Vinnai Thedi Pokiren
From Album Songs 2020 · 2020
- Lyricist
- Akki Vinayak
- Singer
- Alin Shah
- Music director
- Joy Jinith
- Details
- Album Songs 20202020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vilagadha seri paarthu | Looking at the unrelenting slope, |
| Unai pudhaithuma kana | Is it a dream that buries you? |
| Vazhichaalum erichaalum | Even if it hurts, even if it burns, |
| Unai kaatruma manam | Does my heart still display you? |
| Male | |
| Vilagadha seri paarthu | Looking at the unrelenting slope, |
| Unai pudhaithuma kana | Is it a dream that buries you? |
| Vazhichaalum erichaalum | Even if it hurts, even if it burns, |
| Unai kaatruma manam | Does my heart still display you? |
| Male | |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream, |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream, |
| Male | |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream, |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream, |
| Male | |
| Yen nee pogirai | Why are you leaving? |
| Sidhai saaramaakamalae | Without even making a funeral pyre, |
| Ethir poi seramalae | Without reaching the opposite destination, |
| Imai mooda marukindrathae | My eyelids refuse to close... |
| Male | |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream, |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream, |
| Male | |
| Venmega koottam | A gathering of white clouds, |
| Un polae serntha neram | When it formed just like you, |
| Pogadhae nenjam | My heart refuses to leave, |
| Usuraaga theduthae endrum | Searching forever as if you were my life. |
| Male | |
| Poinodu paarkkum | Looking towards falsehood, |
| Dhisaiyaga oda vendum | Must run in that direction, |
| Enakkaaga venum | I need this for myself, |
| Uyir saagum neram | When my life is departing. |
| Male | |
| En moolaikulle | Inside my brain, |
| Unnai paarthu | Having seen you, |
| Thalli ponen | I moved away, |
| Enai saaga vidu | Let me die. |
| Male | |
| En kannukullae | Inside my eyes, |
| Eeram serthu | Gathering tears, |
| Pinnae ponen | I walked behind, |
| Ennai saaga vidu | Let me die. |
| Male | |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream, |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream, |
| Male | |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream, |
| En kaattari nee | You are my wild stream, |
| Kaattari nee | You are a wild stream. |
விலகாத செரி பார்த்து
உன்னை புதைத்துமா கனா
வழிச்சாலும் எரிச்சாலும்
உன்னை காற்றுமா மனம்
Looking at the unrelenting slope,
Is it a dream that buries you?
Even if it hurts, even if it burns,
Does my heart still display you?
விலகாத செரி பார்த்து
உன்னை புதைத்துமா கனா
வழிச்சாலும் எரிச்சாலும்
உன்னை காற்றுமா மனம்
Looking at the unrelenting slope,
Is it a dream that buries you?
Even if it hurts, even if it burns,
Does my heart still display you?
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream,
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream,
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream,
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream,
ஏன் நீ போகிறாய்
சிதை சாரமாக்காமலே
எதிர் போய் சேராமலே
இமை மூட மறுகின்றதே
Why are you leaving?
Without even making a funeral pyre,
Without reaching the opposite destination,
My eyelids refuse to close...
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream,
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream,
வெண் மேகா கூட்டம்
உன் போலே சேர்ந்த நேரம்
போகதே நெஞ்சம்
உசுராக தீர வேண்டும்
A gathering of white clouds,
When it formed just like you,
My heart refuses to leave,
Searching forever as if you were my life.
துயிலோடு பார்க்கும்
திசையாக ஓட வேண்டும்
எனக்காக வேணும்
உயிர் சாகும் நேரம்
Looking towards falsehood,
Must run in that direction,
I need this for myself,
When my life is departing.
என் மூளைக்குள்ளே
உன்னை பார்த்து
தள்ளி போனேன்
எனை சாக விடு
Inside my brain,
Having seen you,
I moved away,
Let me die.
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ளே
ஈரம் சேர்த்து
பின்ன போறேன்
என்னை சாக விடு
Inside my eyes,
Gathering tears,
I walked behind,
Let me die.
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream,
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream,
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
என் காட்டாரி நீ
காட்டாரி நீ
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream,
You are my wild stream,
You are a wild stream.
Vilagadha seri paarthu
Looking at the unrelenting slope,
Unai pudhaithuma kana
Is it a dream that buries you?
Vazhichaalum erichaalum
Even if it hurts, even if it burns,
Unai kaatruma manam
Does my heart still display you?
Vilagadha seri paarthu
Looking at the unrelenting slope,
Unai pudhaithuma kana
Is it a dream that buries you?
Vazhichaalum erichaalum
Even if it hurts, even if it burns,
Unai kaatruma manam
Does my heart still display you?
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream,
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream,
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream,
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream,
Yen nee pogirai
Why are you leaving?
Sidhai saaramaakamalae
Without even making a funeral pyre,
Ethir poi seramalae
Without reaching the opposite destination,
Imai mooda marukindrathae
My eyelids refuse to close...
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream,
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream,
Venmega koottam
A gathering of white clouds,
Un polae serntha neram
When it formed just like you,
Pogadhae nenjam
My heart refuses to leave,
Usuraaga theduthae endrum
Searching forever as if you were my life.
Poinodu paarkkum
Looking towards falsehood,
Dhisaiyaga oda vendum
Must run in that direction,
Enakkaaga venum
I need this for myself,
Uyir saagum neram
When my life is departing.
En moolaikulle
Inside my brain,
Unnai paarthu
Having seen you,
Thalli ponen
I moved away,
Enai saaga vidu
Let me die.
En kannukullae
Inside my eyes,
Eeram serthu
Gathering tears,
Pinnae ponen
I walked behind,
Ennai saaga vidu
Let me die.
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream,
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream,
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream,
En kaattari nee
You are my wild stream,
Kaattari nee
You are a wild stream.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
En Kaattari Nee expresses an intense tale of love, angst, and heart-wrenching pain caused by separation. The narrator addresses their beloved as 'Kaattari'—a wild stream or force of nature—symbolizing both beauty and uncontrollable, destructive passion. The lyrics depict the agony of lingering memories that refuse to fade even as the speaker longs for peace or death.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En kaattari nee”
Compares the lover to a 'Kaattari' (wild stream), representing an unpredictable, powerful, and overwhelming presence.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“En kaattari nee”
The line 'En kaattari nee / Kaattari nee' is repeated continuously to emphasize the protagonist's obsessive longing.
Visual Imagery
“En kannukullae Eeram serthu”
Evokes a vivid image of tears gathering in the speaker's eyes due to grief.
Edhukai (Tamil Second-letter Rhyme)
“En moolaikulle / En kannukullae”
The second consonant 'n' creates a rhyming motif between 'moolaikulle' and 'kannukullae'.
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Trivia
Written by Akki Vinayak, this independent Tamil song uses raw imagery like funeral pyres and wild streams to convey heartbreak, standing out in the modern Tamil independent music landscape.
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