Kaathalo Kathal
From Thenkinnam · 1971
- Lyricist
- Kumaradevan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Thenkinnam1971
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal | Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love? |
| Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal | Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love? |
| Kaalam vanthathu neram thanthathu kadhal | The time has come, the right moment has granted us love. |
| Kaalam vanthathu neram thanthathu kadhal | The time has come, the right moment has granted us love. |
| Female | |
| Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal | Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love? |
| Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal | Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love? |
| Kaayaai irunthathu kaniyaai kaninthathu kadhal | That which was an unripe fruit has now ripened into sweet love. |
| Kaayaai irunthathu kaniyaai kaninthathu kadhal | That which was an unripe fruit has now ripened into sweet love. |
| Female | |
| Maiyaalae kulichchu manmathan aanavarae | Oh one who bathed in eye-liner and became Cupid himself! |
| Maiyaalae kulichchu manmathan aanavarae | Oh one who bathed in eye-liner and became Cupid himself! |
| Kaiyaalae konjam anaikattumaa | May I embrace you gently with my hands? |
| Ponnaana udambu punnaagalaama | Should a body made of gold suffer wounds? |
| Ponnaana udambu punnaagalaama | Should a body made of gold suffer wounds? |
| Poovaalae oththadam kudukkattumaa | Shall I soothe it with a warm compress of flowers? |
| Poovaalae oththadam kudukkattumaa | Shall I soothe it with a warm compress of flowers? |
| Female | |
| Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal | Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love? |
| Male | |
| Pompalaiyaa poranthu | Born as a woman, |
| Aampalaiyaa valarntha | Raised like a man, |
| Pompalaiyaa poranthu | Born as a woman, |
| Aampalaiyaa valarntha | Raised like a man, |
| Pokkiriyonnu uttuputtaen | I let go of my wild rogue persona. |
| Appadiyilla ippadithaannu | Realizing later that it wasn't like that, but like this, |
| Appadiyilla ippadithaannu appuramaa therinju | Realizing later that it wasn't like that, but like this, |
| Thottukittaen ippa ottikkittaen | I touched you, and now I am attached to you. |
| Female | |
| Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal | Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love? |
| Female | |
| Antha kadhai pazhasu intha kadhai pudhusu | That old story is past, this story is brand new. |
| Antha kadhai pazhasu intha kadhai pudhusu | That old story is past, this story is brand new. |
| Aarambam ippo sarithaanaa | Is this new beginning right now? |
| Yaennu ketkka yaarumae illai | There is no one around to question us or ask why, |
| Yaennu ketkka yaarumae illai | There is no one around to question us or ask why, |
| Inimael thaviththida viduvenaa | Will I ever let you suffer from now on? |
| Male | |
| Kannaana kadhalukku | For a love as precious as one's eyes, |
| Advance vaangittu | Having taken an advance, |
| Kannaana kadhalukku | For a love as precious as one's eyes, |
| Advance vaangittu | Having taken an advance, |
| Kadhalikka vanthaen ippo ippo | I have come to love now, right now! |
| Maappillai ponnaa manjaththil onnaa | As bridegroom and bride, together on the marital bed, |
| Maappillai ponnaa manjaththil onnaa | As bridegroom and bride, together on the marital bed, |
| Konjaamal konjuvathu eppo eppo | When will we cherish each other endlessly? |
| Male | |
| Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal | Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love? |
| Female :Kaayaai irunthathu kaniyaai kaninthathu kadhal | Female: That which was an unripe fruit has now ripened into sweet love. |
| Both :Kaalam vanthathu neram thanthathu kadhal | Both: The time has come, the right moment has granted us love. |
காதலோ காதல் காதலோ காதல்
காதலோ காதல் காதலோ காதல்
காலம் வந்தது நேரம் தந்தது காதல்
காலம் வந்தது நேரம் தந்தது காதல்
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
The time has come, the right moment has granted us love.
The time has come, the right moment has granted us love.
காதலோ காதல் காதலோ காதல்
காதலோ காதல் காதலோ காதல்
காயாய் இருந்தது கனியாய் கனிந்தது காதல்
காயாய் இருந்தது கனியாய் கனிந்தது காதல்
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
That which was an unripe fruit has now ripened into sweet love.
