Kudagu Malai
From Karagattakaran · 1989
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Mano, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Karagattakaran1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Kudagu malai kaatril varum paatu kekudha en paingili } (2) | Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot? |
| Edho ninaivu thaan unna chuthi parakudhu | Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot? |
| Ennoda manasu thaan kandapadi thavikudhu | Some memory flutters around you endlessly. |
| Oththa vazhi en vazhi thaanae maanae | My heart suffers helplessly in longing. |
| Kudagu malai kaatril varum paatu kekudha en paingili | A single-minded path is my path, my deer. |
| Male | |
| Maanae mayilae maragadha kuyilae | Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot? |
| Thaenae naan paadum themaangae | My deer, my peacock, my emerald cuckoo. |
| Poovae pozhudhae pongi varum amudhae | My honey, this rustic folk song that I sing. |
| Kaadhil kettayo en vaakae | My flower, my time, my overflowing nectar. |
| Unna enni naan thaan oru oorgolam ponen | Did my word reach your ears? |
| Thannandhaniyaga nikum ther polae aanen | Thinking of you, I went on a lonely procession. |
| Male | |
| Poo pootha solaiyilae ponnana maalaiyilae | I became like a temple chariot standing all alone. |
| Nee vandha velaiyilae mayilae | In the flower-bloomed garden, on a golden evening. |
| Neer pootha kannu rendu | At the moment you arrived, my peacock. |
| Neengaadha dhagam kondu paadum paatu | Two eyes brimming with tears like water-flowers. |
| Female | |
| { Kudagu malai kaatril oru paatu paaduthu indha paingili } (2) | A song sung with an unquenchable thirst. |
| Female | |
| Marandhal thaanae nenaikanum mama | This parrot sings a song in the Coorg mountain breeze. |
| Ninaivae needhaanae needhaanae | This parrot sings a song in the Coorg mountain breeze. |
| Manasum manasum inainjadhu mama | Only if I forget should I need to remember you, my beloved. |
| Nenachu thavichenae naandhaanae | You are my very memory, only you. |
| Solli vitta paatu theku kaathoda keten | Heart and heart have united, my beloved. |
| Thoodhu vitta raasa manam thadumaara maten | Thinking of you, I suffered in longing, it was me. |
| Female | |
| Oorenna sonna enna onnaaga ninna enna | I heard the song sent as a message along with the southern breeze. |
| Un perai paadi nipen mama | My king who sent the message, my heart will not falter. |
| Thoongama unna enni thudichalae | Whatever the town says, what if we stand together? |
| Indha kanni vaa mama | I will stand singing your name, my beloved. |
| Male | |
| Kudagu malai kaatril varum paatu kekudha en paingili | Without sleeping, thinking of you, this maiden twitched in longing. |
| Female | |
| Edho ninaivu thaan unna chuthi parakudhu | This young girl twitched in pain, come my beloved. |
| Ennoda manasu thaan kandapadi thavikidhu | Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot? |
| Male | |
| Oththa vazhi en vazhi thaanae maanae | Some memory flutters around you endlessly. |
| Female | |
| Kudagu malai kaatril oru paatu paaduthu indha paingili | My heart suffers helplessly in longing. |
| Male | |
| Kudagu malai kaatril varum paatu kekudha en paingili | This parrot sings a song in the Coorg mountain breeze. |
{ குடகு மலை
காற்றில் வரும் பாட்டு
கேக்குதா என் பைங்கிளி } (2)
ஏதோ நினைவு தான்
உன்ன சுத்தி பறக்குது
என்னோட மனசு தான்
கண்டபடி தவிக்குது
ஒத்த வழி என் வழி
தானே மானே குடகு
மலை காற்றில் வரும்
பாட்டு கேக்குதா என்
பைங்கிளி
Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot?
Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot?
Some memory flutters around you endlessly.
My heart suffers helplessly in longing.
