Kylaa Tamil
From Captain · 2022
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Shreya Ghoshal, Yazin Nizar
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Captain2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thogai thozhaa | My feathered companion, |
| Vennulagil vannam needhaanadaa | You are the color in my white world. |
| Thogai thozhaa | My feathered companion, |
| Veril veezhum vannam needhaanadaa | You are the color that seeps down to the roots. |
| Female | |
| Nuzhaivae nuzhaivae | In a dense forest |
| Illaadha kaattil | Where there is no entrance at all, |
| Ilai kasiyoliyaai | Like the gentle light trickling through the leaves, |
| Nee paaygiraai | You stream through. |
| Female | |
| Thulaiyae thulaiyae | In a hollow bamboo |
| Illaadha moongil | That has no hole crafted in it, |
| Adhilum isaiyaai | Even inside that, as pure music, |
| Nee aagiraai | You come to be. |
| Female | |
| Kadhavugal illaadha | Inside my heart, |
| Endhan nenjilae | Which possesses no doors, |
| Kanavena nee vandhu | Like a vivid dream, you arrived |
| Nindraayadaa | And stood beside me. |
| Chorus | |
| Kylaa | Kylaa, |
| Male :Kylaa la la la | Male: Kylaa la la la, |
| Kylaa kylaa kylaa | Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa, |
| Chorus :Puyalaa | Chorus: Is she a storm? |
| Male :Hey ennul veesum | Male: Hey, blowing inside me, |
| Puyalaai aanaalaa | Did she become a storm? |
| Chorus | |
| Kylaa | Kylaa, |
| Male :Kylaa la la la | Male: Kylaa la la la, |
| Kylaa kylaa kylaa | Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa, |
| Chorus :Nileaa | Chorus: Is she the moon? |
| Male :Hey ennul paayum | Male: Hey, flowing inside me, |
| Nilaay aanaalaa | Did she become the moon? |
| Female | |
| Thogai thozhaa | My feathered companion, |
| Vennulagil vannam needhaanadaa | You are the color in my white world. |
| Thogai thozhaa | My feathered companion, |
| Veril veezhum vannam needhaanadaa | You are the color that seeps down to the roots. |
| Chorus | |
| Kylaa | Kylaa, |
| Male :Kylaa la la la | Male: Kylaa la la la, |
| Kylaa kylaa kylaa | Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa, |
| Chorus :Puyalaa | Chorus: Is she a storm? |
| Male :Hey ennul veesum | Male: Hey, blowing inside me, |
| Puyalaai aanaalaa | Did she become a storm? |
| Male | |
| ……………….. | ... |
| Female | |
| Mannai kaakkum ellai veeraa | O soldier at the border guarding this land, |
| Ennai kollai kondaayaa | Did you steal my heart away? |
| Kallai polae gettikkaaraa | O clever man, tough as a stone, |
| Mullai modhi veezhndhaayaa | Did you collide with a delicate jasmine and fall? |
| Female | |
| Oruvanai nerungida | To draw close to someone, |
| Irudhayam iruppadhai | That a heart actually exists inside, |
| Mudhal murai unarugiren | I realize for the very first time. |
| Arimuga nodiyinil | In the precise second of our introduction, |
| Irubathu varudangal | Twenty long years of |
| Unadhinmai unarugiren | Your absence, I suddenly feel. |
| Male | |
| Kylaa kylaa kuzhalaalae | Kylaa, kylaa, with her flute, |
| Kulir moottuvaalaa | Will she kindle a soothing chill? |
| Kylaa kylaa nizhalaalae azhalaa | Kylaa, kylaa, with her shadow, is it warmth? |
| Kylaa kylaa vizhiyaalae | Kylaa, kylaa, with her eyes, |
