Enga Ooru Kadhala
From Puthu Paatu · 1990
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Ilayaraja, Asha Bhosle
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Puthu Paatu1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Enga ooru kaadhala pathi | What do you think about the love in our town? |
| Ennaa nenakkirae | What are you thinking? |
| Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola | Male: It lacks depth |
| Aazham illaiyae | Compared to love in our town! |
| Female | |
| Appadiyaa | Is that so? |
| Male :Pinna eppadiyaan | Male: Of course, how else could it be? |
| Female | |
| Enga ooru kaadhala pathi | What do you think about the love in our town? |
| Ennaa nenakkirae | What are you thinking? |
| Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola | Male: It lacks depth |
| Aazham illaiyae | Compared to love in our town! |
| Female | |
| Enga ooru kaadhala pathi | What do you think about the love in our town? |
| Ennaa nenakkirae | What are you thinking? |
| Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola | Male: It lacks depth |
| Aazham illaiyae | Compared to love in our town! |
| Female | |
| Aazhaminnaa ennaa… | What do you mean by depth? |
| Oh aazhaminnaa ennaa | Oh, what is depth? |
| Male :Adhu romba deeppammaa | Male: That means it is very deep, ma'am! |
| Female :Enga ooru kaadhal | Female: The love in our town... |
| Male :Adhu romba douppammaa | Male: That is a total fake, ma'am! |
| Female | |
| Enga ooru kaadhala pathi | What do you think about the love in our town? |
| Ennaa nenakkirae | What are you thinking? |
| Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola | Male: It lacks depth |
| Aazham illaiyae | Compared to love in our town! |
| Female | |
| God andha krishnaa | That God Krishna... |
| Adhu lover yethana peru | How many lovers did he have? |
| Lord muruganoda dear wife | Lord Murugan's dear wives... |
| Rendu peru | There were two of them! |
| Male | |
| Paravaalla idha pathi | Not bad, about all this... |
| Nallaa thaan therinjirukkura | You seem to know quite well! |
| Female | |
| Onnu rendu pera | Loving just one or two people... |
| Love pannum unga god | That's how your God loves. |
| Indha ulagil endha uyiraiyum | Every living soul in this world... |
| Love pannum enga god | That's who our God loves! |
| Male | |
| Sabaash | Bravo! |
| Female | |
| Oruthanukkoruthi | One woman for one man... |
| Aadham yaevaal timilae | Back in the days of Adam and Eve... |
| Ippo maari pochu enga oorilae | Now it has changed in our town! |
| Male :Ada dadadadaa | Male: Oh dadadadaa! |
| Female | |
| Anju perukku oruthi | One woman becoming a wife |
| Wife aanadhu | To five men... |
| Ada andha story unga oorilae | Hey, that story happened in your land! |
| Male :Aamaamaa | Male: Yes, yes! |
| Female | |
| Modern dayslae | In modern days... |
| Maari ponadhu | Though things have changed... |
| Manasil ulla love maarumaa | Will the love inside the heart ever change? |
| Female | |
| Enga ooru kaadhala pathi | What do you think about the love in our town? |
| Ennaa nenakkirae | What are you thinking? |
| Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola | Male: It lacks depth |
| Aazham illaiyae | Compared to love in our town! |
| Female | |
| Aazhaminnaa ennaa | What do you mean by depth? |
| Male :Adhu romba deeppammaa | Male: That means it is very deep, ma'am! |
| Female :Enga ooru kaadhal | Female: The love in our town... |
| Male :Adhu romba douppammaa | Male: That is a total fake, ma'am! |
| Female | |
| Aaa…aaa….aa…. | Aaa…aaa….aa…. |
| Aaa…aaa….aaa….. | Aaa…aaa….aaa….. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal seiya ingae | To fall in love here... |
| Romba kattuppaadu adhigam | There are too many restrictions! |
| Katti potta piragum | Even after being restricted... |
| Naanga kaiya korthu nadappom | We will still walk hand in hand! |
| Female :Apdiyaa | Female: Is that so? |
