Kadhal Thirudaa
From Pick Pocket · 1989
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pick Pocket1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaadhal thirudaa | Oh love thief! |
| Periya kaadhal thirudaa | Oh big love thief! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal thirudi | Oh female love thief! |
| Iniya kaadhal thirudi | Oh sweet love thief! |
| Female | |
| Kavinjarin paattai thirudi | Stealing the poet's song, |
| Maatri puratti pottu paadaadhae | Do not twist it upside down and sing it! |
| Yaaro ippadi paada chonnadhu | Who asked you to sing like this? |
| Roattil aattam poda chonnadhu | Who asked you to dance on the road? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal thirudi | Oh female love thief! |
| Iniya kaadhal thirudi | Oh sweet love thief! |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal thirudaa | Oh love thief! |
| Periya kaadhal thirudaa | Oh big love thief! |
| Male | |
| Palli sellum naalilae | Back in school days, |
| Eeyadichaan copy thaan | It was just blind copy-pasting. |
| Solli thandhum yeralae | Even when taught, nothing entered the mind, |
| Onnum illae melae thaan | There is nothing inside your head! |
| Female | |
| Andru vandha un gunam | That habit of yours from back then, |
| Indrum maaravillaiyo | Has it not changed even today? |
| Kanni pennai paarthadhum | The moment you see a maiden girl, |
| Nenjil enna thollaiyo | What trouble surges in your heart? |
| Male | |
| Poottu pottu thaan | By putting lock after lock, |
| Pootti paakkuren | I keep trying to lock it, |
| Pongum aasai thaan adangavillaiyae | Yet this overflowing desire does not subside! |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalaagi chaerndha pinbum | Even after uniting in love, |
| Kandukkaama kambi neettum thirudaa | You thief, who slips away quietly without caring! |
| Rambambam bambambam | Rambambam bambambam! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal thirudi | Oh female love thief! |
| Iniya kaadhal thirudi | Oh sweet love thief! |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal thirudaa | Oh love thief! |
| Periya kaadhal thirudaa | Oh big love thief! |
| Male | |
| Kavinjarin paattai thavira | Except the poet's song, |
| Maatru paattu paada theriyaadhu | I do not know how to sing any alternate tune. |
| Kaadhal vandhaal paada thonudhu | When love arrives, I feel like singing, |
| Kaaval thaandi aada thonudhu | I feel like breaking all guards and dancing! |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal thirudaa | Oh love thief! |
| Periya kaadhal thirudaa | Oh big love thief! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal thirudi | Oh female love thief! |
| Iniya kaadhal thirudi | Oh sweet love thief! |
| Female | |
| Kanni ariyaamalae | Without the maiden knowing, |
| Kannamitta kalvanae | Oh thief who broke into my heart! |
| Ennai ariyaamalae | Without even myself realizing, |
| Kollaiyittadhennavo | Why did you loot me completely? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal endra ondru thaan | This thing called love, |
| Kettu vaanga koodumo | Can it be asked for and acquired? |
| Kanni illai endru thaan | Saying that I am no longer a maiden, |
| Indru solla koodumo | Can that be uttered today? |
| Female | |
| Endha jenmamo | Destiny written down, |
| Ezhudhi vaithadhu | From whichever past lifetime, |
| Indha naalilae ondru aanadhu | Has finally united on this very day! |
| Male | |
| Pillai kooda ennai pola | Even the child, just like me, |
| Porukkiyaaga porandhu pochu thirudi | Was born a rogue, oh thief! |
| Aiyaiya yaiyaiyo | Aiyaiya yaiyaiyo! |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal thirudi periya kaadhal thirudaa | Female love thief, big male love thief! |
| Kaadhal thirudi periya kaadhal thirudaa | Female love thief, big male love thief! |
| Iruvarum aattai thirudi maattai thirudi | Both of us stole goats and stole cows, |
| Paattai pudichaachaa | Did you catch the song now? |
| Paadum raagam illaamal | Without a melody to sing, |
| Paappa naan thaan ingae kodhikkum | Oh baby, I am boiling over here! |
| Kaadhal thirudi periya kaadhal thirudaa | Female love thief, big male love thief! |
| Kaadhal thirudi periya kaadhal thirudaa | Female love thief, big male love thief! |
காதல் திருடா
பெரிய காதல் திருடா
காதல் திருடி
இனிய காதல் திருடி
Oh love thief!
Oh big love thief!
கவிஞரின் பாட்டைத் திருடி
மாற்றிப் புரட்டிப் போட்டுப் பாடாதே
யாரோ இப்படி பாடச் சொன்னது
ரோட்டில் ஆட்டம் போடச் சொன்னது
Oh female love thief!
