Koova
From Koova Lyrics · 2018
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Chinna Ponnu
- Music director
- Karthik
- Details
- Koova Lyrics2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Raavellaam thookkangettu | {All night losing sleep, |
| Nee kedakkudhiyoo | Are you lying down? |
| Usurellaam adha nenachittu | Thinking about that with all your soul, |
| Irukkudhiyoo} (2) | Are you staying like that?} (2) |
| Female | |
| Koova koova | Koova koova (crying bird) |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Aakkangetta | Good-for-nothing |
| Koova koova | Koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Aakkangetta | Good-for-nothing |
| Female | |
| Ko…koova koova | Ko...koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Aakkangetta | Good-for-nothing |
| Koova koova | Koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Female | |
| {Ondi manasa saathi | {Closing off the lonely heart, |
| Oru kondi pootta pootti .. | Locking it with a latch... |
| Thoravaa thookki pottu | Throwing away the key, |
| Ada poravaa thaedi poraa} (2) | Ah, searching for the one who leaves} (2) |
| Female | |
| Koova koova | Koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Aakkangetta | Good-for-nothing |
| Koova koova | Koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Aakkangetta | Good-for-nothing |
| Female | |
| Ko…koova koova | Ko...koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Aakkangetta | Good-for-nothing |
| Koova koova | Koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Female | |
| Nee yaarunnudhaan | Who are you really, |
| Muttikkittu kettu nikka | Fighting and demanding to know? |
| Yen vaazhudhinnu | Why are you living, |
| Kaaranam nee paathu nikka | Waiting to find a reason? |
| Raa theeraamathaan | Is there a night that never ends, |
| Vaanamonnu ingirukkaa…aaa…. | Is there such an endless sky here... ah... |
| Female | |
| Nonja kambalamaa | As a faded carpet, |
| Nenjil nombalamaa | With pain in the heart, |
| Naalanju naalaa nee | For four or five days now, |
| Kedakka…kedakka | Lying down... lying down, |
| Female | |
| Okkaandhu azhudhaa | If you just sit and cry, |
| Makkithaan mudiva | You will only rot away in the end. |
| Vaa innum irukku | Come, there is still more |
| Nadakka heyy | To walk/happen, hey! |
| Female | |
| Koova koova | Koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Aakkangetta | Good-for-nothing |
| Koova koova | Koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Aakkangetta | Good-for-nothing |
| Female | |
| Ko…koova koova | Ko...koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Aakkangetta | Good-for-nothing |
| Koova koova | Koova koova |
| Muttaa koova | Foolish cuckoo |
| Chorus | |
| Koova | Koova |
| Female :Hey yedatha | Female: Hey, clear out this space, |
| Gaali panra mudhala… | Emptying it out first... |
| Aiyo bharani sir | Oh no, Bharani sir! |
| Chorus | |
| Koova koova | Koova koova |
| Female | |
| Unnaiyellam vechi | Keeping someone like you around, |
| Odraa chei | Run away, shoo! |
| Ah koova | Ah koova |
| Chorus | |
| Koova | Koova |
| Female | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Chorus :Eh koova | Chorus: Eh koova |
| Female :Podaa | Female: Go away! |
| Yaar raa nee so cute | Who are you, man? So cute! |
| Hahaha…….. | Hahaha...... |
{ ராவெல்லாம்
தூக்கங்கெட்டு நீ
கெடக்குதியோ
உசுரெல்லாம் அத
நெனைச்சிட்டு
இருக்குதியோ } (2)
{All night losing sleep,
Are you lying down?
Thinking about that with all your soul,
Are you staying like that?} (2)
கூவ கூவ
முட்டா கூவ
ஆக்கங்கெட்ட கூவ
கூவ முட்டா கூவ
ஆக்கங்கெட்ட
Koova koova (crying bird)
Foolish cuckoo
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
Good-for-nothing
கூ கூவ கூவ
முட்டா கூவ
ஆக்கங்கெட்ட கூவ
கூவ முட்டா கூவ
Ko...koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
{ ஒன்டி மனச
சாத்தி ஒரு கொண்டி
பூட்ட பூட்டி தொறவ
தூக்கி போட்டு அட
பொரவ தேடி போறா } (2)
{Closing off the lonely heart,
Locking it with a latch...
Throwing away the key,
Ah, searching for the one who leaves} (2)
கூவ கூவ
முட்டா கூவ
ஆக்கங்கெட்ட கூவ
கூவ முட்டா கூவ
ஆக்கங்கெட்ட
Koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
Good-for-nothing
கூ கூவ கூவ
முட்டா கூவ
ஆக்கங்கெட்ட கூவ
கூவ முட்டா கூவ
Ko...koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
நீ யாருன்னு தான்
முட்டி கிட்டு கேட்டு நிக்க
ஏன் வாழுதின்னு காரணம்
நீ பாத்து நிக்க ரா தீராமதான்
வானமொன்னு இங்கிருக்க
..ஆஆ
Who are you really,
Fighting and demanding to know?
Why are you living,
Waiting to find a reason?
Is there a night that never ends,
Is there such an endless sky here... ah...
