V. V. Prasanna delivers ‘Moonru Thalaimurai’ from Srikanth Deva’s album Kattil, featuring Vairamuthu’s lyrics. The composition evokes nostalgia through a family cot bearing witness to generational stories.
Released: January 3, 2023
Moonru Thalaimurai
V. V. Prasanna • From “Kattil”
Kattil’s Moonru Thalaimurai Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Vairamuthu frames the cot as both cradle and deathbed across three generations. One lyric observes its transformation of maidens into mothers, with another describing its support during births and final moments.
Moonru ThalaimuraiThis bed has supported three generations.
Thangiya KattilIt’s the bed that’s held us all.
Pala Thottilgal ThandhadhuIt’s the bed that’s given us many cradles,
Indha KattilYes, this very bed.
Moonru ThalaimuraiThis bed has supported three generations.
Thangiya KattilIt’s the bed that’s held us all.
Pala Thottilgal ThandhadhuIt’s the bed that’s given us many cradles,
Indha KattilYes, this very bed.
Pattan PattiIn the memory of our grandfathers and grandmothers,
Muppattan NinaivilAnd in the memory of our great-grandfathers,
Vazhum KattilThis bed continues to live on.
Thottadhu ThottadhuEverything that it touched,
Thottadhu EllamAnd all that it ever graced,
Thulangiya KattilFlourished upon this bed.
Pala Kolusin SinungalThis bed heard the soft jingle of many anklets,
Valaiyal Munagal Ketta KattilAnd the quiet whispers of bangles.
Pala Sathangal MuthangalIt’s the bed that’s felt many sounds and many kisses,
Vekkangal Vedikkai Partha KattilWatching over the spectacle of shy moments.
Pala Uyirgalai ThangiyaHaving supported so many lives,
Thai Madiyaga Vazhum KattilThis bed lives on like a mother’s lap.
Kanniyai PennaiThis bed turns a maiden into a woman,
Pengalai Thayai Matrum KattilAnd transforms women into mothers.
Jananathil Oru PalIt fed us on one side at birth,
Maranathil Oru Pal Ootiya KattilAnd supported us on the other at death.
Kattil Kattil Kattil Kattil KattilThe bed, the bed, the bed, the bed, the bed.
Moonru ThalaimuraiThis bed has supported three generations.
Thangiya KattilIt’s the bed that’s held us all.
Pala Thottilgal ThandhadhuIt’s the bed that’s given us many cradles,
Indha KattilYes, this very bed.
Arivu Kondu ParthalIf you look at it with logic,
Idhu Agrinai ThaneIt’s just an inanimate object.
Idhyam Kondu ParthalBut if you look at it with your heart,
Idhu Uyarthinai ThaneIt’s truly a living being.
Arivu Kondu ParthalIf you look at it with logic,
Idhu Agrinai ThaneIt’s just an inanimate object.
Idhyam Kondu ParthalBut if you look at it with your heart,
Idhu Uyarthinai ThaneIt’s truly a living being.
Paramparayin KaruvaraiyeThis is the very womb of our lineage,
Idhu ThaneYes, this is the one.
Kattil MarangalukkulleWithin the wood of this bed,
Marabanu Koottam VasikiradheOur genetic legacy continues to dwell.
Pala Sugangal Valigal RanangalMany pleasures, pains, and wounds,
Dhinam Dhinam ThangiyaIt’s supported day after day.
Kudumbathin Idhuve Mootha UyirThis is the oldest soul of our family.
Kattil Kattil Kattil Kattil KattilThe bed, the bed, the bed, the bed, the bed.
Moonru ThalaimuraiThis bed has supported three generations.
Thangiya KattilIt’s the bed that’s held us all.
Pala Thottilgal ThandhadhuIt’s the bed that’s given us many cradles,
Indha KattilYes, this very bed.
Moonru ThalaimuraiThis bed has supported three generations.
Thangiya KattilIt’s the bed that’s held us all.
Pala Thottilgal ThandhadhuIt’s the bed that’s given us many cradles,
Indha KattilYes, this very bed.
Pattan PattiIn the memory of our grandfathers and grandmothers,
Muppattan NinaivilAnd in the legacy of our ancestors,
Vazhum KattilThis bed continues to live on.
Thottadhu ThottadhuEverything that it touched,
Thottadhu EllamAnd all that it ever graced,
Thulangiya KattilFlourished upon this bed.
Pala Kolusin SinungalThis bed heard the soft jingle of many anklets,
Valaiyal Munagal Ketta KattilAnd the quiet whispers of bangles.
Pala Sathangal MuthangalIt’s the bed that’s felt many sounds and many kisses,
Vekkangal Vedikkai Partha KattilWatching over the spectacle of shy moments.
Pala Uyirgalai ThangiyaHaving supported so many lives,
Thai Madiyaga Vazhum KattilThis bed lives on like a mother’s lap.
Kanniyai PennaiThis bed turns a maiden into a woman,
Pengalai Thayai Matrum KattilAnd transforms women into mothers.
Jananathil Oru PalIt fed us on one side at birth,
Maranathil Oru Pal Ootiya KattilAnd supported us on the other at death.
Kattil Kattil Kattil Kattil KattilThe bed, the bed, the bed, the bed, the bed.
Moonru Thalaimurai Music Video
Vairamuthu’s Moonru Thalaimurai lyrics translation positions the cot as a living repository of lineage. Srikanth Deva’s melody underscores how ordinary objects outlive their owners through collective memory.