Kadhal Pennea
From Kadikara Manithargal · 2018
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Karthik, Haritha Balakrishnan
- Music director
- Sam C. S
- Details
- Kadikara Manithargal2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naananaa naananaa | Naananaa naananaa |
| Nanananaanaa naanananaa | Nanananaanaa naanananaa |
| Naananaa naananaa | Naananaa naananaa |
| Nanananaanaa naanananaa | Nanananaanaa naanananaa |
| Male | |
| O… kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae | Oh love of a girl, love of a girl |
| Naan paithiyamaanen | I have gone mad |
| Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee… | What did you place inside your eyes... |
| Vaithiyam paaren | Treat me and cure my madness |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae | My love of a girl, love of a girl |
| Naan paithiyamaanen | I have gone mad |
| Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee… | What did you place inside your eyes... |
| Vaithiyam paaren | Treat me and cure my madness |
| Male | |
| Un nenjikkulla veedu kattu | Build a house inside your heart |
| Vaadagaikku vaaren | I will come as a tenant for rent |
| Vaadagaiyaa enna venum | What do you want as rent? |
| Kaalam pooraa kaadhal thaaren | I will give you love for a lifetime |
| Kanavula neethaan adikkadi vandhu | In my dreams, you frequently appear |
| Adidhadi senja naan una kenja | And fight with me, while I keep pleading with you |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae | Love of a girl, love of a girl |
| Naan paithiyamaanen | I have gone mad |
| Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee… | What did you place inside your eyes... |
| Vaithiyam paaren | Treat me and cure my madness |
| Male | |
| Hei…pennae neeyum | Hey... girl, are you |
| Dhevadhai thaanaa | Truly an angel? |
| Manasukkul enna ketkkudhadi | My heart asks inside me |
| Aiyo kaadhal raatchasi | Oh dear, a romantic demon! |
| Endrae kadharudhadi……. | Thus my heart cries out... |
| Male | |
| Poovil poothu vandhaval thaanaa | Are you someone who bloomed from a flower? |
| Punnagai paarthaal thonudhadi | Seeing your smile makes me think so |
| Un Roja poovil mullirundhu | The thorn in your rose flower |
| Enai kolludhadi….. | Is killing me... |
| Male | |
| Naendhu vitta aatta pola | Like a goat offered for ritual sacrifice |
| Verthukotta vachiputta | You made me sweat profusely |
| En kaalam neram maathipputta | You changed my time and destiny |
| Podi podi potta pulla | Girl with the small bindi dot |
| Loosaa enna vittutta pulla | You drove me crazy, girl |
| Unnaala naanum thoongavilla | Because of you, I haven't slept |
| Moochukkaaththa vaangala pulla | I haven't even caught my breath, girl |
| Pulla pulla pulla | Girl, girl, girl |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae | My love of a girl, love of a girl |
| Naan paithiyamaanen | I have gone mad |
| Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee… | What did you place inside your eyes... |
| Vaithiyam paaren | Treat me and cure my madness |
| Male | |
| Hey…kaadhal ingae sathiyamaaga | Hey... love here truly is |
| Kirukkunnu ippo puriyudhadi | A kind of madness, I realize it now |
| Kanna moodum podhum | Even when I close my eyes |
| Un mugam theriyudhadi | Your face appears |
| Male | |
| Kaalai maalai raathiri velai | Morning, evening, and night time |
| Kandabadi nenappu alaiyudhadi | My thoughts wander recklessly |
| Adhu sinnapulla pola | Like a little child |
| Unakkulla ozhiyudhadi | It hides within you |
| Male | |
| Ekkuthappaa maattikkiten | I got caught unexpectedly |
| Nenjil vandhu poottikkitta | You came and locked yourself in my heart |
| En kaiyila kaiya korthukkitta | You intertwined your hand in mine |
| Podi podi potta pulla | Girl with the small bindi dot |
| Podi podi potta pulla | Girl with the small bindi dot |
| Loosaa enna vittutta pulla | You drove me crazy, girl |
| Unnaala naanum thoongavilla | Because of you, I haven't slept |
| Moochukkaatha vaangala pulla….. | I haven't even caught my breath, girl... |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae | My love of a girl, love of a girl |
| Naan paithiyamaanen | I have gone mad |
| Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee… | What did you place inside your eyes... |
| Vaithiyam paaren | Treat me and cure my madness |
| Male | |
| Un nenjikkulla veedu kattu | Build a house inside your heart |
| Vaadagaikku vaaren | I will come as a tenant for rent |
| Vaadagaiyaa enna venum | What do you want as rent? |
| Kaalam pooraa kaadhal thaaren | I will give you love for a lifetime |
| Kanavula neethaan adikkadi vandhu | In my dreams, you frequently appear |
| Adidhadi senja naan una kenja | And fight with me, while I keep pleading with you |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae | Love of a girl, love of a girl |
| Naan paithiyamaanen | I have gone mad |
| Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee… | What did you place inside your eyes... |
| Vaithiyam paaren | Treat me and cure my madness |
நனனா நனனா.....