| Vazhi maatruvaala | Will she alter my path? |
| Enai thookki pogum punalaa | Is she a rush of water carrying me away? |
| Female | |
| Thogai thozhaa | My feathered companion, |
| Kaaranangal ennai kettaayadaa | You asked me for explanations. |
| Thogai thozhaa | My feathered companion, |
| Pezhaikkullae nenjai thandhenadaa | I surrendered my heart safely inside a chest. |
| Female | |
| Vidaiyae vidaiyae illaadha kelvi | A question that has no possible answer, |
| Ena nee arindhum kettaaiyadaa | You asked even after knowing it well. |
| Oru naal oru naal pezhaikku chaavi | One fine day, the key to this chest, |
| Tharuven thirandhae nee paaradaa | I will hand over; open it and see for yourself. |
| Female | |
| Adhu varai nee indha | Until that moment arrives, inside this |
| Kaadhal poorile | Battlefield of love, |
| Kuzhappathil thindaadi kondaadaa | Struggle in confusion and celebrate! |
| Chorus | |
| Kylaa | Kylaa, |
| Male :Kylaa la la la | Male: Kylaa la la la, |
| Kylaa kylaa kylaa | Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa, |
| Chorus :Kylaa | Chorus: Kylaa, |
| Male :Naan innum kaanaa | Male: An unseen realm I am yet to behold, |
| Kalamaai aanaalaa | Did she become that world? |
| Chorus | |
| Kylaa | Kylaa, |
| Male :Kylaa la la la | Male: Kylaa la la la, |
| Kylaa kylaa kylaa | Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa, |
| Chorus :Kylaa | Chorus: Kylaa, |
| Male :En idhazhin melae | Male: Upon my very lips, |
| Nagaiyaai aanaalaa | Did she become a smile? |
தோகை தோழா
வெண்ணுலகில் வண்ணம் நீதானடா
தோகை தோழா
வேரில் வீழும் வானம் நீதானடா
My feathered companion,
You are the color in my white world.
My feathered companion,
You are the color that seeps down to the roots.
நுழைவே நுழைவே
இல்லாத காட்டில்
இலைகசியொளியாய்
நீ பாய்கிறாய்
In a dense forest
Where there is no entrance at all,
Like the gentle light trickling through the leaves,
You stream through.
துளையே துளையே
இல்லாத மூங்கில்
அதிலும் இசையாய்
நீ ஆகிறாய்
In a hollow bamboo
That has no hole crafted in it,
Even inside that, as pure music,
You come to be.
கதவுகள் இல்லாத
எந்தன் நெஞ்சிலே
கனவென நீ வந்து
நின்றாயடா
Inside my heart,
Which possesses no doors,
Like a vivid dream, you arrived
And stood beside me.
கைலா
கைலா லா லா லா
கைலா கைலா கைலா
குழு :
புயலா
ஏய் என்னுள் வீசும்
புயலாய் ஆனாளா
Kylaa,
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus: Is she a storm?
Male: Hey, blowing inside me,
Did she become a storm?
கைலா
கைலா லா லா லா
கைலா கைலா கைலா
குழு :
நைலா
ஏய் என்னுள் பாயும்
நைலாய் ஆனாளா
Kylaa,
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus: Is she the moon?
Male: Hey, flowing inside me,
Did she become the moon?
தோகை தோழா
வெண்ணுலகில் வண்ணம் நீதானடா
தோகை தோழா
வேரில் வீழும் வானம் நீதானடா
My feathered companion,
You are the color in my white world.
My feathered companion,
You are the color that seeps down to the roots.
கைலா
கைலா லா லா லா
கைலா கைலா கைலா
குழு :
புயலா
ஹேய் என்னுள் வீசும்
புயலாய் ஆனாளா
Kylaa,
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus: Is she a storm?
Male: Hey, blowing inside me,
Did she become a storm?
....................
...
மண்ணை காக்கும் எல்லை வீரா
என்னை கொள்ளை கொண்டாயா
கல்லை போலே கெட்டிக்காரா
முல்லை மோதி வீழ்ந்தாயா
O soldier at the border guarding this land,
Did you steal my heart away?
