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Kooda Vaa

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
Kathir Mozhi
Singer
Ghibran
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Album Songs 2021
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
18 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Koodava koodavaa
Thoorathil nee irundhaal baaramaai idhayamae
Idhayathil nee irundhaal iraginaal idhyamae
Kaadhal solla naal paarka kann maraivil sirikkadhae
Kaadhal vandhadhum nadikaadhae
Koodavaa koodavaa
Kanavillaiyae vaanavil netru vaanilae oh
Saalai maariyae saalaiyil indru vandhadhae oh
Savagasamaai pesuven aasai kooduthae
Naalu kangalum pesiyae podhavillaiyae
Ooo namm siragai naam virikka oh
Yen thayakkam vaa rasikka
Neerukulla kai thattalaam ho
Osai indru kaadhil poguma
Yaarukulla yaar endru thaan
Kaalam kooruma sol
Kooda vaa…en veedae un veedu
Koodumo…en vazhvae unnodu
Kooda vaa…en veedae un veedu
Koodumo…en vazhvae unnodu
Veettin arai un vasanai ketkudhae
Gadigaram kooda oda marukkiradhae
Kathiruppudhae bodhaiyae
Kaadhalae nee vaa
Netru enbadhum naalaiyae
Kaadhalae nee thaa
Thozhil saayavae aasaiyae
Thotru pogalamae
Theanil ooriya naatkalai
Naamum vazhalamae
Ooo namm siragai naam virikka oh
Yen thayakkam vaa rasikka
Kooda vaa…en veedae un veedu
Koodumo…en vazhvae unnodu
Kooda vaa…en veedae un veedu
Koodumo…en vazhvae unnodu
Konjam kenjum punnagai podhumae
Ennai unnil kandaal adhu varamae
Kooda vaa…kooda vaa
Kooda vaa…kooda vaa
Viralodu viral korka
Nagamellaam per pookka
Nizhalodu nizhal korka
Nagarellaam naan paarka
Endhan kaana undhan kannil
Varumo varumo
Nammai thedi namm idamae
Tharumo tharumo
Thedaathae thedaathae
Nammai ingu veliya
Oyaadhae oyaadhae indha kaadhal alaiyae
Kooda vaa…en veedae un veedu
Koodumo…en vazhvae unnodu
Kooda vaa…en veedae un veedu
Koodumo…en vazhvae unnodu
Konjam kenjum punnagai podhumae
Ennai unnil kandaal adhu varamae
Kooda vaa…kooda vaa
Kooda vaa…kooda vaa
Come with me, come with me.
If you are far away, my heart feels heavy.
If you are in my heart, my heart feels light as a feather.
Don't wait for the right day and hide your smile.
Now that love has arrived, don't pretend.
Come with me, come with me.
It wasn't a dream, there was a rainbow in the sky yesterday, oh.
Changing its path, it has arrived on my street today, oh.
I want to sit and talk at ease, my longing is growing.
Even when four eyes talk, it is never enough.
Oh, for us to spread our wings, oh,
Why hesitate? Come, let's enjoy this.
We can clap our hands underwater, oh,
But will that sound reach our ears today?
Who lives inside whom—
Will time tell us? Tell me.
Come with me... my home is your home.
Will it be possible... for my life to be with you?
Come with me... my home is your home.
Will it be possible... for my life to be with you?
The rooms of my house ask for your scent.
Even the clock refuses to tick forward.
Just waiting for you feels intoxicating.
My love, please come.
Yesterday feels like tomorrow,
My love, grant this to me.
I long to rest upon your shoulder,
We can happily surrender and lose ourselves.
Days drenched in sweetness like honey,
We too can live them.
Oh, for us to spread our wings, oh,
Why hesitate? Come, let's enjoy this.
Come with me... my home is your home.
Will it be possible... for my life to be with you?
Come with me... my home is your home.
Will it be possible... for my life to be with you?
Just a sweet, pleading smile is enough.
If I find myself in you, it is a blessing.
Come with me... come with me.
Come with me... come with me.
As our fingers intertwine,
Names bloom across our fingernails.
As our shadows blend into one,
I look out across the whole town.
To catch a glimpse of myself in your eyes,
Will that day come, will it come?
Searching for us, will our own place
Welcome us, will it give us room?
Don't search, don't search
For us anywhere outside.
Never subside, never stop, this wave of love.
Come with me... my home is your home.
Will it be possible... for my life to be with you?
Come with me... my home is your home.
Will it be possible... for my life to be with you?
Just a sweet, pleading smile is enough.
If I find myself in you, it is a blessing.
Come with me... come with me.
Come with me... come with me.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Koodava Koodavaa is a tender and expressive romantic song composed and sung by Ghibran with lyrics written by Kathir Mozhi. The protagonist expresses a passionate yearning for companionship, describing how physical distance makes the heart feel heavy, whereas emotional closeness makes it feel light as a feather. The lyrics invite the lover to shed hesitation and build a shared home and life together. Rich in poetic imagery, the song captures the magical quality of love where time seems to stand still, mundane streets feel like rainbows, and simple moments become deeply intoxicating. It celebrates mutual belonging, romantic surrendering, and the serene joy found in seeing oneself reflected in the eyes of a loved one.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Contrast (Maranpatta Sorkal)

“Thoorathil nee irundhaal baaramaai idhayamae / Idhayathil nee irundhaal iraginaal idhyamae”

Contrasts the heaviness ('baaramaai') of heart when distant with the lightness ('iraginaal') when together.

Personification

“Gadigaram kooda oda marukkiradhae”

Attributes the human action of refusal ('oda marukkiradhae') to a clock to express how time feels suspended.

Metaphor

“Theanil ooriya naatkalai”

Compares sweet and cherished days to being soaked in honey ('theanil ooriya').

Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Viralodu viral korka / Nizhalodu nizhal korka”

Rhyming of second consonant sound 'r' in 'Viralodu' and 'Nizhalodu'.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Kooda vaa…kooda vaa”

Repetition of the phrase 'Kooda vaa' for emotional emphasis and musical rhythm.

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Trivia

This track showcases music director Ghibran stepping in as the lead vocalist himself. Released as an independent album track in 2021, it highlights his signature acoustic arrangement paired with intimate lyrical storytelling by Kathir Mozhi.

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