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Lyrics & meaning

Kedaikkala Kedaikkala

From Parthen Rasithen · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Srinivas
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Parthen Rasithen
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
15 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kedaikala kedaikala
Ponnu onnum kedaikala
Pudikala pudikala
Entha ponnukum enna pudikala
Busula paatha mainaavae
Vittu paathiyil erangi pogaathae
Ada onna enni thukkam illa
Kanna pichu yeriyala..aah
Kedaikala kedaikala
Ponnu onnum kedaikala
Pudikala pudikala
Entha ponnukum enna pudikala
Oh.. ooo…hooo..oooo..hooo (4)
{Oh ponnu bus-u rendum onnu
Vaazhkaiyila paakalaam
Terminus serum munnae
Break down aagalaam..aah} (2)
Bus miss yethum solla mudiyaathu
Route eppavum maaralaam
Number paathu onnum namba mudiyaathu
Road maathi odalaam
Onnu pona onnu varuvathu
Adhu bus -ku mattum porunthalaam
Ponnu pona yenna varumae
En poonai kuttikkum thaadi varum
En thalaezhutha brahman avan
Yedathu kaiyaal kirikitaan
Kedaikala kedaikala
Ponnu onnum kedaikala
Pudikala pudikala
Entha ponnukum enna pudikala
Enna pathi kavi ezhutha
Kannadaasan illaiyae
Enakaaga kural koduka
Chandirabaabu illaiyae..aah
Ah.. enna pathi kavi ezhutha
Kannadaasan illaiyae
Enakaaga kural koduka
Chandirabaabu illaiyae
Aambalainga vidum kanner enum
Showeril kulikkum pengalae
Sembarambaakam yeriya pola
Varandu pochu kangalae
Savuri mudi ethukkadi
Athu aangalukkae savukkadi
Ithayamellaam kaayapattu
Innum yerivittathu kirukkadi
Ahimsaayana imsai adi
Kaathal enum nerukkadi
Kedaikala kedaikala
Ponnu onnum kedaikala
Pudikala pudikala
Entha ponnukum enna pudikala
Hey Busula paatha mainaavae
Vittu paathiyil erangi pogaathae
Pogaathae pogaathae
Pogaathae pogaathae
Ada onna enni thukkam illa
Kanna pichu yeriyala..aah
Kedaikala kedaikala
Ponnu onnum kedaikala
Pudikala pudikala
Entha ponnukum enna pudikala
Didn't get one, didn't get one,
I didn't get any girl!
They don't like me, they don't like me,
no girl likes me at all!
Oh pretty girl I saw on the bus,
don't get down halfway and leave me behind!
Hey, I don't grieve thinking of you,
nor did I tear my eyes out in tears... ah!
Didn't get one, didn't get one,
I didn't get any girl!
They don't like me, they don't like me,
no girl likes me at all!
Oh... oh oh oh... hoo... oh oh oh... hoo (4)
{Oh, a girl and a bus are both the same,
you will see in life!
Before reaching the terminus,
it might just break down... ah!} (2)
You can never predict a bus or a girl,
the route can change at any time!
You can't trust just by looking at the number,
it might take a different road!
The saying 'if one goes, another will come' —
that applies only to a bus!
If a girl goes away, what will come?
Even my kitten will grow a beard from waiting!
Brahma (the creator god), who wrote my destiny,
scribbled it with his left hand!
Didn't get one, didn't get one,
I didn't get any girl!
They don't like me, they don't like me,
no girl likes me at all!
To write a poem about my plight,
Kannadasan (legendary poet) is no longer here!
To lend a voice for me,
Chandrababu (famed comic singer) isn't here... ah!
Ah... to write a poem about my plight,
Kannadasan (legendary poet) is no longer here!
To lend a voice for me,
Chandrababu (famed comic singer) isn't here!
In the shower of tears that men shed,
oh women who bathe so casually!
Like the Chembarambakkam lake,
my eyes have completely dried up!
Why wear false hair extensions, girl?
It is like a whip lashing on men!
With my whole heart wounded,
my craze has only grown, girl!
It is a non-violent torture,
this crisis called love!
Didn't get one, didn't get one,
I didn't get any girl!
They don't like me, they don't like me,
no girl likes me at all!
Hey, pretty girl I saw on the bus,
don't get down halfway and leave me behind!
Don't go, don't go!
Don't go, don't go!
Hey, I don't grieve thinking of you,
nor did I tear my eyes out in tears... ah!
Didn't get one, didn't get one,
I didn't get any girl!
They don't like me, they don't like me,
no girl likes me at all!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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