Kadhalukku Kangal Illai
From Nadodi Pattukkaran · 1992
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Nadodi Pattukkaran1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhalukku kangal illae maanae | Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl. |
| Kaadhaluku kangal illae maanae | Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl. |
| Kannukkulla unna vechen naanae | I have placed you inside my eyes. |
| Kaadhal oru thunba kadhaiyo | Is love a tale of sorrow? |
| Kaalam thandha maaya valaiyo | Is it an illusionary net spun by time? |
| Gangai vellam kannil konden naanae | I have gathered floods of Ganges tears in my eyes. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalukku kangal illae maanae | Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl. |
| Kannukkulla unna vechen naanae | I have placed you inside my eyes. |
| Male | |
| En raagam ellaam ingae needhaanae | All my melodies here are you alone. |
| Unai ennaadha naal yedhu poo maanae | Is there any day I do not think of you, flower-like maiden? |
| Adi unnodu naanum vandhu seraadhu | Without coming to join you, |
| En dhegam mannil ingae saayaadhu | My body shall not rest in this soil. |
| Male | |
| Gangaikkoru karai kattalaam | One can build a bank for the Ganges river. |
| Kaavirikkum anai kattalaam | One can build a dam across the Kaveri river. |
| Kaadhalukku veli kattalaama | But can anyone build a fence around love? |
| Hey mannil vachu moodum | Hey, every seed that is buried in the soil |
| Vidhai yaavum payir aagum | Will eventually sprout into a crop. |
| Mazhai megam neruppaagi | Rain clouds will never turn into fire, |
| Pogaathamma | My dear woman! |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalukku kangal illae raasa | Love has no eyes, my prince. |
| Kannukullae unna vechaa rosaa | The rose who kept you inside her eyes. |
| Kaadhalukku kangal illae raasa | Love has no eyes, my prince. |
| Female | |
| Thanneeril neendhi chellum meen ondru | A fish swimming freely in cool water, |
| Sudum venneeril vizhundhaalae ennaagum | What happens if it falls into scalding hot water? |
| Ilam panneeril aadum thanga roja poo | A golden rose dancing in gentle rosewater, |
| Adhu mul meedhu vizhundhaalae pollaappu | Trouble ensues if it falls upon thorns. |
| Female | |
| Eppozhudhum manasil unnai enni | Who here can put an obstacle |
| Enni irukkum ennai | To me, who constantly keeps thinking |
| Thadaithaan seivaaringae yaaru | Of you in my heart at all times? |
| Mella thulli varum kaathu | The breeze that gently bounces along |
| Thadai paathu thayangaathu | Does not hesitate upon seeing an obstacle. |
| Ennaalum un nesam maaraadhaiyaa | My love for you will never change, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaluku kangal illae maanae | Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl. |
| Kannukkulla unna vechen naanae | I have placed you inside my eyes. |
| Kaadhal oru thunba kadhaiyo | Is love a tale of sorrow? |
| Kaalam thandha maaya valaiyo | Is it an illusionary net spun by time? |
| Gangai vellam kannil konden naanae | I have gathered floods of Ganges tears in my eyes. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalukku kangal illae maanae | Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl. |
| Kannukkulla unna vechen naanae | I have placed you inside my eyes. |
| Kaadhalukku kangal illae maanae | Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl. |
காதலுக்கு கண்கள்
இல்லே மானே
காதலுக்கு கண்கள்
இல்லே மானே
கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன
வச்சேன் நானே
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
I have placed you inside my eyes.
Is love a tale of sorrow?
Is it an illusionary net spun by time?
I have gathered floods of Ganges tears in my eyes.
காதல் ஒரு துன்பக்
கதையோ காலம் தந்த
மாய வலையோ
கங்கை வெள்ளம் கண்ணில்
கொண்டேன் நானே
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
I have placed you inside my eyes.
காதலுக்கு கண்கள்
இல்லே மானே
கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன
வச்சேன் நானே
All my melodies here are you alone.
Is there any day I do not think of you, flower-like maiden?
Without coming to join you,
My body shall not rest in this soil.
என் ராகம் எல்லாம்
இங்கே நீ தானே
உன்னை என்னாத நாள்
ஏது பூ மானே
அடி உன்னோடு
நானும் வந்து சேராது
என் தேகம் மண்ணில்
இங்கே சாயாது
One can build a bank for the Ganges river.
One can build a dam across the Kaveri river.
But can anyone build a fence around love?
Hey, every seed that is buried in the soil
Will eventually sprout into a crop.
Rain clouds will never turn into fire,
My dear woman!
கங்கைக்கொரு கரை கட்டலாம்
காவிரிக்கும் அணை கட்டலாம்
காதலுக்கே வேலி கட்டலாமா
ஹே மண்ணில் வச்சு மூடும்
விதையாவும் பயிர் ஆகும்
மழை மேகம் நெருப்பாகி
போகாதம்மா
Love has no eyes, my prince.
The rose who kept you inside her eyes.
Love has no eyes, my prince.
காதலுக்கு கண்கள்
இல்லே ராசா
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே உன்ன
வச்சா ரோசா
காதலுக்கு கண்கள்
இல்லே ராசா
A fish swimming freely in cool water,
What happens if it falls into scalding hot water?
A golden rose dancing in gentle rosewater,
Trouble ensues if it falls upon thorns.
