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Kadhalikka Neramillai

From Kadhalikka Neramillai · 1964

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Sirkazhi Govindarajan
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Kadhalikka Neramillai
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
19 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhalikka neram illai
Kaadhalippaar yaarum illai
Kaadhalikka neram illai
Kaadhalippaar yaarum illai
Vaalibaththil kaadhalikka
Jaadhagaththil vazhiyumillai
Jaadhagaththil vazhiyumillai
Kaadhalikka neram illai
Ahaa…aaa…aaa….
Panjanaiyum kandadhillai
Paal pazham kudiththadhillai
Panjanaiyum kandadhillai
Paal pazham kudiththadhillai
Vanji unnai kaanum varai
Manadhum thudiththadhillai
Panju pol narai vizhundhu
Paarvaiyum kuzhi vizhandhu
Panju pol narai vizhundhu
Paarvaiyum kuzhi vizhandhu
Rendum ketta velaiyilae
Kandenae unnaiyadi
Kandenae unnaiyadi
Kaadhalikka neram illai
kaadhalippaar yaarum illai
Vaalibaththil kaadhalikka
Jaadhagaththil vazhiyumillai
Jaadhagaththil vazhiyumillai
Kaayilae suvaippadhillai
Kanindhadhum kasappadhillai
Kaayilae suvaippadhillai
Kanindhadhum kasappadhillai
Noiyillaa udalirundhaal
Nooru varai kaadhal varum
Maamiyaar kodumaiyillai
Maamanaar yaarum illai
Maamiyaar kodumaiyillai
maamanaar yaarum illai
Indha saamiyai manam mudithaal
Sandhosham kuraivadhillai
Sandhosham kuraivadhillai
Kaadhalikka neram illai
Kaadhalippaar yaarum illai
Vaalibaththil kaadhalikka
Jaadhagaththil vazhiyumillai
Jaadhagaththil vazhiyumillai
Avvulagam sendru vandhen
Amudham kudiththu vandhen
Avvulagam sendru vandhen
Amudham kudiththu vandhen
Ponnulagam povadharkku
Pudhu udal vaangi vandhen
Ponnulagam povadharkku
Pudhu udal vaangi vandhen
Indhiranai kandu vandhen
Idhu patri kettu vandhen
Indhiranai kandu vandhen
Idhu patri kettu vandhen
Chandhiranai kandu vandhen
sarasam nadaththa vandhen
Chandhiranai kandu vandhen
Sarasam nadaththa vandhen
Kaadhalikka neramundu
Kanniyundu kaalaiyundu
Kaadhalikka neramundu
kanniyundu kaalaiyundu
Vaalibaththil kaadhalikka
Jaadhagaththil vazhiyum undu
Vaalibaththil kaadhalikka
Jaadhagaththil vazhiyum undu
Kaadhalikka neramundu
Kanniyundu kaalaiyundu
Laalallaa laala lallae
Laallalae laala lallaa ..
Laalallaa laala lallae
Laallalae laala lallaa ..
There is no time to love,
there is no one to love me.
There is no time to love,
there is no one to love me.
To fall in love in my youth,
there is no sign in my horoscope.
There is no sign in my horoscope.
There is no time to love.
Aaha... aah... aah...
I have never known a soft wedding bed,
I have never tasted the wedding milk and fruit.
I have never known a soft wedding bed,
I have never tasted the wedding milk and fruit.
Until I laid eyes on you, my girl,
my heart had never fluttered.
With my hair turning white as cotton,
and my eyes sinking hollow,
with my hair turning white as cotton,
and my eyes sinking hollow,
at this awkward stage of life,
I found you, my girl!
I found you, my girl!
There is no time to love,
there is no one to love me.
To fall in love in my youth,
there is no sign in my horoscope.
There is no sign in my horoscope.
Unripe fruit has no sweetness,
once fully ripe, it is never bitter.
Unripe fruit has no sweetness,
once fully ripe, it is never bitter.
As long as the body is free from illness,
love can flourish even until a hundred!
There is no cruel mother-in-law,
there is no father-in-law at all.
There is no cruel mother-in-law,
there is no father-in-law at all.
If you marry this good man,
your joy will never fade.
Your joy will never fade.
There is no time to love,
there is no one to love me.
To fall in love in my youth,
there is no sign in my horoscope.
There is no sign in my horoscope.
I went to that heavenly world and returned,
I drank the nectar of youth and returned.
I went to that heavenly world and returned,
I drank the nectar of youth and returned.
To live in that golden realm,
I got myself a brand-new body!
To live in that golden realm,
I got myself a brand-new body!
I met Indra (king of the gods),
and asked his advice on this.
I met Indra (king of the gods),
and asked his advice on this.
I met the Moon,
and came right back to romance!
I met the Moon,
and came right back to romance!
Now there is plenty of time to love,
here is a young woman and a young man!
Now there is plenty of time to love,
here is a young woman and a young man!
To fall in love in our youth,
there is a clear way in our horoscope!
To fall in love in our youth,
there is a clear way in our horoscope!
Now there is plenty of time to love,
here is a young woman and a young man!
La lalla laala lalle
Laallale laala lalla...
La lalla laala lalle
Laallale laala lalla...
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kaadhalikka Neram Illai' is a playful, witty, and lighthearted monologue about late-in-life romance. The protagonist humorously laments how he missed out on youth, romance, and wedded bliss because his astrological chart offered no opportunities. As age caught up with him, leaving him with graying hair and sunken eyes, he surprisingly stumbles upon romance in his twilight years.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Panju pol narai vizhundhu

Comparing aging hair directly to cotton ('Panju pol narai vizhundhu').

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kaadhalikka neram illai / Kaadhalippaar yaarum illai

The second consonant 'dha' creates rhyme between 'Kaadhalikka' and 'Kaadhalippaar'.

Contrast / Antithesis

Kaayilae suvaippadhillai / Kanindhadhum kasappadhillai

Contrasting unripe fruit (kaai) with fully ripe fruit (kanindhadhu) to symbolize youth versus mature age.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Avvulagam sendru vandhen / Amudham kudiththu vandhen

Exaggerating a journey to heaven, drinking nectar, and meeting Lord Indra and Chandran to gain renewed youth.

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Trivia

'Kadhalikka Neramillai' (1964) is a path-breaking modern comedy directed by C. Sridhar, featuring legendary music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and lyrics by Kannadasan. This title track is performed with comedic exuberance by P. B. Sreenivas and Sirkazhi Govindarajan on screen, perfectly exemplifying Kannadasan's ability to blend humor, philosophy, and light romantic banter.

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