
Oh my, a blood-sucking
Kaatteri dhaan nee
Vampire is what you are!
Koo koo ena oru kuyil thedida
As one cuckoo searches with a 'koo koo' call
Male :Vaa vaa ena maru kuyil koovida
Male: As another cuckoo calls out 'come, come'
Female :Kaatrae iru kuylin maaligaiyaao
Female: Will the wind become the mansion for these two cuckoos?
Male :Indrae…maarividumaa…
Male: Will it change... today?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005) is a playful, humorous duet depicting the intense rivalry and banter between the two lead characters. While romantic imagery like singing cuckoos, rainy clouds, and sweet dreams are introduced, the male and female characters constantly interrupt each other with witty insults, comparing one another to poisonous snakes, sly foxes, bedbugs, and mythical troublemakers like Shakuni and Narada. Through this comical tussle, the underlying chemistry and unspoken connection between the couple are subtly highlighted.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mythological Allusion
“Dhaayakattai kayililaa saguniyadaa / Kondaiyilla veenaiyilla naradhanadaa”
References Shakuni and Narada from Indian epics to mockingly describe the male lead's troublemaking nature.
Biblical Allusion
“Adhaam udan aevaal serndhadhum / Apple maram kaaiyaai kaaikudhu”
Mentions Adam, Eve, and the apple tree to metaphorically frame the origin of their conflict.
Contrast / Metaphor
“Thamaraiyaa aralipoo”
Contrasts a beautiful lotus (Thaamarai) with a poisonous oleander (Arali) to subvert romantic praise into an insult.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Thamarai for the movie 'Kanda Naal Mudhal' (2005), this playful song subverts traditional romantic duet conventions through witty, insult-driven lyrics.
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