Kadhal Enbathu Sirai
From Ingeyum Manithargal · 1975
- Lyricist
- Poovai Senguttavan
- Singers
- Mu. Ka. Muthu, S. V. Ponnusami, B. Vasantha
- Music director
- T. S. Naresh
- Details
- Ingeyum Manithargal1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kadhal enbathu siraitaanae | Love is indeed a prison, |
| Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae | And maidens' eyes are a net inside it. |
| Kadhal enbathu siraithaanae | Love is indeed a prison, |
| Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae | And maidens' eyes are a net inside it. |
| Adhil sikki kondaal manam pattri kondaal | If caught in it, if the heart catches passion, |
| Adhu ennaalum pon vilangae…. | That will forever be golden fetters... |
| Male | |
| Kadhal enbathu siraitaanae | Love is indeed a prison, |
| Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae | And maidens' eyes are a net inside it. |
| Aa….aa….aa…. | Aa....aa....aa.... |
| Female :Aahaa aahaa haa | Female : Aahaa aahaa haa |
| Male :Lalalala lalarae | Male : Lalalala lalarae |
| Female :Ohho ohho ho | Female : Ohho ohho ho |
| Male :Lalalala lallallaa | Male : Lalalala lallallaa |
| Female :Yaehae yaehae yaehae | Female : Yaehae yaehae yaehae |
| Male | |
| Nenjenum thottaththil | In the garden called the heart, |
| Idhazh vidum malarukku maaraatha vaasam varum | A blooming flower yields an unfading fragrance. |
| Vanjiyar vaazhvukku kaalaiyar karangal | For the lives of young women, young men's hands |
| Aadhaaram endrum tharum | Will always provide steady support. |
| Kaalamae maarumae vaazhumae endrumae kadhalae | Time may change, but love will live forever. |
| Male | |
| Kadhal enbathu siraithaanae | Love is indeed a prison, |
| Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae | And maidens' eyes are a net inside it. |
| Adhil sikki kondaal manam pattri kondaal | If caught in it, if the heart catches passion, |
| Kai pattri kondaal sugamae…. | Holding hands brings pure bliss... |
| Female | |
| Deivaththin koyilil | In the temple of God, |
| Baktharkal varuvathu devathai ariyaathathaa | Does the deity not know that devotees come? |
| Ketkindra manathirkku tharugindra varamathu | Is God unable to grant the boon |
| Deivaththaal mudiyaathathaa | That a requesting heart asks for? |
| Female | |
| Deivaththin koyilil | In the temple of God, |
| Baktharkal varuvathu devathai ariyaathathaa | Does the deity not know that devotees come? |
| Ketkindra manathirkku tharugindra varamathu | Is God unable to grant the boon |
| Deivaththaal mudiyaathathaa | That a requesting heart asks for? |
| Kettathae kidaikkumae | What is asked will surely be received, |
| Vaazhumae endrumae kadhalae | Love will live on forever. |
மற்றும் பி. வசந்தா
Love is indeed a prison,
And maidens' eyes are a net inside it.
Love is indeed a prison,
And maidens' eyes are a net inside it.
If caught in it, if the heart catches passion,
That will forever be golden fetters...
காதல் என்பது சிறைதானே
அதில் கன்னியர் விழிகள் வலைதானே
காதல் என்பது சிறைதானே
அதில் கன்னியர் விழிகள் வலைதானே
அதில் சிக்கிக் கொண்டால் மனம் பற்றிக் கொண்டால்
அது எந்நாளும் பொன் விலங்கே.....
Love is indeed a prison,
And maidens' eyes are a net inside it.
Aa....aa....aa....
Female : Aahaa aahaa haa
Male : Lalalala lalarae
Female : Ohho ohho ho
Male : Lalalala lallallaa
Female : Yaehae yaehae yaehae
காதல் என்பது சிறைதானே
அதில் கன்னியர் விழிகள் வலைதானே
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ......
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஹா
லலலல லலரே
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
லலலல லல்லல்லா
ஏஹே ஏஹே ஏஹே...
In the garden called the heart,
A blooming flower yields an unfading fragrance.
For the lives of young women, young men's hands
Will always provide steady support.
Time may change, but love will live forever.
நெஞ்செனும் தோட்டத்தில்
இதழ் விடும் மலருக்கு மாறாத வாசம் வரும்
வஞ்சியர் வாழ்வுக்கு காளையர் கரங்கள்
ஆதாரம் என்றும் தரும்
காலமே மாறுமே வாழுமே என்றுமே காதலே
Love is indeed a prison,
And maidens' eyes are a net inside it.
If caught in it, if the heart catches passion,
Holding hands brings pure bliss...
காதல் என்பது சிறையல்ல
அதில் கன்னியர் விழிகள் வலையல்ல
அதில் சிக்கிக் கொண்டால் மனம் ஒட்டிக் கொண்டால்
கைப் பற்றிக் கொண்டால் சுகமே......
In the temple of God,
Does the deity not know that devotees come?