| Male :Vera vidhi | Male: What choice do we have? |
| Female :Hahaha hahaha | Female: Hahaha hahaha |
| Male | |
| Uyira kuduthu kooda | Even by laying down our lives... |
| Enga kaadhal kadhaiyil jeyippom | We will emerge victorious in our love story! |
| Odhaiya vaanginaalum | Even if we get beaten up... |
| Pala duet paattu padippom | We will sing many duet songs! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbadhu podhuvaa | Generally, love... |
| Pazhamai aanadhu | Is something ancient! |
| Adha panna panna pudhumai aadhugu | Yet as we experience it, it becomes ever new! |
| Male | |
| Onga oorilae kaadhal | Love in your town... |
| Odambu varaikkum thaan | Is only skin-deep! |
| Manasu anga maranju ponadhu | The heart has vanished there! |
| Male | |
| Manasa mattum thaan | Only the heart... |
| Naanga paakkurom | Is what we look at! |
| Matha saedhi adhukku mela thaan | Everything else comes secondary! |
| Female | |
| Aahaa | Ahah! |
| Enga ooru kaadhala pathi | What do you think about the love in our town? |
| Ennaa nenakkirae | What are you thinking? |
| Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola | Male: It lacks depth |
| Aazham illaiyae | Compared to love in our town! |
| Female | |
| Aazhaminnaa ennaa | What do you mean by depth? |
| Male :Adhu romba deeppammaa | Male: That means it is very deep, ma'am! |
| Female :Enga ooru kaadhal | Female: The love in our town... |
| Male :Adhu romba toppammaa | Male: That is a top class, ma'am! |
| Female | |
| Enga ooru kaadhala pathi | What do you think about the love in our town? |
| Ennaa nenakkirae | What are you thinking? |
| Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola | Male: It is just like the love in our town, |
| Toppu toppammaa | Top-notch, ma'am! |
எங்க ஊரு காதலப்பத்தி
என்னா நெனக்கிறே
அது எங்க ஊரு காதல்போல
ஆழம் இல்லையே
அப்படியா
பின்ன எப்படியாம்
What do you think about the love in our town?
What are you thinking?
Male: It lacks depth
Compared to love in our town!
எங்க ஊரு காதலப்பத்தி
என்னா நெனக்கிறே
அது எங்க ஊரு காதல்போல
ஆழம் இல்லையே
Is that so?
Male: Of course, how else could it be?
எங்க ஊரு காதலப்பத்தி
என்னா நெனக்கிறே
அது எங்க ஊரு காதல் போல
ஆழம் இல்லையே
What do you think about the love in our town?
What are you thinking?
Male: It lacks depth
Compared to love in our town!
ஆழமின்னா என்னா......
ஓ ஆழமின்னா என்னா
அது ரொம்ப டீப்பம்மா
எங்க ஊரு காதல்…
அது ரொம்ப டூப்பம்மா
What do you think about the love in our town?
What are you thinking?
Male: It lacks depth
Compared to love in our town!
எங்க ஊரு காதலப்பத்தி
என்னா நெனக்கிறே
அது எங்க ஊரு காதல் போல
ஆழம் இல்லையே
What do you mean by depth?
Oh, what is depth?
Male: That means it is very deep, ma'am!
Female: The love in our town...
Male: That is a total fake, ma'am!
God அந்த கிருஷ்ணா
அது லவ்வரு எத்தன பேரு
லார்டு முருகனோட டியர்
வைஃப் ரெண்டு பேரு
What do you think about the love in our town?
What are you thinking?
Male: It lacks depth
Compared to love in our town!
பரவாயில்லை இதைப்பத்தி
நல்லாத்தான் தெரிஞ்சு இருக்க
ஹஹஹா......
ஒண்ணு ரெண்டு பேர
லவ் பண்ணும் உங்க God
இந்த உலகில் எந்த உயிரையும்
லவ் பண்ணும் எங்க நாடு
சபாஷ்
That God Krishna...
How many lovers did he have?
Lord Murugan's dear wives...
There were two of them!
ஒருத்தனுக்கொருத்தி
ஆதம் ஏவாள் டைமிலே
இப்போ மாறிப் போச்சு
எங்க ஊரிலே......
அடடா
Not bad, about all this...
You seem to know quite well!
அஞ்சு பேருக்கு
ஒருத்தி வைஃப் ஆனது
அட அந்த ஸ்டோரி உங்க ஊரிலே..
ஆமா ஆமா
மாடர்ன் டேஸ்ல
மாறிப் போனது
மனசில் உள்ள லவ்வு மாறுமா
Loving just one or two people...
That's how your God loves.
Every living soul in this world...
That's who our God loves!
எங்க ஊரு காதலப்பத்தி
என்னா நெனக்கிறே
அது எங்க ஊரு காதல் போல
ஆழம் இல்லையே
Bravo!
ஆழமின்னா என்னா...
அது ரொம்ப டீப்பம்மா
எங்க ஊரு காதல்…
அது ரொம்ப டூப்பம்மா
One woman for one man...
Back in the days of Adam and Eve...
Now it has changed in our town!
Male: Oh dadadadaa!
ஹஆஆ.....ஆ.....ஆஆஆ
ஹஆஆ.....ஆ.....ஆஆஆ
One woman becoming a wife
To five men...
Hey, that story happened in your land!
Male: Yes, yes!
