Kuyil Paattu
From En Rasavin Manasile · 1991
- Lyricist
- Ilaiyaraja
- Singer
- Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Rasavin Manasile1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kuyil paatu oh | Oh, the cuckoo's song |
| Vandhadhenna ilamaanae | Why has it arrived, my young deer? |
| Adhai ketu oh | Hearing that, oh |
| Selvadhengae manam thaanae | Where does the heart wander on its own? |
| Female | |
| Indru vandha | That which arrived today |
| Inbam ennavo | What is this happiness? |
| Adhai kandu kandu | Seeing it repeatedly |
| Anbu pongavo | Does love overflow? |
| Female | |
| Kuyilae po | Go, cuckoo, go |
| Po ini naan thaanae | Go, for now it is just me |
| Ini un raagam | From now on, your melody |
| Adhu en raagam | That is my melody |
| Female | |
| Kuyil paatu oh | Oh, the cuckoo's song |
| Vandhadhenna ilamaanae | Why has it arrived, my young deer? |
| Adhai ketu oh | Hearing that, oh |
| Selvadhengae manam thaanae | Where does the heart wander on its own? |
| Female | |
| Athai magan kondaada | For my husband to celebrate |
| Pithu manam thindaada | While my crazed heart struggles |
| Anbai enni nenjil sumapen oh hoo | I will carry love in my heart, thinking of it |
| Female | |
| Putham pudhu sendaagi | Becoming a brand new flower bouquet |
| Methai sugam undaaga | To create the comfort of a bed |
| Athanaiyum alli kodupen oh hoo | I will scoop up and give everything |
| Female | |
| Mannavanum pogum | On the path where my king walks |
| Paadhaiyil vaasamulla malligai | Fragrant jasmine flowers |
| Poo methai viripen | I will lay down a bed of flowers |
| Female | |
| Utharavu podum neramae | When the time comes to give orders |
| Muthu nagai pettagathai mundhi thirapen | I will eagerly open the casket of pearl jewelry |
| Female | |
| Mounam ponadhindru | Silence has vanished today |
| Pudhu geetham paadudhae | A new song is being sung |
| Vaazhum aasaiyodu | With the desire to live |
| Adhu vaasal thedudhae | It searches for the doorway |
| Female | |
| Geetham paadudhae | Singing a song |
| Vaasal thedudhae | Searching for the doorway |
| Female | |
| Kuyil paatu oh | Oh, the cuckoo's song |
| Vandhadhenna ilamaanae | Why has it arrived, my young deer? |
| Adhai ketu oh | Hearing that, oh |
| Selvadhengae manam thaanae | Where does the heart wander on its own? |
| Female | |
| Kaalam ingu koondaga | Time here having become a cage |
| Vandha inbam veembaaga | The arrived joy turning into stubbornness |
| Indru varai enni irundhen oh hoo | I had been thinking like this until today |
| Female | |
| Pillai thandha raasavin | Without seeing the innocent heart of the king |
| Vellai manam paaraamal | Who gave me a child |
| Thalli vaithu thalli irundhen oh hoo | I kept him away and stayed distant |
| Female | |
| En vayitril aadum thaamarai | The lotus dancing in my womb |
| Kai asaika kaal asaika kaathu valarpen | As its hands and legs wave, I will protect and raise it |
| Karpagathu porpadhathu poovinai | The divine golden flower of Karpagam |
| Arpudhangal seiyum endru serthu mudipen | Believing it will work wonders, I will tie it together |
| Female | |
| Mounam ponadhindru | Silence has vanished today |
| Pudhu geetham paadudhae | A new song is being sung |
| Vaazhum aasaiyodu | With the desire to live |
குயில் பாட்டு ஓ
வந்ததென்ன இளமானே
அதை கேட்டு ஓ செல்வதெங்கே
மனம்தானே
Oh, the cuckoo's song
Why has it arrived, my young deer?
