Kaadhal Sadugudu
From Madraskaaran · 2024
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Adithya RK
- Music director
- Nandhagopan V
- Details
- Madraskaaran2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Kaadhal sadugudugudu | {Love is a game of kabaddi |
| Kannae thodu thodu} (4) | My darling, touch me, touch me} (repeated 4 times) |
| Male | |
| Alaiyae sitralaiyae | O wave, O tiny gentle wave |
| Karai vandhu vandhu pogum alaiyae | O wave that keeps coming to and receding from the shore |
| Ennai thoduvaai medhuvaai padarvaai endraal | When I ask you to touch me and slowly spread over me |
| Nuraiyaai karaiyum alaiyae | You dissolve into foam, O wave |
| Tholaivil paarthaal aamaam engindraai | When seen from a distance, you say yes |
| Arugil vandhaal illai endraai | When coming close, you say no |
| Male | |
| {Nagila nagila nagilaa oh oh oh | {Nagila, Nagila, Nagila, oh oh oh |
| Vilagidaathu nagilaa oh oh} (2) | Do not step away Nagila, oh oh} (repeated 2 times) |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal sadugudugudu | Love is a game of kabaddi |
| Kannae thodu thodu | My darling, touch me, touch me |
| Male | |
| Neerattum nerathil en annaiyagindraai | When bathing and caring for me, you become my mother |
| Vaalaattum nerathil en pillaiyagindraai | When being playful and mischievous, you become my child |
| Naanaaga thottaalo mullaagi pogindraai | If I touch you on my own, you become a thorn |
| Neeyaaga thottaalo poovaga aagindraai | If you touch me on your own, you become a flower |
| Male | |
| En kanneer en thanneer | My tears and my water |
| Ellamae nee anbae | Everything is you, my love |
| En inbam en thunbam | My pleasure and my sorrow |
| Ellamae nee anbae | Everything is you, my love |
| En vaazhvum en saavum | My life and my death |
| Un kannin asaivilae | Are in the movement of your eyes |
| Male | |
| {Nagila nagila nagilaa oh oh oh | {Nagila, Nagila, Nagila, oh oh oh |
| Vilagidaathu nagilaa oh oh} (2) | Do not step away Nagila, oh oh} (repeated 2 times) |
| Male | |
| Pazhagumpozhudhu kumariyaagi | When interacting, you become a young woman |
| Ennai velvaai pennae | And conquer me, my girl |
| Padukai araiyil kuzhandhaiyaagi | In the bedroom, you become an innocent child |
| Ennai kolvaai kannae | And slay me with affection, my darling |
| Male | |
| {Kaadhal sadugudugudu | {Love is a game of kabaddi |
| Kannae thodu thodu} (2) | My darling, touch me, touch me} (repeated 2 times) |
{காதல் சடுகுடுகுடு
கண்ணே தொடு தொடு} (4)
{Love is a game of kabaddi
My darling, touch me, touch me} (repeated 4 times)
அலையே சிற்றலையே
கரை வந்து வந்து போகும் அலையே
என்னைத் தொடுவாய் மெதுவாய்ப்
படா்வாய் என்றால்
நுரையாய்க் கரையும் அலையே
தொலைவில் பாா்த்தால்
ஆமாம் என்கின்றாய்
அருகில் வந்தால் இல்லை என்றாய்
O wave, O tiny gentle wave
O wave that keeps coming to and receding from the shore
When I ask you to touch me and slowly spread over me
You dissolve into foam, O wave
When seen from a distance, you say yes
When coming close, you say no
{நகில நகில நகிலா
ஓ ஓ ஓ விலகிடாது நகிலா ஓ ஓ } (2)
{Nagila, Nagila, Nagila, oh oh oh
Do not step away Nagila, oh oh} (repeated 2 times)
காதல் சடுகுடுகுடு
கண்ணே தொடு தொடு
Love is a game of kabaddi
My darling, touch me, touch me
நீராட்டும் நேரத்தில்
என் அன்னையாகின்றாய்
வாலாட்டும் நேரத்தில்
என் பிள்ளையாகின்றாய்
நானாக தொட்டாலோ
முள்ளாகிப் போகின்றாய்
நீயாக தொட்டாலோ
பூவாக ஆகின்றாய்
When bathing and caring for me, you become my mother
When being playful and mischievous, you become my child
If I touch you on my own, you become a thorn
If you touch me on your own, you become a flower
என் கண்ணீா் என் தண்ணீா்
எல்லாமே நீயன்பே
என் இன்பம் என் துன்பம்
எல்லாமே நீயன்பே
என் வாழ்வும் என் சாவும்
உன் கண்ணின் அசைவிலே
My tears and my water
Everything is you, my love
My pleasure and my sorrow
Everything is you, my love
My life and my death
Are in the movement of your eyes
{நகில நகில நகிலா
ஓ ஓ ஓ விலகிடாது நகிலா ஓ ஓ} (2)
{Nagila, Nagila, Nagila, oh oh oh
Do not step away Nagila, oh oh} (repeated 2 times)
பழகும்பொழுது குமாியாகி
என்னை வெல்வாய் பெண்ணே
படுக்கை அறையில் குழந்தையாகி
என்னைக் கொல்வாய் கண்ணே
When interacting, you become a young woman
