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Kedaikkala Kedaikkala

From Parthen Rasithen · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Srinivas
Music director
Bharathwaj
Details
Parthen Rasithen2000

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kedaikala kedaikalaDidn't get, didn't get
Ponnu onnum kedaikalaDidn't get any girl
Pudikala pudikalaDidn't like, didn't like
Entha ponnukum enna pudikalaNo girl liked me
Male
Busula paatha mainaavaeOh sweet Myna bird seen on the bus
Vittu paathiyil erangi pogaathaeDon't get off halfway and leave
Ada onna enni thukkam illaAh, I have no grief pining for you
Kanna pichu yeriyala..aahNor will I tear my eyes out and throw them away..aah
Male
Kedaikala kedaikalaDidn't get, didn't get
Ponnu onnum kedaikalaDidn't get any girl
Pudikala pudikalaDidn't like, didn't like
Entha ponnukum enna pudikalaNo girl liked me
Male
Oh.. ooo…hooo..oooo..hooo (4)Oh.. ooo…hooo..oooo..hooo (4)
Male
{Oh ponnu bus-u rendum onnu{Oh a girl and a bus are both the same
Vaazhkaiyila paakalaamWe can see it in life
Terminus serum munnaeBefore reaching the terminus
Break down aagalaam..aah} (2)It might break down..aah} (2)
Male
Bus miss yethum solla mudiyaathuYou cannot call it just a missed bus
Route eppavum maaralaamThe route can change at any time
Number paathu onnum namba mudiyaathuYou cannot trust anything just by looking at the bus number
Road maathi odalaamIt might change roads and run
Male
Onnu pona onnu varuvathuIf one goes, another comes
Adhu bus -ku mattum porunthalaamThat applies only to buses
Ponnu pona yenna varumaeIf a girl leaves, what comes instead?
En poonai kuttikkum thaadi varumEven my kitten ends up growing a beard out of sorrow
En thalaezhutha brahman avanLord Brahma who wrote my fate
Yedathu kaiyaal kirikitaanScribbled it carelessly with his left hand
Male
Kedaikala kedaikalaDidn't get, didn't get
Ponnu onnum kedaikalaDidn't get any girl
Pudikala pudikalaDidn't like, didn't like
Entha ponnukum enna pudikalaNo girl liked me
Male
Enna pathi kavi ezhuthaTo write poetry about my plight
Kannadaasan illaiyaePoet Kannadasan is no longer here
Enakaaga kural kodukaTo raise a voice and sing for me
Chandirabaabu illaiyae..aahActor Chandrababu is no longer here..aah
Male
Ah.. enna pathi kavi ezhuthaAh.. to write poetry about my plight
Kannadaasan illaiyaePoet Kannadasan is no longer here
Enakaaga kural kodukaTo raise a voice and sing for me
Chandirabaabu illaiyaeActor Chandrababu is no longer here
Male
Aambalainga vidum kanner enumOh women who bathe in a shower
Showeril kulikkum pengalaeMade of tears shed by men
Sembarambaakam yeriya polaJust like the Chembarambakkam lake
Varandu pochu kangalaeMy eyes have completely dried up
Male
Savuri mudi ethukkadiWhy wear false hair extensions, girl?
Athu aangalukkae savukkadiIt acts like a whip targeting men
Ithayamellaam kaayapattuMy heart is completely wounded
Innum yerivittathu kirukkadiAnd now it burns even more like crazy, girl
Ahimsaayana imsai adiIt is a non-violent torture, girl
Kaathal enum nerukkadiThis crisis called love
Male
Kedaikala kedaikalaDidn't get, didn't get
Ponnu onnum kedaikalaDidn't get any girl
Pudikala pudikalaDidn't like, didn't like
Entha ponnukum enna pudikalaNo girl liked me
Male
Hey Busula paatha mainaavaeHey Myna bird seen on the bus
Vittu paathiyil erangi pogaathaeDon't get off halfway and leave
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Pogaathae pogaathaeDon't go, don't go
Ada onna enni thukkam illaAh, I have no grief pining for you
Kanna pichu yeriyala..aahNor will I tear my eyes out and throw them away..aah
Male
Kedaikala kedaikalaDidn't get, didn't get
Ponnu onnum kedaikalaDidn't get any girl
Pudikala pudikalaDidn't like, didn't like
Entha ponnukum enna pudikalaNo girl liked me

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a lighthearted, humorous Tamil 'love failure' track where the protagonist laments his inability to find love or get a girlfriend. Using witty analogies, he compares romance to bus travel—unpredictable, prone to route changes, and likely to break down before reaching its final destination. He comically blames his misfortune on Lord Brahma writing his fate with his left hand.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Analogy / Metaphor

Oh ponnu bus-u rendum onnu

Compares a girl and a public bus, highlighting how unpredictable both can be in life.

Simile

Sembarambaakam yeriya pola Varandu pochu kangalae

Compares the protagonist's dry eyes (from crying) to the dried-up Chembarambakkam lake.

Oxymoron

Ahimsaayana imsai adi

Pairs 'Ahimsa' (non-violence) with 'Imsai' (torture) to describe the subtle agony of heartbreaks.

Alliteration (Monai)

Kedaikala kedaikala / Pudikala pudikala

Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines creating a rhythmic, catchphrase-like hook.

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Trivia

The song 'Kedaikala Kedaikala' is from the 2000 Tamil romantic film 'Parthen Rasithen', starring Prashanth. The soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The lyrics prominently reference Tamil cultural icons Kannadasan (legendary lyricist known for melancholic songs) and J.P. Chandrababu (classic actor-singer known for energetic tragedy numbers).

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