Kadhal Enbadhu
From Palaivana Rojakkal · 1986
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Palaivana Rojakkal1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaaa….aaa….aaa…. | Aaaa….aaa….aaa…. |
| Haa….aaa….aaa….. | Haa….aaa….aaa….. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama | Is love common property? |
| Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama | Is suffering alone private property? |
| Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama | Is love common property? |
| Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama | Is suffering alone private property? |
| Male | |
| Appanum aaththaalum seraama pona | If your father and mother hadn't come together, |
| Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma | Could you yourself have been born? |
| Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma | Can you ever deny this truth? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama | Is love common property? |
| Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama | Is suffering alone private property? |
| Male | |
| Appanum aaththaalum seraama pona | If your father and mother hadn't come together, |
| Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma | Could you yourself have been born? |
| Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma | Can you ever deny this truth? |
| Male | |
| Aasai mattum illaadha aal yedhu kooru | Tell me, who is the person that has no desire? |
| Andha vazhi pogaatha aal engu yaaru | Where is the person who hasn't walked down that path? |
| Buthanum pona padhathaan | Even Buddha trod that path, |
| Pombala ennum bodhaithaan | Captivated by the spell of womanhood. |
| Andha vegam vanthidum podhu | When that passionate urge arrives, |
| Oru veli enbathu yedhu | Where is any boundary or fence? |
| Idhu naalum naalum thaagamthan | This is a daily, constant thirst; |
| Unmaiya enni paarada | Ponder the truth, my friend. |
| Idhu ellaatta ulagam engae yethada | Without this, where would the world accept anything? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama | Is love common property? |
| Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama | Is suffering alone private property? |
| Male | |
| Appanum aaththaalum seraama pona | If your father and mother hadn't come together, |
| Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma | Could you yourself have been born? |
| Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma | Can you ever deny this truth? |
| Male | |
| Aasai oru neerottam nillaama odum | Desire is a running stream that flows without stopping, |
| Ullukkulla yedhedho sangeetham paadum | Inside the soul, it plays continuous melodies. |
| Onnaga kalandha uravuthan | A relationship joined as one, |
| Ennaalum inbam varavuthan | Brings an influx of joy forever. |
| Idhu kaadhal engira kanavu | This dream called love, |
| Dhinam kaana ennura manasu | Is what the mind longs to see every day. |
| Idhu sera thudikkum vayasuthan | This is the age that yearns to unite; |
| Vaazhkkaiyae konjakkalaamthaan | Life itself lasts only a short duration, |
| Indha vaazhkkayila | In this lifetime, |
| Vaalibam konja neramthaan | Youthfulness lasts for just a brief moment. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama | Is love common property? |
| Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama | Is suffering alone private property? |
| Male | |
| Appanum aaththaalum seraama pona | If your father and mother hadn't come together, |
| Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma | Could you yourself have been born? |
| Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma | Can you ever deny this truth? |
| Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma | Could you yourself have been born? |
| Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma | Can you ever deny this truth? |
ஆஆஆஆஆஆ....
Aaaa….aaa….aaa….
Haa….aaa….aaa…..
காதல் என்பது பொது உடமை
கஷ்டம் மட்டும்தானே தனி உடமை
காதல் என்பது பொது உடமை
கஷ்டம் மட்டும்தானே தனி உடமை
Is love common property?
Is suffering alone private property?
Is love common property?
Is suffering alone private property?
அப்பனும் ஆத்தாளும் சேராம போனா
நீயும்தான் பொறக்க முடியுமா
இத எப்போதும் நீயும்தான் மறுக்க முடியுமா
If your father and mother hadn't come together,
Could you yourself have been born?
Can you ever deny this truth?
காதல் என்பது பொது உடமை
கஷ்டம் மட்டும்தானே தனி உடமை
Is love common property?
Is suffering alone private property?
அப்பனும் ஆத்தாளும் சேராம போனா
நீயும்தான் பொறக்க முடியுமா
இத எப்போதும் நீயும்தான் மறுக்க முடியுமா
If your father and mother hadn't come together,
Could you yourself have been born?
Can you ever deny this truth?
ஆசை மட்டும் இல்லாத ஆளேது கூறு
அந்த வழி போகாத ஆள் இங்கு யாரு
புத்தனும் போன பாதைதான் ஆஆஆ
பொம்பள என்னும் போதைதான்
அந்த வேகம் வந்திடும் போது
ஒரு வேலி என்பது ஏது
இது நாளும் நாளும் தாகம்தான்
உண்மைய எண்ணி பாரடா
இது இல்லாட்டா உலகம் இங்கே ஏதடா
Tell me, who is the person that has no desire?
Where is the person who hasn't walked down that path?
Even Buddha trod that path,
Captivated by the spell of womanhood.
When that passionate urge arrives,
Where is any boundary or fence?
This is a daily, constant thirst;
Ponder the truth, my friend.
Without this, where would the world accept anything?
காதல் என்பது பொது உடமை
கஷ்டம் மட்டும்தானே தனி உடமை
Is love common property?
Is suffering alone private property?
அப்பனும் ஆத்தாளும் சேராம போனா
நீயும்தான் பொறக்க முடியுமா
இத எப்போதும் நீயும்தான் மறுக்க முடியுமா
If your father and mother hadn't come together,
Could you yourself have been born?
