Kaiyum Odale Kaalum Odale
From Adutha Veettu Penn · 1960
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- S. C. Krishnan, T. V. Rathnam
- Music director
- P. Adinarayana Rao
- Details
- Adutha Veettu Penn1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaiyum odalae kaalum odalae | My hands do not move, my legs do not move |
| Kannammaa adi en kannammaa | Oh Kannamma, hey my Kannamma |
| Kannammaa un aasaiyinaalae | Kannamma, because of my desire for you |
| Kaaththu kaaththu kavalaiyaaguthu | Waiting and waiting turns into anxiety |
| Kadhal baanam egiri paayuuthu | The arrow of love leaps and strikes |
| Kazhaniyil un roobam kaanuthu | I see your image in the paddy field |
| Kannaattiyai naanum kaanaatti ponaa | If I do not see my sweet beloved girl |
| Male | |
| Kaiyum odalae kaalum odalae | My hands do not move, my legs do not move |
| Kannammaa adi en kannammaa | Oh Kannamma, hey my Kannamma |
| Kannammaa un aasaiyinaalae | Kannamma, because of my desire for you |
| Kaiyum odalae kaalum odalae | My hands do not move, my legs do not move |
| Female | |
| Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae | My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat |
| Kadhalunaa kadhalunaa | If this is love, if this is love... |
| Male :Aiyye | Male: Hey! |
| Female :Kadhalunaa enakku puriyalae | Female: If this is love, I do not understand it |
| Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae | My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat |
| Kadhalunaa enakku puriyalae | If this is love, I do not understand it |
| Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae | My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat |
| Female | |
| Mannai nambum maraththaiyum polae | Like a tree that trusts the land |
| Maattai nambum vanidiyai pola | Like a bullock cart that trusts the bull |
| Mannai nambum maraththaiyum polae | Like a tree that trusts the land |
| Maattai nambum vanidiyai pola | Like a bullock cart that trusts the bull |
| Unnai nambi vanthathinaalae | Because I came placing my trust in you |
| Ennaasai machchaanae unnaalaethaan | Oh my dear lover, it is all because of you |
| Female | |
| Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae | My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat |
| Kadhalunaa…aaa….aa…. | If this is love... ah... |
| Kadhalunaa enakku puriyalae | If this is love, I do not understand it |
| Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae | My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat |
| Male | |
| Killaadi mavan killaadi naanae | I am a clever son of a clever father |
| Un killed velaiyai purinjukittaenae | I have understood your cunning trick |
| Kai valaiyal udainjathenna kaaranam sollu | Tell me the reason why your glass bangle broke |
| Female | |
| Ellaam therinja machchaan neeyum | You are my lover who knows everything |
| Ippadiyellaam pesalaamaa | Is it right for you to speak like this? |
| Neeyum ippadiyellaam pesalaamaa | Should you also talk to me like this? |
| Pallaavaraththu bussilae yeaerayilae | While boarding the Pallavaram bus |
| Naan pallaavaraththu bussilae yeaerayilae | When I got onto the Pallavaram bus |
| Valaiyal pattunnu udainju pochuthu machchaanae | The bangle snapped and broke suddenly, my dear |
| Ippadiyae santhegapattaa eppadi porathu | If you doubt me like this, how can we carry on? |
| Male | |
| Kannukazhagaana saanthu pottu | The beautiful tilak/santhu dot near your eyes |
| Kalainjathenna kaaranamo solludi | Tell me the reason why it got smudged, girl! |
| Female :Kannai moodikitu thoongayilae | Female: When I was sleeping with my eyes closed |
| Thalaikaaniyaal kalainju pochchuthu | It got smudged against the pillow |