தண்ணீரில் நீந்திச்
செல்லும் மீன் ஒன்று
சுடும் வெந்நீரில்
விழுந்தாலே என்னாகும்
இளம் பன்னீரில்
ஆடும் தங்க ரோஜாப்பூ
அது முள் மீது
விழுந்தாலே பொல்லாப்பு
Who here can put an obstacle
To me, who constantly keeps thinking
Of you in my heart at all times?
The breeze that gently bounces along
Does not hesitate upon seeing an obstacle.
My love for you will never change, my dear.
எப்பொழுதும் மனசில்
உன்னை எண்ணி எண்ணி
இருக்கும் உன்னை
தடைதான் செய்வார் இங்கே யாரு
மெல்ல துள்ளி வரும் காத்து
தடை பாத்து தயங்காது
எந்நாளும் என் நேசம்
மாறாதையா
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
I have placed you inside my eyes.
Is love a tale of sorrow?
Is it an illusionary net spun by time?
I have gathered floods of Ganges tears in my eyes.
காதலுக்கு கண்கள்
இல்லே மானே
கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன
வச்சேன் நானே
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
I have placed you inside my eyes.
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
காதல் ஒரு
துன்பக் கதையோ
காலம் தந்த
மாய வலையோ
கங்கை வெள்ளம் கண்ணில்
கொண்டேன் நானே
காதலுக்கு கண்கள்
இல்லே மானே
கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன
வச்சேன் நானே
காதலுக்கு கண்கள்
இல்லே மானே
Kaadhalukku kangal illae maanae
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
Kaadhaluku kangal illae maanae
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
Kannukkulla unna vechen naanae
I have placed you inside my eyes.
Kaadhal oru thunba kadhaiyo
Is love a tale of sorrow?
Kaalam thandha maaya valaiyo
Is it an illusionary net spun by time?
Gangai vellam kannil konden naanae
I have gathered floods of Ganges tears in my eyes.
Kaadhalukku kangal illae maanae
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
Kannukkulla unna vechen naanae
I have placed you inside my eyes.
En raagam ellaam ingae needhaanae
All my melodies here are you alone.
Unai ennaadha naal yedhu poo maanae
Is there any day I do not think of you, flower-like maiden?
Adi unnodu naanum vandhu seraadhu
Without coming to join you,
En dhegam mannil ingae saayaadhu
My body shall not rest in this soil.
Gangaikkoru karai kattalaam
One can build a bank for the Ganges river.
Kaavirikkum anai kattalaam
One can build a dam across the Kaveri river.
Kaadhalukku veli kattalaama
But can anyone build a fence around love?
Hey mannil vachu moodum
Hey, every seed that is buried in the soil
Vidhai yaavum payir aagum
Will eventually sprout into a crop.
Mazhai megam neruppaagi
Rain clouds will never turn into fire,
Pogaathamma
My dear woman!
Kaadhalukku kangal illae raasa
Love has no eyes, my prince.
Kannukullae unna vechaa rosaa
The rose who kept you inside her eyes.
Kaadhalukku kangal illae raasa
Love has no eyes, my prince.
Thanneeril neendhi chellum meen ondru
A fish swimming freely in cool water,
Sudum venneeril vizhundhaalae ennaagum
What happens if it falls into scalding hot water?
Ilam panneeril aadum thanga roja poo
A golden rose dancing in gentle rosewater,
Adhu mul meedhu vizhundhaalae pollaappu
Trouble ensues if it falls upon thorns.
Eppozhudhum manasil unnai enni
Who here can put an obstacle
Enni irukkum ennai
To me, who constantly keeps thinking
Thadaithaan seivaaringae yaaru
Of you in my heart at all times?
Mella thulli varum kaathu
The breeze that gently bounces along
Thadai paathu thayangaathu
Does not hesitate upon seeing an obstacle.
Ennaalum un nesam maaraadhaiyaa
My love for you will never change, my dear.
Kaadhaluku kangal illae maanae
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
Kannukkulla unna vechen naanae
I have placed you inside my eyes.
Kaadhal oru thunba kadhaiyo
Is love a tale of sorrow?
Kaalam thandha maaya valaiyo
Is it an illusionary net spun by time?
Gangai vellam kannil konden naanae
I have gathered floods of Ganges tears in my eyes.
Kaadhalukku kangal illae maanae
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
Kannukkulla unna vechen naanae
I have placed you inside my eyes.
Kaadhalukku kangal illae maanae
Love has no eyes, my dear deer-like girl.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Nadodi Pattukkaran' expresses the deep, unconditional, and unyielding nature of love between two soulmates facing trials. The lovers convey that true love is blind to social barriers and physical constraints. Through vivid imagery of rivers, seeds, and breeze, they argue that love is a force of nature that cannot be fenced or restrained by human intervention.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhal oru thunba kadhaiyo / Kaalam thandha maaya valaiyo”
Compares love directly to a sad story and a net of illusion created by time.
Rhetorical Question
“Kaadhalukku veli kattalaama”
Uses rhetorical questioning to emphasize that while natural rivers can be dammed, love cannot be fenced or controlled.
Analogy
“Thanneeril neendhi chellum meen ondru / Sudum venneeril vizhundhaalae ennaagum”
Compares the suffering in love to a fish unexpectedly falling from cool water into boiling water.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Gangaikkoru karai kattalaam / Kaavirikkum anai kattalaam”
Rhyming of the second letter 'n' in 'Gangaikkoru' and 'Kaavirikkum' creates melodic harmony.
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Trivia
Nadodi Pattukkaran (1992) stars Prashanth and Bhanupriya in the lead roles, with iconic music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and soulful lyrics crafted by Muthulingam.
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