Kaalgale Nillungal
From Enga Veettu Penn · 1965
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Enga Veettu Penn1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Feet, please stop |
| Kangalae sollungal | Eyes, please tell |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Feet, please stop |
| Kangalae sollungal | Eyes, please tell |
| Naanam enbadhu nadagama | Is shyness merely a act? |
| Adhil maunam enbadhu sammmadhama | In that, is silence an expression of consent? |
| Female | |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Feet, please stop |
| Kangalae sollungal | Eyes, please tell |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Feet, please stop |
| Kangalae sollungal | Eyes, please tell |
| Aasai enbadhu nadagama | Is desire merely an act? |
| Adhil aanmai enbadhu avasarama | In that, is masculinity in a rush? |
| Male | |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Feet, please stop |
| Kangalae sollungal | Eyes, please tell |
| Male | |
| Poovirukkum koondhalailae | In the tresses adorned with flowers |
| Naan irundhaal aagatha | Can I not reside? |
| Poovirukkum koondhalailae | In the tresses adorned with flowers |
| Naan irundhaal aagatha | Can I not reside? |
| Female | |
| Paal manakkum pennazhagai | At this youthful, pure beauty of a woman |
| Paarthirundhaal podhaatha | Is it not enough to just gaze? |
| Paal manakkum pennazhagai | At this youthful, pure beauty of a woman |
| Paarthirundhaal podhaatha | Is it not enough to just gaze? |
| Male | |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Feet, please stop |
| Kangalae sollungal | Eyes, please tell |
| Male | |
| Innoru naal tharuvadhellaam | Whatever is meant to be given on another day |
| Indru thandhaal aagatha | Can it not be given today? |
| Innoru naal tharuvadhellaam | Whatever is meant to be given on another day |
| Indru thandhaal aagatha | Can it not be given today? |
| Female | |
| Andru varai poruthirundhaal | If you wait until that day |
| Andha manam keladha | Will that heart not accept it? |
| Andru varai poruthirundhaal | If you wait until that day |
| Andha manam keladha | Will that heart not accept it? |
| Female | |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Feet, please stop |
| Kangalae sollungal | Eyes, please tell |
| Male | |
| Oruvarumae paarkamal | Without anyone watching |
| Ondru thandhaal aagatha | Can you not give me just one gift? |
| Oruvarumae paarkamal | Without anyone watching |
| Ondru thandhaal aagatha | Can you not give me just one gift? |
| Female :Thanimaiyilae thavaru seidhaal | Female: If a mistake is committed in solitude |
| Than maname paarkkadha | Will one's own conscience not witness it? |
| Thanimaiyilae thavaru seidhaal | Female: If a mistake is committed in solitude |
| Than maname paarkkadha | Will one's own conscience not witness it? |
| Male | |
| Kaalgalae nillungal | Feet, please stop |
| Kangalae sollungal | Eyes, please tell |
| Female :Aasai enbadhu nadagama | Female: Is desire merely an act? |
| Adhil aanmai enbadhu avasarama | In that, is masculinity in a rush? |
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
நாணம் என்பது நாடகமா
அதில் மௌனம் என்பது சம்மதமா
Feet, please stop
Eyes, please tell
Feet, please stop
Eyes, please tell
Is shyness merely a act?
In that, is silence an expression of consent?
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
ஆசை என்பது நாடகமா
அதில் ஆண்மை என்பது அவசரமா
Feet, please stop
Eyes, please tell
Feet, please stop
Eyes, please tell
Is desire merely an act?
In that, is masculinity in a rush?
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
Feet, please stop
Eyes, please tell
பூவிருக்கும் கூந்தலிலே
நான் இருந்தால் ஆகாதா
பூவிருக்கும் கூந்தலிலே
நான் இருந்தால் ஆகாதா
In the tresses adorned with flowers
Can I not reside?
In the tresses adorned with flowers
Can I not reside?
பால் மணக்கும் பெண்ணழகை
பார்த்திருந்தால் போதாதா
பால் மணக்கும் பெண்ணழகை
பார்த்திருந்தால் போதாதா
At this youthful, pure beauty of a woman
Is it not enough to just gaze?
At this youthful, pure beauty of a woman
Is it not enough to just gaze?
