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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Kasukuthaiya

From Aan Paavam · 1985

Lyricist: Vaali
Singer: Ilayaraja
Music director: Ilayaraja
Movie name: Aan Paavam
Movie release year: 1985
Lyrics added on: 8 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Varavara kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Manam thaan love love-nu adikkum

Love-nu thaan thudikkum

Thottu ponaa kudikkum

Paithiyam pidikkum

Kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Varavara kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Yaaraaro kaadhalichu… uuu

Yaaraaro kaadhalichu

Uruppadala onnum sarippadala

Vaazhkkaiyila endrum sugappadala

Kaadhal padam eduthaa odumunga

Theatre-la sanam koodumunga

Dhevadhaas avan paarvathi

Ambigapathi amaravathi

Kadhaiya kelu mudiva paaru

Kadaisiyil seraamal vaazhaama sethaanga

Enakkindha kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Varavara kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Manam thaan love love-nu adikkum

Love-nu thaan thudikkum

Thothu ponaa kudikkum

Paithiyam pidikkum

Kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Ethanai cinema

Ethanai drama paathaachu

Ethanai duet

Ethanai tune kettaachu

Ethanai paathu

Ethanai kettu ennaachu

Buthiyum kettu

Sakthiyum kettu ninnaachu

Kittappaa andha kaalathula

Kaayaadha kaanagatha

P U chinnappaa vandha kaalathula

Kaadhal kani rasamae

Manmadha leelai M K T kaalathula

Nadaiyaa idhu nadaiyaa

Namma nadigar thilagam baaniyilae

Hello hello sugamaa

Ada aamaa neenga nalamaa

Engaeyum thaan kettom

Annan M G R paattukkala

Indha kaala ilainjar

Seiyum kaadhalukku

Ilaiyaraja endhan paattirukku

Veettula adha paadunga

Pondaattiya love pannunga

Namma thagappan pecha

Thaayin pecha madhikkanum

Neeyaaga pen theda koodaadhu

Enakkindha kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Varavara kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Manam thaan love love-nu adikkum

Love-nu thaan thudikkum

Thothu ponaa kudikkum

Paithiyam pidikkum

Kaadhal modhal saadhal

Kaadhal kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa

Kasakkudhaiyaa kasakkudhaiyaa…

Love tastes bitter!

Lately, love has turned bitter!

The heart beats "love, love",

it throbs only for love,

if it fails, one turns to drinking,

and goes completely mad!

Love tastes bitter!

Lately, love has turned bitter!

So many people fell in love... ooh

So many people fell in love,

nothing worked out, no one succeeded,

they never found happiness in life.

If someone makes a romance film, it is a hit,

crowds gather in the theatre!

Devadas and his Parvathi,

Ambikapathy and Amaravathy,

listen to their stories and look at the endings!

In the end, unable to unite or live together, they died.

To me, this love tastes bitter!

Lately, love has turned bitter!

The heart beats "love, love",

it throbs only for love,

if love fails, one turns to drinking,

and goes completely mad!

Love tastes bitter!

How many movies,

how many plays have we watched?

How many duets,

how many melodies have we heard?

After seeing so much,

after hearing so much, what came of it?

Our good sense got ruined,

and our strength got drained away!

Kittappa, back in those days, sang

"In the unwithering forest..."

In the era when P. U. Chinnappa arrived,

it was "Sweet juice of love's fruit..."

"Cupid's playful game..." in M. K. T.'s time,

and "Is this a graceful walk?"

in the style of our Nadigar Thilagam (Sivaji Ganesan)!

"Hello hello, are you fine?"

"Oh yes, are you doing well?"

Everywhere we heard

the songs of brother M. G. R.!

For the romance

that today's youth pursue,

you have my song, by Ilayaraja!

Sing it at home,

and love your own wife!

We must listen to our father,

and respect our mother's words.

You shouldn't go searching for a bride on your own!

To me, this love tastes bitter!

Lately, love has turned bitter!

The heart beats "love, love",

it throbs only for love,

if love fails, one turns to drinking,

and goes completely mad!

Love, conflict, and death!

Love, oh love tastes bitter!

It tastes so bitter, tastes so bitter...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a satirical and philosophical take on romantic love and its depiction across generations of Tamil cinema and music. The singer warns about the perils of falling in love, pointing out how tragic love stories like Devadas and Parvathi or Ambigapathi and Amaravathi end in heartbreak and death, despite being popular box-office hits. The narrative traces the evolution of Tamil romantic songs across musical eras—from S. G. Kittappa, P. U. Chinnappa, M. K. T. Bhagavathar, Sivaji Ganesan, and M. G. R., up to Ilaiyaraaja. Ultimately, the song advises young men to avoid self-arranged romance, respect their parents' wishes, and love their wedded wife instead of chasing tragic love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Uruppadala onnum sarippadala”

The second consonant 'da' matches across lines: 'Uruppadala', 'sarippadala', 'sugappadala'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Ethanai cinema / Ethanai drama paathaachu”

The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes: ' cinema', ' drama', ' duet', ' tune'.

Alliteration / Antanakalasi

“Kaadhal modhal saadhal / Kaadhal kaadhal kasakkudhaiyaa”

Repetition of words starting with 'Kaadhal' to emphasize the central theme.

Metonymy and Cultural Intertextuality

“Kittappaa andha kaalathula / Kaayaadha kaanagatha”

Referencing iconic historical singers (Kittappa, Chinnappa, MKT, Sivaji, MGR, Ilaiyaraaja) and classic songs to represent eras of Tamil culture.

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Trivia

The song 'Kaadhal Kasakkudhaiyaa' is from the 1985 blockbuster movie 'Aan Paavam', directed by Pandiarajan. Music for the movie was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Vaali, and sung by Ilaiyaraaja himself along with Malaysia Vasudevan. The lyricist Vaali brilliantly weaves a musical timeline of Tamil cinema music in this song.

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