நனனனானா நனனனா
நனனா நனனா....
நனனனானா நனனனா
Naananaa naananaa
Nanananaanaa naanananaa
Naananaa naananaa
Nanananaanaa naanananaa
ஓ… காதல் பெண்ணே
காதல் பெண்ணே
நான் பைத்தியமானேன்
உன் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
என்ன வச்சி நீ…
வைத்தியம் பாரேன்
Oh love of a girl, love of a girl
I have gone mad
What did you place inside your eyes...
Treat me and cure my madness
என் காதல் பெண்ணே
காதல் பெண்ணே
நான் பைத்தியமானேன்
உன் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
என்ன வச்சி நீ…
வைத்தியம் பாரேன்
My love of a girl, love of a girl
I have gone mad
What did you place inside your eyes...
Treat me and cure my madness
உன் நெஞ்சிக்குள்ளே
வீடு கட்டு வாடகைக்கு வாரேன்
வாடகையா என்ன வேணும்
காலம் பூரா காதல் தாரேன்
கனவுல நீதான் அடிக்கடி வந்து
அடிதடி செஞ்ச
நான் உன கெஞ்ச
Build a house inside your heart
I will come as a tenant for rent
What do you want as rent?
I will give you love for a lifetime
In my dreams, you frequently appear
And fight with me, while I keep pleading with you
காதல் பெண்ணே
காதல் பெண்ணே
நான் பைத்தியமானேன்
உன் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
என்ன வச்சி நீ…
வைத்தியம் பாரேன்
Love of a girl, love of a girl
I have gone mad
What did you place inside your eyes...
Treat me and cure my madness
ஹேய்……
பெண்ணே நீயும் தேவதைதானா
மனசுக்குள் என்ன கேட்குதடி
அய்யோ காதல் ராட்சசி
என்றே கதறுதடி……
Hey... girl, are you
Truly an angel?
My heart asks inside me
Oh dear, a romantic demon!
Thus my heart cries out...
பூவில் பூத்து வந்தவள்தானா
புன்னகை பார்த்தால் தோனுதடி
உன் ரோஜா பூவில் முள்ளிருந்து
எனைக்கொள்ளுதடி…
Are you someone who bloomed from a flower?
Seeing your smile makes me think so
The thorn in your rose flower
Is killing me...
நேந்துவிட்ட ஆட்டப்போல
வேர்த்துக்கொட்ட வச்சிப்புட்ட
என் காலம் நேரம் மாத்திப்புட்ட
போடி போடி பொட்டப்புள்ள
லூசா என்ன விட்டுட்ட புள்ள
உன்னால நானும் தூங்கவில்ல
மூச்சுக்காத்த வாங்கல புள்ள
Like a goat offered for ritual sacrifice
You made me sweat profusely
You changed my time and destiny
Girl with the small bindi dot
You drove me crazy, girl
Because of you, I haven't slept
I haven't even caught my breath, girl
Girl, girl, girl
ஹேய்… காதல் பெண்ணே
காதல் பெண்ணே
நான் பைத்தியமானேன்
உன் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
என்ன வச்சி நீ…
வைத்தியம் பாரேன்
My love of a girl, love of a girl
I have gone mad
What did you place inside your eyes...
