Kadhal Kayangale Neengal
From Aankalai Nambathey · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Devandran
- Details
- Aankalai Nambathey1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaaa…..aaaa….aaa…. | Aaaa…..aaaa….aaa…. |
| Haa….aaa….aaa…. haa…haa…. | Haa….aaa….aaa…. haa…haa…. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae | Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves! |
| Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae | Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners! |
| Pengal ullangal nilai maari kilai maarumae | Women's hearts lose stability and switch branches like birds. |
| Aangal ullam kaneerodu alaipaayumae | Men's hearts wander helplessly with tears. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal poiyaanadhu vaazhkai meiyanadhu | Love turned out to be false, life became the reality. |
| Aanadhu aagattum koppai yendhugalae | Let whatever happened happen, raise your wine glasses! |
| Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae | Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves! |
| Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae | Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners! |
| Male | |
| {Vaanam adhu ondru thaan | There is only one sky above, |
| Vaanil nilavondru thaan | There is only one moon in that sky, |
| Kaadhal kalainthaalum manadhil | Even if love dissolves, in the heart, |
| En ninaivondru thaan} (2) | My memory remains as the single constant. |
| Male | |
| Thaalam illamalae paadal naan solgiren | I sing a song without any rhythm or beat, |
| Deivam illamalae poojai nana seigiren | I perform worship without a deity present. |
| Unmai kaadhal endrum katchi maari pogadhada | True love never changes its allegiance, my friend, |
| Kaadhalin vaedhanai endrum theeradhadaa | The agony of love never comes to an end, my friend. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae | Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves! |
| Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae | Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners! |
| Male | |
| {Penmai polladhadhu | Womanhood is cruel and deceitful, |
| Nermai illadhadhu | It lacks honesty and integrity, |
| Unmai theriyadha manidha | Oh man who does not realize the truth, |
| Un manam yenguthu} (2) | Why does your heart yearn like this? |
| Male | |
| Unmai kaadhal endru ingu ondrum illai | There is no such thing as true love here, |
| Neeyum kaadhal kolla veru pennaa illai | Are there no other women for you to love? |
| Neeyum vaazhum podhu vaazha vendum vazhiya illai | While you live, isn't there a proper way for you to live? |
| Innum nee oothada bottle sruthiyae illai | Pour more, my friend, the bottle has not reached its pitch yet! |
| Innum nee oothada bottle sruthiyae illai | Pour more, my friend, the bottle has not reached its pitch yet! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae | Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves! |
| Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae | Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners! |
| Pengal ullangal nilai maari kilai maarumae | Women's hearts lose stability and switch branches like birds. |
| Aangal ullam kaneerodu alaipaayumae | Men's hearts wander helplessly with tears. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal poiyaanadhu vaazhkai meiyanadhu | Love turned out to be false, life became the reality. |
| Aanadhu aagattum koppai yendhugalae | Let whatever happened happen, raise your wine glasses! |
| Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae | Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves! |
| Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae | Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners! |
ஆஅ....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ...
ஆஅ....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ...
Aaaa…..aaaa….aaa….
Haa….aaa….aaa…. haa…haa….
காதல் காயங்களே நீங்கள் ஆறுங்களே
சோக நெஞ்சங்களே ஜோடி மாறுங்களே
பெண்கள் உள்ளங்கள் நிலை மாறி கிளை மாறுமே
ஆண்கள் உள்ளம் கண்ணீரோடு அலைபாயுமே
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
Women's hearts lose stability and switch branches like birds.
Men's hearts wander helplessly with tears.
காதல் பொய்யானது வாழ்க்கை மெய்யானது
ஆனது ஆகட்டும் கோப்பை ஏந்துங்களே
காதல் காயங்களே நீங்கள் ஆறுங்களே
சோக நெஞ்சங்களே ஜோடி மாறுங்களே....
Love turned out to be false, life became the reality.
Let whatever happened happen, raise your wine glasses!
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
{வானம் அது ஒன்றுதான்
வானில் நிலவொன்று தான்
காதல் கலைந்தாலும் மனதில்
என் நினைவொன்றுதான்.....} ( 2 )
There is only one sky above,
There is only one moon in that sky,
Even if love dissolves, in the heart,
My memory remains as the single constant.
தாளம் இல்லாமலே பாடல் நான் சொல்கிறேன்
தெய்வம் இல்லாமலே பூஜை நான் செய்கிறேன்
உண்மை காதல் என்றும் கட்சி மாறி போகாதடா
காதலின் வேதனை என்றும் தீராதடா
I sing a song without any rhythm or beat,
I perform worship without a deity present.
True love never changes its allegiance, my friend,
The agony of love never comes to an end, my friend.
காதல் காயங்களே நீங்கள் ஆறுங்களே
சோக நெஞ்சங்களே ஜோடி மாறுங்களே
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
{பெண்மை பொல்லாதது
நேர்மை இல்லாதது
உண்மை தெரியாத மனிதா
உன் மனம் ஏங்குது} (2)
Womanhood is cruel and deceitful,
It lacks honesty and integrity,
Oh man who does not realize the truth,
Why does your heart yearn like this?
