Veesum Kaatrukku
From Ullaasam · 1997
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Harini, Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Details
- Ullaasam1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha | Does the blowing wind not know the flower? |
| Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha | Do your speaking eyes not understand me? |
| Anbae undhan perai thaanae virumbi ketkiren | My love, I eagerly ask only for your name. |
| Pogum paadhai engum unnai thirumbi paarkiren | Everywhere along the path I walk, I turn back to look for you. |
| Male | |
| Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha | Does the blowing wind not know the flower? |
| Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha | Do your speaking eyes not understand me? |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………….. | [Instrumental Interlude] |
| Male | |
| : Ennaiyae thirandhaval yaar avalo | Who is she, the one who unlocked my inner self? |
| Uyirilae nuzhaindhaval yaar avalo | Who is she, the one who entered my very soul? |
| Vazhiyai marithaal malarai koduthaal | She blocked my path and gave me a flower. |
| Mozhiyai parithaal mounam koduthaal | She stole my speech and gave me silence. |
| Male | |
| Meghamae meghamae aruginil vaa | Oh cloud, oh cloud, come near me. |
| Thaagathil moozhginen parugida vaa | I am drowning in thirst, come so I may drink. |
| Female | |
| Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha | Does the blowing wind not know the flower? |
| Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha | Do your speaking eyes not understand me? |
| Male :Anbae undhan perai thaanae virumbi ketkiren | My love, I eagerly ask only for your name. |
| Pogum paadhai engum unnai thirumbi paarkiren | Everywhere along the path I walk, I turn back to look for you. |
| Male | |
| Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha | Does the blowing wind not know the flower? |
| Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha | Do your speaking eyes not understand me? |
| Male | |
| Sirikkiren idhazhgalil malarugiraai | When I smile, you bloom upon my lips. |
| Azhugiren thuligalaai nazhuvugiraai | When I cry, you slip away as tear drops. |
| Vizhigal muzhudhum nizhalaa irulaa | Are my eyes completely filled with shadows or darkness? |
| Vazhkai payanam mudhala mudiva | Is this life journey a beginning or an end? |
| Male | |
| Sarugena udhirgiren thanimaiyilae | I fall like a dry leaf in my loneliness. |
| Mounamaai erigiren kaadhalilae | I burn silently in love. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | [Instrumental Interlude] |
| Male | |
| Megham polae en vaanil vandhavalae | You who came like a cloud into my sky. |
| Yaaro avalukku needhaan ennavalae | Whoever she is, you are the one who means everything to her. |
| Megha megha megha kootam nenjil koodudhae | A crowd of clouds gathers inside my heart. |
| Undhan perai solli solli minnal odudhae | Chanting your name again and again, lightning flashes. |
| Male | |
| Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha | Does the blowing wind not know the flower? |
| Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha | Do your speaking eyes not understand me? |
வீசும் காற்றுக்கு
பூவைத் தெரியாதா பேசும்
கண்ணுக்கு என்னைப்
புரியாதா அன்பே உந்தன்
பேரைத்தானே விரும்பிக்
கேட்கிறேன் போகும் பாதை
எங்கும் உன்னைத் திரும்பிப்
பார்க்கிறேன்
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
My love, I eagerly ask only for your name.
Everywhere along the path I walk, I turn back to look for you.
வீசும் காற்றுக்கு
பூவைத் தெரியாதா பேசும்
கண்ணுக்கு என்னைப்
புரியாதா
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
..........................
[Instrumental Interlude]
என்னையே
திறந்தவள் யார் அவளோ
உயிரிலே நுழைந்தவள்
யார் அவளோ வழியை
மறித்தாள் மலரைக்
கொடுத்தாள் மொழியைப்
பறித்தாள் மௌனம்
கொடுத்தாள்
Who is she, the one who unlocked my inner self?
Who is she, the one who entered my very soul?
She blocked my path and gave me a flower.
She stole my speech and gave me silence.
மேகமே
மேகமே அருகினில்
வா தாகத்தில் மூழ்கினேன்
பருகிட வா
Oh cloud, oh cloud, come near me.
I am drowning in thirst, come so I may drink.
வீசும் காற்றுக்கு
பூவைத் தெரியாதா பேசும்
கண்ணுக்கு என்னைப்
புரியாதா
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
My love, I eagerly ask only for your name.
Everywhere along the path I walk, I turn back to look for you.
அன்பே உந்தன்
பேரைத்தானே விரும்பிக்
கேட்கிறேன் போகும் பாதை
எங்கும் உன்னைத் திரும்பிப்
பார்க்கிறேன்
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
வீசும் காற்றுக்கு
பூவைத் தெரியாதா பேசும்
கண்ணுக்கு என்னைப்
புரியாதா
When I smile, you bloom upon my lips.
