Kadhal Penne
From Kathalithal Pothuma · 1967
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- S. Vedhachalam
- Details
- Kathalithal Pothuma1967
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhal penne kanniyarkellam engae manam | Oh romantic girl, where is the heart of all young maidens? |
| Kannanthaana kattum udala sevvaai idhazha | Is it in the cheeks, the sculpted body, or the red lips? |
| Engae endrae nee sonnaal angae en manam | If you tell me where it is, my heart resides right there. |
| Female | |
| En kannangal chinna pookkal | My cheeks are tiny flowers. |
| En seivaayoo vanna thottam | What will you make of them, a colorful garden? |
| Pongu maeni thanga koodu | My overflowing body is a golden cage. |
| Angamellaam sondham thedu | Seek ownership over every part of my body. |
| Female | |
| Ganagiyum ponniyum kadalilae sangamam | Ganges and Cauvery merge together in the ocean. |
| Male :Mangaiyar aangalin manadhilae sangamam | Male: The confluence of maidens and men happens in the heart. |
| Female :Pennila oorilae vennila vandhadhu | Female: A moonlight has arrived in the town of women. |
| Male :Vennila enbadhu pennilae vandhadhu | Male: What is called moonlight has arrived within womanhood. |
| Female | |
| Kaadhali maeniyai kaadhalan aasaiyil | Looking at the beloved's body with desire, |
| Kannara kandaalum sugam | Seeing it to one's heart's content brings pleasure. |
| Oorariyaa vannam oor iravil adhai | In a secret manner unknown to the world, on a dark night, |
| Paalaaga undaalum sugam | Consuming it like milk brings pure pleasure. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal penne kanniyarkellam engae manam | Oh romantic girl, where is the heart of all young maidens? |
| Kannanthaana kattum udala sevvaai idhazha | Is it in the cheeks, the sculpted body, or the red lips? |
| Engae endrae nee sonnaal angae en manam | If you tell me where it is, my heart resides right there. |
| Female | |
| En kannangal chinna pookkal | My cheeks are tiny flowers. |
| En seivaayoo vanna thottam | What will you make of them, a colorful garden? |
| Pongu maeni thanga koodu | My overflowing body is a golden cage. |
| Angamellaam sondham thedu | Seek ownership over every part of my body. |
| Female | |
| Vaasaloo siriyadhu vaazhkaiyo periyadhu | The entrance is small, but life is vast. |
| Male :Ennamo valarvadhu ilamaiyo maraivadhu | Male: Desires grow, while youth fades away. |
| Female :Iravilae malarvadhu uravilae kanivadhu | Female: Blossoming in the night, ripening in intimacy. |
| Male :Varavilae kalippadhu pirivilae thavippadhu | Male: Rejoicing in arrival, yearning in separation. |
| Female | |
| Aanadhu aagattum ponadhu pogattum | Let whatever happened happen, let whatever is gone be gone. |
| Andraadum kondaadu sugam | Celebrating every single day brings joy. |
| Naalaikku ver ondrum meedhamillaamal | Without leaving anything left over for tomorrow, |
| Nandraaga kondaadu sugam | Celebrating thoroughly brings joy. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal penne kanniyarkellam engae manam | Oh romantic girl, where is the heart of all young maidens? |
| Kannanthaana kattum udala sevvaai idhazha | Is it in the cheeks, the sculpted body, or the red lips? |
| Engae endrae nee sonnaal angae en manam | If you tell me where it is, my heart resides right there. |
| Female | |
| En kannangal chinna pookkal | My cheeks are tiny flowers. |
| En seivaayoo vanna thottam | What will you make of them, a colorful garden? |
| Pongu maeni thanga koodu | My overflowing body is a golden cage. |
| Angamellaam sondham thedu | Seek ownership over every part of my body. |
காதல் பெண்ணே கன்னியர்க்கெல்லாம் எங்கே மனம்
கன்னந்தானா கட்டும் உடலா செவ்வாயிதழா
எங்கே என்றே நீ சொன்னால் அங்கே என் மனம்
Oh romantic girl, where is the heart of all young maidens?
Is it in the cheeks, the sculpted body, or the red lips?
If you tell me where it is, my heart resides right there.
என் கன்னங்கள் சின்னப் பூக்கள்
என் செவ்வாயோ வண்ணத் தோட்டம்
பொங்கு மேனி தங்கக் கூடு
அங்கமெல்லாம் சொந்தம் தேடு
My cheeks are tiny flowers.
What will you make of them, a colorful garden?
My overflowing body is a golden cage.
Seek ownership over every part of my body.
கங்கையும் பொன்னியும் கடலிலே சங்கமம்
மங்கையர் ஆண்களின் மனதிலே சங்கமம்
பெண்ணிலா ஊரிலே வெண்ணிலா வந்தது
வெண்ணிலா என்பது பெண்ணிலா வந்தது
Ganges and Cauvery merge together in the ocean.
Male: The confluence of maidens and men happens in the heart.
Female: A moonlight has arrived in the town of women.
Male: What is called moonlight has arrived within womanhood.
காதலி மேனியைக் காதலன் ஆசையில்
கண்ணாரக் கண்டாலும் சுகம்
ஊரறியா வண்ணம் ஓரிரவில் அதை
பாலாக உண்டாலும் சுகம்.....
Looking at the beloved's body with desire,
Seeing it to one's heart's content brings pleasure.
In a secret manner unknown to the world, on a dark night,
Consuming it like milk brings pure pleasure.
காதல் பெண்ணே கன்னியர்க்கெல்லாம் எங்கே மனம்
கன்னந்தானா கட்டும் உடலா செவ்வாயிதழா
எங்கே என்றே நீ சொன்னால் அங்கே என் மனம்
Oh romantic girl, where is the heart of all young maidens?
