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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadhal Gaana

From Raja Ranguski · 2018

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singer
V. M. Mahalingam
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Raja Ranguski
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
4 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan paarthu paarthu
Valarthu vechen manasa
Atha partha unnai
Lavatukichae en sarasae
Oru dosthu pola
Palakki vachen manasa
Naisa pesi pesi
Isthukichi en sarasae
Lovvu vantha lovvu vantha
Lovvu vantha
Jivvunu thaan irukkum
Poga poga poga poga
Javva pola ilukkum
Atthai meri atthai meri
Onna serntha inikkum
Antha kaadhaluthaan allikummae
Aaviyila ventha
Athukku idliyinu peru
Aaviyae ventha
Athukku kaadhalinnu peru
Un mugamtha unakku kaatum
Kannadiya paaru
Un manasu usathi kaatum
Daavu katti paaru
Antha gundu bulp-u
Kannam parthu bijili
Naan kuchi ice-ah
Uruguven da daily
Ada avala pola
White-ah na pagalu
Naan parthathilae
Uthikada bigulu
Paaka solla pesa solla
Kekka solla
Lovvu summa inikkum
Thitta solla otta solla
Lovvu dream-ah kudukkum
Mutta solla motha solla
Usura paduthi edukkum
Antha feeling-u thaan pichchikumae
Aaviyila ventha
Athukku idliyinu peru
Aaviyae ventha
Athukku kaadhalinnu peru
Un mugamtha unakku kaatum
Kannadiya paaru
Un manasu usathi kaatum
Daavu katti paaru
Jinguri jinguri sundari
Manasa pottu veppa laundary
Munthari panthari munthuri
Ava pechi enakku janggari
Oru nicharula
Elastic pol kaadhalu
Atha ussara pudi
Loosu-aana bejaru
Un lover-ah pol
Unakku illa doctor-ru
Ava happyila irukathu
Un future-ru
I watched over carefully
and nurtured my heart.
But the moment it saw you,
it snatched you right up, my Sarasu!
Just like a good friend,
I trained my heart.
Yet talking so smoothly,
it pulled you right in, my Sarasu!
When love arrives, when love arrives,
when love arrives,
it gives you such a thrill!
As time goes on and on,
it stretches out like chewy candy!
Breaking past every barrier,
when you come together, it is so sweet!
That love will simply sweep you away!
If it is cooked in steam,
it is called an idli!
If your very soul is cooked,
that is called love!
It only shows you your face;
take a look in the mirror!
It reveals the greatness of your heart;
just try falling in love!
Looking at those round, bulb-like
cheeks of hers, sparks fly in me!
Like an ice pop,
I melt every single day, man!
Look, not even broad daylight
is as bright and fair as she is!
Out of everything I've seen,
blow the whistle for her, man!
When looking, when talking,
when listening,
love is just so sweet!
When scolding, when holding close,
love gives you sweet dreams!
When you argue and clash,
it torments your very life!
That feeling just blows your mind!
If it is cooked in steam,
it is called an idli!
If your very soul is cooked,
that is called love!
It only shows you your face;
take a look in the mirror!
It reveals the greatness of your heart;
just try falling in love!
Jinguri jinguri, my pretty girl!
She puts my heart through the laundry!
Rich and crisp like a cashew nut,
her sweet talk is like jaangri (a syrupy sweet) to me!
By its very nature,
love is like elastic!
Hold onto it carefully;
if it goes loose, you are in trouble!
Just like your lover,
there is no doctor for you!
In her happiness lies
your entire future!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat and playful song from Raja Ranguski celebrates the exhilarating, eccentric, and transformative feeling of falling in love. Using colorful Chennai local slang and witty everyday metaphors—comparing love to steamed idlis, melting ice cream, elastic bands, and sweet jaangri—the protagonist describes how love unexpectedly took over his well-behaved heart and turned his world upside down. The lyricist emphasizes that true love magnifies one's heart, brings sweet dreams, and that a partner's happiness holds the key to one's own future.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor & Analogy

“Aaviyila ventha Athukku idliyinu peru / Aaviyae ventha Athukku kaadhalinnu peru”

Compares food cooked in steam (idli) with the soul cooked in passion (love), highlighting the depth of romance through culinary imagery.

Simile

“Elastic pol kaadhalu / Atha ussara pudi”

Compares love's flexibility and need for careful handling to elastic band behavior.

Hyperbole & Simile

“Naan kuchi ice-ah Uruguven da daily”

Exaggerates the protagonist's affection by comparing himself to stick ice cream melting daily for his beloved.

End Rhyme & Local Slang Rhyming

“Jinguri jinguri sundari / Manasa pottu veppa laundary / Munthari panthari munthuri / Ava pechi enakku janggari”

Uses rhythmic, catchy end-rhymes typical of contemporary Chennai folk-pop lyrics (sundari, laundry, munthuri, janggari).

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Trivia

Raja Ranguski (2018) is a Tamil crime thriller film starring Shirish Saravanan and Chandini Tamilarasan. The film's music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and lyrics for this vibrant track were penned by Mohan Rajan using playful street slang and lighthearted food metaphors.

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