காதல் செய்ய இங்கே
ரொம்ப கட்டுப்பாடு அதிகம்
கட்டிப் போட்ட பிறகும்
நாங்க கைய கோர்த்து நடப்போம்...
அப்படியா
வேற விதி....
ஹஹஹ ஹஹஹ
In modern days...
Though things have changed...
Will the love inside the heart ever change?
உயிரக் குடுத்துக் கூட
எங்கக் காதல் கதையில் ஜெயிப்போம்
ஒதைய வாங்கினாலும்
பல டூயட் பாட்டுப் படிப்போம்
What do you think about the love in our town?
What are you thinking?
Male: It lacks depth
Compared to love in our town!
காதல் என்பது
பொதுவா பழமையானது
அதப் பண்ணப் பண்ண புதுமையாகுது
ஒங்க ஊரிலே காதல்
ஒடம்பு வரைக்கும்தான்
மனசு அங்க மறஞ்சு போனது
மனச மட்டும்தான்
நாங்க பாக்குறோம்
மத்த சேதி அதுக்கு மேலதான்
ஆஹா
What do you mean by depth?
Male: That means it is very deep, ma'am!
Female: The love in our town...
Male: That is a total fake, ma'am!
எங்க ஊரு காதலப்பத்தி
என்னா நெனக்கிறே
அது எங்க ஊரு காதல் போல
ஆழம் இல்லையே
Aaa…aaa….aa….
Aaa…aaa….aaa…..
ஆழமின்னா என்னா...
அது ரொம்ப டீப்பம்மா
எங்க ஊரு காதல்…
அது ரொம்ப டாப்பம்மா
To fall in love here...
There are too many restrictions!
Even after being restricted...
We will still walk hand in hand!
Female: Is that so?
Male: What choice do we have?
Female: Hahaha hahaha
எங்க ஊரு காதலப்பத்தி
என்னா நெனக்கிறே
அது எங்க ஊரு காதல் போல
டாப்பு டாப்பம்மா
Even by laying down our lives...
We will emerge victorious in our love story!
Even if we get beaten up...
We will sing many duet songs!
Generally, love...
Is something ancient!
Yet as we experience it, it becomes ever new!
Love in your town...
Is only skin-deep!
The heart has vanished there!
Only the heart...
Is what we look at!
Everything else comes secondary!
Ahah!
What do you think about the love in our town?
What are you thinking?
Male: It lacks depth
Compared to love in our town!
What do you mean by depth?
Male: That means it is very deep, ma'am!
Female: The love in our town...
Male: That is a top class, ma'am!
What do you think about the love in our town?
What are you thinking?
Male: It is just like the love in our town,
Top-notch, ma'am!
Enga ooru kaadhala pathi
What do you think about the love in our town?
Ennaa nenakkirae
What are you thinking?
Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola
Male: It lacks depth
Aazham illaiyae
Compared to love in our town!
Appadiyaa
Is that so?
Male :Pinna eppadiyaan
Male: Of course, how else could it be?
Enga ooru kaadhala pathi
What do you think about the love in our town?
Ennaa nenakkirae
What are you thinking?
Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola
Male: It lacks depth
Aazham illaiyae
Compared to love in our town!
Enga ooru kaadhala pathi
What do you think about the love in our town?
Ennaa nenakkirae
What are you thinking?
Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola
Male: It lacks depth
Aazham illaiyae
Compared to love in our town!
Aazhaminnaa ennaa…
What do you mean by depth?
Oh aazhaminnaa ennaa
Oh, what is depth?
Male :Adhu romba deeppammaa
Male: That means it is very deep, ma'am!
Female :Enga ooru kaadhal
Female: The love in our town...
Male :Adhu romba douppammaa
Male: That is a total fake, ma'am!
Enga ooru kaadhala pathi
What do you think about the love in our town?
Ennaa nenakkirae
What are you thinking?
Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola
Male: It lacks depth
Aazham illaiyae
Compared to love in our town!
God andha krishnaa
That God Krishna...
Adhu lover yethana peru
How many lovers did he have?
Lord muruganoda dear wife
Lord Murugan's dear wives...
Rendu peru
There were two of them!
Paravaalla idha pathi
Not bad, about all this...
Nallaa thaan therinjirukkura
You seem to know quite well!
Onnu rendu pera
Loving just one or two people...
Love pannum unga god
That's how your God loves.
Indha ulagil endha uyiraiyum
Every living soul in this world...
Love pannum enga god
That's who our God loves!
Sabaash
Bravo!
Oruthanukkoruthi
One woman for one man...
Aadham yaevaal timilae
Back in the days of Adam and Eve...
Ippo maari pochu enga oorilae
Now it has changed in our town!
