Kuyil Paattu (Sad)
From En Rasavin Manasile · 1991
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Rasavin Manasile1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kuyil paatu oh | Oh cuckoo's song, |
| Vandhadhenna ilamaanae | Why has it arrived, young deer? |
| Adhai kettu oh | Hearing that, oh, |
| Selvadhengae manam thaanae | Where is the heart wandering off to? |
| Male | |
| Indru vandha | The sorrow that arrived |
| Thunbam ennavo | Today, what is it? |
| Adhai kandu kandu | Witnessing it over and over, |
| Nenjam pongavo | Will the heart overflow? |
| Male | |
| Kuyilae po po | Oh cuckoo, go away, go away, |
| Ini naan thaanae | Now it is just me. |
| Ini un raagam | From now on, your melody |
| Adhu en raagam | Is my melody. |
| Male | |
| Kuyil paatu oh | Oh cuckoo's song, |
| Vandhadhenna ilamaanae | Why has it arrived, young deer? |
| Adhai ketu oh | Hearing that, oh, |
| Selvadhengae manam thaanae | Where is the heart wandering off to? |
| Female | |
| Aththai magan kondaada | For my aunt's son to celebrate, |
| Pithu manam thindaada | While my crazy mind struggles, |
| Anbai enni nenjil sumapen | I will carry love in my heart. |
| Oh hoo | Oh hoo, |
| Female | |
| Putham pudhu sendaagi | Becoming a brand new bouquet of flowers, |
| Methai sugam undaaga | To create the comfort of a soft bed, |
| Athanaiyum alli kodupen | I will shower all of it upon him. |
| Oh hoo | Oh hoo, |
| Female | |
| Mannavanum pogum paadhaiyil | On the path my king walks, |
| Vaasamulla malligai poo | Fragrant jasmine flowers, |
| Meththai viripen | I will spread out like a mattress. |
| Female | |
| Utharavu podum neramae | The moment he gives a command, |
| Muthu nagai pettagathai | The treasure chest of pearl jewelry, |
| Mundhi thirapen | I will rush forward to open. |
| Female | |
| Mounam aanadhindru | What has become silence today, |
| Soga geetham paadudhae | Is singing a song of sorrow. |
| Vaazhum aasaiyodu | With the desire to live, |
| Adhu vaasal thedudhae | It is searching for the doorstep. |
| Geetham paadudhae | Singing a song, |
| Vaasal thedudhae | Searching for the doorstep. |
| Male | |
| Kuyil paatu oh | Oh cuckoo's song, |
| Vandhadhenna ilamaanae | Why has it arrived, young deer? |
| Adhai ketu oh | Hearing that, oh, |
| Selvadhengae manam thaanae | Where is the heart wandering off to? |
| Male | |
| Indru vandha | The sorrow that arrived |
| Thunbam ennavo | Today, what is it? |
| Adhai kandu kandu | Witnessing it over and over, |
| Nenjam pongavo | Will the heart overflow? |
| Male | |
| Kuyilae po po | Oh cuckoo, go away, go away, |
| Ini naan thaanae | Now it is just me. |
| Ini un raagam | From now on, your melody |
| Adhu en raagam | Is my melody. |
| Male | |
| Kuyil paatu oh | Oh cuckoo's song, |
| Vandhadhenna ilamaanae | Why has it arrived, young deer? |
| Adhai ketu oh | Hearing that, oh, |
| Selvadhengae manam thaanae | Where is the heart wandering off to? |
குயில் பாட்டு
ஓ வந்ததென்ன இளமானே
அதை கேட்டு ஓ
செல்வதெங்கே மனம்தானே
Oh cuckoo's song,
Why has it arrived, young deer?
Hearing that, oh,
Where is the heart wandering off to?
இன்று வந்த
துன்பம் என்னவோ
அதை கண்டு கண்டு
நெஞ்சம் பொங்கவோ
The sorrow that arrived
Today, what is it?
Witnessing it over and over,
Will the heart overflow?
குயிலே போ
போ இனி நான் தானே
இனி உன் ராகம் அது
என் ராகம்
Oh cuckoo, go away, go away,
Now it is just me.
From now on, your melody
Is my melody.
குயில் பாட்டு
ஓ வந்ததென்ன இளமானே
அதை கேட்டு ஓ
செல்வதெங்கே மனம்தானே
Oh cuckoo's song,
Why has it arrived, young deer?
Hearing that, oh,
Where is the heart wandering off to?
அத்தை மகன்
கொண்டாட பித்து மனம்
திண்டாட அன்பை எண்ணி
நெஞ்சில் சுமப்பேன் ஓஹோ
For my aunt's son to celebrate,
While my crazy mind struggles,
I will carry love in my heart.
Oh hoo,
புத்தம் புது
செண்டாகி மெத்தை
சுகம் உண்டாக
அத்தனையும் அள்ளி
கொடுப்பேன் ஓஹோ
Becoming a brand new bouquet of flowers,
To create the comfort of a soft bed,
I will shower all of it upon him.
Oh hoo,
மன்னவனும்
போகும் பாதையில்
வாசமுள்ள மல்லிகைப்பூ
மெத்தை விரிப்பேன்
On the path my king walks,
Fragrant jasmine flowers,
I will spread out like a mattress.
உத்தரவு போடும்
நேரமே முத்து நகை
பெட்டகத்தை முந்தி
திறப்பேன்
The moment he gives a command,
The treasure chest of pearl jewelry,
I will rush forward to open.
