Seerkazhi Govindarajan voices ‘Kandathu Ondru Kettathu Ondru’ from the album ‘Seeman Petra Selvangal.’ Lyricist Kavi Rajagopal and composer T. R. Pappa frame a philosophical debate on truth versus perception through layered verses.
Kandathu Ondru Kettathu Ondru
Seerkazhi Govindarajan • From “Seeman Petra Selvangal”
Seeman Petra Selvangal’s Kandathu Ondru Kettathu Ondru Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Kavi Rajagopal contrasts witness accounts with fabricated causes, questioning why blame falsely lands on wind for fallen leaves. The father’s suspicion turns his son into a stranger, eroding familial bonds.
Kandathu Ondru Kettathu OndruWhat one saw is one thing, what one heard is another.
Kadhaiyum Ver OndruAnd the story’s something else entirely.
Iru Kangalum Kathum Adiya NadagamThe drama both eyes witnessed.
Kavalaiyil Mudinthathu IndruIt ended in sorrow today.
Kavalaiyil Mudinthathu IndruIt ended in sorrow today.
Kandathu Ondru Kettathu OndruWhat one saw is one thing, what one heard is another.
Kadhaiyum Ver OndruAnd the story’s something else entirely.
Kandavar Bodhanai Ennum NanjchuThe poison of onlookers’ ‘teachings’.
Kalanthathu RathathileIt mixed into the blood.
Athanal Unmaiyum PoiyaiBecause of that, even truth became a lie.
Uruvam Kondathu Avanathu NanjchathileIt took form in his heart.
Avanathu NanjchathileIn his heart.
Kandathu Ondru Kettathu OndruWhat one saw is one thing, what one heard is another.
Kadhaiyum Ver OndruAnd the story’s something else entirely.
Kalam Vanthathu Ilaiyum UthirnthathuTime came, and the leaves withered.
Katrin Mel Pazhi NerndhathuThe blame then fell upon the wind.
Katrin Mel Pazhi NerndhathuThe blame then fell upon the wind.
Kagam Amarntathu Kaniyum VilunthathuA crow perched, and the fruit fell.
Karanam Athu VendranatheThat’s the reason it was blamed.
Karanam Athu VendranatheThat’s the reason it was blamed.
Kandathu Ondru Kettathu OndruWhat one saw is one thing, what one heard is another.
Kadhaiyum Ver OndruAnd the story’s something else entirely.
Santhegam Konda Thanthayin ParvaiyilIn the gaze of a suspicious father.
Maganum Ver AnanThe son, too, became estranged.
Maganum Ver AnanThe son, too, became estranged.
Athanal Bantham MikunthaBecause of that, the closely bonded.
Annanum Thambhiyum Par Irul Koor AnarBrother and younger brother became like sharp darkness.
Par Irul Koor AnarThey became like sharp darkness.
Kandathu Ondru Kettathu OndruWhat one saw is one thing, what one heard is another.
Kadhaiyum Ver OndruAnd the story’s something else entirely.
Iru Kangalum Kathum Adiya NadagamThe drama both eyes witnessed.
Kavalaiyil Mudinthathu IndruIt ended in sorrow today.
Kavalaiyil Mudinthathu IndruIt ended in sorrow today.
Kandathu Ondru Kettathu OndruWhat one saw is one thing, what one heard is another.
Kadhaiyum Ver OndruAnd the story’s something else entirely.
Kandathu Ondru Kettathu Ondru Music Video
The ‘Kandathu Ondru Kettathu Ondru’ lyrics meaning dissects how misinformation corrupts relationships. Seerkazhi Govindarajan’s depth amplifies the sorrow of truth distorted by external narratives.