- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Friends
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Jul 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kuyilukku yaaraavudhu
Paattu sollik koduppaangalaa
Naanum en friends-um serndhaa
Kuyilukku paattu sollikkoduppom
Mayilukku aadavum kathukkoduppom (Dialogue)
Oooolululululu…
Yaee….
Sirikkum kadalula sera
Muththu sedharudhu
Yae yaeyae yae yae
Virikkum valaiyilae
Manasellaam Viriyudhu
Yae yaeyae yae yae
Soththukku paadu padum
Ezhaikkonnum illai illai
Sogamaai iruppadhukku
Paadunaa thollai illai
Kaigalai kotti kotti
Suththi suththi gummi adi
Yae yaeyae yae yae
Kuyilukku koo koo koovida
Sollikkoduppom
Ada aamaa…
Mayilukku thai thai thaalangal
Sollikkoduppom
Ada aamaa…
Nadhi nadandhu nadai pazhagi
Kadaludan kalandhadhu inneram
Kadandhadhellaam marandhuvittu
Alaikadal isaiyinil vilaiyaadum
Neerai pirindhaalum
Veraagi pogaadhu
Inbam karaimeera
Ini endrum kurayaadhu
Kuyilukku koo koo koovida
Sollikkoduppom
Chorus :Ada aamaa…
Male :Mayilukku thai thai thaalangal
Sollikkoduppom
Chorus :Ada aamaa…
Nilavu valarum
Malarndhu thalarum
Anbil yedhu theipirai
Anbukkoru ellai illai kannamaa
Malargal udhira
Kilaiyil kudhikkum
Kurivukkendrum vidumurai
Kollai inbam natpil undu kannamaa
Vaanil thiranda megathin minnal
Vaanai kizhikkaadhu
Engal idaiyil yaar vandha podhum
Nenjam piriyaadhu
Thuyar ponadhu netrodu
Ini endrum aanandham kondaadu
Kuyilukku koo koo koovida
Sollikkoduppom
Chorus :Ada aamaa…
Male :Mayilukku thai thai thaalangal
Sollikkoduppom
Chorus :Ada aamaa…
Achchu vellam pachcharisi choru
Chorus :Achchu vellam pachcharisi choru
Female :Karuppanchaaru thaen kalandhu paaru
Chorus :Karuppanchaaru thaen kalandhu paaru
Aadi varum ammanodu thaeru
Ammanukku padayalonnu podu
Oor sezhikka osandhu pogum peru
Oohh… oohhh… oooohhhh…
Idhaya vayalil
Kulirndha kaattru
Inikka inikka veesudhae
Vinnai thoda rakkaikkodu kuyilae
Iravu muzhudhum
Simittum vinmeen
Sirippu kadhaigal pesudhae
Pakkam vandhu ennai thodu mughilae
Jenmam nooru endraana podhum
Serndhu pirappomae
Thalaiyil vaanam vizhugindra podhum
Thuyaram marappomae
Thuyar ponadhu netrodu
Ini endrum aanandham kondaadu
Kuyilukku koo
Female :Koo koovida
Male :Sollikkoduppom
Ada aamaa…
Mayilukku thai
Female :Thai thaalangal
Male :Sollikkoduppom
Ada aamaa…
Nadhi nadandhu nadai pazhagi
Kadaludan kalandhadhu inneram
Kadandhadhellaam marandhuvittu
Alaikadal isaiyinil vilaiyaadum
Neerai pirindhaalum
Veraagi pogaadhu
Inbam karaimeera
Ini endrum kurayaadhu
{Kuyilukku koo
Female :Koo koovida
Male :Sollikkoduppom
Chorus :Ada aamaa…
Male :Mayilukku thai
Female :Thai thaalangal
Male :Sollikkoduppom
Chorus :Ada aamaa…} (2)
Would anyone ever
teach a cuckoo how to sing?
If my friends and I join together,
we will teach the cuckoo how to sing,
and we'll even teach the peacock how to dance! (Dialogue)
Ooh-lululululu...
Hey hey...
Gathering in the smiling sea,
pearls scatter all around!
Hey yay yay yay yay
In the fishing net spread wide,
our hearts open wide with joy!
Hey yay yay yay yay
Struggling for wealth and possessions?
