Koyililea
From Kattil · 2022
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Kattil2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thaalaelo thaalaelo laali laali | Lullaby, lullaby, hushaby, hushaby |
| Thaalaelo.. thaalaelo | Lullaby.. lullaby |
| Male | |
| Koyililae kudiyirunthom naangal | We once lived in a sacred temple |
| Angae kudiyirundha | And everyone who lived there |
| Ellaarum dheivangal | Were all living gods |
| Male | |
| Siripposai koyilmani | Laughter was the sound of temple bells |
| Siruvargalae dheebangal | Children were the holy lamps |
| Periyavargal archagargal | Elders were the priests |
| Pengal ellaam pushpangal | Women were all pure flowers |
| Vaaimozhiyae mandhirangal | Spoken words were sacred mantras |
| Vaazhvae vazhipaadu… | Life itself was worship... |
| Male | |
| Koyililae kudiyirunthom naangal | We once lived in a sacred temple |
| Angae kudiyirundha | And everyone who lived there |
| Ellaarum dheivangal | Were all living gods |
| Male | |
| Thaalaelo thaalaelo laali laali | Lullaby, lullaby, hushaby, hushaby |
| Male | |
| Sengalai thattungal | Tap on the bricks |
| Dheivathin mozhi keatkkum | You will hear the voice of God |
| Koodathil sevi saaithaal | If you tilt your ear in the hall |
| Kummiyadi pattu varum | The rhythm of the Kummi song echoes |
| Adukkalaiyil nugarungal | Inhale in the kitchen |
| Ammaavin vaasam varum | The comforting aroma of mother will come |
| Padipadiyaai earungal | Climb up step by step |
| Parambariyin soodu varum | The warmth of tradition will envelop you |
| Male | |
| Silambadi yenna | What energetic stick-fighting games! |
| Uriyadi yenna | What festive pot-breaking fun! |
| Kalmisham illaa | Free of any malice, |
| Silmisham enna | What innocent, playful antics! |
| Male | |
| Koottu kudumbam | A unified joint family |
| Enbadhu maari | Has transformed |
| Paathu kudumbam aanathenna | Why has it broken into ten split families? |
| Rekkai mulaitha vinmeen pola | Like stars that sprouted wings, |
| Akkam pakkam parandhadhenna | Why did everyone scatter in all directions? |
| Aaa… aaa… aaa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Male | |
| Koyililae kudiyirunthom naangal | We once lived in a sacred temple |
| Thaalaelo thaalaelo | Lullaby, lullaby |
| Angae kudiyirundha | And everyone who lived there |
| Thaalaelo … | Lullaby... |
| Ellaarum dheivangal | Were all living gods |
| Male | |
| Thaalaelo thaalaelo laali laali | Lullaby, lullaby, hushaby, hushaby |
| Thaalaelo.. thaalaelo | Lullaby.. lullaby |
| Male | |
| Siripposai koyilmani | Laughter was the sound of temple bells |
| Siruvargalae dheebangal | Children were the holy lamps |
| Periyavargal archagargal | Elders were the priests |
| Pengal ellaam pushpangal | Women were all pure flowers |
| Vaaimozhiyae mandhirangal | Spoken words were sacred mantras |
| Vaazhvae vazhipaadu… | Life itself was worship... |
தாலேலோ தாலேலோ லாலி லாலி
தாலேலோ தாலேலோ
Lullaby, lullaby, hushaby, hushaby
Lullaby.. lullaby
கோயிலிலே
குடியிருந்தோம் நாங்கள்
அங்கே குடியிருந்த
எல்லாரும் தெய்வங்கள்
We once lived in a sacred temple
And everyone who lived there
Were all living gods
சிரிப்போசை கோயில்மணி
சிறுவர்களே தீபங்கள்
பெரியவர்கள் அர்ச்சகர்கள்
பெண் எல்லாம் புஷ்பங்கள்
வாய்மொழியே மந்திரங்கள்
வாழ்வே வழிபாடு
Laughter was the sound of temple bells
Children were the holy lamps
Elders were the priests
Women were all pure flowers
Spoken words were sacred mantras
Life itself was worship...
கோயிலிலே
குடியிருந்தோம் நாங்கள்
அங்கே குடியிருந்த
எல்லாரும் தெய்வங்கள்
We once lived in a sacred temple
And everyone who lived there
Were all living gods
தாலேலோ தாலேலோ லாலி லாலி
Lullaby, lullaby, hushaby, hushaby
செங்கல்லைத் தட்டுங்கல்
தெய்வத்தின் மொழி கேட்கும்
கூடத்தில் செவி சாய்த்தால்
கும்மியடிப் பட்டு வரும்
Tap on the bricks
You will hear the voice of God
If you tilt your ear in the hall
The rhythm of the Kummi song echoes
Inhale in the kitchen
The comforting aroma of mother will come
Climb up step by step
The warmth of tradition will envelop you
அடுக்களையை நுகருங்கள்
அம்மாவின் வாசம் வரும்
படிபடியாய் ஏறுங்கள்
பரம்பரையின் சூடு வரவும்
What energetic stick-fighting games!
What festive pot-breaking fun!
Free of any malice,
What innocent, playful antics!
சிலம்படி என்ன
உரியடி என்ன
கல்மிஷம் இல்லா
சில்மிஷம் என்ன
A unified joint family
Has transformed
Why has it broken into ten split families?
Like stars that sprouted wings,
Why did everyone scatter in all directions?
Ah... ah... ah...