Hearing that, oh
Where does the heart wander on its own?
இன்று வந்த
இன்பம் என்னவோ
அதை கண்டு கண்டு
அன்பு பொங்கவோ
That which arrived today
What is this happiness?
Seeing it repeatedly
Does love overflow?
குயிலே போ
போ இனி நான் தானே
இனி உன் ராகம் அது
என் ராகம்
Go, cuckoo, go
Go, for now it is just me
From now on, your melody
That is my melody
குயில் பாட்டு ஓ
வந்ததென்ன இளமானே
அதை கேட்டு ஓ செல்வதெங்கே
மனம்தானே
Oh, the cuckoo's song
Why has it arrived, my young deer?
Hearing that, oh
Where does the heart wander on its own?
அத்தை மகன்
கொண்டாட பித்து மனம்
திண்டாட அன்பை எண்ணி
நெஞ்சில் சுமப்பேன் ஓஹோ
For my husband to celebrate
While my crazed heart struggles
I will carry love in my heart, thinking of it
புத்தம் புது செண்டாகி
மெத்தை சுகம் உண்டாக
அத்தனையும் அள்ளி
கொடுப்பேன் ஓஹோ
Becoming a brand new flower bouquet
To create the comfort of a bed
I will scoop up and give everything
மன்னவனும்
போகும் பாதையில்
வாசமுள்ள மல்லிகைப்பூ
மெத்தை விரிப்பேன்
On the path where my king walks
Fragrant jasmine flowers
I will lay down a bed of flowers
உத்தரவு போடும்
நேரமே முத்து நகை
பெட்டகத்தை முந்தி
திறப்பேன்
When the time comes to give orders
I will eagerly open the casket of pearl jewelry
மௌனம்
போனதின்று புது
கீதம் பாடுதே வாழும்
ஆசையோடு அது
வாசல் தேடுதே
Silence has vanished today
A new song is being sung
With the desire to live
It searches for the doorway
கீதம் பாடுதே
வாசல் தேடுதே
Singing a song
Searching for the doorway
குயில் பாட்டு ஓ
வந்ததென்ன இளமானே
அதை கேட்டு ஓ செல்வதெங்கே
மனம்தானே
Oh, the cuckoo's song
Why has it arrived, my young deer?
Hearing that, oh
Where does the heart wander on its own?
காலம் இங்கு
கூண்டாக வந்த இன்பம்
வேம்பாக இன்று வரை
எண்ணி இருந்தேன் ஓஹோ
Time here having become a cage
The arrived joy turning into stubbornness
I had been thinking like this until today
பிள்ளை தந்த
ராசாவின் வெள்ளை
மனம் பாராமல் தள்ளி
வைத்து தள்ளி இருந்தேன்
ஓஹோ
Without seeing the innocent heart of the king
Who gave me a child
I kept him away and stayed distant
என் வயிற்றில்
ஆடும் தாமரை கை
அசைக்க கால் அசைக்க
காத்து வளர்ப்பேன் கற்பகத்து
போா்பதத்து பூவினை அற்புதங்கள்
செய்யும்என்று சேர்த்து முடிப்பேன்
The lotus dancing in my womb
As its hands and legs wave, I will protect and raise it
The divine golden flower of Karpagam
Believing it will work wonders, I will tie it together
மௌனம்
போனதின்று புது
கீதம் பாடுதே வாழும்
ஆசையோடு
Silence has vanished today
A new song is being sung
With the desire to live
Kuyil paatu oh
Oh, the cuckoo's song
Vandhadhenna ilamaanae
Why has it arrived, my young deer?
Adhai ketu oh
Hearing that, oh
Selvadhengae manam thaanae
Where does the heart wander on its own?
Indru vandha
That which arrived today
Inbam ennavo
What is this happiness?
Adhai kandu kandu
Seeing it repeatedly
Anbu pongavo
Does love overflow?
