Koodha Kaathu
From Vellakkara Durai · 2014
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Haricharan, Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Vellakkara Durai2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Koodha kaathu | Cold breeze |
| Male :Koodha kaathu | Male: Cold breeze |
| Koodha kaathu | Cold breeze |
| Male | |
| Koodha kaathu kolludhadi | The cold breeze is killing me, girl |
| Koora seelaa thaadi | Give me a soft saree cover |
| Illa koondhal mattum thadi | Or offer your long hair as my shelter |
| Female | |
| Koodha kaathu kolludhayyaa | The cold breeze is killing me, sir |
| Malluvetti thaayaa | Give me a waistcloth |
| Illa mallu katta vaayaa | Or come wrestle closely with me |
| Male | |
| Thaali kayiru irukkatumae | Let the sacred wedding thread remain |
| Ne mathadhellaam | You take off everything else |
| Maththadhellaam kalati vayyi . | Remove everything else and set it aside |
| Female | |
| Vizhigal muluchi | Let our open eyes stay awake |
| Kedakattumae | Let them lie awake |
| Usuraeeee velakka thoonga sollu .. | Hey my soul, tell the lamp to go to sleep |
| Male | |
| Koodha kaathu | Cold breeze |
| Female :Koodha kaathu | Female: Cold breeze |
| Male | |
| Nee vettkapattu orathil thavikka | As you squirm shyly in the corner |
| Un vekkathayae naavinil thodaika | To wipe away your shyness with my tongue |
| Nee kattupattu thottu kittu katti kolla koodaatha | Can't you stay bound, touch me, and hold me close? |
| Female | |
| En poovukulla thaen thuli kothikka | As a drop of honey boils inside my flower |
| En nenjukulla thaagangal inikka | As desires taste sweet inside my heart |
| En acham vittu mogam vara vittu vaika koodaatha | Can't you drop your fear and let passion take over? |
| Male | |
| Adiyae naanum manusan dhaanae | Hey girl, I am human too |
| Aada vaadi senthenae | Come dance with me, my sweet honey |
| Female :Mazhaya thaangum ilaya pola | Female: Like a leaf bearing the heavy rain |
| Vanangi naanum ninennae | I stood bowing down |
| Male :Oru korvaiyoda vegam rendu vervai sinthum dhaanae | Male: The pace of our union will make us shed sweat together |
| Female | |
| Kootha kaathu kootha kaathu | Cold breeze, cold breeze |
| Female | |
| Nan kutha vechu maanatha maraikka | As I crouch down to hide my modesty |
| Un kolli kannu selaiya urrikka | Your burning eyes strip away my saree |
| Yen acham nanam athanaiyum motha magha thothaachu | My fear and modesty have completely lost today |
| Male :Un yekka chakkam vaa endru azhaikka | Male: As your playful self calls me to come |
| Yen pathu viral pootugal thirakka | As the locks on my ten fingers open up |
| Nee katti vecha athanaiyum suthamaaga paathaachu | I have clearly seen everything you kept hidden |
| Female | |
| Thunbham enaku sogama irukku soora kaatu raasavae | This distress feels so pleasant to me, king of the whirlwind |
| Male :Kirukkaa kedakku yeno yenakku Kurruku sirutha rosaavae | Male: My mind feels crazy for some reason, my slender rose |
| Female :Indru aasai poril yaarthaan jeipaar | Female: In today's war of desire, who will win? |
| Rendu perum dhaanae | Both of us will win! |
| Female | |
| Kootha kaathu kootha kaathu | Cold breeze, cold breeze |
| Female | |
| Koodha kaathu kolludhayyaa | The cold breeze is killing me, sir |
| Malluvetti thaayaa | Give me a waistcloth |
| Illa mallu katta vaayaa | Or come wrestle closely with me |
| Male | |
| Thaali kayiru irukkatumae | Let the sacred wedding thread remain |
| Ne mathadhellaam | You take off everything else |
| Maththadhellaam kalati vayyi | Remove everything else and set it aside |
| Vizhigal muluchi | Let our open eyes stay awake |
| Kedakattumae | Let them lie awake |
| Female :Usuraeeee velakka thoonga sollu .. | Female: Hey my soul, tell the lamp to go to sleep |
| Female :Kootha kaathu kootha kaathu | Female: Cold breeze, cold breeze |
கூத காத்து
கூத காத்து
கூத காத்து
Cold breeze
Male: Cold breeze
Cold breeze
கூத காத்து
கொல்லுதடி கூர சேலை
தாடி இல்ல கூந்தல்
மட்டும் தாடி
The cold breeze is killing me, girl
Give me a soft saree cover
Or offer your long hair as my shelter
கூத காத்து
கொல்லுதையா மல்லு
வேட்டி தாயா இல்ல
மல்லு கட்டவாயா
The cold breeze is killing me, sir
Give me a waistcloth
Or come wrestle closely with me
தாலி கயிறு
இருக்கட்டுமே நீ
மத்ததெல்லாம்
மத்ததெல்லாம்
கழட்டி வைய்
Let the sacred wedding thread remain
You take off everything else
Remove everything else and set it aside
விழிகள் முழிச்சி
கெடக்கட்டுமே உசுரே
விளக்க தூங்க சொல்லு
Let our open eyes stay awake
Let them lie awake
Hey my soul, tell the lamp to go to sleep
கூத காத்து
கூத காத்து
Cold breeze
Female: Cold breeze
நீ வெட்க பட்டு
ஓரத்தில் தவிக்க உன்
வெட்கத்தையே நாவினில்
துடைக்க நீ கட்டு பட்டு
தொட்டுக்கிட்டு கட்டிக்
கொள்ள கூடாதா
As you squirm shyly in the corner
To wipe away your shyness with my tongue
Can't you stay bound, touch me, and hold me close?