O clever man, tough as a stone,
Did you collide with a delicate jasmine and fall?
ஒருவனை நெருங்கிட
இருதயம் இருப்பதை
முதன்முறை உணருகிறேன்
அறிமுக நொடியினில்
இருபது வருடங்கள்
உனதின்மை உணருகிறேன்
To draw close to someone,
That a heart actually exists inside,
I realize for the very first time.
In the precise second of our introduction,
Twenty long years of
Your absence, I suddenly feel.
கைலா கைலா குழலாலே
குளிர் மூட்டுவாளா
கைலா கைலா நிழலாலே அழலா
கைலா கைலா விழியாலே
வழி மாற்றுவாளா
எனை தூக்கி போகும் புனலா
Kylaa, kylaa, with her flute,
Will she kindle a soothing chill?
Kylaa, kylaa, with her shadow, is it warmth?
Kylaa, kylaa, with her eyes,
Will she alter my path?
Is she a rush of water carrying me away?
தோகை தோழா
காரணங்கள் என்னை கேட்டாயடா
தோகை தோழா
பேழைக்குள்ளே நெஞ்சை தந்தேனடா
My feathered companion,
You asked me for explanations.
My feathered companion,
I surrendered my heart safely inside a chest.
விடையே விடையே இல்லாத கேள்வி
என நீ அறிந்தும் கேட்டாயடா
ஒரு நாள் ஒரு நாள் பேழைக்கு சாவி
தருவேன் திறந்தே நீ பாரடா
A question that has no possible answer,
You asked even after knowing it well.
One fine day, the key to this chest,
I will hand over; open it and see for yourself.
அதுவரை நீ இந்த காதல் போரிலே
குழம்பத்தில் திண்டாடி கொண்டாடடா
Until that moment arrives, inside this
Battlefield of love,
Struggle in confusion and celebrate!
கைலா
கைலா லா லா லா
கைலா கைலா கைலா
குழு :
கைலா
நான் இன்றும் காணா
களமாய் ஆனாளா
Kylaa,
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus: Kylaa,
Male: An unseen realm I am yet to behold,
Did she become that world?
கைலா
கைலா லா லா லா
கைலா கைலா கைலா
குழு :
கைலா
என் இதழின் மேலே
நகையாய் ஆனாளா
Kylaa,
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus: Kylaa,
Male: Upon my very lips,
Did she become a smile?
Thogai thozhaa
My feathered companion,
Vennulagil vannam needhaanadaa
You are the color in my white world.
Thogai thozhaa
My feathered companion,
Veril veezhum vannam needhaanadaa
You are the color that seeps down to the roots.
Nuzhaivae nuzhaivae
In a dense forest
Illaadha kaattil
Where there is no entrance at all,
Ilai kasiyoliyaai
Like the gentle light trickling through the leaves,
Nee paaygiraai
You stream through.
Thulaiyae thulaiyae
In a hollow bamboo
Illaadha moongil
That has no hole crafted in it,
Adhilum isaiyaai
Even inside that, as pure music,
Nee aagiraai
You come to be.
Kadhavugal illaadha
Inside my heart,
Endhan nenjilae
Which possesses no doors,
Kanavena nee vandhu
Like a vivid dream, you arrived
Nindraayadaa
And stood beside me.
Kylaa
Kylaa,
Male :Kylaa la la la
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa kylaa kylaa
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus :Puyalaa
Chorus: Is she a storm?
Male :Hey ennul veesum
Male: Hey, blowing inside me,
Puyalaai aanaalaa
Did she become a storm?
Kylaa
Kylaa,
Male :Kylaa la la la
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa kylaa kylaa
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus :Nileaa
Chorus: Is she the moon?
Male :Hey ennul paayum
Male: Hey, flowing inside me,
Nilaay aanaalaa
Did she become the moon?
Thogai thozhaa
My feathered companion,
Vennulagil vannam needhaanadaa
You are the color in my white world.