Male :Ada dadadadaa
Male: Oh dadadadaa!
Anju perukku oruthi
One woman becoming a wife
Wife aanadhu
To five men...
Ada andha story unga oorilae
Hey, that story happened in your land!
Male :Aamaamaa
Male: Yes, yes!
Modern dayslae
In modern days...
Maari ponadhu
Though things have changed...
Manasil ulla love maarumaa
Will the love inside the heart ever change?
Enga ooru kaadhala pathi
What do you think about the love in our town?
Ennaa nenakkirae
What are you thinking?
Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola
Male: It lacks depth
Aazham illaiyae
Compared to love in our town!
Aazhaminnaa ennaa
What do you mean by depth?
Male :Adhu romba deeppammaa
Male: That means it is very deep, ma'am!
Female :Enga ooru kaadhal
Female: The love in our town...
Male :Adhu romba douppammaa
Male: That is a total fake, ma'am!
Aaa…aaa….aa….
Aaa…aaa….aa….
Aaa…aaa….aaa…..
Aaa…aaa….aaa…..
Kaadhal seiya ingae
To fall in love here...
Romba kattuppaadu adhigam
There are too many restrictions!
Katti potta piragum
Even after being restricted...
Naanga kaiya korthu nadappom
We will still walk hand in hand!
Female :Apdiyaa
Female: Is that so?
Male :Vera vidhi
Male: What choice do we have?
Female :Hahaha hahaha
Female: Hahaha hahaha
Uyira kuduthu kooda
Even by laying down our lives...
Enga kaadhal kadhaiyil jeyippom
We will emerge victorious in our love story!
Odhaiya vaanginaalum
Even if we get beaten up...
Pala duet paattu padippom
We will sing many duet songs!
Kaadhal enbadhu podhuvaa
Generally, love...
Pazhamai aanadhu
Is something ancient!
Adha panna panna pudhumai aadhugu
Yet as we experience it, it becomes ever new!
Onga oorilae kaadhal
Love in your town...
Odambu varaikkum thaan
Is only skin-deep!
Manasu anga maranju ponadhu
The heart has vanished there!
Manasa mattum thaan
Only the heart...
Naanga paakkurom
Is what we look at!
Matha saedhi adhukku mela thaan
Everything else comes secondary!
Aahaa
Ahah!
Enga ooru kaadhala pathi
What do you think about the love in our town?
Ennaa nenakkirae
What are you thinking?
Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola
Male: It lacks depth
Aazham illaiyae
Compared to love in our town!
Aazhaminnaa ennaa
What do you mean by depth?
Male :Adhu romba deeppammaa
Male: That means it is very deep, ma'am!
Female :Enga ooru kaadhal
Female: The love in our town...
Male :Adhu romba toppammaa
Male: That is a top class, ma'am!
Enga ooru kaadhala pathi
What do you think about the love in our town?
Ennaa nenakkirae
What are you thinking?
Male :Adhu enga ooru kaadhal pola
Male: It is just like the love in our town,
Toppu toppammaa
Top-notch, ma'am!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a lively, humorous, and satirical duet debating the nature and depth of love across different cultural backgrounds. The male and female leads engage in a playful verbal duel, lightheartedly questioning whose culture understands love better. They draw comparisons from Western concepts (Adam and Eve, English slang like 'deep' and 'dupe') to Indian mythologies (Krishna's paramours, Murugan's two wives, and Draupadi's five husbands). As the banter progresses, they contrast superficial physical attraction with deep spiritual affection. Despite the social taboos and beatings lovers might face in traditional settings, they celebrate the resilience of true love. By the end of the song, the playful conflict resolves into mutual appreciation, conceding that love, when genuine and heart-centered, is top-notch regardless of where it originates.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Adhu romba deeppammaa / Adhu romba douppammaa”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes ('deeppammaa' and 'douppammaa'), creating a lighthearted rhythmic cadence.
Muran (Antithesis)
“Kaadhal enbadhu podhuvaa pazhamai aanadhu / Adha panna panna pudhumai aadhugu”
Contrasts 'pazhamai' (ancient/old) with 'pudhumai' (newness) to show how love is timeless yet constantly renewed.
Mythological Allusion
“God andha krishnaa... Lord muruganoda dear wife... Anju perukku oruthi wife aanadhu”
Refers to Indian mythological figures (Krishna, Murugan, Draupadi) as well as Biblical figures (Adam and Eve) to anchor the debate in cultural and historical references.
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Trivia
The movie 'Puthu Paatu' (1990) starred Ramarajan and Vaidehi, with music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics written by Gangai Amaran. The song famously uses Tanglish (Tamil-English code-switching) slang popular in the 1980s and 1990s, such as 'deep' and 'doupe'.
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