Can you ever deny this truth?
ஆசை ஒரு நீரோட்டம் நில்லாம ஓடும்
உள்ளுக்குள்ள ஏதேதோ சங்கீதம் பாடும்
ஒண்ணாக கலந்த உறவுதான்..ஆஆஆ..
எந்நாளும் இன்பம் வரவுதான்
இது காதல் என்கிற கனவு
தினம் காண எண்ணுற மனசு
இத சேரத் துடிக்கும் வயசுதான்
வாழ்க்கையே கொஞ்ச காலம்தான்
இந்த வாழ்க்கைல வாலிபம் கொஞ்ச நேரம்தான்
Desire is a running stream that flows without stopping,
Inside the soul, it plays continuous melodies.
A relationship joined as one,
Brings an influx of joy forever.
This dream called love,
Is what the mind longs to see every day.
This is the age that yearns to unite;
Life itself lasts only a short duration,
In this lifetime,
Youthfulness lasts for just a brief moment.
காதல் என்பது பொது உடமை
கஷ்டம் மட்டும்தானே தனி உடமை
Is love common property?
Is suffering alone private property?
அப்பனும் ஆத்தாளும் சேராம போனா
நீயும்தான் பொறக்க முடியுமா
இத எப்போதும் நீயும்தான் மறுக்க முடியுமா
நீயும்தான் பொறக்க முடியுமா
இத எப்போதும் நீயும்தான் மறுக்க முடியுமா
If your father and mother hadn't come together,
Could you yourself have been born?
Can you ever deny this truth?
Could you yourself have been born?
Can you ever deny this truth?
Aaaa….aaa….aaa….
Aaaa….aaa….aaa….
Haa….aaa….aaa…..
Haa….aaa….aaa…..
Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama
Is love common property?
Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama
Is suffering alone private property?
Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama
Is love common property?
Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama
Is suffering alone private property?
Appanum aaththaalum seraama pona
If your father and mother hadn't come together,
Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma
Could you yourself have been born?
Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma
Can you ever deny this truth?
Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama
Is love common property?
Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama
Is suffering alone private property?
Appanum aaththaalum seraama pona
If your father and mother hadn't come together,
Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma
Could you yourself have been born?
Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma
Can you ever deny this truth?
Aasai mattum illaadha aal yedhu kooru
Tell me, who is the person that has no desire?
Andha vazhi pogaatha aal engu yaaru
Where is the person who hasn't walked down that path?
Buthanum pona padhathaan
Even Buddha trod that path,
Pombala ennum bodhaithaan
Captivated by the spell of womanhood.
Andha vegam vanthidum podhu
When that passionate urge arrives,
Oru veli enbathu yedhu
Where is any boundary or fence?
Idhu naalum naalum thaagamthan
This is a daily, constant thirst;
Unmaiya enni paarada
Ponder the truth, my friend.
Idhu ellaatta ulagam engae yethada
Without this, where would the world accept anything?
Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama
Is love common property?
Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama
Is suffering alone private property?
Appanum aaththaalum seraama pona
If your father and mother hadn't come together,
Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma
Could you yourself have been born?
Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma
Can you ever deny this truth?
Aasai oru neerottam nillaama odum
Desire is a running stream that flows without stopping,
Ullukkulla yedhedho sangeetham paadum
Inside the soul, it plays continuous melodies.
Onnaga kalandha uravuthan
A relationship joined as one,
Ennaalum inbam varavuthan
Brings an influx of joy forever.
Idhu kaadhal engira kanavu
This dream called love,
Dhinam kaana ennura manasu
Is what the mind longs to see every day.
Idhu sera thudikkum vayasuthan
This is the age that yearns to unite;
Vaazhkkaiyae konjakkalaamthaan
Life itself lasts only a short duration,
Indha vaazhkkayila
In this lifetime,
Vaalibam konja neramthaan
Youthfulness lasts for just a brief moment.
Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama
Is love common property?
Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama
Is suffering alone private property?
Appanum aaththaalum seraama pona
If your father and mother hadn't come together,
Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma
Could you yourself have been born?
Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma
Can you ever deny this truth?
Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma
Could you yourself have been born?
Idha eppodhum neeyumthan marukka mudiyuma
Can you ever deny this truth?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song philosophical tackles the universal nature of love, desire, and human relationships, contrasting socio-political concepts of common ownership ('podhu udama') against individual suffering ('thani udama'). It argues that love and physical attraction are natural, fundamental forces of human existence that cannot be denied or suppressed, as life itself originates from the union of parents.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Kaadhal enbathu podhu udama / Kashtam mattumthaanae thani udama”
The second consonant 'dhu' rhymes in 'podhu udama' across key chorus lines.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagaimai)
“Aasai oru neerottam nillaama odum / Ullukkulla yedhedho sangeetham paadum”
Desire is compared to a continuously flowing stream of water ('neerottam') and internal music ('sangeetham').
Rhetorical Question
“Appanum aaththaalum seraama pona, Neeyumthan porakkamudiyuma?”
The lyricist uses challenging questions to force the listener to accept the fundamental universality of desire and existence.
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Trivia
The film 'Palaivana Rojakkal' (1986) was directed by Manivannan with a story and dialogues by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. It marked the debut of composer S. A. Rajkumar in Tamil cinema.
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