Sontha Kuralil Paada
From Amarkalam · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Actress Shalini
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Amarkalam1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ooooooo…..ooooo……. | Ooooooo.....ooooo....... |
| Female | |
| Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) |
| Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) |
| Female | |
| Mmmm ..sondha kuralil paada | Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice |
| Mmmm… romba naalaa aasai | Mmmm... I have wished for a long time |
| Hello susheelaa aunty | Hello Susheela aunty |
| Hello jaanaki aunty | Hello Janaki aunty |
| Kuyil paattu chithraa | Cuckoo-voiced Chithra |
| Ellorum ennai manniyungal | Please all of you forgive me |
| Female | |
| Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) |
| Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) |
| Female | |
| Mmmm ..sondha kuralil paada | Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice |
| Tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa) |
| Mmmm… romba naalaa aasai | Mmmm... I have wished for a long time |
| Tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa) |
| Female | |
| Kaatrileri pattu paada pogiren | I am going to ride the wind and sing a song |
| Oru gaanam paadi vaanampaadiyaagiren | I will sing a melody and become a skylark |
| Vennilaavil thanneerundu ketkiren | I hear there is water on the white moon |
| Nilaavil sendru neer arundha pogiren | I am going to the moon to drink water |
| Female | |
| Moondru logam | Three worlds |
| Kandu vaazha pogiren | I am going to see and live in |
| Munnooru aandu | Three hundred years |
| Ilamai vaanga pogiren | I am going to buy youthfulness |
| Female | |
| Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) |
| Chorus :Hey hey hey | Chorus: Hey hey hey |
| Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) |
| Chorus :Hey hey hey | Chorus: Hey hey hey |
| Female | |
| Mmmm ..sondha kuralil paada | Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice |
| Chorus :Cha cha cha cha | Chorus: Cha cha cha cha |
| Mmmm… romba naalaa aasai | Mmmm... I have wished for a long time |
| Chorus :Cha chaaaa…. | Chorus: Cha chaaaa.... |
| Chorus | |
| Cha charaa cha charaa | Vocalizing (Cha charaa cha charaa) |
| Charaara charaara charaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Charaara charaara charaararaaraa) |
| Charaara charaara charaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Charaara charaara charaararaaraa) |
| Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha | Vocalizing (Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha) |
| Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha | Vocalizing (Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha) |
| Zighu zighu cha zighu zighu cha….. | Vocalizing (Zighu zighu cha zighu zighu cha.....) |
| Female | |
| Indha boomi pazhaiya boomi allavaa | Isn't this earth an old earth? |
| Oru pudhiya boomi salavai seidhu konduvaa | Bring a new earth, freshly laundered |
| Aadhi manidhan nalla manidhan allavaa | Wasn't primitive man a good man? |
| Oru jaadhiyatra manidha jaadhi konduvaa | Bring a human race free of caste |
| Female | |
| {Ulagam thoonga | For the whole world to sleep |
| Otrai padukkai konduvaa | Bring a single bed |
| Angu urangavaikkum | There, to put everyone to sleep |
| Endhan paadal allavaa} (2) | Isn't it my song that will do so? (2) |
| Female | |
| Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) |
| Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) |
| Female | |
| Mmmm ..sondha kuralil paada | Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice |
| Sondha kuralil paada | To sing in my own voice |
| Mmmm… romba naalaa aasai | Mmmm... I have wished for a long time |
| Romba naalaa aasai | Long-cherished wish |
| Hello susheelaa aunty | Hello Susheela aunty |
| Hello jaanaki aunty | Hello Janaki aunty |
| Kuyil paattu chithraa | Cuckoo-voiced Chithra |
| Ellorum ennai manniyungal | Please all of you forgive me |
| Female | |
| {Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) (2) |
| Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa} (2) | Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) |
| Mmmmm ..mmmm…mmm… | Mmmmm ..mmmm...mmm... |
ஓஓஓஓஓ ஓஓஓஓ
Ooooooo.....ooooo.......
தராரராரா தராரராரா
தராரராரா தராரராரா
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
ம்ம்ம்ம்.... சொந்த
குரலில் பாட ம்ம்ம்ம்....