உண்மை காதல் என்று இங்கு ஒன்றும் இல்லை
நீயும் காதல் கொள்ள வேறு பெண்ணா இல்லை
நீயும் வாழும் போது வாழ வேண்டும் வழியா இல்லை
இன்னும் நீ ஊத்தடா பாட்டில் சுருதியே இல்லை
இன்னும் நீ ஊத்தடா பாட்டில் சுருதியே இல்லை..
There is no such thing as true love here,
Are there no other women for you to love?
While you live, isn't there a proper way for you to live?
Pour more, my friend, the bottle has not reached its pitch yet!
Pour more, my friend, the bottle has not reached its pitch yet!
காதல் காயங்களே நீங்கள் ஆறுங்களே
சோக நெஞ்சங்களே ஜோடி மாறுங்களே
பெண்கள் உள்ளங்கள் நிலை மாறி கிளை மாறுமே
ஆண்கள் உள்ளம் கண்ணீரோடு அலைபாயுமே
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
Women's hearts lose stability and switch branches like birds.
Men's hearts wander helplessly with tears.
காதல் பொய்யானது வாழ்க்கை மெய்யானது
ஆனது ஆகட்டும் கோப்பை ஏந்துங்களே
காதல் காயங்களே நீங்கள் ஆறுங்களே
சோக நெஞ்சங்களே ஜோடி மாறுங்களே..
Love turned out to be false, life became the reality.
Let whatever happened happen, raise your wine glasses!
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
Aaaa…..aaaa….aaa….
Aaaa…..aaaa….aaa….
Haa….aaa….aaa…. haa…haa….
Haa….aaa….aaa…. haa…haa….
Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
Pengal ullangal nilai maari kilai maarumae
Women's hearts lose stability and switch branches like birds.
Aangal ullam kaneerodu alaipaayumae
Men's hearts wander helplessly with tears.
Kaadhal poiyaanadhu vaazhkai meiyanadhu
Love turned out to be false, life became the reality.
Aanadhu aagattum koppai yendhugalae
Let whatever happened happen, raise your wine glasses!
Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
{Vaanam adhu ondru thaan
There is only one sky above,
Vaanil nilavondru thaan
There is only one moon in that sky,
Kaadhal kalainthaalum manadhil
Even if love dissolves, in the heart,
En ninaivondru thaan} (2)
My memory remains as the single constant.
Thaalam illamalae paadal naan solgiren
I sing a song without any rhythm or beat,
Deivam illamalae poojai nana seigiren
I perform worship without a deity present.
Unmai kaadhal endrum katchi maari pogadhada
True love never changes its allegiance, my friend,
Kaadhalin vaedhanai endrum theeradhadaa
The agony of love never comes to an end, my friend.
Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
{Penmai polladhadhu
Womanhood is cruel and deceitful,
Nermai illadhadhu
It lacks honesty and integrity,
Unmai theriyadha manidha
Oh man who does not realize the truth,
Un manam yenguthu} (2)
Why does your heart yearn like this?
Unmai kaadhal endru ingu ondrum illai
There is no such thing as true love here,
Neeyum kaadhal kolla veru pennaa illai
Are there no other women for you to love?
Neeyum vaazhum podhu vaazha vendum vazhiya illai
While you live, isn't there a proper way for you to live?
Innum nee oothada bottle sruthiyae illai
Pour more, my friend, the bottle has not reached its pitch yet!
Innum nee oothada bottle sruthiyae illai
Pour more, my friend, the bottle has not reached its pitch yet!
Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
Pengal ullangal nilai maari kilai maarumae
Women's hearts lose stability and switch branches like birds.
Aangal ullam kaneerodu alaipaayumae
Men's hearts wander helplessly with tears.
Kaadhal poiyaanadhu vaazhkai meiyanadhu
Love turned out to be false, life became the reality.
Aanadhu aagattum koppai yendhugalae
Let whatever happened happen, raise your wine glasses!
Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae
Oh wounds of love, heal yourselves!
Soga nenjangalae jodi maarungalae
Oh sorrowful hearts, change your partners!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses heartbreak, cynicism, and philosophical acceptance following a romantic betrayal. The protagonist addresses heartbroken men in a tavern setting, urging them to move on from unfaithful relationships, drown their sorrows, and drink away the pain. The lyrics criticize the fickle nature of love and compare changing partners to birds changing branches, emphasizing that life must go on despite romantic failure.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“Pengal ullangal nilai maari kilai maarumae”
Compares women's hearts to perching birds shifting from branch to branch ('kilai maarumae').
Rhyme / Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae”
Assonance/Monai using similar starting sound 'Kaa' across consecutive words ('Kaadhal kaayangalae').
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Vaanam adhu ondru thaan / Vaanil nilavondru thaan”
The second letter 'n' matches across lines ('Vaanam' and 'Vaanil').
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Trivia
Featured in the 1987 Tamil film 'Aankalai Nambathey', the song explores heartbreak through a typical 'bar song' trope popular in 1980s Tamil cinema, blending melancholic melodies with cynical social commentary on love.
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