மௌனம் ஆனதின்று
சோக கீதம் பாடுதே வாழும்
ஆசையோடு அது வாசல் தேடுதே
கீதம் பாடுதே வாசல் தேடுதே
What has become silence today,
Is singing a song of sorrow.
With the desire to live,
It is searching for the doorstep.
Singing a song,
Searching for the doorstep.
குயில் பாட்டு
ஓ வந்ததென்ன இளமானே
அதை கேட்டு ஓ
செல்வதெங்கே மனம்தானே
Oh cuckoo's song,
Why has it arrived, young deer?
Hearing that, oh,
Where is the heart wandering off to?
இன்று வந்த
துன்பம் என்னவோ
அதை கண்டு கண்டு
நெஞ்சம் பொங்கவோ
The sorrow that arrived
Today, what is it?
Witnessing it over and over,
Will the heart overflow?
குயிலே போ
போ இனி நான் தானே
இனி உன் ராகம் அது
என் ராகம்
Oh cuckoo, go away, go away,
Now it is just me.
From now on, your melody
Is my melody.
குயில் பாட்டு
ஓ வந்ததென்ன இளமானே
அதை கேட்டு ஓ
செல்வதெங்கே மனம்தானே
Oh cuckoo's song,
Why has it arrived, young deer?
Hearing that, oh,
Where is the heart wandering off to?
Kuyil paatu oh
Oh cuckoo's song,
Vandhadhenna ilamaanae
Why has it arrived, young deer?
Adhai kettu oh
Hearing that, oh,
Selvadhengae manam thaanae
Where is the heart wandering off to?
Indru vandha
The sorrow that arrived
Thunbam ennavo
Today, what is it?
Adhai kandu kandu
Witnessing it over and over,
Nenjam pongavo
Will the heart overflow?
Kuyilae po po
Oh cuckoo, go away, go away,
Ini naan thaanae
Now it is just me.
Ini un raagam
From now on, your melody
Adhu en raagam
Is my melody.
Kuyil paatu oh
Oh cuckoo's song,
Vandhadhenna ilamaanae
Why has it arrived, young deer?
Adhai ketu oh
Hearing that, oh,
Selvadhengae manam thaanae
Where is the heart wandering off to?
Aththai magan kondaada
For my aunt's son to celebrate,
Pithu manam thindaada
While my crazy mind struggles,
Anbai enni nenjil sumapen
I will carry love in my heart.
Oh hoo
Oh hoo,
Putham pudhu sendaagi
Becoming a brand new bouquet of flowers,
Methai sugam undaaga
To create the comfort of a soft bed,
Athanaiyum alli kodupen
I will shower all of it upon him.
Oh hoo
Oh hoo,
Mannavanum pogum paadhaiyil
On the path my king walks,
Vaasamulla malligai poo
Fragrant jasmine flowers,
Meththai viripen
I will spread out like a mattress.
Utharavu podum neramae
The moment he gives a command,
Muthu nagai pettagathai
The treasure chest of pearl jewelry,
Mundhi thirapen
I will rush forward to open.
Mounam aanadhindru
What has become silence today,
Soga geetham paadudhae
Is singing a song of sorrow.
Vaazhum aasaiyodu
With the desire to live,
Adhu vaasal thedudhae
It is searching for the doorstep.
Geetham paadudhae
Singing a song,
Vaasal thedudhae
Searching for the doorstep.
Kuyil paatu oh
Oh cuckoo's song,
Vandhadhenna ilamaanae
Why has it arrived, young deer?
Adhai ketu oh
Hearing that, oh,
Selvadhengae manam thaanae
Where is the heart wandering off to?
Indru vandha
The sorrow that arrived
Thunbam ennavo
Today, what is it?
Adhai kandu kandu
Witnessing it over and over,
Nenjam pongavo
Will the heart overflow?
Kuyilae po po
Oh cuckoo, go away, go away,
Ini naan thaanae
Now it is just me.
Ini un raagam
From now on, your melody
Adhu en raagam
Is my melody.
Kuyil paatu oh
Oh cuckoo's song,
Vandhadhenna ilamaanae
Why has it arrived, young deer?
Adhai ketu oh
Hearing that, oh,
Selvadhengae manam thaanae
Where is the heart wandering off to?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kuyil Paattu' from En Rasavin Manasile is a melancholic yet deeply affectionate expression of love and sorrow. The protagonist speaks to a cuckoo bird, questioning the origin of its sweet tune that stirs restless emotions and brings memories of grief. Amidst this emotional turmoil, she expresses her total surrender and devotion to her beloved, promising to pave his path with jasmine flowers and offer him all the riches of her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Vandhadhenna ilamaanae”
'Ilamaanae' (young deer) is used as a metaphorical endearment for the innocent, gentle heart.
Personification
“Mounam aanadhindru / Soga geetham paadudhae”
Silence ('Mounam') is personified as an entity singing a mournful song and searching for a doorway.
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Aththai magan kondaada / Pithu manam thindaada”
Matching second consonants in 'Aththai' and 'Pithu' create a rhythmic harmony in Tamil poetry.
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Trivia
En Rasavin Manasile (1991) was a major landmark film starring Rajkiran and Meena, directed by Kasthuri Raja. The soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja was a massive commercial success, blending rich rural folk melodies with poignant orchestration.
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