Kaalgale Nillungal Female Song Lyrics
From Enga Veettu Penn · 1965
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Enga Veettu Penn1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Oh feet, please stop! |
| Kangalae sollungal | Oh eyes, please tell me! |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Oh feet, please stop! |
| Kangalae sollungal | Oh eyes, please tell me! |
| Kaadhal enbadhu nadagama | Is love merely a theatrical play? |
| Adhil kanneer enbadhu kaaviyama | In it, are tears the epic poem? |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Oh feet, please stop! |
| Kangalae sollungal | Oh eyes, please tell me! |
| Female | |
| Saalaiyilae vidhi vazhiyae | On the street, along the path of fate, |
| Sandhithaal oru vazhiyae | If we cross paths, it is the only way. |
| Saalaiyilae vidhi vazhiyae | On the street, along the path of fate, |
| Sandhithaal oru vazhiyae | If we cross paths, it is the only way. |
| Thani vazhiyae avanai vittu | Leaving him alone on his path, |
| Than vazhiyae pogathae | Do not walk away on your own path. |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Oh feet, please stop! |
| Kangalae sollungal | Oh eyes, please tell me! |
| Female | |
| Engae nee ponaalum | Wherever you go, |
| Avan mugamae thondratho | Won't his face appear before you? |
| Engae nee ponaalum | Wherever you go, |
| Avan mugamae thondratho | Won't his face appear before you? |
| Evvidam nee sendraalum | Whichever place you travel to, |
| Avan kuralae kaeladho | Won't his voice echo in your ears? |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Oh feet, please stop! |
| Kangalae sollungal | Oh eyes, please tell me! |
| Female | |
| Ivan manaivi ivalenavae | That she is destined to be his wife, |
| Eluthivittaan iraivanadi | The Almighty has already written, my dear! |
| Ivan manaivi ivalenavae | That she is destined to be his wife, |
| Eluthivittaan iraivanadi | The Almighty has already written, my dear! |
| Avan eluthum oviyathai | The portrait that He paints, |
| Azhithavargal illaiyadi | There is no one who can erase it, my dear. |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Oh feet, please stop! |
| Kangalae sollungal | Oh eyes, please tell me! |
| Kaadhal enbadhu nadagama | Is love merely a theatrical play? |
| Adhil kanneer enbadhu kaaviyama | In it, are tears the epic poem? |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Oh feet, please stop! |
| Kangalae sollungal | Oh eyes, please tell me! |
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
காதல் என்பது நாடகமா அதில்
கண்ணீர் என்பது காவியமா
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
Oh feet, please stop!
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Oh feet, please stop!
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Is love merely a theatrical play?
In it, are tears the epic poem?
Oh feet, please stop!
Oh eyes, please tell me!
சாலையிலே விதி வழியே
சந்தித்தாள் ஒரு வழியே
சாலையிலே விதி வழியே
சந்தித்தாள் ஒரு வழியே
தனிவழியே அவனை விட்டு
தன் வழியே போகாதே
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
On the street, along the path of fate,
If we cross paths, it is the only way.
On the street, along the path of fate,
If we cross paths, it is the only way.
Leaving him alone on his path,
Do not walk away on your own path.
Oh feet, please stop!
Oh eyes, please tell me!
எங்கே நீ போனாலும்
அவன் முகமே தோன்றாதோ
எங்கே நீ போனாலும்
அவன் முகமே தோன்றாதோ
எவ்விடம் நீ சென்றாலும்
அவன் குரலே கேளாதோ
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
Wherever you go,
Won't his face appear before you?
Wherever you go,
Won't his face appear before you?
Whichever place you travel to,
Won't his voice echo in your ears?
Oh feet, please stop!
Oh eyes, please tell me!
இவன் மனைவி இவளெனவே
எழுதிவிட்டான் இறைவனடி
இவன் மனைவி இவளெனவே
எழுதிவிட்டான் இறைவனடி
அவன் எழுதும் ஒவியத்தை
அழித்தவர்கள் இல்லையடி
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
காதல் என்பது நாடகமா அதில்
கண்ணீர் என்பது காவியமா
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
That she is destined to be his wife,
The Almighty has already written, my dear!