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
Feet, please stop
Eyes, please tell
இன்னொரு நாள் தருவதெல்லாம்
இன்று தந்தால் ஆகாதா
இன்னொரு நாள் தருவதெல்லாம்
இன்று தந்தால் ஆகாதா
Whatever is meant to be given on another day
Can it not be given today?
Whatever is meant to be given on another day
Can it not be given today?
அன்று வரை பொறுத்திருந்தால்
அந்த மனம் கேளாதா
அன்று வரை பொறுத்திருந்தால்
அந்த மனம் கேளாதா
If you wait until that day
Will that heart not accept it?
If you wait until that day
Will that heart not accept it?
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
Feet, please stop
Eyes, please tell
ஒருவருமே பார்க்காமல்
ஒன்று தந்தால் ஆகாதா
ஒருவருமே பார்க்காமல்
ஒன்று தந்தால் ஆகாதா
Without anyone watching
Can you not give me just one gift?
Without anyone watching
Can you not give me just one gift?
Female: If a mistake is committed in solitude
Will one's own conscience not witness it?
Female: If a mistake is committed in solitude
Will one's own conscience not witness it?
தனிமையிலே தவறு செய்தால்
தன் மனமே பார்க்காதா
தனிமையிலே தவறு செய்தால்
தன் மனமே பார்க்காதா
Feet, please stop
Eyes, please tell
Female: Is desire merely an act?
In that, is masculinity in a rush?
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
ஆசை என்பது நாடகமா
அதில் ஆண்மை என்பது அவசரமா
கால்களே நில்லுங்கள்
கண்களே சொல்லுங்கள்
Kaalgalae nillungal
Feet, please stop
Kangalae sollungal
Eyes, please tell
Kaalgalae nillungal
Feet, please stop
Kangalae sollungal
Eyes, please tell
Naanam enbadhu nadagama
Is shyness merely a act?
Adhil maunam enbadhu sammmadhama
In that, is silence an expression of consent?
Kaalgalae nillungal
Feet, please stop
Kangalae sollungal
Eyes, please tell
Kaalgalae nillungal
Feet, please stop
Kangalae sollungal
Eyes, please tell
Aasai enbadhu nadagama
Is desire merely an act?
Adhil aanmai enbadhu avasarama
In that, is masculinity in a rush?
Kaalgalae nillungal
Feet, please stop
Kangalae sollungal
Eyes, please tell
Poovirukkum koondhalailae
In the tresses adorned with flowers
Naan irundhaal aagatha
Can I not reside?
Poovirukkum koondhalailae
In the tresses adorned with flowers
Naan irundhaal aagatha
Can I not reside?
Paal manakkum pennazhagai
At this youthful, pure beauty of a woman
Paarthirundhaal podhaatha
Is it not enough to just gaze?
Paal manakkum pennazhagai
At this youthful, pure beauty of a woman
Paarthirundhaal podhaatha
Is it not enough to just gaze?
Kaalgalae nillungal
Feet, please stop
Kangalae sollungal
Eyes, please tell
Innoru naal tharuvadhellaam
Whatever is meant to be given on another day
Indru thandhaal aagatha
Can it not be given today?
Innoru naal tharuvadhellaam
Whatever is meant to be given on another day
Indru thandhaal aagatha
Can it not be given today?
Andru varai poruthirundhaal
If you wait until that day
Andha manam keladha
Will that heart not accept it?
Andru varai poruthirundhaal
If you wait until that day
Andha manam keladha
Will that heart not accept it?
Kaalgalae nillungal
Feet, please stop
Kangalae sollungal
Eyes, please tell
Oruvarumae paarkamal
Without anyone watching
Ondru thandhaal aagatha
Can you not give me just one gift?
Oruvarumae paarkamal
Without anyone watching
Ondru thandhaal aagatha
Can you not give me just one gift?
Female :Thanimaiyilae thavaru seidhaal
Female: If a mistake is committed in solitude
Than maname paarkkadha
Will one's own conscience not witness it?
Thanimaiyilae thavaru seidhaal
Female: If a mistake is committed in solitude
Than maname paarkkadha
Will one's own conscience not witness it?
Kaalgalae nillungal
Feet, please stop
Kangalae sollungal
Eyes, please tell
Female :Aasai enbadhu nadagama
Female: Is desire merely an act?
Adhil aanmai enbadhu avasarama
In that, is masculinity in a rush?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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