Kadavul Manithanaga
From Vanambadi · 1963
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Vanambadi1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kadavul manithanaaga | God should be born |
| Pirakkavendum | As a human being. |
| Avan kaadhalithu | He must fall in love |
| Vedhanaiyil vaadavendum | And wither in agony. |
| Pirivennum kadalinilae | In the ocean of separation, |
| Moozhga vendum | He must drown. |
| Avan penn endraal | He must realize |
| Ennavendru unaravendum | What a woman truly is. |
| Male | |
| Kadavul manithanaaga | God should be born |
| Pirakkavendum | As a human being. |
| Avan kaadhalithu | He must fall in love |
| Vedhanaiyil vaadavendum | And wither in agony. |
| Pirivennum kadalinilae | In the ocean of separation, |
| Moozhga vendum | He must drown. |
| Avan penn endraal | He must realize |
| Ennavendru unaravendum | What a woman truly is. |
| Male | |
| Kadavul manithanaaga | God should be born |
| Pirakkavendum | As a human being. |
| Male | |
| Eththanai penn padaithaan | How many women did He create! |
| Ellorkkum kan padaithaan | For everyone, He created eyes. |
| aththanai kangalilum | In all those eyes, |
| Aasaiyennum visham koduthaan | He gave the poison called desire. |
| Male | |
| Athai oorengum | He scattered it |
| Thoovivittaan | All over the town, |
| Ullathilae poosivittaan | And smeared it inside the hearts. |
| Oonjalai aadavittu | Setting the swing in motion, |
| Uyarithilae thangivittaan | He stayed up high watching. |
| Male | |
| Kadavul manithanaaga | God should be born |
| Pirakkavendum | As a human being. |
| Male | |
| Avanai azhaithu vandhu | Bringing Him here, |
| Aasaiyil midhakkavittu | Making Him float in desire, |
| Aadadaa aadu endru | Saying 'Dance, dance!', |
| Aadavaithu paarthiruppen | I would make Him dance and watch. |
| Male | |
| Paduvaan thudithiduvaan | He will suffer and throb in anguish, |
| Pattathae pothumenbaan | He will cry 'Enough of what I suffered!' |
| Paavi avan penn kulathai | That sinner would then stop |
| Padaikkaamal niruthi vaippaan | Creating womankind altogether! |
| Male | |
| Kadavul manithanaaga | God should be born |
| Pirakkavendum | As a human being. |
| Avan kaadhalithu | He must fall in love |
| Vedhanaiyil vaadavendum | And wither in agony. |
| Pirivennum kadalinilae | In the ocean of separation, |
| Moozhga vendum | He must drown. |
| Avan penn endraal | He must realize |
| Ennavendru unaravendum | What a woman truly is. |
கடவுள் மனிதனாக
பிறக்கவேண்டும்
அவன் காதலித்து
வேதனையில் வாடவேண்டும்
பிரிவென்னும் கடலினிலே
மூழ்க வேண்டும்
அவன் பெண் என்றால்
என்னவென்று உணரவேண்டும்
God should be born
As a human being.
He must fall in love
And wither in agony.
In the ocean of separation,
He must drown.
He must realize
What a woman truly is.
கடவுள் மனிதனாக
பிறக்கவேண்டும்
அவன் காதலித்து
வேதனையில் வாடவேண்டும்
பிரிவென்னும் கடலினிலே
மூழ்க வேண்டும்
அவன் பெண் என்றால்
என்னவென்று உணரவேண்டும்
God should be born
As a human being.
He must fall in love
And wither in agony.
In the ocean of separation,
He must drown.
He must realize
What a woman truly is.
கடவுள் மனிதனாக
பிறக்கவேண்டும்
God should be born
As a human being.
எத்தனை பெண் படைத்தான்
எல்லோருக்கும் கண் படைத்தான்
அத்தனை கண்களிலும்
ஆசையென்னும் விஷம் கொடுத்தான்
How many women did He create!
For everyone, He created eyes.
In all those eyes,
He gave the poison called desire.
அதை ஊரெங்கும்
தூவிவிட்டான்
உள்ளத்திலே பூசிவிட்டான்
ஊஞ்சலை ஆடவிட்டு
உயரத்திலே தங்கிவிட்டான்
He scattered it
All over the town,
And smeared it inside the hearts.
Setting the swing in motion,
He stayed up high watching.
கடவுள் மனிதனாக
பிறக்கவேண்டும்
God should be born
As a human being.
