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Kuyilukoru

From Solla Thudikuthu Manasu · 1988

Lyricist
Ponnadiyan
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Solla Thudikuthu Manasu
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
1 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kuyilukkoru niramirukku
Adhu kuralukkoru niramirukkaa
Kuyilukkoru niramirukku
Koo koo koo karuppu pu pu
Adhu kuralukkoru niramirukkaa
Koo koo koo en koo koo koo
Kondaadum indha ponnaana mannil
Vandhaadum niram ethanaiyo
Onnaana indha manidha inathil
Undaana gunam ethanai ethanai
Kuyilukkoru niramirukku kooooooo
Ariyaadha paruvathilae
Vilaiyaadum nerathilae
On kurala ketten
Naan ennanavo nenachen
Ariyaadha paruvathilae
Vilaiyaadum nerathilae
On kurala ketten
Naan ennanavo nenachen
Puriyaadha vayadhinilae
Valarndhaadum ilamaiyil
Oru maanidathil en manasa
Koduthu pinnae thavichen
Vayasodu vandhadhellaam
Vilangalaiyae appodhu
Vilangaadha kelvikkellaam
Vidai varudhae ippodhu
Karuppum illa veluppum illa
Kannula dhaanae baedham irukku
Kuyilukkoru niramirukku
Koo koo koo karuppu pu pu
Adhu kuralukkoru niramirukkaa
Koo koo koo en koo koo koo
Nadhipola ala pola
Adhu pogum nila pola
Sudhandhiramaa thirivom
Adha nirandharamaa adaivom
Nadhipola ala pola
Adhu pogum nila pola
Sudhandhiramaa thirivom
Adha nirandharamaa adaivom
Mala pola maram pola
Adhil paadum kuyil pola
Paattukkala padippom
Naam rekka katti parappom
Thadai yedhu ingae ingae
Vilaiyaada mann melae
Vidhi enna seiyum seiyum
Vidhi vazhiyae ponaalae
Karuppum illa veluppum illa
Kannula dhaanae baedham irukku
Kuyilukkoru niramirukku
Koo koo koo karuppu pu pu
Adhu kuralukkoru niramirukkaa
Koo koo koo en koo koo koo
The cuckoo has a color,
Does its voice have a color too?
The cuckoo has a color,
Koo koo koo... black, black, black!
Does its voice have a color too?
Koo koo koo, my koo koo koo!
On this cherished golden earth,
How many colors come and dance!
Within this one human race,
How many, how many natures exist!
The cuckoo has a color... koo-oo-oo!
In those innocent childhood days,
In the happy times of play,
I heard your voice,
And imagined all kinds of things.
In those innocent childhood days,
In the happy times of play,
I heard your voice,
And imagined all kinds of things.
At an age too young to understand,
In the flowering of youth,
I gave my heart to a gentle girl,
And then struggled in pain.
Everything that came with growing up,
I did not understand back then.
For all those puzzling questions,
Answers are coming now.
There is no black and there is no white,
The division is only in our eyes!
The cuckoo has a color,
Koo koo koo... black, black, black!
Does its voice have a color too?
Koo koo koo, my koo koo koo!
Like a river, like a wave,
Like the drifting moon,
Let us wander freely,
And make that freedom ours forever!
Like a river, like a wave,
Like the drifting moon,
Let us wander freely,
And make that freedom ours forever!
Like the mountain, like the tree,
Like the cuckoo singing on it,
Let us sing our songs,
Let us spread our wings and fly!
What obstacle is there here,
To play freely upon this earth?
What can fate do to us,
If we simply walk life's own path?
There is no black and there is no white,
The division is only in our eyes!
The cuckoo has a color,
Koo koo koo... black, black, black!
Does its voice have a color too?
Koo koo koo, my koo koo koo!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from Solla Thudikuthu Manasu uses the metaphor of a black cuckoo bird and its beautiful voice to critique superficial human discrimination based on skin tone. It reflects on the transition from childhood innocence to adult wisdom, emphasizing that beauty and character transcend physical color.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Nadhipola ala pola / Adhu pogum nila pola

Compares human freedom and joy to natural elements like rivers, waves, mountains, and flying birds using the word 'pola' (like).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Adhu kuralukkoru niramirukkaa

Attributes physical characteristics like color to abstract elements like a voice to question social biases.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kuyilukkoru niramirukku / Koo koo koo karuppu

Repetition of the 'Ka/Ku' sound in opening lines to create rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

The film Solla Thudikuthu Manasu (1988) was directed by editor-turned-director B. Lenin and starred Prabhu and Radha, featuring music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

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