When I cry, you slip away as tear drops.
Are my eyes completely filled with shadows or darkness?
Is this life journey a beginning or an end?
சிரிக்கிறேன்
இதழ்களில் மலருகிறாய்
அழுகிறேன் துளிகளாய்
நழுவுகிறாய் விழிகள்
முழுதும் நிழலா இருளா
வாழ்க்கைப் பயணம்
முதலா முடிவா
I fall like a dry leaf in my loneliness.
I burn silently in love.
சருகென
உதிர்கிறேன் தனிமையிலே
மௌனமாய் எரிகிறேன்
காதலிலே
[Instrumental Interlude]
................................
You who came like a cloud into my sky.
Whoever she is, you are the one who means everything to her.
A crowd of clouds gathers inside my heart.
Chanting your name again and again, lightning flashes.
மேகம் போலே
என் வானில் வந்தவளே
யாரோ அவளுக்கு நீதான்
என்னவளே மேகமேக
மேகக்கூட்டம் நெஞ்சில்
கூடுதே உந்தன் பேரைச்
சொல்லிச் சொல்லி
மின்னல் ஓடுதே
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
வீசும் காற்றுக்கு
பூவைத் தெரியாதா பேசும்
கண்ணுக்கு என்னைப்
புரியாதா
Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
Anbae undhan perai thaanae virumbi ketkiren
My love, I eagerly ask only for your name.
Pogum paadhai engum unnai thirumbi paarkiren
Everywhere along the path I walk, I turn back to look for you.
Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
…………………………………..
[Instrumental Interlude]
: Ennaiyae thirandhaval yaar avalo
Who is she, the one who unlocked my inner self?
Uyirilae nuzhaindhaval yaar avalo
Who is she, the one who entered my very soul?
Vazhiyai marithaal malarai koduthaal
She blocked my path and gave me a flower.
Mozhiyai parithaal mounam koduthaal
She stole my speech and gave me silence.
Meghamae meghamae aruginil vaa
Oh cloud, oh cloud, come near me.
Thaagathil moozhginen parugida vaa
I am drowning in thirst, come so I may drink.
Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
Male :Anbae undhan perai thaanae virumbi ketkiren
My love, I eagerly ask only for your name.
Pogum paadhai engum unnai thirumbi paarkiren
Everywhere along the path I walk, I turn back to look for you.
Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
Sirikkiren idhazhgalil malarugiraai
When I smile, you bloom upon my lips.
Azhugiren thuligalaai nazhuvugiraai
When I cry, you slip away as tear drops.
Vizhigal muzhudhum nizhalaa irulaa
Are my eyes completely filled with shadows or darkness?
Vazhkai payanam mudhala mudiva
Is this life journey a beginning or an end?
Sarugena udhirgiren thanimaiyilae
I fall like a dry leaf in my loneliness.
Mounamaai erigiren kaadhalilae
I burn silently in love.
…………………………..
[Instrumental Interlude]
Megham polae en vaanil vandhavalae
You who came like a cloud into my sky.
Yaaro avalukku needhaan ennavalae
Whoever she is, you are the one who means everything to her.
Megha megha megha kootam nenjil koodudhae
A crowd of clouds gathers inside my heart.
Undhan perai solli solli minnal odudhae
Chanting your name again and again, lightning flashes.
Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha
Does the blowing wind not know the flower?
Pesum kannukku ennai puriyaadha
Do your speaking eyes not understand me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Veesum Kaatrukku from the 1997 Tamil film Ullaasam is a romantic and poetic song expressing deep yearning and romantic bewilderment. The protagonist is captivated by a mysterious woman who has entered his soul, taken away his words, and filled his heart with emotional turmoil. Through vivid imagery of clouds, flowers, and wind, he questions whether she realizes the depth of his feelings and yearns to know her identity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question & Metaphor
“Veesum kaatrukku poovai theriyaadha”
Compares the natural connection between the wind and a flower to the implicit emotional bond between lovers.
Antithesis / Parallelism
“Vazhiyai marithaal malarai koduthaal / Mozhiyai parithaal mounam koduthaal”
Contrasts blocking the path with giving a flower, and stealing speech with giving silence.
Simile (Upamai)
“Sarugena udhirgiren thanimaiyilae”
Compares the protagonist's state of isolation and helplessness to a dry leaf falling to the ground.
Personification
“Undhan perai solli solli minnal odudhae”
Personifies lightning as running across the sky while whispering/calling out the beloved's name.
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Trivia
Ullaasam (1997) was produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL) and featured music composed by Karthik Raja, son of Ilaiyaraaja. The track features vocals by P. Unnikrishnan and Harini, and remains one of the most popular melodies starring Ajith Kumar and Vikram.
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