அவனை அழைத்து வந்து
ஆசையில் மிதக்கவிட்டு
ஆடடா ஆடு என்று
ஆடவைத்து பார்த்திருப்பேன்
Bringing Him here,
Making Him float in desire,
Saying 'Dance, dance!',
I would make Him dance and watch.
படுவான் துடித்திடுவான்
பட்டதே போதுமென்பான்
பாவி அவன் பெண் குலத்தை
படைக்காமல் நிறுத்தி வைப்பான்
He will suffer and throb in anguish,
He will cry 'Enough of what I suffered!'
That sinner would then stop
Creating womankind altogether!
கடவுள் மனிதனாக
பிறக்கவேண்டும்
அவன் காதலித்து
வேதனையில் வாடவேண்டும்
பிரிவென்னும் கடலினிலே
மூழ்க வேண்டும்
அவன் பெண் என்றால்
என்னவென்று உணரவேண்டும்
God should be born
As a human being.
He must fall in love
And wither in agony.
In the ocean of separation,
He must drown.
He must realize
What a woman truly is.
Kadavul manithanaaga
God should be born
Pirakkavendum
As a human being.
Avan kaadhalithu
He must fall in love
Vedhanaiyil vaadavendum
And wither in agony.
Pirivennum kadalinilae
In the ocean of separation,
Moozhga vendum
He must drown.
Avan penn endraal
He must realize
Ennavendru unaravendum
What a woman truly is.
Kadavul manithanaaga
God should be born
Pirakkavendum
As a human being.
Avan kaadhalithu
He must fall in love
Vedhanaiyil vaadavendum
And wither in agony.
Pirivennum kadalinilae
In the ocean of separation,
Moozhga vendum
He must drown.
Avan penn endraal
He must realize
Ennavendru unaravendum
What a woman truly is.
Kadavul manithanaaga
God should be born
Pirakkavendum
As a human being.
Eththanai penn padaithaan
How many women did He create!
Ellorkkum kan padaithaan
For everyone, He created eyes.
aththanai kangalilum
In all those eyes,
Aasaiyennum visham koduthaan
He gave the poison called desire.
Athai oorengum
He scattered it
Thoovivittaan
All over the town,
Ullathilae poosivittaan
And smeared it inside the hearts.
Oonjalai aadavittu
Setting the swing in motion,
Uyarithilae thangivittaan
He stayed up high watching.
Kadavul manithanaaga
God should be born
Pirakkavendum
As a human being.
Avanai azhaithu vandhu
Bringing Him here,
Aasaiyil midhakkavittu
Making Him float in desire,
Aadadaa aadu endru
Saying 'Dance, dance!',
Aadavaithu paarthiruppen
I would make Him dance and watch.
Paduvaan thudithiduvaan
He will suffer and throb in anguish,
Pattathae pothumenbaan
He will cry 'Enough of what I suffered!'
Paavi avan penn kulathai
That sinner would then stop
Padaikkaamal niruthi vaippaan
Creating womankind altogether!
Kadavul manithanaaga
God should be born
Pirakkavendum
As a human being.
Avan kaadhalithu
He must fall in love
Vedhanaiyil vaadavendum
And wither in agony.
Pirivennum kadalinilae
In the ocean of separation,
Moozhga vendum
He must drown.
Avan penn endraal
He must realize
Ennavendru unaravendum
What a woman truly is.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kadavul Manithanaaga Pirakkavendum' from the movie Vanambadi (1963) expresses intense anguish and philosophical questioning of divine design. The singer demands that God be born as a mortal human to experience first-hand the torment of love, desire, and heartbreak. By drowning in the vast ocean of separation, God would finally comprehend the agony that women and desire inflict upon men.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Rupaka)
“Pirivennum kadalinilae”
Compares separation to a deep, inescapable ocean where one drowns in pain.
Metaphor
“Aasaiyennum visham koduthaan”
Compares desire/attachment to a deadly poison introduced into human eyes.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Eththanai penn padaithaan / Ellorkkum kan padaithaan”
Repetition of initial vowels ('E' / 'a') across lines for rhythmic aesthetic.
Personification & Dramatic Irony
“Aadadaa aadu endru / Aadavaithu paarthiruppen”
Inverts the creator-creation hierarchy by demanding that God be made to dance like a puppet under human observation.
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Trivia
Written by poet Kannadasan with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan for Vanambadi (1963), this song is famous for its bold philosophical challenge to God, rendered powerfully in a villainous or tragic club-song style.
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