Ilaiyaraaja’s Viduthalai Part 2 features Suganthi singing a somber lullaby about maternal struggle. The composer-lyricist contrasts the album’s revolutionary tone with this emotional portrait of a mother addressing her child in darkness.
Released: November 26, 2024
Iruttu Kaattula
Ilaiyaraaja | Suganthi • From “Viduthalai Part 2”
Viduthalai Part 2’s Iruttu Kaattula Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
Ilaiyaraaja’s lyrics describe isolation with ‘sky and earth as our only relatives.’ The mother urges education over tears, believing literacy will erase their worries. Her plea centers on signing one’s name as an act of liberation.
Iruttu KattulaIn this dark forest,
En Karuppu Minminimy little black firefly,
Unakku SollurenI’m telling you,
Kadha Kelu Kanmanilisten to my story, my dear.
Solladha VaazhkaiyilaeIn a life I’ve never spoken about,
Sollum Padi Onnum Illathere’s nothing worth mentioning.
Kannae Naa Enna SollaMy dear, what can I even say?
Kanner Sindhi Palanum IllaThere’s no point in shedding tears.
Kai Serum Kaalam VarumooWill the time ever come when we unite?
Ellamae Maari VidumoooWill everything change for the better?
Iruttu KattulaIn this dark forest,
En Karuppu Minminimy little black firefly,
Unakku SollurenI’m telling you,
Kadha Kelu Kanmanilisten to my story, my dear.
Naadaala Nooru PeruHundreds rule this land,
Namma Kakka Yaaru Thangambut who’s there to protect us, my gold?
Aagaayam Boomi VittaBesides the sky and the earth,
Yaarum Illa Sondham Bandhamwe’ve no family or relatives.
Magalae En MagalaeOh daughter, my daughter.
Naal Ezhuthu Nee PadichaIf you learn your lessons,
Nalladhellaam Serum Ammaeverything good will come your way, dear.
Kai Ezhuthu Pottu NammaBy signing your own name,
Kavala Pokka Venum Ammayou must wipe away our worries, dear.
Magalae En MagalaeOh daughter, my daughter.
Thaenaaru Paayum MunnuBefore the rivers of honey could flow,
Naama Nambhi Vazhndhirukkawhile we lived in hope,
Kanaalu Neeru Aagi Poochaeour dreams turned into tears.
Kai Ooni Mel ElumbhaTo pick ourselves back up,
Kaalam Vandhu Serumunnubelieving that the right time will arrive,
Oor Mulukka Pesudhamma Pechaethe whole town’s talking about it.
Vaazhkai Soolam Adha PaakadhaeDon’t look at life’s piercing ‘trident’,
Poo Payanamit’s a journey of flowers.
Thukkathilae PolamburathuMy cries of sorrow
Thookathilum Thodaruthammacontinue even in my sleep, dear.
Kakkathilae Raavum PagalumDay and night, tucked under our arms,
Kastam Namma Sumakkudhammawe’re carrying our hardships, dear.
Magalae En MagalaeOh daughter, my daughter.
Kaataruvi Odi VandhaWhen the wild waterfall rushes down,
Kallum Mannum Uruludhammathe rocks and soil roll along, dear.
Mottu Valai Kauvili SathamThe sound of the ‘jungle bird’ in the thicket
Saedhi Solli Serumudhammaarrives to deliver its news, dear.
Magalae En MagalaeOh daughter, my daughter.
Ethanaiyo Katti IrukkuMany barriers have been built,
Ezhaikkadhil Enna Irukkubut what’s left in a poor person’s life?
Irukkanum Idhu Kulla Thaan NaamaeWe must stay within this struggle,
Namakkaunnu Paadu Padato work hard for our own sake.
Nallavanga Munnae VandhaIf good people step forward,
Sarkaaru Pinnae Varum Thaanaethe government will surely follow.
Idhu Maaradhu Solli MaaladhuThis won’t change, and there’s no end to talking.
En MagalaeOh, my daughter.
Iruttu KattulaIn this dark forest,
En Karuppu Minminimy little black firefly,
Unakku SollurenI’m telling you,
Kadha Kelu Kanmanilisten to my story, my dear.
Solladha VaazhkaiyilaeIn a life I’ve never spoken about,
Sollum Padi Onnum Illathere’s nothing worth mentioning.
Kannae Naa Enna SollaMy dear, what can I even say?
Kanner Sindhi Palanum IllaThere’s no point in shedding tears.
Kai Serum Kaalam VarumooWill the time ever come when we unite?
Ellamae Maari VidumoooWill everything change for the better?
Iruttu KattulaIn this dark forest,
En Karuppu Minminimy little black firefly,
Unakku SollurenI’m telling you,
Kadha Kelu Kanmanilisten to my story, my dear.
Iruttu Kaattula Music Video
Viduthalai Part 2 frames education as resistance through this Tamil lyrics meaning. Ilaiyaraaja presents literacy as concrete hope against systemic oppression, rejecting empty promises for practical empowerment.