Oh sweet love thief!
காதல் திருடி
இனிய காதல் திருடி
காதல் திருடா
பெரிய காதல் திருடா
Stealing the poet's song,
Do not twist it upside down and sing it!
Who asked you to sing like this?
Who asked you to dance on the road?
மாங்கல்யம் தந்துனானேனா
மமஜீவன ஹேத்துனா
கண்டேபத்நாமி சுபகே
தவம்ஜீவ சரதா சதம்
Oh female love thief!
Oh sweet love thief!
பள்ளி செல்லும் நாளிலே
ஈயடிச்சான் காப்பிதான்
சொல்லித் தந்தும் ஏறலே
ஒண்ணும் இல்லே மேலேதான்
Oh love thief!
Oh big love thief!
அன்று வந்த உன் குணம்
இன்றும் மாறவில்லையோ
கன்னிப் பெண்ணை பார்த்ததும்
நெஞ்சில் என்ன தொல்லையோ
Back in school days,
It was just blind copy-pasting.
Even when taught, nothing entered the mind,
There is nothing inside your head!
பூட்டு போட்டுத்தான்
பூட்டிப் பாக்குறேன்
பொங்கும் ஆசைதான்
அடங்கவில்லையே
காதலாகிச் சேர்ந்த பின்பும்
கண்டுக்காம கம்பி நீட்டும் திருடா
ரம்பம்பம் பம்பம்பம்......
That habit of yours from back then,
Has it not changed even today?
The moment you see a maiden girl,
What trouble surges in your heart?
காதல் திருடி
இனிய காதல் திருடி
காதல் திருடா
பெரிய காதல் திருடா
By putting lock after lock,
I keep trying to lock it,
Yet this overflowing desire does not subside!
கவிஞரின் பாட்டைத் தவிர
மாற்று பாட்டு பாடத் தெரியாது
காதல் வந்தால் ஆடத்தோணுது
காவல் தாண்டி ஆடத்தோணுது
Even after uniting in love,
You thief, who slips away quietly without caring!
Rambambam bambambam!
காதல் திருடா
பெரிய காதல் திருடா
காதல் திருடி
இனிய காதல் திருடி
Oh female love thief!
Oh sweet love thief!
...................
Oh love thief!
Oh big love thief!
கன்னி அறியாமலே
கன்னமிட்ட கள்வனே
என்னை அறியாமலே
கொள்ளையிட்டதென்னவோ
Except the poet's song,
I do not know how to sing any alternate tune.
When love arrives, I feel like singing,
I feel like breaking all guards and dancing!
காதல் என்ற ஒன்றுதான்
கேட்டு வாங்கக் கூடுமோ
கன்னி இல்லை என்றுதான்
இன்று சொல்லக் கூடுமோ
Oh love thief!
Oh big love thief!
எந்த ஜென்மமோ........
எழுதி வைத்தது
இந்த நாளிலே ஒன்று ஆனது
பிள்ளை கூட
என்னைப் போல
பொறுக்கியாக பொறந்து
போச்சு திருடி
அய்யய்ய யய்யய்யோ.....
Oh female love thief!
Oh sweet love thief!
காதல் திருடி
பெரிய காதல் திருடா
காதல் திருடி
பெரிய காதல் திருடா
Without the maiden knowing,
Oh thief who broke into my heart!
Without even myself realizing,
Why did you loot me completely?
இருவரும் ஆட்டைத் திருடி
மாட்டைத் திருடி
பாட்டை புடிச்சாச்சா
பாடும் ராகம் இல்லாமல்
பாப்பா நான்தான்
இங்கே கொதிக்கும்.....
This thing called love,
Can it be asked for and acquired?
Saying that I am no longer a maiden,
Can that be uttered today?
பெண்
: காதல் திருடி
பெரிய காதல் திருடா
காதல் திருடி
பெரிய காதல் திருடா
ஹஹஹஹாஹா......
Destiny written down,
From whichever past lifetime,
Has finally united on this very day!
Even the child, just like me,
Was born a rogue, oh thief!
Aiyaiya yaiyaiyo!
Female love thief, big male love thief!
Female love thief, big male love thief!
Both of us stole goats and stole cows,
Did you catch the song now?
Without a melody to sing,
Oh baby, I am boiling over here!
Female love thief, big male love thief!
Female love thief, big male love thief!
Kaadhal thirudaa
Oh love thief!
Periya kaadhal thirudaa
Oh big love thief!
Kaadhal thirudi
Oh female love thief!
Iniya kaadhal thirudi
Oh sweet love thief!
Kavinjarin paattai thirudi
Stealing the poet's song,
Maatri puratti pottu paadaadhae
Do not twist it upside down and sing it!
