Vaanathula Koodu Katti
From Paravaigal Palavitham · 1988
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Paravaigal Palavitham1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Vaanaththula koodu katti vaazha nenaichchuthu | The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there. |
| Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan | These colorful birds indeed. |
| Intha chinna chinna kuruvingathaan} (2) | These tiny little birds indeed. |
| Male | |
| Vidhi puyalaachchu sirakodinchachu | Fate turned into a storm and broke their wings. |
| Ini vaazhvatharkku enna vazhithaan | What is the way left to live now? |
| Male | |
| Vaanaththula koodu katti vaazha nenaichchuthu | The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there. |
| Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan | These colorful birds indeed. |
| Intha chinna chinna kuruvingathaan | These tiny little birds indeed. |
| Male | |
| Vedhanaikku manasu viththu vittaan | He sold his heart to agony. |
| Oru vengai ena ivano paainju vittaan | He pounced forward like a fierce tiger. |
| kattupaadu kaavalellaam meerivittaan | He breached all restrictions and security. |
| Ippa sattaththaiyae satta thaichchu pottukittaan | Now he stitched the law itself into a shirt and wore it. |
| Male | |
| Soozhnilaiyin soozhchhciyilae | In the conspiracy of circumstances, |
| Intha saelai vilaiyaagiyathae | This saree/woman became a target/toy. |
| Vaazhum nilai thavariyathaal | Because the condition to live slipped away, |
| Ivan kolgai thadumariyathae | His principles stumbled. |
| Aabaththukku paavamillai | There is no sin during danger, |
| Appan thozhil saabamilla | There is no curse in the father's profession, |
| Niyaaththukku tharagum kuththamilla | There is no fault in mediating for justice. |
| Male | |
| Vaanaththula koodu katti vaazha nenaichchuthu | The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there. |
| Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan | These colorful birds indeed. |
| Intha chinna chinna kuruvingathaan | These tiny little birds indeed. |
| Male | |
| Vidhi puyalaachchu sirakodinchachu | Fate turned into a storm and broke their wings. |
| Ini vaazhvatharkku enna vazhithaan | What is the way left to live now? |
| Male | |
| Thaali katta kooli ketkkum vaalipaththa ponnu | A young girl who was asked for a bribe/dowry to tie the knot, |
| Thatti ketkka vanthu vittaa thappu enna | What is wrong if she comes to question and demand answers? |
| Paadupattu kudumbaththa kaappaaththum | Working hard to protect her family, |
| Intha uththamikkum sodhanaithaan enna solla | What can one say about the trial faced by this virtuous woman? |
| Male | |
| Intha paravaiyunga palavidhamthaan | These birds are of many types. |
| Konda kadamaial pudhuvithamthaan | The duties they assumed are novel in nature. |
| Paruvanal maariyathaal sellum | As the season changed, the direction taken |
| Thuruvanal maariyathae | Has shifted like the magnetic pole. |
| Enni vantha latchiyaththa etti vida mudiyumaa | Can they reach the goal they envisioned? |
| Innumoru vasantham vanthu vidumaa | Will another spring season ever arrive? |
| Male | |
| Vaanaththula koodu katti vaazha nenaichchuthu | The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there. |
| Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan | These colorful birds indeed. |
| Intha chinna chinna kuruvingathaan | These tiny little birds indeed. |
| Vidhi puyalaachchu sirakodinchachu | Fate turned into a storm and broke their wings. |
| Male | |
| Ini vaazhvatharkku enna vazhithaan | What is the way left to live now? |
| Ini vaazhvatharkku enna vazhithaan | What is the way left to live now? |
{வானத்துல கூடு கட்டி வாழ நெனச்சது
வண்ண வண்ண குருவிங்கதான்
இந்த சின்ன சின்ன குருவிங்கதான்} (2)
The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there.
These colorful birds indeed.
These tiny little birds indeed.
விதி புயலாச்சு சிறகொடிஞ்சாச்சு
இனி வாழ்வதற்கு என்ன வழிதான்
Fate turned into a storm and broke their wings.
