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Lyrics & meaning

Thaen Kaatru

From Gethu · 2016

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Haricharan, Shashaa Tirupati
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Gethu
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
17 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaen kaatru vandhadhu
Thaembavaniyaai konjudhu
Unnai ennai theenda thaanae
Vandhadhu
Adhu ennai mattum yeno
Theendi sendradhu
Thaen kaatru vandhadhu
Thaembavaniyaai konjudhu
Unnai mattum theendi poga
Vandhadhu
Adhu ennai endro
Theendi theendi kondradhdu
Indha orunaal varumaa
Illai odindhae vizhuma
Ena palanaal palanaal
Paadhikkanaavil
Ezhundhen thaguma
Naan paniyaa paniyaa
Nee veyilin thuliyaa
Naan karaiyum karaiyum
Varai nee varai nee
Vaagai thodavaa
Thaen kaatru vandhadhu
Thaembavaniyaai konjudhu
Unnai ennai theenda thaanae
Vandhadhu
Adhu ennai endro
Theendi theendi kondradhdu
Un kanaga kanaga manam
Ulaga ulaga ganam
Edayida mudiyadhu
Ingu naan unadhenil
Aaganum enil
Mudhugil kodhu
Un azhagu azhagu mugam
Pazhaga pazhaga sugam
Oru thuli thigattaadhu
Un anbenum gunam
Aayiram varam
Nigarum yedhu
Iruvarum nadandhaal
Tharayinil iru kaal
Sumappadhu nee allavaa
Hey..
Thaen kaatru vandhadhu
Thaembavaniyaai konjudhu
Unnai mattum theendi poga
Vandhadhu
Male :Adhu ennai mattum yeno
Theendi sendradhu
Ahaaa…ahaaa..haaaa….
Naan alaiyum alaiyum alai
Karayai adaivadhillai
Kadalilum idamillai
Oru kaadhalan nilai
Maaberum alai
Mudivae illai
Naan
Pozhiyum pozhiyum mazhai
Perugum pozhudhu pizhai
Thirumbida vazhiyillai
Oru kaadhali nilai
Mazhaiyenum kalai
Vilaiyaattillai
Ohhoo..nee vidivilakku
Mugathirai vilakku
Adhanpin naan kirukku
Oh
Thaen kaatru vandhadhu
Female :Ahaaa…
Male :Thaembavaniyaai konjudhu
Female :Ahaaa…
Male :Unnai ennai theenda thaanae
Vandhadhu
Adhu ennai endro
Theendi theendi kondradhdu
Indha orunaal varumaa
Illai odindhae vizhuma
Ena palanaal palanaal
Paadhikkanaavil
Ezhundhen thaguma
Naan paniyaa paniyaa
Nee veyilin thuliyaa
Naan karaiyum karaiyum
Varai nee varai nee
Vaagai thodavaa
A sweet honeyed breeze has arrived
It caresses softly like sweet poetry
Was it not to touch you and me
that it came?
Why did it, I wonder,
only touch me and go?
A sweet honeyed breeze has arrived
It caresses softly like sweet poetry
Just to touch you and leave,
it came
Long ago, it already
touched me over and over and killed me
"Will this day ever come,
or will it all break and shatter?"
Wondering this for days and days,
in the middle of half-finished dreams,
I woke up startled... is this fair?
Am I melting snow?
Are you a drop of sunshine?
Until I melt away completely,
do you, oh do you,
come to claim your victory?
A sweet honeyed breeze has arrived
It caresses softly like sweet poetry
Was it not to touch you and me
that it came?
Long ago, it already
touched me over and over and killed me
Your pure, golden heart
holds the weight of the entire world
It cannot be weighed
If I am to become yours here,
if that must happen,
gently run your fingers down my back
Your lovely, beautiful face,
brings more joy the closer we get
I could never tire of it, not even a bit
Your character full of love
is worth a thousand blessings
What could ever compare to it?
When the two of us walk,
on the ground, only two feet...
isn't it you carrying us both?
Hey...
A sweet honeyed breeze has arrived
It caresses softly like sweet poetry
Just to touch you and leave,
it came
Male: Why did it, I wonder,
only touch me and go?
Aha... aha.. ha....
I am a restless, roaming wave
that never reaches the shore
There is no space for me in the sea either
Such is the state of a man in love
A surging, giant wave
with no end at all
I am
a steadily pouring rain
If it overflows into a flood, it causes trouble
There is no way to turn back
Such is the state of a woman in love
This art of rain
is no simple game
Oho.. you are the morning lamp
Unveil your face
and after that, I will lose my mind in love
Oh
A sweet honeyed breeze has arrived
Female: Aha...
Male: It caresses softly like sweet poetry
Female: Aha...
Male: Was it not to touch you and me
that it came?
Long ago, it already
touched me over and over and killed me
"Will this day ever come,
or will it all break and shatter?"
Wondering this for days and days,
in the middle of half-finished dreams,
I woke up startled... is this fair?
Am I melting snow?
Are you a drop of sunshine?
Until I melt away completely,
do you, oh do you,
come to claim your victory?
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thaen Kaatru from the 2016 film Gethu is a deeply romantic song penned by lyricist Thamarai and composed by Harris Jayaraj. The song explores the tender longing, delicate passion, and emotional surrender between two lovers. Through evocative imagery of a sweet honey breeze, melting dew drops, endless ocean waves, and torrential rain, the lyrics capture how love overwhelms the senses and alters one's reality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)

Theendi theendi kondradhdu

Words like 'theendi theendi', 'kanaga kanaga', and 'pazhaga pazhaga' are doubled to intensify the emotion and rhythmic flow.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Naan paniyaa paniyaa / Nee veyilin thuliyaa

The singer compares herself to dew drops ('paniyaa') and her lover to a drop of sunlight ('veyilin thuliyaa'), symbolizing how she melts under his warmth.

Simile (Uvamai)

Thaembavaniyaai konjudhu

The gentle breeze is compared to 'Thaembavani', a classical Tamil literary masterpiece, emphasizing its sweetness and poetic charm.

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Trivia

Thaen Kaatru was composed by Harris Jayaraj for the action thriller Gethu (2016), directed by Thirukumaran and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Amy Jackson. Sung by Haricharan and Shashaa Tirupati, the track received acclaim for Thamarai's poetic Tamil lyricism and Harris's signature melodic arrangements.

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