That she is destined to be his wife,
The Almighty has already written, my dear!
The portrait that He paints,
There is no one who can erase it, my dear.
Oh feet, please stop!
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Is love merely a theatrical play?
In it, are tears the epic poem?
Oh feet, please stop!
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Kaalgalae nillungal
Oh feet, please stop!
Kangalae sollungal
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Kaalgalae nillungal
Oh feet, please stop!
Kangalae sollungal
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Kaadhal enbadhu nadagama
Is love merely a theatrical play?
Adhil kanneer enbadhu kaaviyama
In it, are tears the epic poem?
Kaalgalae nillungal
Oh feet, please stop!
Kangalae sollungal
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Saalaiyilae vidhi vazhiyae
On the street, along the path of fate,
Sandhithaal oru vazhiyae
If we cross paths, it is the only way.
Saalaiyilae vidhi vazhiyae
On the street, along the path of fate,
Sandhithaal oru vazhiyae
If we cross paths, it is the only way.
Thani vazhiyae avanai vittu
Leaving him alone on his path,
Than vazhiyae pogathae
Do not walk away on your own path.
Kaalgalae nillungal
Oh feet, please stop!
Kangalae sollungal
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Engae nee ponaalum
Wherever you go,
Avan mugamae thondratho
Won't his face appear before you?
Engae nee ponaalum
Wherever you go,
Avan mugamae thondratho
Won't his face appear before you?
Evvidam nee sendraalum
Whichever place you travel to,
Avan kuralae kaeladho
Won't his voice echo in your ears?
Kaalgalae nillungal
Oh feet, please stop!
Kangalae sollungal
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Ivan manaivi ivalenavae
That she is destined to be his wife,
Eluthivittaan iraivanadi
The Almighty has already written, my dear!
Ivan manaivi ivalenavae
That she is destined to be his wife,
Eluthivittaan iraivanadi
The Almighty has already written, my dear!
Avan eluthum oviyathai
The portrait that He paints,
Azhithavargal illaiyadi
There is no one who can erase it, my dear.
Kaalgalae nillungal
Oh feet, please stop!
Kangalae sollungal
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Kaadhal enbadhu nadagama
Is love merely a theatrical play?
Adhil kanneer enbadhu kaaviyama
In it, are tears the epic poem?
Kaalgalae nillungal
Oh feet, please stop!
Kangalae sollungal
Oh eyes, please tell me!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the internal turmoil and deep devotion of a woman torn between emotional pain and divine destiny. Addressing her own feet and eyes, she pleads with them to stop and speak, questioning whether love is merely a tragedy where tears become an epic poem. She reflects on how inescapable her beloved's presence is, noting that his face and voice will follow her wherever she runs. Ultimately, she surrenders to the belief that fate is supreme, trusting that God has already written their union as husband and wife, a divine painting that no human power can erase.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Uruvagam)
“Kaalgalae nillungal / Kangalae sollungal”
Addressing inanimate/body parts ('Kaalgalae' - feet, 'Kangalae' - eyes) directly as conscious entities capable of stopping and speaking.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Adhil kanneer enbadhu kaaviyama / Avan eluthum oviyathai”
Comparing grief/tears to an epic poem ('kaaviyam') and fate/divine will to a canvas painting ('oviyam').
Rhetorical Question
“Kaadhal enbadhu nadagama / Adhil kanneer enbadhu kaaviyama”
Using questions to express emotional anguish and philosophical reflection on love and sorrow.
Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Kaalgalae nillungal / Kangalae sollungal”
Harmonious initial letter and second letter rhyming across adjacent lines (Kaalgalae / Kangalae, Saalaiyilae / Sandhithaal).
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Trivia
Enga Veettu Penn (1965), starring Jaishankar and Vijaya Kumari, featured timeless music by 'Thirai Isai Thilagam' K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics by Kannadasan beautifully blend philosophical musings on fate with deep emotional yearning. Singer P. Susheela's expressive vocal rendering of this track remains one of her classic solo performances from the 1960s Tamil cinema era.
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