Is it in the cheeks, the sculpted body, or the red lips?
If you tell me where it is, my heart resides right there.
என் கன்னங்கள் சின்னப் பூக்கள்
என் செவ்வாயோ வண்ணத் தோட்டம்
பொங்கு மேனி தங்கக் கூடு
அங்கமெல்லாம் சொந்தம் தேடு
My cheeks are tiny flowers.
What will you make of them, a colorful garden?
My overflowing body is a golden cage.
Seek ownership over every part of my body.
வாசலோ சிறியது வாழ்க்கையோ பெரியது
எண்ணமோ வளர்வது இளமையோ மறைவது
இரவிலே மலர்வது உறவிலே கனிவது
வரவிலே களிப்பது பிரிவிலே தவிப்பது
The entrance is small, but life is vast.
Male: Desires grow, while youth fades away.
Female: Blossoming in the night, ripening in intimacy.
Male: Rejoicing in arrival, yearning in separation.
ஆனது ஆகட்டும் போனது போகட்டும்
அன்றாடம் கொண்டாடு சுகம்
நாளைக்கு வேறொன்றும் மீதமில்லாமல்
நன்றாகக் கொண்டாடு சுகம்.........
Let whatever happened happen, let whatever is gone be gone.
Celebrating every single day brings joy.
Without leaving anything left over for tomorrow,
Celebrating thoroughly brings joy.
காதல் பெண்ணே கன்னியர்க்கெல்லாம் எங்கே மனம்
கன்னந்தானா கட்டும் உடலா செவ்வாயிதழா
எங்கே என்றே நீ சொன்னால் அங்கே என் மனம்
Oh romantic girl, where is the heart of all young maidens?
Is it in the cheeks, the sculpted body, or the red lips?
If you tell me where it is, my heart resides right there.
என் கன்னங்கள் சின்னப் பூக்கள்
என் செவ்வாயோ வண்ணத் தோட்டம்
பொங்கு மேனி தங்கக் கூடு
அங்கமெல்லாம் சொந்தம் தேடு
My cheeks are tiny flowers.
What will you make of them, a colorful garden?
My overflowing body is a golden cage.
Seek ownership over every part of my body.
Kaadhal penne kanniyarkellam engae manam
Oh romantic girl, where is the heart of all young maidens?
Kannanthaana kattum udala sevvaai idhazha
Is it in the cheeks, the sculpted body, or the red lips?
Engae endrae nee sonnaal angae en manam
If you tell me where it is, my heart resides right there.
En kannangal chinna pookkal
My cheeks are tiny flowers.
En seivaayoo vanna thottam
What will you make of them, a colorful garden?
Pongu maeni thanga koodu
My overflowing body is a golden cage.
Angamellaam sondham thedu
Seek ownership over every part of my body.
Ganagiyum ponniyum kadalilae sangamam
Ganges and Cauvery merge together in the ocean.
Male :Mangaiyar aangalin manadhilae sangamam
Male: The confluence of maidens and men happens in the heart.
Female :Pennila oorilae vennila vandhadhu
Female: A moonlight has arrived in the town of women.
Male :Vennila enbadhu pennilae vandhadhu
Male: What is called moonlight has arrived within womanhood.
Kaadhali maeniyai kaadhalan aasaiyil
Looking at the beloved's body with desire,
Kannara kandaalum sugam
Seeing it to one's heart's content brings pleasure.
Oorariyaa vannam oor iravil adhai
In a secret manner unknown to the world, on a dark night,
Paalaaga undaalum sugam
Consuming it like milk brings pure pleasure.
Kaadhal penne kanniyarkellam engae manam
Oh romantic girl, where is the heart of all young maidens?
Kannanthaana kattum udala sevvaai idhazha
Is it in the cheeks, the sculpted body, or the red lips?
Engae endrae nee sonnaal angae en manam
If you tell me where it is, my heart resides right there.
En kannangal chinna pookkal
My cheeks are tiny flowers.
En seivaayoo vanna thottam
What will you make of them, a colorful garden?
Pongu maeni thanga koodu
My overflowing body is a golden cage.
Angamellaam sondham thedu
Seek ownership over every part of my body.
Vaasaloo siriyadhu vaazhkaiyo periyadhu
The entrance is small, but life is vast.
Male :Ennamo valarvadhu ilamaiyo maraivadhu
Male: Desires grow, while youth fades away.
Female :Iravilae malarvadhu uravilae kanivadhu
Female: Blossoming in the night, ripening in intimacy.
Male :Varavilae kalippadhu pirivilae thavippadhu
Male: Rejoicing in arrival, yearning in separation.
Aanadhu aagattum ponadhu pogattum
Let whatever happened happen, let whatever is gone be gone.
Andraadum kondaadu sugam
Celebrating every single day brings joy.
Naalaikku ver ondrum meedhamillaamal
Without leaving anything left over for tomorrow,
Nandraaga kondaadu sugam
Celebrating thoroughly brings joy.
Kaadhal penne kanniyarkellam engae manam
Oh romantic girl, where is the heart of all young maidens?
Kannanthaana kattum udala sevvaai idhazha
Is it in the cheeks, the sculpted body, or the red lips?
Engae endrae nee sonnaal angae en manam
If you tell me where it is, my heart resides right there.
En kannangal chinna pookkal
My cheeks are tiny flowers.
En seivaayoo vanna thottam
What will you make of them, a colorful garden?
Pongu maeni thanga koodu
My overflowing body is a golden cage.
Angamellaam sondham thedu
Seek ownership over every part of my body.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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