Yaaro ippadi paada chonnadhu
Who asked you to sing like this?
Roattil aattam poda chonnadhu
Who asked you to dance on the road?
Kaadhal thirudi
Oh female love thief!
Iniya kaadhal thirudi
Oh sweet love thief!
Kaadhal thirudaa
Oh love thief!
Periya kaadhal thirudaa
Oh big love thief!
Palli sellum naalilae
Back in school days,
Eeyadichaan copy thaan
It was just blind copy-pasting.
Solli thandhum yeralae
Even when taught, nothing entered the mind,
Onnum illae melae thaan
There is nothing inside your head!
Andru vandha un gunam
That habit of yours from back then,
Indrum maaravillaiyo
Has it not changed even today?
Kanni pennai paarthadhum
The moment you see a maiden girl,
Nenjil enna thollaiyo
What trouble surges in your heart?
Poottu pottu thaan
By putting lock after lock,
Pootti paakkuren
I keep trying to lock it,
Pongum aasai thaan adangavillaiyae
Yet this overflowing desire does not subside!
Kaadhalaagi chaerndha pinbum
Even after uniting in love,
Kandukkaama kambi neettum thirudaa
You thief, who slips away quietly without caring!
Rambambam bambambam
Rambambam bambambam!
Kaadhal thirudi
Oh female love thief!
Iniya kaadhal thirudi
Oh sweet love thief!
Kaadhal thirudaa
Oh love thief!
Periya kaadhal thirudaa
Oh big love thief!
Kavinjarin paattai thavira
Except the poet's song,
Maatru paattu paada theriyaadhu
I do not know how to sing any alternate tune.
Kaadhal vandhaal paada thonudhu
When love arrives, I feel like singing,
Kaaval thaandi aada thonudhu
I feel like breaking all guards and dancing!
Kaadhal thirudaa
Oh love thief!
Periya kaadhal thirudaa
Oh big love thief!
Kaadhal thirudi
Oh female love thief!
Iniya kaadhal thirudi
Oh sweet love thief!
Kanni ariyaamalae
Without the maiden knowing,
Kannamitta kalvanae
Oh thief who broke into my heart!
Ennai ariyaamalae
Without even myself realizing,
Kollaiyittadhennavo
Why did you loot me completely?
Kaadhal endra ondru thaan
This thing called love,
Kettu vaanga koodumo
Can it be asked for and acquired?
Kanni illai endru thaan
Saying that I am no longer a maiden,
Indru solla koodumo
Can that be uttered today?
Endha jenmamo
Destiny written down,
Ezhudhi vaithadhu
From whichever past lifetime,
Indha naalilae ondru aanadhu
Has finally united on this very day!
Pillai kooda ennai pola
Even the child, just like me,
Porukkiyaaga porandhu pochu thirudi
Was born a rogue, oh thief!
Aiyaiya yaiyaiyo
Aiyaiya yaiyaiyo!
Kaadhal thirudi periya kaadhal thirudaa
Female love thief, big male love thief!
Kaadhal thirudi periya kaadhal thirudaa
Female love thief, big male love thief!
Iruvarum aattai thirudi maattai thirudi
Both of us stole goats and stole cows,
Paattai pudichaachaa
Did you catch the song now?
Paadum raagam illaamal
Without a melody to sing,
Paappa naan thaan ingae kodhikkum
Oh baby, I am boiling over here!
Kaadhal thirudi periya kaadhal thirudaa
Female love thief, big male love thief!
Kaadhal thirudi periya kaadhal thirudaa
Female love thief, big male love thief!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet from the movie Pick Pocket (1989) features two lovers who are pickpockets by profession. They playfully mock each other's cheeky behaviors, past school habits of copying, and tendencies to escape responsibility, while acknowledging their inescapable romantic pull toward one another. Through lighthearted banter about stealing hearts alongside stealing cattle, they celebrate their destined union and shared rogue nature.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kannamitta kalvanae / Kollaiyittadhennavo”
Compares romantic attraction to burglary and housebreaking ('Kannamitta kalvanae', 'Kollaiyittadhennavo').
Anaphora / Repetition
“Kaadhal thirudaa / Periya kaadhal thirudaa”
Refrain repetition of 'Kaadhal thirudaa' and 'Kaadhal thirudi' sets a rhythmic, teasing tempo.
Emoni (Second-letter rhyme)
“Palli sellum naalilae / Solli thandhum yeralae”
Matching second consonants across lines ('Palli' and 'Solli', 'Andru' and 'Indrum').
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Trivia
Pick Pocket (1989) stars Sathyaraj and Radha in the lead roles as charming pickpockets. The song features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran, sung playfully by Mano and K. S. Chithra.
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