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Kadhal Aiyo Kadhal

From Kalyani (1952) · 1952

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. Dakshinamoorthi
Music directors
S. Dakshinamurthi, G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Kalyani (1952)
Movie release year
1952
Lyrics added on
21 Oct 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kadhal aiyo kadhal aiyyayo kadhal
Kamalaavai kandathu mudhal
Vanthathae enakkum antha kadhal
Aiyo kadhal aiyaiyo kadhal
Collage-u pengalukku kadarkaraiyilae
Pattikkaattilirukkum
Pengalukku kolakkaraiyilae
Collage-u pengalukku kadarkaraiyilae
Pattikkaattilirukkum
Pengalukku kolakkaraiyilae
Avalukkum enakkum adhu aduppangaraiyilae
Adikkadi varathunga aalaiyae urukkuthunga
Kadhal aiyo kadhal aiyyayo kadhal
Kanni pennai kandaa
Adhu current pola paayunga
Kanni pennai kandaa
Adhu current pola paayunga
Kaala neramillae adhukku control-lum illeenga
Oru vayasu jaathi keethi onnum paarppathilleenga
Oru vayasu jaathi keethi onnum paarppathilleenga
Uththaravillaamal adhu oodiyae varuthunga
Kadhal aiyo kadhal aiyyayo kadhal
Ramayanam ketkka pona raman sethai love-nga
Ramayanam ketkka pona raman sethai love-nga
Naadakaththa parkka ponaa nadunaduae love-nga
Cinema pada paappamunnaa scene-kku scene love-nga
Theru vazhiyae poyi paaththaa kadakki kada love-nga
Aaththulaeyum love-nga
Kolaththulaiyum love-nga
Aduththa veettula love-nga
Edhuththa veettula love-nga
Angumingum kanakkillaama
Engum neranjirukkum
Love-u….love-u….love-u….love-u…..
Kadhal aiyo kadhal aiyyayo kadhal
Kamalaavai kandathu mudhal
Vanthathae enakkum antha kadhal
Aiyo kadhal aiyaiyo kadhal
Love, oh love, alas, this love!
Ever since I laid eyes on Kamala,
that love has come over me too!
Oh love, alas, this love...
For college girls, it happens at the seashore,
while for the girls living in
the village, it happens by the pond shore!
For college girls, it happens at the seashore,
while for the girls living in
the village, it happens by the pond shore!
But for her and me, it happens right by the kitchen stove!
It strikes again and again, and melts me completely!
Love, oh love, alas, this love!
The moment it sees a young woman,
it surges through just like an electric current!
The moment it sees a young woman,
it surges through just like an electric current!
It knows no fixed hour, and it has no control!
It does not care about age, caste, or anything at all!
It does not care about age, caste, or anything at all!
Without asking for permission, it comes running right in!
Love, oh love, alas, this love!
If you go listen to the Ramayana, it is Rama and Sita's love!
If you go listen to the Ramayana, it is Rama and Sita's love!
If you go watch a stage play, love pops up all through it!
If you go watch a movie, there is love in scene after scene!
If you walk down the street, there is love at shop after shop!
There is love by the river,
there is love by the pond,
there is love in the next house,
there is love right across the street!
Here, there, and everywhere without measure,
overflowing all over the world, it is—
Love... love... love... love!
Love, oh love, alas, this love!
Ever since I laid eyes on Kamala,
that love has come over me too!
Oh love, alas, this love...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kadhal Aiyo Kadhal' is a light-hearted, satirical song from the 1952 movie Kalyani. Written by Kannadasan and rendered by musician S. Dakshinamoorthi, the singer humorously laments how love struck him the moment he laid eyes on Kamala. He playfully compares the settings of romance—where college youth find love on beaches and village girls find it by pond banks—with his own comical love story unfolding in a mundane kitchen.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Adhu current pola paayunga”

Compares the sudden and powerful onset of love to an electric current striking someone.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Avalukkum enakkum adhu aduppangaraiyilae”

Rhyming place endings 'kadarkaraiyilae', 'kolakkaraiyilae', and 'aduppangaraiyilae' create rhythmic harmony.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Kamalaavai kandathu mudhal”

Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across words creates a catchy lyrical rhythm.

Anaphora / End Repetition

“Aaththulaeyum love-nga / Kolaththulaiyum love-nga”

Repeated use of 'love-nga' at the end of consecutive lines emphasizes the omnipresence of love.

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Trivia

This early 1950s song showcases Kannadasan's playful style in incorporating English words like 'college', 'current', 'control', and 'love' into Tamil lyrics, reflecting the emerging urban musical comedy genre of early Tamil cinema.

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