Kuppaiyile Nel
From Sindhu Nathi Poo · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Shahul Hameed
- Music director
- Soundaryan
- Details
- Sindhu Nathi Poo1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ohoohoho ohoohohoho | Ohoohoho ohoohohoho |
| Male | |
| Kuppaiyilae nel vedhacha | If paddy seeds are sown in a trash heap |
| Michamilla pachappullae | Oh innocent green soul, nothing remains |
| Kozhi vandhu kothidichae | A hen came and pecked it all away |
| Antha nella enna solla | What can be said about that paddy seed? |
| Male | |
| Kuliradichaa kuruvi kunju | If the cold wind blows, the little bird chick |
| Thoongaathu | Cannot sleep |
| Puyaladichaa elavam panju | If a storm strikes, the delicate silk-cotton fiber |
| Thaangaathu | Cannot withstand it |
| Female | |
| Ohoohoho ohoohohoho | Ohoohoho ohoohohoho |
ஓஹோஹோஹ் ஓஹோஹோஹோ
Ohoohoho ohoohohoho
குப்பையிலே நெல் வெதச்சா
மிச்சமில்லை பச்சப்புள்ளே
கோழி வந்து கொத்திடிச்சே
அந்த நெல்ல என்ன சொல்ல
If paddy seeds are sown in a trash heap
Oh innocent green soul, nothing remains
A hen came and pecked it all away
What can be said about that paddy seed?
குளிரடிச்சா குருவிக் குஞ்சு
தூங்காது
புயலடிச்சா எலவம் பஞ்சு
தாங்காது
If the cold wind blows, the little bird chick
Cannot sleep
If a storm strikes, the delicate silk-cotton fiber
Cannot withstand it
ஓஹோஹோஹ் ஓஹோஹோஹோ
Ohoohoho ohoohohoho
Ohoohoho ohoohohoho
Ohoohoho ohoohohoho
Kuppaiyilae nel vedhacha
If paddy seeds are sown in a trash heap
Michamilla pachappullae
Oh innocent green soul, nothing remains
Kozhi vandhu kothidichae
A hen came and pecked it all away
Antha nella enna solla
What can be said about that paddy seed?
Kuliradichaa kuruvi kunju
If the cold wind blows, the little bird chick
Thoongaathu
Cannot sleep
Puyaladichaa elavam panju
If a storm strikes, the delicate silk-cotton fiber
Thaangaathu
Cannot withstand it
Ohoohoho ohoohohoho
Ohoohoho ohoohohoho
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant excerpt uses vivid rural and natural imagery to evoke a sense of extreme vulnerability, fragility, and loss. The lyricist compares a helpless soul to paddy seeds scattered on garbage pecked away by chickens, a tiny nestling unable to sleep in freezing cold, and soft silk-cotton fiber torn apart by a storm. Through these poetic analogies, the song conveys the pain of a delicate life left unprotected against harsh worldly adversity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kuliradichaa kuruvi kunju”
Life and innocence are metaphorically described through fragile natural elements like silk-cotton fiber ('elavam panju') and a tiny bird chick ('kuruvi kunju').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Thoongaathu / Thaangaathu”
Refrain and end words 'Thoongaathu' and 'Thaangaathu' rhyme at the end of lines to emphasize suffering and helplessness.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Puyaladichaa elavam panju”
Matching initial consonants in words across paired lines, such as 'Kuliradichaa' and 'Puyaladichaa' sharing rhyming structure.
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Trivia
Sindhu Nathi Poo (1994) features music composed by Soundaryan. Singer Shakul Hameed, known for his unique high-pitched soulful renditions in 90s Tamil cinema, delivered several memorable emotional tracks during this era.
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