A single-minded path is my path, my deer.
மானே மயிலே
மரகத குயிலே தேனே
நான் பாடும் தேமாங்கே
பூவே பொழுதே பொங்கி
வரும் அமுதே காதில்
கேட்டாயோ என் வாக்கே
உன்ன எண்ணி நான் தான்
ஒரு ஊர்கோலம் போனேன்
தன்னந்தனியாக நிக்கும்
தேர் போல ஆனேன்
Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot?
My deer, my peacock, my emerald cuckoo.
My honey, this rustic folk song that I sing.
My flower, my time, my overflowing nectar.
Did my word reach your ears?
Thinking of you, I went on a lonely procession.
பூ பூத்த
சோலையிலே
பொன்னான மாலையிலே
நீ வந்த வேளையிலே
மயிலே நீர் பூத்த கண்ணு
ரெண்டு நீங்காத தாகம்
கொண்டு பாடும் பாட்டு
I became like a temple chariot standing all alone.
In the flower-bloomed garden, on a golden evening.
At the moment you arrived, my peacock.
Two eyes brimming with tears like water-flowers.
{ குடகு மலை
காற்றில் வரும் பாட்டு
கேக்குதா என் பைங்கிளி } (2)
A song sung with an unquenchable thirst.
மறந்தால்
தானே நினைக்கனும்
மாமா நினைவே நீதானே
நீதானே மனசும் மனசும்
இணைஞ்சது மாமா நெனச்சு
தவிச்சேனே நான் தானே
சொல்லி விட்ட பாட்டு தேக்கு
காத்தோட கேட்டேன் தூது
விட்ட ராசா மனம்
தடுமாற மாட்டேன்
This parrot sings a song in the Coorg mountain breeze.
This parrot sings a song in the Coorg mountain breeze.
Only if I forget should I need to remember you, my beloved.
You are my very memory, only you.
Heart and heart have united, my beloved.
Thinking of you, I suffered in longing, it was me.
ஊரென்ன சொன்னா
என்ன ஒன்னாக நின்னா என்ன
உன் பேரை பாடி நிப்பேன் மாமா
தூங்காம உன்ன எண்ணி
துடிச்சாளே இந்த கன்னி
வா மாமா
I heard the song sent as a message along with the southern breeze.
My king who sent the message, my heart will not falter.
Whatever the town says, what if we stand together?
I will stand singing your name, my beloved.
குடகு மலை
காற்றில் வரும் பாட்டு
கேக்குதா என் பைங்கிளி
Without sleeping, thinking of you, this maiden twitched in longing.
ஏதோ நினைவு தான்
உன்ன சுத்தி பறக்குது
என்னோட மனசு தான்
கண்டபடி தவிக்குது
This young girl twitched in pain, come my beloved.
Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot?
ஒத்த வழி
என் வழி தானே
மானே
Some memory flutters around you endlessly.
குடகு
மலை காற்றில் ஒரு
பாட்டு பாடுது இந்த
பைங்கிளி
My heart suffers helplessly in longing.
குடகு மலை
காற்றில் வரும் பாட்டு
கேக்குதா என் பைங்கிளி
This parrot sings a song in the Coorg mountain breeze.
{ Kudagu malai kaatril varum paatu kekudha en paingili } (2)
Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot?
Edho ninaivu thaan unna chuthi parakudhu
Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot?
Ennoda manasu thaan kandapadi thavikudhu
Some memory flutters around you endlessly.
Oththa vazhi en vazhi thaanae maanae
My heart suffers helplessly in longing.
Kudagu malai kaatril varum paatu kekudha en paingili
A single-minded path is my path, my deer.
Maanae mayilae maragadha kuyilae
Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot?
Thaenae naan paadum themaangae
My deer, my peacock, my emerald cuckoo.
Poovae pozhudhae pongi varum amudhae
My honey, this rustic folk song that I sing.