And conquer me, my girl
In the bedroom, you become an innocent child
And slay me with affection, my darling
{காதல் சடுகுடுகுடு
கண்ணே தொடு தொடு} (2)
{Love is a game of kabaddi
My darling, touch me, touch me} (repeated 2 times)
{Kaadhal sadugudugudu
{Love is a game of kabaddi
Kannae thodu thodu} (4)
My darling, touch me, touch me} (repeated 4 times)
Alaiyae sitralaiyae
O wave, O tiny gentle wave
Karai vandhu vandhu pogum alaiyae
O wave that keeps coming to and receding from the shore
Ennai thoduvaai medhuvaai padarvaai endraal
When I ask you to touch me and slowly spread over me
Nuraiyaai karaiyum alaiyae
You dissolve into foam, O wave
Tholaivil paarthaal aamaam engindraai
When seen from a distance, you say yes
Arugil vandhaal illai endraai
When coming close, you say no
{Nagila nagila nagilaa oh oh oh
{Nagila, Nagila, Nagila, oh oh oh
Vilagidaathu nagilaa oh oh} (2)
Do not step away Nagila, oh oh} (repeated 2 times)
Kaadhal sadugudugudu
Love is a game of kabaddi
Kannae thodu thodu
My darling, touch me, touch me
Neerattum nerathil en annaiyagindraai
When bathing and caring for me, you become my mother
Vaalaattum nerathil en pillaiyagindraai
When being playful and mischievous, you become my child
Naanaaga thottaalo mullaagi pogindraai
If I touch you on my own, you become a thorn
Neeyaaga thottaalo poovaga aagindraai
If you touch me on your own, you become a flower
En kanneer en thanneer
My tears and my water
Ellamae nee anbae
Everything is you, my love
En inbam en thunbam
My pleasure and my sorrow
Ellamae nee anbae
Everything is you, my love
En vaazhvum en saavum
My life and my death
Un kannin asaivilae
Are in the movement of your eyes
{Nagila nagila nagilaa oh oh oh
{Nagila, Nagila, Nagila, oh oh oh
Vilagidaathu nagilaa oh oh} (2)
Do not step away Nagila, oh oh} (repeated 2 times)
Pazhagumpozhudhu kumariyaagi
When interacting, you become a young woman
Ennai velvaai pennae
And conquer me, my girl
Padukai araiyil kuzhandhaiyaagi
In the bedroom, you become an innocent child
Ennai kolvaai kannae
And slay me with affection, my darling
{Kaadhal sadugudugudu
{Love is a game of kabaddi
Kannae thodu thodu} (2)
My darling, touch me, touch me} (repeated 2 times)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Love Sadugudugudu captures the playful, elusive, and tender dynamics of romantic affection. The song compares love to the traditional game of kabaddi (sadugudugudu), where lovers tag, retreat, and pursue each other in an affectionate chase. The protagonist addresses his beloved as a gentle ocean wave that approaches the shore only to dissolve into foam whenever he tries to draw close, capturing her coy and shy nature. He reflects on how seamlessly she changes roles—acting as a comforting mother, a mischievous child, a defensive thorn when pursued, and a soft flower when initiating love. Ultimately, the song expresses total surrender, declaring that all joy, sorrow, life, and death rest entirely within a single glance of his beloved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhal sadugudugudu”
Compares love to the traditional tag game 'Sadugudugudu' (Kabaddi), representing the playful push-and-pull dynamic between lovers.
Nature Imagery & Extended Metaphor
“Alaiyae sitralaiyae / Karai vandhu vandhu pogum alaiyae”
Compares the shy retreat of the beloved to sea waves approaching the shore and dissolving into foam.
Adukkuthodar (Repetition)
“Karai vandhu vandhu pogum alaiyae”
The word 'vandhu' is repeated sequentially to mimic the rhythmic, continuous rhythm of ocean waves hitting the shore.
Antithesis (Muran)
“Naanaaga thottaalo mullaagi pogindraai / Neeyaaga thottaalo poovaga aagindraai”
Uses contrasting pairs (mother/child, thorn/flower, tears/water, pleasure/sorrow, life/death) to portray the multifaceted, paradoxical nature of the beloved.
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Trivia
These iconic lyrics were originally penned by Vairamuthu for the classic song 'Kaadhal Sadugudugudu' from Mani Ratnam's film Alaipayuthey (2000), composed by A.R. Rahman, and have been referenced/adapted in Madraskaaran (2024).
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