கூட்டுக் குடும்பம் என்பது மாறி
பாட்டுக் குடும்பம் ஆனதென்ன
றெக்கை முளைத்த விண்மீன் போல
அக்கம் பக்கம் பறந்ததென்ன
ஆஆஆ… ஆஆஆ… ஆஆஆ…
We once lived in a sacred temple
Lullaby, lullaby
And everyone who lived there
Lullaby...
Were all living gods
கோயிலிலே குடியிருந்தோம் நாங்கள்
தாலேலோ தாலேலோ
அங்கே குடியிருந்தா
தாலேலோ
எல்லாரும் தெய்வங்கள்
Lullaby, lullaby, hushaby, hushaby
Lullaby.. lullaby
தாலேலோ தாலேலோ லாலி லாலி
தாலேலோ தாலேலோ
Laughter was the sound of temple bells
Children were the holy lamps
Elders were the priests
Women were all pure flowers
Spoken words were sacred mantras
Life itself was worship...
சிரிப்போசை கோயில்மணி
சிறுவர்களே தீபங்கள்
பெரியவர்கள் அர்ச்சகர்கள்
பெண் எல்லாம் புஷ்பங்கள்
வாய்மொழியே மந்திரங்கள்
வாழ்வே வழிபாடு
Thaalaelo thaalaelo laali laali
Lullaby, lullaby, hushaby, hushaby
Thaalaelo.. thaalaelo
Lullaby.. lullaby
Koyililae kudiyirunthom naangal
We once lived in a sacred temple
Angae kudiyirundha
And everyone who lived there
Ellaarum dheivangal
Were all living gods
Siripposai koyilmani
Laughter was the sound of temple bells
Siruvargalae dheebangal
Children were the holy lamps
Periyavargal archagargal
Elders were the priests
Pengal ellaam pushpangal
Women were all pure flowers
Vaaimozhiyae mandhirangal
Spoken words were sacred mantras
Vaazhvae vazhipaadu…
Life itself was worship...
Koyililae kudiyirunthom naangal
We once lived in a sacred temple
Angae kudiyirundha
And everyone who lived there
Ellaarum dheivangal
Were all living gods
Thaalaelo thaalaelo laali laali
Lullaby, lullaby, hushaby, hushaby
Sengalai thattungal
Tap on the bricks
Dheivathin mozhi keatkkum
You will hear the voice of God
Koodathil sevi saaithaal
If you tilt your ear in the hall
Kummiyadi pattu varum
The rhythm of the Kummi song echoes
Adukkalaiyil nugarungal
Inhale in the kitchen
Ammaavin vaasam varum
The comforting aroma of mother will come
Padipadiyaai earungal
Climb up step by step
Parambariyin soodu varum
The warmth of tradition will envelop you
Silambadi yenna
What energetic stick-fighting games!
Uriyadi yenna
What festive pot-breaking fun!
Kalmisham illaa
Free of any malice,
Silmisham enna
What innocent, playful antics!
Koottu kudumbam
A unified joint family
Enbadhu maari
Has transformed
Paathu kudumbam aanathenna
Why has it broken into ten split families?
Rekkai mulaitha vinmeen pola
Like stars that sprouted wings,
Akkam pakkam parandhadhenna
Why did everyone scatter in all directions?
Aaa… aaa… aaa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Koyililae kudiyirunthom naangal
We once lived in a sacred temple
Thaalaelo thaalaelo
Lullaby, lullaby
Angae kudiyirundha
And everyone who lived there
Thaalaelo …
Lullaby...
Ellaarum dheivangal
Were all living gods
Thaalaelo thaalaelo laali laali
Lullaby, lullaby, hushaby, hushaby
Thaalaelo.. thaalaelo
Lullaby.. lullaby
Siripposai koyilmani
Laughter was the sound of temple bells
Siruvargalae dheebangal
Children were the holy lamps
Periyavargal archagargal
Elders were the priests
Pengal ellaam pushpangal
Women were all pure flowers
Vaaimozhiyae mandhirangal
Spoken words were sacred mantras
Vaazhvae vazhipaadu…
Life itself was worship...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This nostalgic song from the movie Kattil celebrates the warmth, joy, and sanctity of traditional Tamil joint families by comparing a ancestral home to a revered temple. Every family member plays a divine role: elders act as revered priests, women as pure flowers, and children as holy lamps, turning daily life into an act of worship filled with laughter, traditions, and togetherness. The song laments the modern decline of joint families into isolated nuclear units. It questions why family members, like stars growing wings, flew away from their roots, leaving behind cherished memories of festive games, motherly love, and traditional warmth embedded in the very walls of their ancestral home.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Simile (உவமை)
“Rekkai mulaitha vinmeen pola”
Compares family members scattering away to stars sprouting wings and flying off.
Uruvagamb / Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Siripposai koyilmani Siruvargalae dheebangal”
Metaphorically equates everyday domestic elements to temple attributes (laughter to temple bells, children to lamps, elders to priests).
Monai / Alliteration (மோனை)
“Silambadi yenna ... Silmisham enna”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound ('S') across adjacent words ('Silambadi' and 'Silmisham').
Edukki / Rhyme (எதுகை)
“Sengalai thattungal / Koodathil sevi saaithaal”
Matching second letter sound ('d' / 'tt') across consecutive lines ('Sengalai' and 'Koodathil').
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is featured in 'Kattil' (2022), directed by veteran editor-director Ganesh Babu. Lyricist Vairamuthu penned the lyrics highlighting the emotional significance of family heritage, while music director Srikanth Deva collaborated with singer Sid Sriram for a soulful fusion of lullaby and reflective folk melody.
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