What is the way left to live now?
வானத்துல கூடு கட்டி வாழ நெனச்சது
வண்ண வண்ண குருவிங்கதான்
இந்த சின்ன சின்ன குருவிங்கதான்
The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there.
These colorful birds indeed.
These tiny little birds indeed.
வேதனைக்கு மனச வித்து விட்டான்
ஒரு வேங்கை என இவனோ பாய்ஞ்சு விட்டான்
கட்டுப்பாடு காவலெல்லாம் மீறி விட்டான்
இப்ப சட்டத்தையே சட்ட தச்சு போட்டுக்கிட்டான்
He sold his heart to agony.
He pounced forward like a fierce tiger.
He breached all restrictions and security.
Now he stitched the law itself into a shirt and wore it.
சூழ்நிலையின் சூழ்ச்சியிலே
இந்த சேலை விலையாகியதே
வாழும் நிலை தவறியதால்
இவன் கொள்கை தடுமாறியதே
ஆபத்துக்கு பாவமில்லை
அப்பன் தொழில் சாபமில்ல
நியாத்துக்கு தரகும் குத்தமில்ல
In the conspiracy of circumstances,
This saree/woman became a target/toy.
Because the condition to live slipped away,
His principles stumbled.
There is no sin during danger,
There is no curse in the father's profession,
There is no fault in mediating for justice.
வானத்துல கூடு கட்டி வாழ நெனச்சது
வண்ண வண்ண குருவிங்கதான்
இந்த சின்ன சின்ன குருவிங்கதான்
The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there.
These colorful birds indeed.
These tiny little birds indeed.
விதி புயலாச்சு சிறகொடிஞ்சாச்சு
இனி வாழ்வதற்கு என்ன வழிதான்
Fate turned into a storm and broke their wings.
What is the way left to live now?
தாலி கட்ட கூலி கேட்கும் வாலிபத்த பொண்ணு
தட்டிக் கேட்க வந்துவிட்டா தப்பு என்ன
பாடுபட்டு குடும்பத்த காப்பாத்தும்
இந்த உத்தமிக்கும் சோதனைதான் என்ன சொல்ல
A young girl who was asked for a bribe/dowry to tie the knot,
What is wrong if she comes to question and demand answers?
Working hard to protect her family,
What can one say about the trial faced by this virtuous woman?
இந்த பறவைங்க பலவிதம்தான்
கொண்ட கடமைகள் புதுவிதம் தான்
பருவங்கள் மாறியதால் செல்லும்
துருவங்கள் மாறியதே
எண்ணி வந்த லட்சியத்த எட்டி விட முடியுமா
இன்னுமொரு வசந்தம் வந்து விடுமா
These birds are of many types.
The duties they assumed are novel in nature.
As the season changed, the direction taken
Has shifted like the magnetic pole.
Can they reach the goal they envisioned?
Will another spring season ever arrive?
வானத்துல கூடு கட்டி வாழ நெனச்சது
வண்ண வண்ண குருவிங்கதான்
இந்த சின்ன சின்ன குருவிங்கதான்
விதி புயலாச்சு சிறகொடிஞ்சாச்சு
The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there.
These colorful birds indeed.
These tiny little birds indeed.
Fate turned into a storm and broke their wings.
இனி வாழ்வதற்கு என்ன வழிதான்
இனி வாழ்வதற்கு என்ன வழிதான்
What is the way left to live now?
What is the way left to live now?
{Vaanaththula koodu katti vaazha nenaichchuthu
The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there.
Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan
These colorful birds indeed.
Intha chinna chinna kuruvingathaan} (2)
These tiny little birds indeed.
Vidhi puyalaachchu sirakodinchachu
Fate turned into a storm and broke their wings.
Ini vaazhvatharkku enna vazhithaan
What is the way left to live now?
Vaanaththula koodu katti vaazha nenaichchuthu
The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there.
Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan
These colorful birds indeed.
Intha chinna chinna kuruvingathaan
These tiny little birds indeed.
