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Lyrics & meaning

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 naananaaNaananaa naananaa
Nanananaanaa naanananaaNanananaanaa naanananaa
Naananaa naananaaNaananaa naananaa
Nanananaanaa naanananaaNanananaanaa naanananaa
Male
O… kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennaeOh love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanenI have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paarenTreat me and cure my madness
Male
En kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennaeMy love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanenI have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paarenTreat me and cure my madness
Male
Un nenjikkulla veedu kattuBuild a house inside your heart
Vaadagaikku vaarenI will come as a tenant for rent
Vaadagaiyaa enna venumWhat do you want as rent?
Kaalam pooraa kaadhal thaarenI will give you love for a lifetime
Kanavula neethaan adikkadi vandhuIn my dreams, you frequently appear
Adidhadi senja naan una kenjaAnd fight with me, while I keep pleading with you
Male
Kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennaeLove of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanenI have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paarenTreat me and cure my madness
Male
Hei…pennae neeyumHey... girl, are you
Dhevadhai thaanaaTruly an angel?
Manasukkul enna ketkkudhadiMy heart asks inside me
Aiyo kaadhal raatchasiOh dear, a romantic demon!
Endrae kadharudhadi…….Thus my heart cries out...
Male
Poovil poothu vandhaval thaanaaAre you someone who bloomed from a flower?
Punnagai paarthaal thonudhadiSeeing your smile makes me think so
Un Roja poovil mullirundhuThe thorn in your rose flower
Enai kolludhadi…..Is killing me...
Male
Naendhu vitta aatta polaLike a goat offered for ritual sacrifice
Verthukotta vachiputtaYou made me sweat profusely
En kaalam neram maathipputtaYou changed my time and destiny
Podi podi potta pullaGirl with the small bindi dot
Loosaa enna vittutta pullaYou drove me crazy, girl
Unnaala naanum thoongavillaBecause of you, I haven't slept
Moochukkaaththa vaangala pullaI haven't even caught my breath, girl
Pulla pulla pullaGirl, girl, girl
Male
En kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennaeMy love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanenI have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paarenTreat me and cure my madness
Male
Hey…kaadhal ingae sathiyamaagaHey... love here truly is
Kirukkunnu ippo puriyudhadiA kind of madness, I realize it now
Kanna moodum podhumEven when I close my eyes
Un mugam theriyudhadiYour face appears
Male
Kaalai maalai raathiri velaiMorning, evening, and night time
Kandabadi nenappu alaiyudhadiMy thoughts wander recklessly
Adhu sinnapulla polaLike a little child
Unakkulla ozhiyudhadiIt hides within you
Male
Ekkuthappaa maattikkitenI got caught unexpectedly
Nenjil vandhu poottikkittaYou came and locked yourself in my heart
En kaiyila kaiya korthukkittaYou intertwined your hand in mine
Podi podi potta pullaGirl with the small bindi dot
Podi podi potta pullaGirl with the small bindi dot
Loosaa enna vittutta pullaYou drove me crazy, girl
Unnaala naanum thoongavillaBecause of you, I haven't slept
Moochukkaatha vaangala pulla…..I haven't even caught my breath, girl...
Male
En kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennaeMy love of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanenI have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paarenTreat me and cure my madness
Male
Un nenjikkulla veedu kattuBuild a house inside your heart
Vaadagaikku vaarenI will come as a tenant for rent
Vaadagaiyaa enna venumWhat do you want as rent?
Kaalam pooraa kaadhal thaarenI will give you love for a lifetime
Kanavula neethaan adikkadi vandhuIn my dreams, you frequently appear
Adidhadi senja naan una kenjaAnd fight with me, while I keep pleading with you
Male
Kaadhal pennae kaadhal pennaeLove of a girl, love of a girl
Naan paithiyamaanenI have gone mad
Un kannukkulla ennavachi nee…What did you place inside your eyes...
Vaithiyam paarenTreat 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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