KJ Yesudas delivers a soul-stirring performance in ‘Etho Katten’ from the album ’10 Kalpanakal.’ Lyricist Roy Puramadam and composer Midhun Eeswar craft a melancholic soundscape depicting relentless emotional distress.
Etho Katten
Kj Yesudas • From “10 Kalpanakal”
Etho Katten Lyrics Translation (from “10 Kalpanakal”)
Puramadam’s lyrics compare life to drifting snow in the wind, emphasizing helplessness. Yesudas sings of burning embers in the heart, referencing memories that fill the soul with silent grief.
Pareshan Pareshan PareshanI’m distressed, I’m distressed, I’m distressed.
Pareshan Pareshan PareshanI’m distressed, I’m distressed, I’m distressed.
Etho Etho Katten NenjilSome strange wind’s blowing through my heart,
Etho Etho Kanalen NenjilSome strange ember’s burning in my heart,
EriyukayaninnivideIt’s burning here today.
EriyukayaninnivideIt’s burning here today.
Etho NovumayiWith an unknown pain,
Ini Nin Mizhikalilunarum KanavukalWill the dreams that’ll wake in your eyes,
Akale Marayukayo OhFade far away now?
Pareshan Pareshan PareshanI’m distressed, I’m distressed, I’m distressed.
Pareshan Pareshan PareshanI’m distressed, I’m distressed, I’m distressed.
Aa AaAa, aa.
Kattin Kaiyyilalayum Manjupole Ente JanmamMy life’s like snow drifting in the hands of the wind.
Thora Kannuneerayi Ennil Nirayum DukhameO sorrow, you fill me like tears that won’t stop.
Mookamam Ormakal Nirayunnu Innen UllilSilent memories are filling my soul today.
Etho Etho Etho Etho EthoSomething, something, something, something, something.
Etho Etho Katten NenjilSome strange wind’s blowing through my heart,
Etho Etho Kanalen NenjilSome strange ember’s burning in my heart,
EriyukayaninnivideIt’s burning here today.
Aa AaAa, aa.
Pareshan Pareshan PareshanI’m distressed, I’m distressed, I’m distressed.
Mannil Maril Manam Maunaragam MooliyoDid a scent hum a silent melody on the earth’s chest?
Neeradarnnudanju Varshamegham ThengiyoDid the rain clouds shatter and sob after losing their water?
Yekanayi Rakkuyil Kezhunnu Doore MookamAlone, a nightingale cries silently in the distance.
Etho Etho Etho Etho EthoSomething, something, something, something, something.
Etho Etho Katten NenjilSome strange wind’s blowing through my heart,
Etho Etho Kanalen NenjilSome strange ember’s burning in my heart,
EriyukayaninnivideIt’s burning here today.
Etho NovumayiWith an unknown pain,
Ini Nin Mizhikalilunarum KanavukalWill the dreams that’ll wake in your eyes,
Akale Marayukayo OhFade far away now?
Pareshan Pareshan PareshanI’m distressed, I’m distressed, I’m distressed.
Pareshan Pareshan PareshanI’m distressed, I’m distressed, I’m distressed.
Pareshan Pareshan PareshanI’m distressed, I’m distressed, I’m distressed.
Etho Katten Music Video
The ‘Etho Katten’ lyrics translation reveals a struggle with unresolved pain and fading hopes. Midhun Eeswar’s sparse arrangement amplifies the song’s emotional weight through deliberate silence.