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Kaalgale Nillungal

From Enga Veettu Penn · 1965

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Enga Veettu Penn
Movie release year
1965
Lyrics added on
4 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaalgalae nillungal
Kangalae sollungal
Kaalgalae nillungal
Kangalae sollungal
Naanam enbadhu nadagama
Adhil maunam enbadhu sammmadhama
Kaalgalae nillungal
Kangalae sollungal
Kaalgalae nillungal
Kangalae sollungal
Aasai enbadhu nadagama
Adhil aanmai enbadhu avasarama
Kaalgalae nillungal
Kangalae sollungal
Poovirukkum koondhalailae
Naan irundhaal aagatha
Poovirukkum koondhalailae
Naan irundhaal aagatha
Paal manakkum pennazhagai
Paarthirundhaal podhaatha
Paal manakkum pennazhagai
Paarthirundhaal podhaatha
Kaalgalae nillungal
Kangalae sollungal
Innoru naal tharuvadhellaam
Indru thandhaal aagatha
Innoru naal tharuvadhellaam
Indru thandhaal aagatha
Andru varai poruthirundhaal
Andha manam keladha
Andru varai poruthirundhaal
Andha manam keladha
Kaalgalae nillungal
Kangalae sollungal
Oruvarumae paarkamal
Ondru thandhaal aagatha
Oruvarumae paarkamal
Ondru thandhaal aagatha
Female :Thanimaiyilae thavaru seidhaal
Than maname paarkkadha
Thanimaiyilae thavaru seidhaal
Than maname paarkkadha
Kaalgalae nillungal
Kangalae sollungal
Female :Aasai enbadhu nadagama
Adhil aanmai enbadhu avasarama
O feet, stop right there!
O eyes, speak up and tell!
O feet, stop right there!
O eyes, speak up and tell!
Is this shyness just an act?
And does silence mean consent?
O feet, stop right there!
O eyes, speak up and tell!
O feet, stop right there!
O eyes, speak up and tell!
Is desire just a drama?
And is manhood merely impatience?
O feet, stop right there!
O eyes, speak up and tell!
In your hair adorned with flowers,
Can I not rest there too?
In your hair adorned with flowers,
Can I not rest there too?
At this tender, youthful beauty of a woman,
Is it not enough to simply look?
At this tender, youthful beauty of a woman,
Is it not enough to simply look?
O feet, stop right there!
O eyes, speak up and tell!
Everything you would give another day,
Can you not give it today?
Everything you would give another day,
Can you not give it today?
If you wait patiently until that day,
Won't your heart listen?
If you wait patiently until that day,
Won't your heart listen?
O feet, stop right there!
O eyes, speak up and tell!
When no one is watching,
Can you not give me just one kiss?
When no one is watching,
Can you not give me just one kiss?
If a wrong is done in secret,
Won't one's own conscience see it?
If a wrong is done in secret,
Won't one's own conscience see it?
O feet, stop right there!
O eyes, speak up and tell!
Is desire just a drama?
And is manhood merely impatience?
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Female
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaalgalae Nillungal from the 1965 film Enga Veettu Penn is a romantic duet between the male lead and female lead. The hero playfully asks the heroine's feet to stop running away and her eyes to reveal her feelings, urging her to yield to romantic closeness without waiting for the future. The heroine responds prudently, reminding him that even if no one witnesses a transgression in solitude, one's own conscience is always watching. Through clever questions and gentle teasing, lyricist Kannadasan captures the playful banter between male impatience and female moral restraint, set to K. V. Mahadevan's melodious composition.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monnai (Initial Rhyme)

“Kaalgalae nillungal / Kangalae sollungal”

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'K' in 'Kaalgalae' and 'Kangalae'.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Naanam enbadhu nadagama / Adhil maunam enbadhu sammmadhama”

Rhyming of the second letter 'na' in 'Naanam' and 'Maunam'.

Rhetorical Questioning (Vinaa)

“Aasai enbadhu nadagama / Adhil aanmai enbadhu avasarama”

Continuous use of questioning endings like '-a' (nadagama, sammmadhama, avasarama) to structure the duet's debate.

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Trivia

Enga Veettu Penn (1965) was directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced by Vijaya International. The iconic soundtrack was composed by 'Thirai Isai Thilagam' K. V. Mahadevan, featuring vocals by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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