Vedhanaikku manasu viththu vittaan
He sold his heart to agony.
Oru vengai ena ivano paainju vittaan
He pounced forward like a fierce tiger.
kattupaadu kaavalellaam meerivittaan
He breached all restrictions and security.
Ippa sattaththaiyae satta thaichchu pottukittaan
Now he stitched the law itself into a shirt and wore it.
Soozhnilaiyin soozhchhciyilae
In the conspiracy of circumstances,
Intha saelai vilaiyaagiyathae
This saree/woman became a target/toy.
Vaazhum nilai thavariyathaal
Because the condition to live slipped away,
Ivan kolgai thadumariyathae
His principles stumbled.
Aabaththukku paavamillai
There is no sin during danger,
Appan thozhil saabamilla
There is no curse in the father's profession,
Niyaaththukku tharagum kuththamilla
There is no fault in mediating for justice.
Vaanaththula koodu katti vaazha nenaichchuthu
The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there.
Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan
These colorful birds indeed.
Intha chinna chinna kuruvingathaan
These tiny little birds indeed.
Vidhi puyalaachchu sirakodinchachu
Fate turned into a storm and broke their wings.
Ini vaazhvatharkku enna vazhithaan
What is the way left to live now?
Thaali katta kooli ketkkum vaalipaththa ponnu
A young girl who was asked for a bribe/dowry to tie the knot,
Thatti ketkka vanthu vittaa thappu enna
What is wrong if she comes to question and demand answers?
Paadupattu kudumbaththa kaappaaththum
Working hard to protect her family,
Intha uththamikkum sodhanaithaan enna solla
What can one say about the trial faced by this virtuous woman?
Intha paravaiyunga palavidhamthaan
These birds are of many types.
Konda kadamaial pudhuvithamthaan
The duties they assumed are novel in nature.
Paruvanal maariyathaal sellum
As the season changed, the direction taken
Thuruvanal maariyathae
Has shifted like the magnetic pole.
Enni vantha latchiyaththa etti vida mudiyumaa
Can they reach the goal they envisioned?
Innumoru vasantham vanthu vidumaa
Will another spring season ever arrive?
Vaanaththula koodu katti vaazha nenaichchuthu
The colorful birds thought of building a nest in the sky and living there.
Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan
These colorful birds indeed.
Intha chinna chinna kuruvingathaan
These tiny little birds indeed.
Vidhi puyalaachchu sirakodinchachu
Fate turned into a storm and broke their wings.
Ini vaazhvatharkku enna vazhithaan
What is the way left to live now?
Ini vaazhvatharkku enna vazhithaan
What is the way left to live now?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Paravaigal Palavitham' uses birds as a metaphor for innocent human beings striving to build a simple, peaceful life, only for their dreams to be shattered by the storm of cruel fate and societal injustice. It narrates the pain of good-hearted individuals forced into extreme measures, breaking laws and compromising core principles purely out of survival and the struggle against systemic oppression like dowry and poverty. Despite the bitterness of their circumstances and moral dilemmas, the lyricist laments whether these suffering souls will ever reach their goal or experience the warmth of a new spring season in life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan / Intha chinna chinna kuruvingathaan”
Innocent people dreaming of a happy life are metaphorically depicted as colorful little birds building nests in the sky.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vidhi puyalaachchu sirakodinchachu”
Tragic fate is personified as a destructive storm that breaks the wings of birds.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Ippa sattaththaiyae satta thaichchu pottukittaan”
Exaggerating a rebellious character taking the law into his own hands by describing it as stitching the law into a shirt.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Vaanaththula koodu katti vaazha nenaichchuthu / Vanna vanna kuruvingathaan”
Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound across consecutive phrases.
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Trivia
'Paravaigal Palavitham' (1988) is a Tamil social drama directed by Robert-Rajasekar. The song's lyrics were written by S. A. Rajkumar, who also scored the music for the film, marking one of his early impactful multi-faceted contributions in Tamil cinema.
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