Kuyilae po
Go, cuckoo, go
Po ini naan thaanae
Go, for now it is just me
Ini un raagam
From now on, your melody
Adhu en raagam
That is my melody
Kuyil paatu oh
Oh, the cuckoo's song
Vandhadhenna ilamaanae
Why has it arrived, my young deer?
Adhai ketu oh
Hearing that, oh
Selvadhengae manam thaanae
Where does the heart wander on its own?
Athai magan kondaada
For my husband to celebrate
Pithu manam thindaada
While my crazed heart struggles
Anbai enni nenjil sumapen oh hoo
I will carry love in my heart, thinking of it
Putham pudhu sendaagi
Becoming a brand new flower bouquet
Methai sugam undaaga
To create the comfort of a bed
Athanaiyum alli kodupen oh hoo
I will scoop up and give everything
Mannavanum pogum
On the path where my king walks
Paadhaiyil vaasamulla malligai
Fragrant jasmine flowers
Poo methai viripen
I will lay down a bed of flowers
Utharavu podum neramae
When the time comes to give orders
Muthu nagai pettagathai mundhi thirapen
I will eagerly open the casket of pearl jewelry
Mounam ponadhindru
Silence has vanished today
Pudhu geetham paadudhae
A new song is being sung
Vaazhum aasaiyodu
With the desire to live
Adhu vaasal thedudhae
It searches for the doorway
Geetham paadudhae
Singing a song
Vaasal thedudhae
Searching for the doorway
Kuyil paatu oh
Oh, the cuckoo's song
Vandhadhenna ilamaanae
Why has it arrived, my young deer?
Adhai ketu oh
Hearing that, oh
Selvadhengae manam thaanae
Where does the heart wander on its own?
Kaalam ingu koondaga
Time here having become a cage
Vandha inbam veembaaga
The arrived joy turning into stubbornness
Indru varai enni irundhen oh hoo
I had been thinking like this until today
Pillai thandha raasavin
Without seeing the innocent heart of the king
Vellai manam paaraamal
Who gave me a child
Thalli vaithu thalli irundhen oh hoo
I kept him away and stayed distant
En vayitril aadum thaamarai
The lotus dancing in my womb
Kai asaika kaal asaika kaathu valarpen
As its hands and legs wave, I will protect and raise it
Karpagathu porpadhathu poovinai
The divine golden flower of Karpagam
Arpudhangal seiyum endru serthu mudipen
Believing it will work wonders, I will tie it together
Mounam ponadhindru
Silence has vanished today
Pudhu geetham paadudhae
A new song is being sung
Vaazhum aasaiyodu
With the desire to live
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic melody expresses a woman's emotional awakening, marital devotion, and maternal anticipation. She reflects on her past emotional distance and silence, which felt like a cage, and rejoices in recognizing the pure, loving heart of her husband (her 'raasa'). The arrival of her pregnancy fills her with renewed hope and happiness, symbolized by a 'dancing lotus in the womb.' She expresses a deep desire to shower endless affection on her husband and raise her child with immense care, as her once-silent life breaks into a joyous new song.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En vayitril aadum thaamarai”
Compares the unborn baby growing in the womb to a blooming, dancing lotus ('En vayitril aadum thaamarai').
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Athai magan kondaada / Pithu manam thindaada”
Matching second consonants in consecutive lines ('th' sound in Athai / Pithu).
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Putham pudhu sendaagi”
Repetition of the 'P' sound at the beginning of words for poetic cadence.
Personification
“Mounam ponadhindru / Pudhu geetham paadudhae”
Attributes human actions to silence and songs, giving them the ability to leave, sing, and search for doorways.
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Trivia
The film 'En Rasavin Manasile' (1991), directed by Kasthuri Raja, was a major landmark in Rajkiran's career and featured an iconic soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. This song vividly highlights the emotional transition of the female protagonist into motherhood.
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