Treat me and cure my madness
ஹே…… காதல் இங்கே சத்தியமாக
கிறுக்குன்னு இப்போ புரியுதடி
கண்ண மூடும்போதும்
உன் முகம் தெரியுதடி
Hey... love here truly is
A kind of madness, I realize it now
Even when I close my eyes
Your face appears
காலை மாலை இராத்திரி வேளை
கண்டபடி நெனப்பு அலையுதடி
அது சின்னப்புள்ள போல
உனக்குள்ள ஒழியுதடி...
Morning, evening, and night time
My thoughts wander recklessly
Like a little child
It hides within you
எக்குத்தப்பா மாட்டிக்கிட்டேன்
நெஞ்சில் வந்து பூட்டிக்கிட்ட
என் கையில கைய கோர்த்துக்கிட்ட
போடி போடி பொட்டப்புள்ள
லூசா என்ன விட்டுட்ட புள்ள
உன்னால நானும் தூங்கவில்ல
மூச்சுக்காத்த வாங்கல புள்ள....
I got caught unexpectedly
You came and locked yourself in my heart
You intertwined your hand in mine
Girl with the small bindi dot
Girl with the small bindi dot
You drove me crazy, girl
Because of you, I haven't slept
I haven't even caught my breath, girl...
என் காதல் பெண்ணே
காதல் பெண்ணே
நான் பைத்தியமானேன்
உன் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
என்ன வச்சி நீ…
வைத்தியம் பாரேன்
My love of a girl, love of a girl
I have gone mad
What did you place inside your eyes...
Treat me and cure my madness
உன் நெஞ்சிக்குள்ளே
வீடு கட்டு வாடகைக்கு வாரேன்
வாடகையா என்ன வேணும்
காலம் பூரா காதல் தாரேன்
கனவுல நீதான் அடிக்கடி வந்து
அடிதடி செஞ்ச
நான் உன கெஞ்ச
Build a house inside your heart
I will come as a tenant for rent
What do you want as rent?
I will give you love for a lifetime
In my dreams, you frequently appear
And fight with me, while I keep pleading with you
காதல் பெண்ணே
காதல் பெண்ணே
நான் பைத்தியமானேன்
உன் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
என்ன வச்சி நீ…
வைத்தியம் பாரேன்
Love of a girl, love of a girl
I have gone mad
What did you place inside your eyes...
Treat me and cure my madness
Naananaa naananaa
Naananaa naananaa
Nanananaanaa naanananaa
Nanananaanaa naanananaa
Naananaa naananaa
Naananaa naananaa
Nanananaanaa naanananaa
Nanananaanaa naanananaa
O… kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae
Oh love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanen
I have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…
What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paaren
Treat me and cure my madness
En kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae
My love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanen
I have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…
What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paaren
Treat me and cure my madness
Un nenjikkulla veedu kattu
Build a house inside your heart
Vaadagaikku vaaren
I will come as a tenant for rent
Vaadagaiyaa enna venum
What do you want as rent?
Kaalam pooraa kaadhal thaaren
I will give you love for a lifetime
Kanavula neethaan adikkadi vandhu
In my dreams, you frequently appear
Adidhadi senja naan una kenja
And fight with me, while I keep pleading with you
Kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae
Love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanen
I have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…
What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paaren
Treat me and cure my madness
Hei…pennae neeyum
Hey... girl, are you
Dhevadhai thaanaa
Truly an angel?
Manasukkul enna ketkkudhadi
My heart asks inside me
Aiyo kaadhal raatchasi
Oh dear, a romantic demon!
