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Kaadhal Viyaadhi Polladhadhu

From Thaaikkuppin Thaaram · 1956

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singer
Jikki
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thaaikkuppin Thaaram
Movie release year
1956
Lyrics added on
30 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu
Adhu kannum kaadhum illaadhadhu
Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu
Adhu kannum kaadhum illaadhadhu
Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu
Kaathu kaathu vazhi paarthirundhenae
Kannaalaa unnai nambi
Kaathu kaathu vazhi paarthirundhenae
Kannaalaa unnai nambi
Idhilum kalla markettu velaiyai kaatti
Neettaadhae kambi
Kalla markettu velaiyai kaatti
Neettaadhae kambi…rajaaa
Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu
Adhu kannum kaadhum illaadhadhu
Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu
Karppanai kettaadha oru
Arpudha pudhumai ellaam
Kannukkullae jolikkudhu paaru
Karppanai kettaadha oru
Arppudha pudhumai ellaam
Kannukkullae jolikkudhu paaru
Inba kaaviya pulavar mudhal
Oviya kalainjar varai
Kandavudan mayangiduvaaru
Inba kaaviya pulavar mudhal
Oviya kalainjar varai
Kandavudan mayangiduvaaru
Viswa karmaavinaalum
Ravi varmaavinaalum andha
Bramhaavinaalum mudiyaadhu raajaa
Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu
Adhu kannum kaadhum illaadhadhu
Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu
Koodu vittu koodu engum paayaadhu
Endha kuberan vandhaalum saayaadhu
Jambam saayaadhu aa…aa….aa….
Koodu vittu koodu engum paayaadhu
Endha kuberan vandhaalum saayaadhu
Jambam saayaadhu
Manam kondhalikkum velai thannil
Sindhaiyai kavarndhu kondu
Thandhiranghal seiyalaamaa
Seiyalaamaa raajaa
Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu
Adhu kannum kaadhum illaadhadhu
Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu
The sickness of love is wicked,
it has neither eyes nor ears!
The sickness of love is wicked,
it has neither eyes nor ears!
The sickness of love is wicked.
I waited and waited, watching the path for you,
trusting you, my darling.
I waited and waited, watching the path for you,
trusting you, my darling.
Don't play black-market tricks even in love
and slip away!
Don't play black-market tricks
and slip away, my love...
The sickness of love is wicked,
it has neither eyes nor ears!
The sickness of love is wicked.
Beyond all imagination,
a wondrous new beauty—
look how it sparkles in my eyes!
Beyond all imagination,
a wondrous new beauty—
look how it sparkles in my eyes!
From poets of sweet epics
to master painters,
anyone would be spellbound the moment they see it!
From poets of sweet epics
to master painters,
anyone would be spellbound the moment they see it!
Even Vishwakarma (the divine architect),
or Ravi Varma (the legendary painter),
or even Brahma (the creator god) cannot match it, my love...
The sickness of love is wicked,
it has neither eyes nor ears!
The sickness of love is wicked.
It never wanders from heart to heart,
it will not bow down even if Kubera (the god of wealth) arrives,
its pride will never bend, ah... ah... ah...
It never wanders from heart to heart,
it will not bow down even if Kubera (the god of wealth) arrives,
its pride will never bend!
When my heart is tossing in turmoil,
stealing my mind away like this,
is it right to play cunning games?
Is it right, my love?
The sickness of love is wicked,
it has neither eyes nor ears!
The sickness of love is wicked.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Thaaikkuppin Thaaram' (1956) humorously and passionately characterizes love as a 'disease' that is both blind and deaf to the world's conventions. The singer addresses her beloved, recounting her patient waiting and pleading with him not to play double games or escape like a trickster on the black market.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Kaadhal vyaadhi pollaadhadhu”

Compares the overwhelming emotional state of falling in love to a 'vyaadhi' (disease).

Personification

“Adhu kannum kaadhum illaadhadhu”

Attributes human sensory deficiencies (lack of eyes and ears) to the abstract concept of love.

Colloquial Idiom / Slang

“Idhilum kalla markettu velaiyai kaatti Neettaadhae kambi”

Uses contemporary mid-20th-century idioms like 'kalla markettu' (black market) and 'kambi neettal' (slipping away/escaping) for playful effect.

Allusion (Aalumaanam)

“Viswa karmaavinaalum Ravi varmaavinaalum andha Bramhaavinaalum mudiyaadhu raajaa”

Refers to iconic creators from Indian mythology and history—Vishwakarma (divine architect), Ravi Varma (master painter), and Brahma (creator god)—to illustrate the matchless beauty of her love.

Ethirai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Karppanai kettaadha oru / Arpudha pudhumai ellaam”

Rhyming of the second letter 'r' across consecutive lines ('Karppanai' and 'Arppudha').

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Trivia

'Thaaikkuppin Thaaram' (1956) was the debut film produced under Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar's landmark banner, Devar Films, starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna. The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, initiating a highly successful partnership between Devar Films and K. V. Mahadevan.

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