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Lyrics & meaning

Kadavul Yen Kallanan

From En Annan · 1970

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
En Annan
Movie release year
1970
Lyrics added on
3 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Kadavul
Yen kallanaan
Manam kallaai
Pona manithargalalae } (3)
{ Kodumaiyai
Kandavan kannai ilandhan
Adhai kobithu thaduthavan
Sollai ilandhan } (2)
{ Irakathai
Ninaithavan ponnai
Ilandhan } (2)
Ingu ellorkum
Nallavan thannai ilandhan
Ellorkum nallavan thannai ilandhan
Kadavul
Yen kallanaan
Manam kallaai
Pona manithargalalae
{ Nenjuku
Thevai manasaatchi
Adhu needhi devanil arasaatchi } (2)
{ Athanai
Unmaikum avan saatchi } (2)
Makkal arangathil varadhu avan
Saatchi arangathil varadhu avan saatchi
Kadavul
Yen kallanaan
Manam kallaai
Pona manithargalalae
{ Sadhicheyal
Seidhavan budhisali
Adhai sagithukondirundhavan kutravali } (2)
{ Unmaiyai
Solbavan sadhikaran } (2)
{ Idhu ulagathil
Aandavan adhikaram } (2)
Kadavul
Yen kallanaan
Manam kallaai
Pona manithargalalae
Kadavul
Yen kallanaan
Manam kallaai
Pona manithargalalae
Why did God
turn into stone?
Because of the humans
whose hearts turned to stone.
The one who saw
cruelty lost his eyes;
the one who grew angry and stopped it
lost his voice.
The one who thought
of compassion lost his
wealth;
and here, the one who was good
to everyone lost himself.
The one good to everyone lost himself.
Why did God
turn into stone?
Because of the humans
whose hearts turned to stone.
What the heart needs
is a conscience;
that is the reign of the God of Justice.
For every single
truth, He is the witness.
In the court of people, His testimony
will not appear; in the public court, His testimony will not appear.
Why did God
turn into stone?
Because of the humans
whose hearts turned to stone.
The one who plotted
a conspiracy is called clever,
while the one who endured it is blamed as the culprit.
The one who speaks
the truth is called a traitor.
In this world, this is
the rule of God.
Why did God
turn into stone?
Because of the humans
whose hearts turned to stone.
Why did God
turn into stone?
Because of the humans
whose hearts turned to stone.
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Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This philosophical song from 'En Annan' (1970) features the protagonist lamenting the state of human morality and justice in society. The central theme explores why God remains a silent stone idol without intervening in worldly affairs, arriving at the conclusion that God became stone because human hearts became as hard as stone.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor & Symbolism

“Kadavul Yen kallanaan Manam kallaai Pona manithargalalae”

Comparing human unfeeling hearts to stone ('Manam kallaai') and connecting it to God's idol form ('Kadavul yen kallanaan').

Iyalbu Navitchi / Irony

“Sadhicheyal Seidhavan budhisali Adhai sagithukondirundhavan kutravali”

Illustrating societal paradoxes where the evil-doer is deemed smart while the innocent victim or truthful speaker is punished.

Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Adhu needhi devanil arasaatchi”

Rhyming pattern on second consonants across lines ('Budhisali' / 'Kutravali' and 'Manasaatchi' / 'Arasaatchi').

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