That which was an unripe fruit has now ripened into sweet love.
மையாலே குளிச்சு மன்மதன் ஆனவரே
மையாலே குளிச்சு மன்மதன் ஆனவரே
கையாலே கொஞ்சம் அணைக்கட்டுமா
பொன்னான உடம்பு புண்ணாகலாமா
பொன்னான உடம்பு புண்ணாகலாமா
பூவாலே ஒத்தடம் குடுக்கட்டுமா.....
பூவாலே ஒத்தடம் குடுக்கட்டுமா.....
Oh one who bathed in eye-liner and became Cupid himself!
Oh one who bathed in eye-liner and became Cupid himself!
May I embrace you gently with my hands?
Should a body made of gold suffer wounds?
Should a body made of gold suffer wounds?
Shall I soothe it with a warm compress of flowers?
Shall I soothe it with a warm compress of flowers?
காதலோ காதல் காதலோ காதல்
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
பொம்பளையா பொறந்து
ஆம்பளையா வளர்ந்த
பொம்பளையா பொறந்து
ஆம்பளையா வளர்ந்த
போக்கிரியோன்னு உட்டுப்புட்டேன்
அப்படியில்ல இப்படித்தான்னு
அப்படியில்ல இப்படித்தான்னு அப்புறமா தெரிஞ்சு
தொட்டுக்கிட்டேன் இப்ப ஒட்டிக்கிட்டேன்
Born as a woman,
Raised like a man,
Born as a woman,
Raised like a man,
I let go of my wild rogue persona.
Realizing later that it wasn't like that, but like this,
Realizing later that it wasn't like that, but like this,
I touched you, and now I am attached to you.
காதலோ காதல் காதலோ காதல்
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
அந்த கதை பழசு இந்தக் கதை புதுசு
அந்த கதை பழசு இந்தக் கதை புதுசு
ஆரம்பம் இப்போ சரிதானா
ஏன்னுன்னு கேட்க யாருமே இல்லை
ஏன்னுன்னு கேட்க யாருமே இல்லை
இனிமேல் தவித்திட விடுவேனா
That old story is past, this story is brand new.
That old story is past, this story is brand new.
Is this new beginning right now?
There is no one around to question us or ask why,
There is no one around to question us or ask why,
Will I ever let you suffer from now on?
கண்ணான காதலுக்கு
அட்வான்ஸு வாங்கிக்கிட்டு
கண்ணான காதலுக்கு
அட்வான்ஸு வாங்கிக்கிட்டு
காதலிக்க வந்தேன் இப்போ இப்போ
மாப்பிள்ளை பொண்ணா மஞ்சத்தில் ஒண்ணா
மாப்பிள்ளை பொண்ணா மஞ்சத்தில் ஒண்ணா
கொஞ்சாமல் கொஞ்சுவது எப்போ எப்போ...
For a love as precious as one's eyes,
Having taken an advance,
For a love as precious as one's eyes,
Having taken an advance,
I have come to love now, right now!
As bridegroom and bride, together on the marital bed,
As bridegroom and bride, together on the marital bed,
When will we cherish each other endlessly?
காதலோ காதல் காதலோ காதல்
காயாய் இருந்தது கனியாய் கனிந்தது காதல்
இருவர் :
காலம் வந்தது நேரம் தந்தது காதல்
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Female: That which was an unripe fruit has now ripened into sweet love.
Both: The time has come, the right moment has granted us love.
Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Kaalam vanthathu neram thanthathu kadhal
The time has come, the right moment has granted us love.
Kaalam vanthathu neram thanthathu kadhal
The time has come, the right moment has granted us love.
Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Kaayaai irunthathu kaniyaai kaninthathu kadhal
That which was an unripe fruit has now ripened into sweet love.
Kaayaai irunthathu kaniyaai kaninthathu kadhal
That which was an unripe fruit has now ripened into sweet love.
Maiyaalae kulichchu manmathan aanavarae
Oh one who bathed in eye-liner and became Cupid himself!
