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Lyrics & meaning

Enna Elavu Kathal

From Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga · 2020

Lyricist
S. Selva Kumaar
Singer
Velmurugan
Music director
S. Selva Kumaar
Movie name
Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
16 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna elavu kaadhal
Indha paadu paduthudhu
Koodi vaazhndha kudumbathaiyae
Nadu theruvula niruthudhu
Enna elavu kaadhal
Indha paadu paduthudhu
Koodi vaazhndha kudumbathaiyae
Nadu theruvula niruthudhu
Sethu vacha konja nanja
Peraiyellam kedukkuthu
Sernthu vaazha police station
Thaaliyoda ooduthu
Kaadhal paduthum paadu
Andha kadavulukkae velicham
Karumam pudicha kaadhal
Andha karabathaiyum kalaikkum
Vaayakkatti vayiththakatti
Padam padikka vatchaa
Notubooka ooramkatti
Face book la layitcha
Anga inga alatti katti
Selfie onna potta
Thedivantha rasiganathaan
Ragasiyama anaichaa
Ennaathuku lovvu
Isthukkinnu ooduthu
Mandaikulla bulpu
color colora eriyuthu
Enna elavu kaadhal
Indha paadu paduthudhu
Koodi vaazhndha kudumbathaiyae
Nadu theruvula niruthudhu
Onnu illai rendu illai
Naalu figara pudichaan
Naalu peru manasukullum
Duet paadi nadichaan
Anga inga room-a pottu
Aattam aadi mudichaan
Appan aththa asaipatta
Thirumanathula kudhichan
Ennaathuku lovvu
Isthukkinnu ooduthu
Mandaikulla bulpu
color colora eriyuthu
Enna elavu kaadhal
Indha paadu paduthudhu
Koodi vaazhndha kudumbathaiyae
Nadu theruvula niruthudhu
Sethu vacha konja nanja
Peraiyellam kedukkuthu
Sernthu vaazha police station
Thaaliyoda ooduthu
Kaadhal paduthum paadu
Andha kadavulukkae velicham
Karumam pudicha kaadhal
Andha karabathaiyum kalaikkum
What a cursed love this is!
It puts us through so much misery!
The family that once lived happily together,
it leaves stranded in the street.
What a cursed love this is!
It puts us through so much misery!
The family that once lived happily together,
it leaves stranded in the street.
Whatever little good reputation we saved up,
it completely ruins it all.
To live together, straight to the police station
it runs with the thaali (sacred wedding thread).
The suffering love puts people through,
only God knows.
This wretched love,
it even ends up causing abortions.
Ah... starving ourselves and pinching every penny,
when we sent her to study,
putting her notebooks aside,
she got lost in Facebook.
Posing and showing off here and there,
she posted a selfie.
The admirer who came looking for her
hugged her in secret.
Why fall for this love
and run away eloping?
Inside the head, the light bulb
flashes in dizzy colors.
What a cursed love this is!
It puts us through so much misery!
The family that once lived happily together,
it leaves stranded in the street.
Not one, not two,
he hooked four girls.
In the hearts of all four,
he put on an act, singing duets.
Booking rooms here and there,
he had all his fun.
And then, with the girl his parents wanted,
he jumped into marriage.
Why fall for this love
and run away eloping?
Inside the head, the light bulb
flashes in dizzy colors.
What a cursed love this is!
It puts us through so much misery!
The family that once lived happily together,
it leaves stranded in the street.
Whatever little good reputation we saved up,
it completely ruins it all.
To live together, straight to the police station
it runs with the thaali (sacred wedding thread).
The suffering love puts people through,
only God knows.
This wretched love,
it even ends up causing abortions.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Enna Elavu Kaadhal' is a satirical, colloquial folk-style track from 'Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga' (2020) that delivers a cynical critique of modern romantic entanglements and social media culture. The lyrics humorously lament how the crazy obsession with love causes public humiliation, ruins family honor, and drives young people to reckless actions like running off to police stations or neglecting their studies to post selfies on Facebook.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)

“Indha paadu paduthudhu / Nadu theruvula niruthudhu”

The words 'paduthudhu' and 'niruthudhu' end with the matching suffix sound '-uthudhu', creating a rhythmic cadence common in Tamil folk and gana music.

Idiom (Colloquial Phrase)

“Vaayakkatti vayiththakatti”

A traditional Tamil idiom literally meaning 'tying the mouth and stomach', used to describe parents sacrificing their own food and comforts to save money for their children's education.

Metaphor / Visual Imagery

“Mandaikulla bulpu color colora eriyuthu”

Metaphorically compares the state of infatuation and mental disorientation caused by love to colorful lightbulbs flashing wildly inside one's head.

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Trivia

The song features lyrics by S. Selva Kumaar for the movie 'Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga' (2020). The film stars Chandrahasan (veteran actor Kamal Haasan's late elder brother) in a lead role and centers around the lives and antics of senior citizens living in an old age home.

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