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Kadhalukku Naalu

From Poi Sollathe · 1971

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Poi Sollathe
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
13 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kadhalukku naalu pakkam
Kaalgalukku naalu nadai
Male :Maadharukku naalu gunam
Mai vizhikku naalu mozhi
Kangalinaal ezhudhuvadhae mudhal pakkam
Kalandhu kollum idhayangalae irandaam pakkam
Male :Ennuvadhai solluvadhae moondraam pakkam
Eeruyirum inaivadhu thaan naalu pakkam
Kadhalukku naalu pakkam
Kaalgalukku naalu nadai
Male :Maadharukku naalu gunam
Mai vizhikku naalu mozhi
Aasai midhakaiyilae anna nadai podum
Aruginil vaavendraal chinna nadai podum
Male :Kattilukku selgaiyilae kanni nadai podum
Kaar irul panjaniayil enna nadai podum
Kadhalukku naalu pakkam
Kaalgalukku naalu nadai
Male :Maadharukku naalu gunam
Mai vizhikku naalu mozhi
Kaadhalanin paarvaiyilae thalai kavilum oru gunam
Kaigalukkul irukkaiyilae kann maraikkkum maru gunam
Male :Alli varum ninaivugalai adakki vaikkum oru gunam
Anaikkaiyilae athanaiyum maranthirukkum maru gunam
Kadhalukku naalu pakkam
Kaalgalukku naalu nadai
Male :Maadharukku naalu gunam
Mai vizhikku naalu mozhi
Thanakkul thanimaiyilae sirikkum mozhi ondru
Thalaimagan kangalukkum anuppum mozhi ondru
Male :Aasai malar poothathu pol veesum mozhi ondru
Aduthavarkku theriyaamal pesum mozhi ondru
Kadhalukku naalu pakkam
Kaalgalukku naalu nadai
Male :Maadharukku naalu gunam
Mai vizhikku naalu mozhi
Love has four pages
Feet have four ways of walking
Women have four qualities
Kohl-lined eyes have four languages
Writing with the eyes is the first page
Hearts blending together is the second page
Speaking what the heart thinks is the third page
Two souls uniting as one is the fourth page
Love has four pages
Feet have four ways of walking
Women have four qualities
Kohl-lined eyes have four languages
When desire rises, she walks with a swan's grace
When asked to come close, she takes small, shy steps
When walking toward the bed, she takes timid, gentle steps
In the pitch-black soft bed, what kind of steps will she take?
Love has four pages
Feet have four ways of walking
Women have four qualities
Kohl-lined eyes have four languages
Lowering her head before her lover's gaze is one quality
Covering her eyes while in his arms is another
Holding back a rush of deep feelings is one quality
Forgetting everything when embraced is another
Love has four pages
Feet have four ways of walking
Women have four qualities
Kohl-lined eyes have four languages
Smiling quietly to oneself in solitude is one language
Sending a silent message to her lover's eyes is another
Blooming like a flower of desire is one language
Speaking secretly without anyone knowing is another
Love has four pages
Feet have four ways of walking
Women have four qualities
Kohl-lined eyes have four languages
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet explores love and feminine beauty through a structured motif centered on the number 'four'. Kannadasan systematically breaks down four aspects of romance: the four stages of love (glances, emotional union, expression, and ultimate togetherness), four types of feminine gaits, four soft virtues of a woman, and four unspoken languages conveyed by her eyes. The lyricism gracefully weaves traditional Tamil aesthetic tropes (such as swan-like gaits and feminine modesty) into a romantic dialogue set to a melodic composition by K. V. Mahadevan.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Numerical Motif / Structural Anaphora

“Kadhalukku naalu pakkam”

The deliberate repeating structure using 'naalu' (four) organizes the verse into neat thematic quadruplets throughout the song.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Aasai midhakaiyilae anna nadai podum”

Comparing a woman's graceful, longing walk to that of a swan ('anna nadai').

Ethukai (Second-letter Assonance)

“Kangalinaal ezhudhuvadhae mudhal pakkam”

Rhyming of second consonant sounds in Tamil poetic tradition across paired lines.

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Trivia

Kannadasan draws inspiration from ancient Sangam literature principles regarding feminine virtues (traditionally Acham, Madam, Naanam, Payirpu) and adapts them into contemporary film lyrics with playful elegance.

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