என் பூவு குள்ள
தேன் துளி கொதிக்க
என் நெஞ்சுகுள்ள தாகங்கள்
இனிக்க என் அச்சம் விட்டு
மோகம் வர விட்டு வைக்க
கூடாதா
As a drop of honey boils inside my flower
As desires taste sweet inside my heart
Can't you drop your fear and let passion take over?
அடியே நானும்
மனுஷன் தானே அடவாடி
செந்தேனே
மழைய தாங்கும்
இலைய போல வணங்கி
நானும் நின்னேனே
ஒரு கோர்வையோட
வேகம் ரெண்டு வேர்வை
சிந்தும் தானே
Hey girl, I am human too
Come dance with me, my sweet honey
Female: Like a leaf bearing the heavy rain
I stood bowing down
Male: The pace of our union will make us shed sweat together
கூத காத்து
கூத காத்து
Cold breeze, cold breeze
நான் குத்த
வச்சு மானத்த மறைக்க
உன் கொள்ளி கண்ணு
சேலைய உரிக்க என்
அச்சம் நாணம் அத்தனையும்
மொத்த மக தோதாச்சி
உன் எக்க சக்கம்
வா என்று அழைக்க என்
பத்து விரல் பூட்டுகள் திறக்க
நீ கட்டி வச்ச அத்தனையும்
சுத்தமாக பாத்தாச்சு
As I crouch down to hide my modesty
Your burning eyes strip away my saree
My fear and modesty have completely lost today
Male: As your playful self calls me to come
As the locks on my ten fingers open up
I have clearly seen everything you kept hidden
துன்பம் எனக்கு
சுகமா இருக்கு சூர காட்டு
ராசாவே
கிறுக்கா கெடக்கு
ஏனோ எனக்கு குறுக்கு
சிறுத்த ரோசாவே
This distress feels so pleasant to me, king of the whirlwind
Male: My mind feels crazy for some reason, my slender rose
Female: In today's war of desire, who will win?
Both of us will win!
இன்று ஆசை
போரில் யார் தான்
ஜெய்பார் ரெண்டு பேரும்
தானே
Cold breeze, cold breeze
கூத காத்து
கூத காத்து
The cold breeze is killing me, sir
Give me a waistcloth
Or come wrestle closely with me
கூத காத்து
கொல்லுதையா மல்லு
வேட்டி தாயா இல்ல
மல்லு கட்டவாயா
Let the sacred wedding thread remain
You take off everything else
Remove everything else and set it aside
Let our open eyes stay awake
Let them lie awake
Female: Hey my soul, tell the lamp to go to sleep
Female: Cold breeze, cold breeze
தாலி கயிறு
இருக்கட்டுமே நீ
மத்ததெல்லாம்
மத்ததெல்லாம்
கழட்டி வைய்
விழிகள் முழிச்சி
கெடக்கட்டுமே
உசுரே
விளக்க தூங்க
சொல்லு
கூத காத்து
கூத காத்து
Koodha kaathu
Cold breeze
Male :Koodha kaathu
Male: Cold breeze
Koodha kaathu
Cold breeze
Koodha kaathu kolludhadi
The cold breeze is killing me, girl
Koora seelaa thaadi
Give me a soft saree cover
Illa koondhal mattum thadi
Or offer your long hair as my shelter
Koodha kaathu kolludhayyaa
The cold breeze is killing me, sir
Malluvetti thaayaa
Give me a waistcloth
Illa mallu katta vaayaa
Or come wrestle closely with me
Thaali kayiru irukkatumae
Let the sacred wedding thread remain
Ne mathadhellaam
You take off everything else
Maththadhellaam kalati vayyi .