நொஞ்ச கம்பளமா
நெஞ்சில் நோம்பலாமா
நாலஞ்சு நாளா நீ
கெடக்க கெடக்க
As a faded carpet,
With pain in the heart,
For four or five days now,
Lying down... lying down,
உக்காந்து அழுதா
மக்கி தான் முடிவ வா
இன்னும் இருக்கு
நடக்க ஹே
If you just sit and cry,
You will only rot away in the end.
Come, there is still more
To walk/happen, hey!
கூவ கூவ முட்டா
கூவ ஆக்கங்கெட்ட கூவ
கூவ முட்டா கூவ
ஆக்கங்கெட்ட
Koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
Good-for-nothing
கூ கூவ கூவ
முட்டா கூவ
ஆக்கங்கெட்ட கூவ
கூவ முட்டா கூவ
Ko...koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Foolish cuckoo
கூவ
பெண் : ஹே இடத்த
காலி பண்றா முதல
அய்யோ பரணி சார்
Koova
Female: Hey, clear out this space,
Emptying it out first...
Oh no, Bharani sir!
கூவ கூவ
Koova koova
உன்னையெல்லாம்
வெச்சி ஓட்றா சி ஆ கூவ
Keeping someone like you around,
Run away, shoo!
Ah koova
கூவ
Koova
ஹே
குழு :
யே கூவ
போடா
யார் ரா நீ சோ
கியூட் ஹாஹாஹா
Hey
Chorus: Eh koova
Female: Go away!
Who are you, man? So cute!
Hahaha......
{Raavellaam thookkangettu
{All night losing sleep,
Nee kedakkudhiyoo
Are you lying down?
Usurellaam adha nenachittu
Thinking about that with all your soul,
Irukkudhiyoo} (2)
Are you staying like that?} (2)
Koova koova
Koova koova (crying bird)
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Aakkangetta
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Aakkangetta
Good-for-nothing
Ko…koova koova
Ko...koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Aakkangetta
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
{Ondi manasa saathi
{Closing off the lonely heart,
Oru kondi pootta pootti ..
Locking it with a latch...
Thoravaa thookki pottu
Throwing away the key,
Ada poravaa thaedi poraa} (2)
Ah, searching for the one who leaves} (2)
Koova koova
Koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Aakkangetta
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Aakkangetta
Good-for-nothing
Ko…koova koova
Ko...koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Aakkangetta
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Nee yaarunnudhaan
Who are you really,
Muttikkittu kettu nikka
Fighting and demanding to know?
Yen vaazhudhinnu
Why are you living,
Kaaranam nee paathu nikka
Waiting to find a reason?
Raa theeraamathaan
Is there a night that never ends,
Vaanamonnu ingirukkaa…aaa….
Is there such an endless sky here... ah...
Nonja kambalamaa
As a faded carpet,
Nenjil nombalamaa
With pain in the heart,
Naalanju naalaa nee
For four or five days now,
Kedakka…kedakka
Lying down... lying down,
Okkaandhu azhudhaa
If you just sit and cry,
Makkithaan mudiva
You will only rot away in the end.
Vaa innum irukku
Come, there is still more
Nadakka heyy
To walk/happen, hey!
Koova koova
Koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Aakkangetta
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Aakkangetta
Good-for-nothing
Ko…koova koova
Ko...koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Aakkangetta
Good-for-nothing
Koova koova
Koova koova
Muttaa koova
Foolish cuckoo
Koova
Koova
Female :Hey yedatha
Female: Hey, clear out this space,
Gaali panra mudhala…
Emptying it out first...
Aiyo bharani sir
Oh no, Bharani sir!
Koova koova
Koova koova
Unnaiyellam vechi
Keeping someone like you around,
Odraa chei
Run away, shoo!
Ah koova
Ah koova
Koova
Koova
Hey
Hey
Chorus :Eh koova
Chorus: Eh koova
Female :Podaa
Female: Go away!
Yaar raa nee so cute
Who are you, man? So cute!
Hahaha……..
Hahaha......
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Koova', written by Madhan Karky, is a lively and upbeat indie track that addresses heartbreak with tough love and humor. It scolds a person who is losing sleep, wallowing in heartbreak, and endlessly yearning for someone who has already walked away. The speaker calls them a 'muttaa koova' (foolish cuckoo bird) for making useless cries of sorrow instead of taking control of their life. The lyrics urge the listener to stop overanalyzing life, seeking existential reasons, or sitting around rotting in grief. Reminding them that no dark night lasts forever, the song encourages dusting off heartbreak and moving forward, concluding with a lighthearted conversational spoken-word segment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia and Repetition
“Koova koova / Muttaa koova”
The title word 'Koova' mimics the repetitive call of a cuckoo, used here colloquially as a refrain to mock endless, foolish crying.
Metaphor
“Ondi manasa saathi / Oru kondi pootta pootti .. / Thoravaa thookki pottu”
The act of shutting off emotions is metaphorically compared to locking a door with a latch and throwing away the key.
Etukai (Initial Consonants Assonance)
“Nonja kambalamaa / Nenjil nombalamaa”
The Tamil poetic device of matching sound patterns in consecutive lines is used for rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
'Koova' is an independent Tamil track written by lyricist Madhan Karky. The term 'Koova' literally refers to the calling noise of a cuckoo bird, but Madhan Karky repurposed it colloquially in this track as slang for an impractical person who keeps whining or crying aimlessly.
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