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Lyrics & meaning

Ka Ka Ka Po

From Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum · 2016

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Santhosh Narayanan, Ananthu, Meenakshi Iyer
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Movie name
Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
13 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Maanaada mayilaada
Mayilodu naanaada
Ennnodu neeyaada
Vandhuttu po
Kaaththodu kathavaada
Calendar padadmaada
Kadigaara mullaada
Senjitta po
Dandaa danda dandaa
En veedellaam aadudhey en koodaththaan.
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Vellore jailodu
Naan aanen karuvaadu
Vandhaale bailodu
Ka ka ka po
Tidel park-u
Titanic aache
Kuiyo muyyo
Ai yei yei yo
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Maanaada mayilaada
Mayilodu naanaada
Ennnodu neeyaada
Vandhuttu po
Kaaththu karuppu
Ena paarthu valandha
Maharani kozhambi pochae
Aaha ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Karupatti inji tea
Koduththuttu poralae
Thalamutti nikkuraen
Ka ka ka po
Raavodu raavaaga
Arugampul saraaga
Puzhinjittu poraale
Ka ka ka po
Scena-na oru gaanaa
Ada naan paadi potteney
Katlaaaattam onnu
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Joraa irundhaa
Iva soraa kozhainja
Thaaru maaraa pesangi ninnaa
Nee kolathula
Pulli pola sikkittaa
Yean mullu mela
Seela pola maattikittaa
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Ennapo yaedhuppo
Allipo killipo
Nillupo sollupo
Ka ka ka po
Tholodu saanja
Naan aanen maanja
Kumba karna thookkamthaan veenaache
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
As the deer dances and the peacock dances,
As I dance along with the peacock,
To dance along with me,
Just come by and go!
Making the door swing in the breeze,
Making the calendar picture flutter,
Making the clock hands tick and sway,
Set it all in motion and go!
Thanda thanda thanda
My whole house is dancing right along with me.
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Inside the Vellore jail,
I dried up like dry fish,
And she showed up with my bail!
Ka ka ka po
Tidel Park
Has turned into the Titanic!
Screaming and howling,
Oh no, ayyayyo!
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
As the deer dances and the peacock dances,
As I dance along with the peacock,
To dance along with me,
Just come by and go!
Sheltered from every evil spirit
And raised with extreme care,
This princess is completely confused now!
Aaha, ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Giving me palm jaggery ginger tea,
She walks away after serving it!
I stand here completely dazed,
Ka ka ka po
Right in the dead of night,
Like fresh Bermuda grass juice,
She wrings me dry and goes!
Ka ka ka po
A street gaana song from China,
Hey, I sang it right out!
Flipping around like a Catla fish...
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
She used to be so spirited and proud,
Now she has melted soft like mashed rice,
Standing there thoroughly baffled!
In a kolam (floor pattern),
She got trapped like a dot!
Why on a thorny bush
Did she get snagged like a saree?
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
What is this? How is this?
Gather me close, pinch me and go!
Wait a bit, say something and go!
Ka ka ka po
She leaned against my shoulder,
And I turned sharp like abrasive kite thread!
My deep Kumbhakarna sleep is totally ruined!
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka ka ka ka
Ka ka ka po
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Ka Ka Ka Po' (short for Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum - 'Love shall pass too') is a quirky, upbeat track capturing the chaotic yet humorous emotional state of the protagonist. It blends casual street-slang with playful reflections on love, life's absurdities, unexpected bondings, and the comical disruptions caused by romance in an ordinary man's routine. The lyrics express how love bewilders him, turns his world upside down, and ruins his peaceful sleep, yet he takes it all in a lighthearted, fatalistic spirit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Monorhyme

Ka ka ka po

The repetitive title hook 'Ka Ka Ka Po' acts as a rhythmic refrain and monorhyme end-tag across stanzas.

Simile (Upamai)

Nee kolathula pulli pola sikkittaa

Compares getting stuck in love/trouble to a dot trapped in a kolam pattern (Kolathula pulli pola sikkittaa).

Hyperbole / Metaphor

Naan aanen karuvaadu / Tidel park-u Titanic aache

Compares getting bailed out or suffering in imprisonment to turning into dried fish ('karuvaadu') and an IT park sinking like the 'Titanic'.

Did you know?

Trivia

Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum is an official remake of the Korean movie 'My Dear Desperado'. The phrase 'Ka Ka Ka Po' became a viral shorthand slang upon the film's release.

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