| Male :Adangippuraanae | Male: Oh shut up, you wild dove! |
| Male | |
| Seevi mudichcha koondhal unakku | Your neatly combed hair |
| Sikkalaa yaendi pochchuthu | Why did it get all tangled up? |
| Female :Kannang karuththitta karuva maraththil | Female: On the dark black thorn tree |
| Maatti ippadi aachchuthu | It got caught and ended up like this |
| Male :Aagum | Male: Sure! |
| Female :Aiyyo | Female: Oh my! |
| Male :Aagum | Male: Sure! |
| Female :Amma | Female: Oh mother! |
| Female | |
| Pennaaga piranthathum thappu | Being born as a woman was a mistake |
| Unnai purushanaa ninaichchathum thappu | Considering you as my husband was a mistake |
| Andru kannaalae paarththathum thappu | Looking at you with my eyes back then was a mistake |
| Unnai kadhal seithathum thappu | Loving you was a mistake |
| Female | |
| Thappu | It was a mistake! |
| Male :Illae | Male: No! |
| Female :Thappu | Female: A mistake! |
| Male :Illae karaiyaanin veettukkullae | Male: No! Just like a black cobra inhabiting a termite mound |
| Karunaagam kudiyirukkum kaalaththai polavae | In such times... |
| Nampa kadhalum maarumo endru | Fearing whether our love too would turn toxic or change |
| Naan santhega pattathum thappu idho thaadaiyilae | It was my mistake to doubt you, see here on my chin |
| Pottukkiraen | I slap myself in repentance |
| Thappu thappu thappu….. | Mistake, mistake, mistake... |
கையும் ஓடலே காலும் ஓடலே
கண்ணம்மா அடி என் கண்ணம்மா
கண்ணம்மா உன் ஆசையினாலே
காத்து காத்து கவலையாகுது
காதல் பாணம் எகிறிப் பாயுது
கழனியில் உன் ரூபம் காணுது
கன்னாட்டியை நானும் கானாட்டிப் போனா
My hands do not move, my legs do not move
Oh Kannamma, hey my Kannamma
Kannamma, because of my desire for you
Waiting and waiting turns into anxiety
The arrow of love leaps and strikes
I see your image in the paddy field
If I do not see my sweet beloved girl
கையும் ஓடலே காலும் ஓடலே
கண்ணம்மா அடி என் கண்ணம்மா
கண்ணம்மா உன் ஆசையினாலே
கையும் ஓடலே காலும் ஓடலே
My hands do not move, my legs do not move
Oh Kannamma, hey my Kannamma
Kannamma, because of my desire for you
My hands do not move, my legs do not move
கண்ணும் உறங்கலே கஞ்சியும் இறங்கலே
காதலுனா காதலுனா
அய்யே
காதலுனா எனக்குப் புரியலே
கண்ணும் உறங்கலே கஞ்சியும் இறங்கலே
காதலுனா எனக்குப் புரியலே
கண்ணும் உறங்கலே கஞ்சியும் இறங்கலே
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
If this is love, if this is love...
Male: Hey!
Female: If this is love, I do not understand it
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
If this is love, I do not understand it
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
மண்ணை நம்பும் மரத்தையும் போலே
மாட்டை நம்பும் வண்டியைப் போல
மண்ணை நம்பும் மரத்தையும் போலே
மாட்டை நம்பும் வண்டியைப் போல
உன்னை நம்பி வந்ததினாலே
என்னாசை மச்சானே உன்னாலேதான்
Like a tree that trusts the land
Like a bullock cart that trusts the bull
Like a tree that trusts the land
Like a bullock cart that trusts the bull
Because I came placing my trust in you
Oh my dear lover, it is all because of you
கண்ணும் உறங்கலே கஞ்சியும் இறங்கலே
காதலுனா ஆஅ....ஆ.......
காதலுனா எனக்குப் புரியலே
கண்ணும் உறங்கலே கஞ்சியும் இறங்கலே
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
If this is love... ah...
If this is love, I do not understand it
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
கில்லாடி மவன் கில்லாடி நானே
உன் கில்டு வேலையைப் புரிஞ்சிக் கிட்டேனே
கை வளையல் உடைஞ்சதென்ன காரணம் சொல்லு
I am a clever son of a clever father
I have understood your cunning trick
Tell me the reason why your glass bangle broke
எல்லாம் தெரிஞ்ச மச்சான் நீயும்
இப்படியெல்லாம் பேசலாமா
நீயும் இப்படியெல்லாம் பேசலாமா
பல்லாவரத்துப் பஸ்ஸிலே ஏறயிலே
நான் பல்லாவரத்துப் பஸ்ஸிலே ஏறயிலே
வளையல் பட்டுன்னு உடைஞ்சு போச்சுது மச்சானே
இப்படியே சந்தேகப் பட்டா எப்படிப் போறது
You are my lover who knows everything
Is it right for you to speak like this?