Is God unable to grant the boon
That a requesting heart asks for?
தெய்வத்தின் கோயிலில்
பக்தர்கள் வருவது தேவதை அறியாததா
கேட்கின்ற மனதிற்கு தருகின்ற வரமது
தெய்வத்தால் முடியாததா
In the temple of God,
Does the deity not know that devotees come?
Is God unable to grant the boon
That a requesting heart asks for?
What is asked will surely be received,
Love will live on forever.
தெய்வத்தின் கோயிலில்
பக்தர்கள் வருவது தேவதை அறியாததா
கேட்கின்ற மனதிற்கு தருகின்ற வரமது
தெய்வத்தால் முடியாததா
கேட்டதே கிடைக்குமே
வாழுமே என்றுமே காதலே.....
காதல் என்பது சிறையல்ல
அதில் கன்னியர் விழிகள் வலையல்ல
அதில் சிக்கிக் கொண்டால் மனம் ஒட்டிக் கொண்டால்
கைப் பற்றிக் கொண்டால் சுகமே......
காதல் என்பது சிறையல்ல
அதில் கன்னியர் விழிகள் வலையல்ல
Kadhal enbathu siraitaanae
Love is indeed a prison,
Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae
And maidens' eyes are a net inside it.
Kadhal enbathu siraithaanae
Love is indeed a prison,
Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae
And maidens' eyes are a net inside it.
Adhil sikki kondaal manam pattri kondaal
If caught in it, if the heart catches passion,
Adhu ennaalum pon vilangae….
That will forever be golden fetters...
Kadhal enbathu siraitaanae
Love is indeed a prison,
Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae
And maidens' eyes are a net inside it.
Aa….aa….aa….
Aa....aa....aa....
Female :Aahaa aahaa haa
Female : Aahaa aahaa haa
Male :Lalalala lalarae
Male : Lalalala lalarae
Female :Ohho ohho ho
Female : Ohho ohho ho
Male :Lalalala lallallaa
Male : Lalalala lallallaa
Female :Yaehae yaehae yaehae
Female : Yaehae yaehae yaehae
Nenjenum thottaththil
In the garden called the heart,
Idhazh vidum malarukku maaraatha vaasam varum
A blooming flower yields an unfading fragrance.
Vanjiyar vaazhvukku kaalaiyar karangal
For the lives of young women, young men's hands
Aadhaaram endrum tharum
Will always provide steady support.
Kaalamae maarumae vaazhumae endrumae kadhalae
Time may change, but love will live forever.
Kadhal enbathu siraithaanae
Love is indeed a prison,
Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae
And maidens' eyes are a net inside it.
Adhil sikki kondaal manam pattri kondaal
If caught in it, if the heart catches passion,
Kai pattri kondaal sugamae….
Holding hands brings pure bliss...
Deivaththin koyilil
In the temple of God,
Baktharkal varuvathu devathai ariyaathathaa
Does the deity not know that devotees come?
Ketkindra manathirkku tharugindra varamathu
Is God unable to grant the boon
Deivaththaal mudiyaathathaa
That a requesting heart asks for?
Deivaththin koyilil
In the temple of God,
Baktharkal varuvathu devathai ariyaathathaa
Does the deity not know that devotees come?
Ketkindra manathirkku tharugindra varamathu
Is God unable to grant the boon
Deivaththaal mudiyaathathaa
That a requesting heart asks for?
Kettathae kidaikkumae
What is asked will surely be received,
Vaazhumae endrumae kadhalae
Love will live on forever.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kadhal Enbathu Siraithaane' from 'Ingeyum Manithargal' (1975) is a romantic duet that metaphorically describes love as a sweet, inescapable prison where a woman's eyes act as the entrapping net. Rather than being a painful bondage, this prison is celebrated as a golden restraint that fills the heart's garden with eternal fragrance and happiness. The lyrics further weave in themes of faith, comparing a lover's deep longing to a devotee praying in a temple, expressing trust that sincere devotion in love will always be blessed and fulfilled by the divine.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai / Metaphor
“Kadhal enbathu siraitaanae / Adhil kanniyar vizhigal valaithaanae”
Compares love to a prison ('Kadhal enbathu siraithaane') and a woman's gaze to a net ('vizhigal valaithaane'), emphasizing the captivating, binding nature of love.
Metaphor
“Nenjenum thottaththil / Idhazh vidum malarukku maaraatha vaasam varum”
Compares the human heart to a garden ('Nenjenum thottaththil') where feelings bloom like everlasting scented flowers.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Adhu ennaalum pon vilangae… / Kai pattri kondaal sugamae…”
Refers to a prison bondage as 'pon vilangae' (golden fetters) and 'sugamae' (blissful), blending the idea of captivity with joy.
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Trivia
Mu. Ka. Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, starred in 'Ingeyum Manithargal' (1975) and sang this song himself alongside S. V. Ponnusami and B. Vasantha. The soundtrack was composed by T. S. Naresh.
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