Endrae kadharudhadi…….
Thus my heart cries out...
Poovil poothu vandhaval thaanaa
Are you someone who bloomed from a flower?
Punnagai paarthaal thonudhadi
Seeing your smile makes me think so
Un Roja poovil mullirundhu
The thorn in your rose flower
Enai kolludhadi…..
Is killing me...
Naendhu vitta aatta pola
Like a goat offered for ritual sacrifice
Verthukotta vachiputta
You made me sweat profusely
En kaalam neram maathipputta
You changed my time and destiny
Podi podi potta pulla
Girl with the small bindi dot
Loosaa enna vittutta pulla
You drove me crazy, girl
Unnaala naanum thoongavilla
Because of you, I haven't slept
Moochukkaaththa vaangala pulla
I haven't even caught my breath, girl
Pulla pulla pulla
Girl, girl, girl
En kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae
My love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanen
I have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…
What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paaren
Treat me and cure my madness
Hey…kaadhal ingae sathiyamaaga
Hey... love here truly is
Kirukkunnu ippo puriyudhadi
A kind of madness, I realize it now
Kanna moodum podhum
Even when I close my eyes
Un mugam theriyudhadi
Your face appears
Kaalai maalai raathiri velai
Morning, evening, and night time
Kandabadi nenappu alaiyudhadi
My thoughts wander recklessly
Adhu sinnapulla pola
Like a little child
Unakkulla ozhiyudhadi
It hides within you
Ekkuthappaa maattikkiten
I got caught unexpectedly
Nenjil vandhu poottikkitta
You came and locked yourself in my heart
En kaiyila kaiya korthukkitta
You intertwined your hand in mine
Podi podi potta pulla
Girl with the small bindi dot
Podi podi potta pulla
Girl with the small bindi dot
Loosaa enna vittutta pulla
You drove me crazy, girl
Unnaala naanum thoongavilla
Because of you, I haven't slept
Moochukkaatha vaangala pulla…..
I haven't even caught my breath, girl...
En kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae
My love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanen
I have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…
What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paaren
Treat me and cure my madness
Un nenjikkulla veedu kattu
Build a house inside your heart
Vaadagaikku vaaren
I will come as a tenant for rent
Vaadagaiyaa enna venum
What do you want as rent?
Kaalam pooraa kaadhal thaaren
I will give you love for a lifetime
Kanavula neethaan adikkadi vandhu
In my dreams, you frequently appear
Adidhadi senja naan una kenja
And fight with me, while I keep pleading with you
Kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennae
Love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanen
I have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…
What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paaren
Treat me and cure my madness
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the sweet torment and obsessive passion of a young man who has fallen deeply in love with a woman. He feels completely enchanted by her gaze, describing his mental state as a form of madness that only she can cure. Throughout the lyrics, he playfully offers to pay lifelong love as rent to reside inside her heart and describes how her presence haunts his daydreams and nights.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Un nenjikkulla veedu kattu”
Comparing the heart to a rental house ('Un nenjikkulla veedu kattu, Vaadagaikku vaaren') and lifetime love to rent money.
Oxymoron
“Aiyo kaadhal raatchasi”
Combining contrasting terms 'kaadhal' (love) and 'raatchasi' (demoness/monster) to depict a beloved who playfully torments the lover.
Simile
“Naendhu vitta aatta pola”
Comparing his helpless state of sweating out of nervousness to a goat set aside for ritual sacrifice ('Naendhu vitta aatta pola').
Monorhyme / Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Podi podi potta pulla”
Repetition of second letter consonants 'da' and 'lla' across lines creating rhythmic harmony ('pulla', 'pulla', 'pulla').
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Trivia
The song features lyrics by late celebrated Tamil poet Na. Muthu Kumar, known for his ability to seamlessly blend everyday colloquial Tamil expressions ('podi podi potta pulla', 'loosaa enna vittutta') with poetic metaphors.
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