ரொம்ப நாளா ஆசை
ஹலோ சுசிலா ஆண்டி
ஹல்லோ ஜானகி ஆண்டி
குயில் பாட்டு சித்ரா
எல்லோரும் என்னை
மன்னியுங்கள்
Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice
Mmmm... I have wished for a long time
Hello Susheela aunty
Hello Janaki aunty
Cuckoo-voiced Chithra
Please all of you forgive me
தராரராரா தராரராரா
தராரராரா தராரராரா
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
ம்ம்ம்ம்.... சொந்த
குரலில் பாட தராரராரா
ம்ம்ம்ம்.... ரொம்ப நாளா
ஆசை தராரராரா
Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa)
Mmmm... I have wished for a long time
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa)
காற்றில் ஏறி பாட்டு
பாட போகிறேன் ஒரு கானம்
பாடி வானம்பாடியாகிறேன்
வெண்ணிலாவில் தண்ணீருண்டு
கேட்கிறேன் நிலாவில் சென்று நீர்
அருந்த போகிறேன்
I am going to ride the wind and sing a song
I will sing a melody and become a skylark
I hear there is water on the white moon
I am going to the moon to drink water
மூன்று லோகம்
கண்டு வாழப் போகிறேன்
முன்னூறு ஆண்டு இளமை
வாங்க போகிறேன்
Three worlds
I am going to see and live in
Three hundred years
I am going to buy youthfulness
தராரராரா தராரராரா
குழு :
ஹே ஹே ஹே
தராரராரா தராரராரா
குழு :
ஹே ஹே ஹே
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Chorus: Hey hey hey
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Chorus: Hey hey hey
ம்ம்ம்ம்.... சொந்த
குரலில் பாட
குழு :
சா சா சா சா
ம்ம்ம்ம்.... ரொம்ப
நாளா ஆசை
குழு :
சா சா
Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice
Chorus: Cha cha cha cha
Mmmm... I have wished for a long time
Chorus: Cha chaaaa....
..........................
Vocalizing (Cha charaa cha charaa)
Vocalizing (Charaara charaara charaararaaraa)
Vocalizing (Charaara charaara charaararaaraa)
Vocalizing (Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha)
Vocalizing (Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha)
Vocalizing (Zighu zighu cha zighu zighu cha.....)
இந்த பூமி பழைய
பூமி அல்லவா ஒரு புதிய
பூமி சலவை செய்து
கொண்டு வா ஆதி மனிதன்
நல்ல மனிதன் அல்லவா
ஒரு ஜாதியற்ற மனித
ஜாதி கொண்டுவா
Isn't this earth an old earth?
Bring a new earth, freshly laundered
Wasn't primitive man a good man?
Bring a human race free of caste
{ உலகம் தூங்க
ஒற்றை படுக்கை கொண்டு
வா அங்கு உறங்க வைக்கும்
எந்தன் பாடல் அல்லவா } (2)
For the whole world to sleep
Bring a single bed
There, to put everyone to sleep
Isn't it my song that will do so? (2)
தராரராரா தராரராரா
தராரராரா தராரராரா
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
ம்ம்ம்ம்.... சொந்த
குரலில் பாட சொந்த
குரலில் பாட ம்ம்ம்ம்....
ரொம்ப நாளா ஆசை
ஹலோ சுசிலா ஆண்டி
ஹலோ ஜானகி ஆண்டி
குயில் பாட்டு சித்ரா
எல்லோரும் என்னை
மன்னியுங்கள்
Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice
To sing in my own voice
Mmmm... I have wished for a long time
Long-cherished wish
Hello Susheela aunty
Hello Janaki aunty
Cuckoo-voiced Chithra
Please all of you forgive me
{ தராரராரா தராரராரா
தராரராரா தராரராரா } (2)
ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்ம்
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) (2)
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Mmmmm ..mmmm...mmm...
Ooooooo…..ooooo…….
Ooooooo.....ooooo.......
Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Mmmm ..sondha kuralil paada
Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice
Mmmm… romba naalaa aasai
Mmmm... I have wished for a long time
Hello susheelaa aunty
Hello Susheela aunty
Hello jaanaki aunty
Hello Janaki aunty
Kuyil paattu chithraa
Cuckoo-voiced Chithra
Ellorum ennai manniyungal
Please all of you forgive me
Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Mmmm ..sondha kuralil paada
Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice
Tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa)
Mmmm… romba naalaa aasai
Mmmm... I have wished for a long time
Tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa)
Kaatrileri pattu paada pogiren
I am going to ride the wind and sing a song
Oru gaanam paadi vaanampaadiyaagiren
I will sing a melody and become a skylark
Vennilaavil thanneerundu ketkiren
I hear there is water on the white moon
Nilaavil sendru neer arundha pogiren
I am going to the moon to drink water
Moondru logam
Three worlds
Kandu vaazha pogiren
I am going to see and live in
Munnooru aandu
Three hundred years
Ilamai vaanga pogiren
I am going to buy youthfulness
Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Chorus :Hey hey hey
Chorus: Hey hey hey
Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Chorus :Hey hey hey
Chorus: Hey hey hey
Mmmm ..sondha kuralil paada
Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice
Chorus :Cha cha cha cha
Chorus: Cha cha cha cha
Mmmm… romba naalaa aasai
Mmmm... I have wished for a long time
Chorus :Cha chaaaa….
Chorus: Cha chaaaa....
Cha charaa cha charaa
Vocalizing (Cha charaa cha charaa)
Charaara charaara charaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Charaara charaara charaararaaraa)
Charaara charaara charaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Charaara charaara charaararaaraa)
Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha
Vocalizing (Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha)
Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha
Vocalizing (Zighu zighu zighu zighu cha)
Zighu zighu cha zighu zighu cha…..
Vocalizing (Zighu zighu cha zighu zighu cha.....)
Indha boomi pazhaiya boomi allavaa
Isn't this earth an old earth?
Oru pudhiya boomi salavai seidhu konduvaa
Bring a new earth, freshly laundered
Aadhi manidhan nalla manidhan allavaa
Wasn't primitive man a good man?
Oru jaadhiyatra manidha jaadhi konduvaa
Bring a human race free of caste
{Ulagam thoonga
For the whole world to sleep
Otrai padukkai konduvaa
Bring a single bed
Angu urangavaikkum
There, to put everyone to sleep
Endhan paadal allavaa} (2)
Isn't it my song that will do so? (2)
Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Mmmm ..sondha kuralil paada
Mmmm.. To sing in my own voice
Sondha kuralil paada
To sing in my own voice
Mmmm… romba naalaa aasai
Mmmm... I have wished for a long time
Romba naalaa aasai
Long-cherished wish
Hello susheelaa aunty
Hello Susheela aunty
Hello jaanaki aunty
Hello Janaki aunty
Kuyil paattu chithraa
Cuckoo-voiced Chithra
Ellorum ennai manniyungal
Please all of you forgive me
{Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa) (2)
Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa} (2)
Vocalizing (Tharaararaaraa tharaararaaraa)
Mmmmm ..mmmm…mmm…
Mmmmm ..mmmm...mmm...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lighthearted and joyful track expresses a young woman's dream of singing in her own voice. Before embarking on her musical journey, she jokingly apologizes to legendaries of Indian playback singing (P. Susheela, S. Janaki, and K. S. Chithra) for attempting to sing. She envisions soaring on the wind like a skylark, exploring distant worlds, visiting the moon, and retaining youth for centuries.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Apostrophe / Direct Address
“Hello susheelaa aunty / Hello jaanaki aunty / Kuyil paattu chithraa”
Addressing veteran playback singers directly with reverence and playful apology prior to singing.
Metaphor & Imagery
“Kaatrileri pattu paada pogiren / Oru gaanam paadi vaanampaadiyaagiren”
Describing singing as riding the wind and transforming into a skylark (vaanampaadi) to evoke infinite freedom.
Emoni (Tamil Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Moondru logam / Munnooru aandu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent lines (Moondru / Munnooru).
Did you know?
Trivia
Actress Shalini sang this song in her own voice for the movie Amarkalam (1999), composed by Bharadwaj. The lighthearted opening line apologizing to P. Susheela, S. Janaki, and K. S. Chithra was a tongue-in-cheek reference to an actress stepping into playback singing alongside legendary vocalists.
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