Remove everything else and set it aside
Vizhigal muluchi
Let our open eyes stay awake
Kedakattumae
Let them lie awake
Usuraeeee velakka thoonga sollu ..
Hey my soul, tell the lamp to go to sleep
Koodha kaathu
Cold breeze
Female :Koodha kaathu
Female: Cold breeze
Nee vettkapattu orathil thavikka
As you squirm shyly in the corner
Un vekkathayae naavinil thodaika
To wipe away your shyness with my tongue
Nee kattupattu thottu kittu katti kolla koodaatha
Can't you stay bound, touch me, and hold me close?
En poovukulla thaen thuli kothikka
As a drop of honey boils inside my flower
En nenjukulla thaagangal inikka
As desires taste sweet inside my heart
En acham vittu mogam vara vittu vaika koodaatha
Can't you drop your fear and let passion take over?
Adiyae naanum manusan dhaanae
Hey girl, I am human too
Aada vaadi senthenae
Come dance with me, my sweet honey
Female :Mazhaya thaangum ilaya pola
Female: Like a leaf bearing the heavy rain
Vanangi naanum ninennae
I stood bowing down
Male :Oru korvaiyoda vegam rendu vervai sinthum dhaanae
Male: The pace of our union will make us shed sweat together
Kootha kaathu kootha kaathu
Cold breeze, cold breeze
Nan kutha vechu maanatha maraikka
As I crouch down to hide my modesty
Un kolli kannu selaiya urrikka
Your burning eyes strip away my saree
Yen acham nanam athanaiyum motha magha thothaachu
My fear and modesty have completely lost today
Male :Un yekka chakkam vaa endru azhaikka
Male: As your playful self calls me to come
Yen pathu viral pootugal thirakka
As the locks on my ten fingers open up
Nee katti vecha athanaiyum suthamaaga paathaachu
I have clearly seen everything you kept hidden
Thunbham enaku sogama irukku soora kaatu raasavae
This distress feels so pleasant to me, king of the whirlwind
Male :Kirukkaa kedakku yeno yenakku Kurruku sirutha rosaavae
Male: My mind feels crazy for some reason, my slender rose
Female :Indru aasai poril yaarthaan jeipaar
Female: In today's war of desire, who will win?
Rendu perum dhaanae
Both of us will win!
Kootha kaathu kootha kaathu
Cold breeze, cold breeze
Koodha kaathu kolludhayyaa
The cold breeze is killing me, sir
Malluvetti thaayaa
Give me a waistcloth
Illa mallu katta vaayaa
Or come wrestle closely with me
Thaali kayiru irukkatumae
Let the sacred wedding thread remain
Ne mathadhellaam
You take off everything else
Maththadhellaam kalati vayyi
Remove everything else and set it aside
Vizhigal muluchi
Let our open eyes stay awake
Kedakattumae
Let them lie awake
Female :Usuraeeee velakka thoonga sollu ..
Female: Hey my soul, tell the lamp to go to sleep
Female :Kootha kaathu kootha kaathu
Female: Cold breeze, cold breeze
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
‘Koodha Kaathu’ is a sensual duet from the film 'Vellakkara Durai' that explores the intimate longing between a couple on a chilly night. The biting cold wind serves as the primary catalyst, driving the lovers to abandon their shyness and seek warmth in each other's embrace. Through rural motifs, evocative metaphors, and folk rhythms, the lyrics express a deep romantic passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mazhaya thaangum ilaya pola”
Compares the heroine's yield and vulnerability to a tender leaf bearing heavy raindrops.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Koodha kaathu kolludhadi”
Repetition of the 'K' sound at the beginning of words creates a rhythmic flow.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Thunbham enaku sogama irukku soora kaatu raasavae”
Presents distress/pain (Thunbham) as something enjoyable and pleasant (Sogama) in the context of romantic surrender.
Metaphor (Uvakam)
“Indru aasai poril yaarthaan jeipaar”
Refers to passion and intimate lovemaking as a battle ('aasai por') where both participants emerge victorious.
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Trivia
Composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Vairamuthu, 'Koodha Kaathu' was sung by Haricharan and Shreya Ghoshal. The song received popular acclaim for blending traditional Tamil folk phrasing with modern orchestral arrangements.
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