Should you also talk to me like this?
While boarding the Pallavaram bus
When I got onto the Pallavaram bus
The bangle snapped and broke suddenly, my dear
If you doubt me like this, how can we carry on?
கண்ணுக்கழகான சாந்துப் பொட்டு
கலைஞ்சதென்ன காரணமோ சொல்லுடி
கண்ணை மூடிக்கிட்டுத் தூங்கையிலே
தலைகாணியால் கலைஞ்சுப் போச்சுது
அடங்கொப்புறானே
The beautiful tilak/santhu dot near your eyes
Tell me the reason why it got smudged, girl!
Female: When I was sleeping with my eyes closed
It got smudged against the pillow
Male: Oh shut up, you wild dove!
சீவி முடிச்ச கூந்தல் உனக்கு
சிக்கலா ஏண்டி போச்சுது
கன்னங் கருத்திட்ட கருவ மரத்தில்
மாட்டி இப்படி ஆச்சுது
ஆகும்
அய்யோ
ஆகும்
அம்மா
Your neatly combed hair
Why did it get all tangled up?
Female: On the dark black thorn tree
It got caught and ended up like this
Male: Sure!
Female: Oh my!
Male: Sure!
Female: Oh mother!
பெண்ணாக பிறந்ததும் தப்பு
உன்னை புருஷனா நினைச்சதும் தப்பு
அன்று கண்ணாலே பாத்ததும் தப்பு
உன்னை காதல் செய்ததும் தப்பு
Being born as a woman was a mistake
Considering you as my husband was a mistake
Looking at you with my eyes back then was a mistake
Loving you was a mistake
தப்பு
இல்லே
தப்பு
இல்லே கரையானின் வீட்டுக்குள்ளே
கருநாகம் குடியிருக்கும் காலத்தைப் போலவே
நம்ப காதலும் மாறுமோ என்று
நான் சந்தேகப் பட்டதும் தப்பு இதோ தாடையிலே
போட்டுக்கிறேன்
தப்பு....தப்பு....தப்பு....
It was a mistake!
Male: No!
Female: A mistake!
Male: No! Just like a black cobra inhabiting a termite mound
In such times...
Fearing whether our love too would turn toxic or change
It was my mistake to doubt you, see here on my chin
I slap myself in repentance
Mistake, mistake, mistake...
Kaiyum odalae kaalum odalae
My hands do not move, my legs do not move
Kannammaa adi en kannammaa
Oh Kannamma, hey my Kannamma
Kannammaa un aasaiyinaalae
Kannamma, because of my desire for you
Kaaththu kaaththu kavalaiyaaguthu
Waiting and waiting turns into anxiety
Kadhal baanam egiri paayuuthu
The arrow of love leaps and strikes
Kazhaniyil un roobam kaanuthu
I see your image in the paddy field
Kannaattiyai naanum kaanaatti ponaa
If I do not see my sweet beloved girl
Kaiyum odalae kaalum odalae
My hands do not move, my legs do not move
Kannammaa adi en kannammaa
Oh Kannamma, hey my Kannamma
Kannammaa un aasaiyinaalae
Kannamma, because of my desire for you
Kaiyum odalae kaalum odalae
My hands do not move, my legs do not move
Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
Kadhalunaa kadhalunaa
If this is love, if this is love...
Male :Aiyye
Male: Hey!
Female :Kadhalunaa enakku puriyalae
Female: If this is love, I do not understand it
Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
Kadhalunaa enakku puriyalae
If this is love, I do not understand it
Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
Mannai nambum maraththaiyum polae
Like a tree that trusts the land
Maattai nambum vanidiyai pola
Like a bullock cart that trusts the bull
Mannai nambum maraththaiyum polae
Like a tree that trusts the land
Maattai nambum vanidiyai pola
Like a bullock cart that trusts the bull
Unnai nambi vanthathinaalae
Because I came placing my trust in you
Ennaasai machchaanae unnaalaethaan
Oh my dear lover, it is all because of you
Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
Kadhalunaa…aaa….aa….