The poor have no such worries!
Instead of sitting in sorrow,
just sing, and your troubles will vanish!
Clap your hands to the beat,
circle round and dance the kummi folk dance!
Hey yay yay yay yay
To the cuckoo, how to sing "koo-koo",
we will teach it!
Oh, yes we will!
To the peacock, the rhythm of dance steps,
we will teach it!
Oh, yes we will!
The river learned to walk its path,
and has now merged with the sea.
Forgetting everything that has passed,
it plays to the music of rolling waves.
Even when parted from water,
the roots will never wither.
As happiness overflows its banks,
it will never diminish from now on.
To the cuckoo, how to sing "koo-koo",
we will teach it!
Chorus: Oh, yes we will!
Male: To the peacock, the rhythm of dance steps,
we will teach it!
Chorus: Oh, yes we will!
The moon waxes,
it blooms and it wanes,
but is there any waning in true love?
Love has no boundaries, my dear!
As flowers drop softly down,
hopping from branch to branch,
the sparrow is on an endless holiday!
Friendship holds boundless joy, my dear!
The lightning in the gathered clouds
will never tear the sky apart.
No matter who comes between us,
our hearts will never separate.
Sorrow vanished with yesterday,
celebrate joy forever from now on!
To the cuckoo, how to sing "koo-koo",
we will teach it!
Chorus: Oh, yes we will!
Male: To the peacock, the rhythm of dance steps,
we will teach it!
Chorus: Oh, yes we will!
Block jaggery and fresh cooked rice,
Chorus: Block jaggery and fresh cooked rice,
Female: Mix sugarcane juice with honey and taste it!
Chorus: Mix sugarcane juice with honey and taste it!
Here comes the swaying chariot of the Goddess,
lay out a feast for the Goddess!
As our village prospers, its good name will soar!
Ooh... oohhh... ooohhh...
Across the field of the heart,
a cool breeze
blows ever so sweetly.
Give me wings to touch the sky, dear cuckoo!
All through the night,
the twinkling stars
chat and share laughing stories.
Come close and touch me, drifting cloud!
Even if we live a hundred lifetimes,
we will be born together!
Even if the sky falls upon our heads,
we will forget our sorrows!
Sorrow vanished with yesterday,
celebrate joy forever from now on!
To the cuckoo, how to sing...
Female: ...how to sing "koo-koo",
Male: we will teach it!
Oh, yes we will!
To the peacock, the rhythm...
Female: ...the rhythm of dance steps,
Male: we will teach it!
Oh, yes we will!
The river learned to walk its path,
and has now merged with the sea.
Forgetting everything that has passed,
it plays to the music of rolling waves.
Even when parted from water,
the roots will never wither.
As happiness overflows its banks,
it will never diminish from now on.
{To the cuckoo, how to sing...
Female: ...how to sing "koo-koo",
Male: we will teach it!
Chorus: Oh, yes we will!
Male: To the peacock, the rhythm...
Female: ...the rhythm of dance steps,
Male: we will teach it!
Chorus: Oh, yes we will!} (2)
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Kuyilukku Yaaraavudhu' is a joyful, celebratory track from the movie 'Friends' (2001) composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song celebrates deep friendship, rural festivities, and carefree happiness. Through playful metaphors—such as teaching a cuckoo bird to sing or a peacock to dance—the lyrics emphasize the irrepressible joy and bond shared between true friends.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Hyperbole
“Kuyilukku paattu sollikkoduppom / Mayilukku aadavum kathukkoduppom”
Suggesting that friends can teach nature's master performers (cuckoos and peacocks) how to sing and dance exaggerates their boundless cheer.
Analogy
“Nadhi nadandhu nadai pazhagi / Kadaludan kalandhadhu inneram”
Compares friendship and love to a river merging into the ocean, signifying unity that forgets past trials.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Anbil yedhu theipirai / Anbukkoru ellai illai kannamaa”
Contrasts the waning moon with true love/friendship, which has no waning phase or boundaries.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Pazhani Bharathi, this track from the 2001 blockbuster film 'Friends' (starring Vijay, Suriya, and Ramesh Aravind) captures the lighthearted camaraderie of the lead characters during village festivities.
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