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Lyrics & meaning

Kural Kekkutha

From Hridayam · 2021

Lyricist
Guna Balasubramanian
Singer
Unni Menon
Music director
Hesham Abdul Wahab
Details
Hridayam2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiRhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiRhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiRhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Thakida thakida tha thaRhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha tha)
Chorus :Kanavugalai thiraChorus: Unlock your dreams
Chorus :Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiChorus: Rhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Chorus :Kavalaiyai nee maraChorus: Forget your worries
Chorus :Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiChorus: Rhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Male
Kural kekkuthaDo you hear the voice?
Vandhorai vaazha vaikkumWhich gives life and refuge to all who arrive,
Thamizh thaayin kural kekkuthaDo you hear the voice of Mother Tamil?
AzhaikkindrathaIs it calling out to you?
Kalloori chaalai unnai malar thooviThe college road, showering flowers on you,
AzhaikkindrathaaIs it welcoming you?
Male
Ilamai thullum nenjamaeOh youthful, bouncing heart!
Vanaam ellai illaayaeThe sky has no boundaries!
Idhu theeradha aasai kalamaeThis is the arena for unquenchable desires!
Male
Kural kekkutha… kural kekkuthaDo you hear the voice? Do you hear the voice?
Chorus :Kural kekkutha kural kekkuthaChorus: Do you hear the voice? Do you hear the voice?
Male :AzhaikkindrathaMale: Is it calling out?
Chorus :azhaikkindrathaChorus: Is it calling out?
Male
Kural kekkuthaDo you hear the voice?
Vandhorai vaazha vaikkumWhich gives life and refuge to all who arrive,
Thamizh thaayin kural kekkuthaDo you hear the voice of Mother Tamil?
Chorus
Acham vendam kadhavugalai thiraDo not fear, unlock the doors!
Vetri vendum kavalai ini maraTo win, forget your worries from now on!
Indha salai oraam nee varaAs you walk along this roadside,
Para para nee para siragugal aayiramFly, fly, fly high with a thousand wings!
Acham vendam kadhavugalai thiraDo not fear, unlock the doors!
Vetri vendum kavalai ini maraTo win, forget your worries from now on!
Indha salai oraam nee varaAs you walk along this roadside,
Para para nee para siragugal aayiramFly, fly, fly high with a thousand wings!
Chorus
Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiRhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiRhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiRhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Thakida thakida tha thaRhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha tha)
Chorus :Kanavugalai thiraChorus: Unlock your dreams
Chorus :Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiChorus: Rhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Chorus :Kavalaiyai nee maraChorus: Forget your worries
Chorus :Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimiChorus: Rhythm mnemonic beats (Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi)
Chorus
Kural kekkutha kural kekkuthaDo you hear the voice? Do you hear the voice?
AzhaikindrathaIs it calling out?
Chorus :Acham vendam kadhavugalai thiraChorus: Do not fear, unlock the doors!
Vetri vendum kavalai ini maraTo win, forget your worries from now on!
Indha salai oraam nee varaAs you walk along this roadside,
Para para nee para siragugal aayiramFly, fly, fly high with a thousand wings!
Chorus
Acham vendam kadhavugalai thiraDo not fear, unlock the doors!
Vetri vendum kavalai ini maraTo win, forget your worries from now on!
Indha salai oraam nee varaAs you walk along this roadside,
Para para nee para siragugal aayiramFly, fly, fly high with a thousand wings!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This energetic song from the Malayalam movie 'Hridayam' serves as a vibrant welcoming track as the protagonist moves to Tamil Nadu for his engineering education. It captures the spirit of welcoming hospitality associated with Tamil culture, personified through 'Thamizh Thai' (Mother Tamil) calling out to students and embracing newcomers with open arms.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Kalloori chaalai unnai malar thoovi azhaikkindrathaa

Mother Tamil and the college road ('Kalloori chaalai') are personified as welcoming hosts showering flowers on the students.

Solkattu / Konnakol (Rhythmic Mnemonics)

Thakida thakida tha thakida thaka thimi

Use of traditional rhythmic syllable patterns like 'Thakida thakida tha' to build high energy and pulse.

Metaphor

Para para nee para siragugal aayiram

Wings ('siragugal aayiram') are used as a metaphor for freedom, ambition, and soaring higher in life.

Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Acham vendam kadhavugalai thira

Repetition of starting sound 'A' in 'Acham' and 'Azhaikkindratha'.

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Trivia

Although 'Hridayam' is a Malayalam film directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, this track features Tamil lyrics written by Guna Balasubramanian and sung by legendary playback singer Unni Menon. It plays during the iconic college entry sequence set in Chennai.

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