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Kadhal Penne

From Kathalithal Pothuma · 1967

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
S. Vedhachalam
Movie name
Kathalithal Pothuma
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
17 Sept 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal penne kanniyarkellam engae manam
Kannanthaana kattum udala sevvaai idhazha
Engae endrae nee sonnaal angae en manam
En kannangal chinna pookkal
En seivaayoo vanna thottam
Pongu maeni thanga koodu
Angamellaam sondham thedu
Ganagiyum ponniyum kadalilae sangamam
Male :Mangaiyar aangalin manadhilae sangamam
Female :Pennila oorilae vennila vandhadhu
Male :Vennila enbadhu pennilae vandhadhu
Kaadhali maeniyai kaadhalan aasaiyil
Kannara kandaalum sugam
Oorariyaa vannam oor iravil adhai
Paalaaga undaalum sugam
Kaadhal penne kanniyarkellam engae manam
Kannanthaana kattum udala sevvaai idhazha
Engae endrae nee sonnaal angae en manam
En kannangal chinna pookkal
En seivaayoo vanna thottam
Pongu maeni thanga koodu
Angamellaam sondham thedu
Vaasaloo siriyadhu vaazhkaiyo periyadhu
Male :Ennamo valarvadhu ilamaiyo maraivadhu
Female :Iravilae malarvadhu uravilae kanivadhu
Male :Varavilae kalippadhu pirivilae thavippadhu
Aanadhu aagattum ponadhu pogattum
Andraadum kondaadu sugam
Naalaikku ver ondrum meedhamillaamal
Nandraaga kondaadu sugam
Kaadhal penne kanniyarkellam engae manam
Kannanthaana kattum udala sevvaai idhazha
Engae endrae nee sonnaal angae en manam
En kannangal chinna pookkal
En seivaayoo vanna thottam
Pongu maeni thanga koodu
Angamellaam sondham thedu
My lovely girl, where does a young woman's heart lie?
Is it in her cheeks, her shapely body, or her red lips?
Wherever you say it is, that is where my heart lies.
My cheeks are little flowers,
My red lips are a colorful garden,
My glowing body is a golden cage,
Claim every part of me as your own.
The Kanagi and Ponni rivers merge into the sea,
Male: And women merge into the hearts of men.
Female: The bright moon has risen in a town without women,
Male: But the moonlight itself came from woman.
When a lover, filled with desire,
Feasts his eyes on his beloved's body, it is pure bliss.
And on a night hidden from the world,
Tasting it like sweet milk is bliss too.
My lovely girl, where does a young woman's heart lie?
Is it in her cheeks, her shapely body, or her red lips?
Wherever you say it is, that is where my heart lies.
My cheeks are little flowers,
My red lips are a colorful garden,
My glowing body is a golden cage,
Claim every part of me as your own.
The doorway is small, but life is vast.
Male: Something keeps growing within, while youth fades away.
Female: It blossoms in the night and ripens in our closeness,
Male: It rejoices when we meet, and yearns when we part.
Come what may, let the past fade away,
Celebrate joy every single day.
Leaving nothing left over for tomorrow,
Cherish this pleasure to the fullest.
My lovely girl, where does a young woman's heart lie?
Is it in her cheeks, her shapely body, or her red lips?
Wherever you say it is, that is where my heart lies.
My cheeks are little flowers,
My red lips are a colorful garden,
My glowing body is a golden cage,
Claim every part of me as your own.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaadhal Penne is a playful romantic duet that explores the physical and emotional intimacy between lovers. Using vivid natural imagery such as flowers, gardens, rivers merging into the ocean, and moonlight, the song captures the joyful sensory experience of romantic affection and physical attraction.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“En kannangal chinna pookkal”

Compares the heroine's cheeks directly to tiny flowers.

Allegory / Natural Imagery

“Ganagiyum ponniyum kadalilae sangamam”

Uses the meeting of sacred rivers (Ganges and Cauvery) in the ocean as an allegory for the physical and emotional union of lovers.

Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)

“Iravilae malarvadhu uravilae kanivadhu”

Uses matching end-sounds across couplets to create a rhythmic, conversational cadence ('malarvadhu', 'kanivadhu', 'kalippadhu', 'thavippadhu').

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Trivia

This song from the 1967 film 'Kathalithal Pothuma' features music by S. Vedhachalam and lyrics by the legendary Kannadasan. Kannadasan masterfully weaves his carpe diem philosophy ('Aanadhu aagattum ponadhu pogattum' - let bygone be bygone) seamlessly into a romantic playful context.

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