Kaadhil kettayo en vaakae
My flower, my time, my overflowing nectar.
Unna enni naan thaan oru oorgolam ponen
Did my word reach your ears?
Thannandhaniyaga nikum ther polae aanen
Thinking of you, I went on a lonely procession.
Poo pootha solaiyilae ponnana maalaiyilae
I became like a temple chariot standing all alone.
Nee vandha velaiyilae mayilae
In the flower-bloomed garden, on a golden evening.
Neer pootha kannu rendu
At the moment you arrived, my peacock.
Neengaadha dhagam kondu paadum paatu
Two eyes brimming with tears like water-flowers.
{ Kudagu malai kaatril oru paatu paaduthu indha paingili } (2)
A song sung with an unquenchable thirst.
Marandhal thaanae nenaikanum mama
This parrot sings a song in the Coorg mountain breeze.
Ninaivae needhaanae needhaanae
This parrot sings a song in the Coorg mountain breeze.
Manasum manasum inainjadhu mama
Only if I forget should I need to remember you, my beloved.
Nenachu thavichenae naandhaanae
You are my very memory, only you.
Solli vitta paatu theku kaathoda keten
Heart and heart have united, my beloved.
Thoodhu vitta raasa manam thadumaara maten
Thinking of you, I suffered in longing, it was me.
Oorenna sonna enna onnaaga ninna enna
I heard the song sent as a message along with the southern breeze.
Un perai paadi nipen mama
My king who sent the message, my heart will not falter.
Thoongama unna enni thudichalae
Whatever the town says, what if we stand together?
Indha kanni vaa mama
I will stand singing your name, my beloved.
Kudagu malai kaatril varum paatu kekudha en paingili
Without sleeping, thinking of you, this maiden twitched in longing.
Edho ninaivu thaan unna chuthi parakudhu
This young girl twitched in pain, come my beloved.
Ennoda manasu thaan kandapadi thavikidhu
Can you hear the song coming in the Coorg mountain breeze, my parrot?
Oththa vazhi en vazhi thaanae maanae
Some memory flutters around you endlessly.
Kudagu malai kaatril oru paatu paaduthu indha paingili
My heart suffers helplessly in longing.
Kudagu malai kaatril varum paatu kekudha en paingili
This parrot sings a song in the Coorg mountain breeze.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kudagu Malai Kaatril is a celebrated romantic duet from the iconic 1989 Tamil film Karagattakaran. The song captures the profound emotional resonance and sweet longing between two lovers. Using vivid metaphors from nature—such as the soothing breeze from the Coorg hills, singing cuckoos, and blooming gardens—the protagonists express how their souls are intricately entwined across space and time. The hero calls out to his beloved, comparing his solitude without her to an isolated temple chariot, while she responds with unwavering devotion, assuring him that he is her very consciousness and that no societal rumors can ever tear them apart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Maanae mayilae maragadha kuyilae / Thaenae naan paadum themaangae”
Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Maanae', 'Thaenae', and 'Poovae', establishing rhythmic harmony.
Moonaal / Alliteration
“Poo pootha solaiyilae ponnana maalaiyilae”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'P' in words like 'Poo', 'pootha', and 'ponnana'.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Thannandhaniyaga nikum ther polae aanen”
The lover compares his feeling of solitary devotion to an isolated temple chariot standing alone.
Metaphor (Uvameyam)
“Maanae mayilae maragadha kuyilae / Poovae pozhudhae pongi varum amudhae”
Endearments addressing the beloved as nature's finest creations like 'maragadha kuyil' (emerald cuckoo) and 'amudhu' (nectar).
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja in the pentatonic Carnatic raga Suddha Dhanyasi, this song was rendered by singers Mano and K. S. Chithra with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran. The movie Karagattakaran was a historic blockbuster in Tamil cinema, running for over 1 year in theaters, largely propelled by its iconic folk-based soundtrack.
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