Thogai thozhaa
My feathered companion,
Veril veezhum vannam needhaanadaa
You are the color that seeps down to the roots.
Kylaa
Kylaa,
Male :Kylaa la la la
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa kylaa kylaa
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus :Puyalaa
Chorus: Is she a storm?
Male :Hey ennul veesum
Male: Hey, blowing inside me,
Puyalaai aanaalaa
Did she become a storm?
………………..
...
Mannai kaakkum ellai veeraa
O soldier at the border guarding this land,
Ennai kollai kondaayaa
Did you steal my heart away?
Kallai polae gettikkaaraa
O clever man, tough as a stone,
Mullai modhi veezhndhaayaa
Did you collide with a delicate jasmine and fall?
Oruvanai nerungida
To draw close to someone,
Irudhayam iruppadhai
That a heart actually exists inside,
Mudhal murai unarugiren
I realize for the very first time.
Arimuga nodiyinil
In the precise second of our introduction,
Irubathu varudangal
Twenty long years of
Unadhinmai unarugiren
Your absence, I suddenly feel.
Kylaa kylaa kuzhalaalae
Kylaa, kylaa, with her flute,
Kulir moottuvaalaa
Will she kindle a soothing chill?
Kylaa kylaa nizhalaalae azhalaa
Kylaa, kylaa, with her shadow, is it warmth?
Kylaa kylaa vizhiyaalae
Kylaa, kylaa, with her eyes,
Vazhi maatruvaala
Will she alter my path?
Enai thookki pogum punalaa
Is she a rush of water carrying me away?
Thogai thozhaa
My feathered companion,
Kaaranangal ennai kettaayadaa
You asked me for explanations.
Thogai thozhaa
My feathered companion,
Pezhaikkullae nenjai thandhenadaa
I surrendered my heart safely inside a chest.
Vidaiyae vidaiyae illaadha kelvi
A question that has no possible answer,
Ena nee arindhum kettaaiyadaa
You asked even after knowing it well.
Oru naal oru naal pezhaikku chaavi
One fine day, the key to this chest,
Tharuven thirandhae nee paaradaa
I will hand over; open it and see for yourself.
Adhu varai nee indha
Until that moment arrives, inside this
Kaadhal poorile
Battlefield of love,
Kuzhappathil thindaadi kondaadaa
Struggle in confusion and celebrate!
Kylaa
Kylaa,
Male :Kylaa la la la
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa kylaa kylaa
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus :Kylaa
Chorus: Kylaa,
Male :Naan innum kaanaa
Male: An unseen realm I am yet to behold,
Kalamaai aanaalaa
Did she become that world?
Kylaa
Kylaa,
Male :Kylaa la la la
Male: Kylaa la la la,
Kylaa kylaa kylaa
Kylaa, kylaa, kylaa,
Chorus :Kylaa
Chorus: Kylaa,
Male :En idhazhin melae
Male: Upon my very lips,
Nagaiyaai aanaalaa
Did she become a smile?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kylaa' from the film Captain (2022) is a romantic duct expressing deep, poetic affection and wonder. The female protagonist addresses her beloved soldier as a comforting, vibrant force who brought color, music, and light into her quiet, guarded life. She marvels at how a tough border hero yielded to love and describes how meeting him revealed a longing she never knew existed.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Mannai kaakkum / Ennai kollai / Kallai polae / Mullai modhi”
The second consonant 'nn/ll' aligns across consecutive lines to create a melodious rhythmic flow.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ilai kasiyoliyaai / Nee paaygiraai”
Comparing light trickling through leaves and music in a hole-less bamboo to the sudden, magical arrival of love.
Moonaai (Alliteration)
“Kylaa kylaa kuzhalaalae / Kulir moottuvaalaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'K' for poetic emphasis.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Madhan Karky for the sci-fi action film 'Captain' starring Arya, this track features the name 'Kylaa', a rhythmic non-lexical invented vocalization typical of Karky's inventive lyricism to signify poetic mystery.
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