Maiyaalae kulichchu manmathan aanavarae
Oh one who bathed in eye-liner and became Cupid himself!
Kaiyaalae konjam anaikattumaa
May I embrace you gently with my hands?
Ponnaana udambu punnaagalaama
Should a body made of gold suffer wounds?
Ponnaana udambu punnaagalaama
Should a body made of gold suffer wounds?
Poovaalae oththadam kudukkattumaa
Shall I soothe it with a warm compress of flowers?
Poovaalae oththadam kudukkattumaa
Shall I soothe it with a warm compress of flowers?
Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Pompalaiyaa poranthu
Born as a woman,
Aampalaiyaa valarntha
Raised like a man,
Pompalaiyaa poranthu
Born as a woman,
Aampalaiyaa valarntha
Raised like a man,
Pokkiriyonnu uttuputtaen
I let go of my wild rogue persona.
Appadiyilla ippadithaannu
Realizing later that it wasn't like that, but like this,
Appadiyilla ippadithaannu appuramaa therinju
Realizing later that it wasn't like that, but like this,
Thottukittaen ippa ottikkittaen
I touched you, and now I am attached to you.
Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Antha kadhai pazhasu intha kadhai pudhusu
That old story is past, this story is brand new.
Antha kadhai pazhasu intha kadhai pudhusu
That old story is past, this story is brand new.
Aarambam ippo sarithaanaa
Is this new beginning right now?
Yaennu ketkka yaarumae illai
There is no one around to question us or ask why,
Yaennu ketkka yaarumae illai
There is no one around to question us or ask why,
Inimael thaviththida viduvenaa
Will I ever let you suffer from now on?
Kannaana kadhalukku
For a love as precious as one's eyes,
Advance vaangittu
Having taken an advance,
Kannaana kadhalukku
For a love as precious as one's eyes,
Advance vaangittu
Having taken an advance,
Kadhalikka vanthaen ippo ippo
I have come to love now, right now!
Maappillai ponnaa manjaththil onnaa
As bridegroom and bride, together on the marital bed,
Maappillai ponnaa manjaththil onnaa
As bridegroom and bride, together on the marital bed,
Konjaamal konjuvathu eppo eppo
When will we cherish each other endlessly?
Kadhalo kadhal kadhalo kadhal
Is it love, oh love? Is it love, oh love?
Female :Kaayaai irunthathu kaniyaai kaninthathu kadhal
Female: That which was an unripe fruit has now ripened into sweet love.
Both :Kaalam vanthathu neram thanthathu kadhal
Both: The time has come, the right moment has granted us love.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kadhalo Kadhal is a vibrant, flirtatious duet from the 1971 Tamil film Thenkinnam, composed by Shankar-Ganesh and rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and L. R. Eswari. The song celebrates the blossoming of romantic love, comparing the emotional evolution of the lovers to an unripe fruit that slowly ripens into sweetness. The lyrics reflect a transformation from youthful, headstrong independence to intimate romantic devotion, filled with playful teasing and affectionate banter.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagam)
“Kaayaai irunthathu kaniyaai kaninthathu kadhal”
Comparing love to an unripe fruit that ripens over time ('Kaayaai irunthathu kaniyaai kaninthathu').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaayaai irunthathu kaniyaai kaninthathu kadhal”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across words in the line ('Kaayaai', 'Kaniyaai', 'Kaninthathu', 'Kadhal').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Antha kadhai pazhasu intha kadhai pudhusu”
Matching second consonants in contrasting words ('Antha' / 'Intha').
Hyperbole / Metaphor
“Ponnaana udambu punnaagalaama”
Referring to the human body as golden ('Ponnaana udambu') and soothing wounds with flowers ('Poovaalae oththadam').
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Trivia
Thenkinnam (1971) featured comedy star Nagesh in a lead role alongside Vijayalalitha. The song 'Kadhalo Kadhal' showcases the energetic vocal chemistry between T. M. Soundararajan and L. R. Eswari, typical of popular early 1970s commercial tracks composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh.
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