If this is love... ah...
Kadhalunaa enakku puriyalae
If this is love, I do not understand it
Kannum urangalae kanjiyum irangalae
My eyes get no sleep, and porridge does not go down my throat
Killaadi mavan killaadi naanae
I am a clever son of a clever father
Un killed velaiyai purinjukittaenae
I have understood your cunning trick
Kai valaiyal udainjathenna kaaranam sollu
Tell me the reason why your glass bangle broke
Ellaam therinja machchaan neeyum
You are my lover who knows everything
Ippadiyellaam pesalaamaa
Is it right for you to speak like this?
Neeyum ippadiyellaam pesalaamaa
Should you also talk to me like this?
Pallaavaraththu bussilae yeaerayilae
While boarding the Pallavaram bus
Naan pallaavaraththu bussilae yeaerayilae
When I got onto the Pallavaram bus
Valaiyal pattunnu udainju pochuthu machchaanae
The bangle snapped and broke suddenly, my dear
Ippadiyae santhegapattaa eppadi porathu
If you doubt me like this, how can we carry on?
Kannukazhagaana saanthu pottu
The beautiful tilak/santhu dot near your eyes
Kalainjathenna kaaranamo solludi
Tell me the reason why it got smudged, girl!
Female :Kannai moodikitu thoongayilae
Female: When I was sleeping with my eyes closed
Thalaikaaniyaal kalainju pochchuthu
It got smudged against the pillow
Male :Adangippuraanae
Male: Oh shut up, you wild dove!
Seevi mudichcha koondhal unakku
Your neatly combed hair
Sikkalaa yaendi pochchuthu
Why did it get all tangled up?
Female :Kannang karuththitta karuva maraththil
Female: On the dark black thorn tree
Maatti ippadi aachchuthu
It got caught and ended up like this
Male :Aagum
Male: Sure!
Female :Aiyyo
Female: Oh my!
Male :Aagum
Male: Sure!
Female :Amma
Female: Oh mother!
Pennaaga piranthathum thappu
Being born as a woman was a mistake
Unnai purushanaa ninaichchathum thappu
Considering you as my husband was a mistake
Andru kannaalae paarththathum thappu
Looking at you with my eyes back then was a mistake
Unnai kadhal seithathum thappu
Loving you was a mistake
Thappu
It was a mistake!
Male :Illae
Male: No!
Female :Thappu
Female: A mistake!
Male :Illae karaiyaanin veettukkullae
Male: No! Just like a black cobra inhabiting a termite mound
Karunaagam kudiyirukkum kaalaththai polavae
In such times...
Nampa kadhalum maarumo endru
Fearing whether our love too would turn toxic or change
Naan santhega pattathum thappu idho thaadaiyilae
It was my mistake to doubt you, see here on my chin
Pottukkiraen
I slap myself in repentance
Thappu thappu thappu…..
Mistake, mistake, mistake...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic comedic duet from the 1960 movie 'Adutha Veettu Penn' captures a playful squabble between two lovers. The song opens with the male lover expressing his intense love-sickness and yearning, while the female lover laments the restlessness and confusion brought about by love, comparing her trust in him to a tree rooted in soil or a cart driven by a bullock.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kannammaa un aasaiyinaalae / Kadhal baanam egiri paayuuthu”
The second consonant 'nn' repeats across initial lines, creating a pleasing rhythmic flow.
Upamai (Simile)
“Mannai nambum maraththaiyum polae / Maattai nambum vanidiyai pola”
The heroine compares her complete trust in her lover to a tree's reliance on soil and a cart's reliance on a bullock.
Metaphor & Imagery
“Karaiyaanin veettukkullae / Karunaagam kudiyirukkum kaalaththai polavae”
The hero uses the vivid metaphor of a venomous cobra taking refuge in a termite mound to describe how suspicion secretly entered his loving mind.
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Trivia
'Adutha Veettu Penn' (1960) is a renowned Tamil comedy film starring T. R. Ramachandran and Anjali Devi. The song features comical folk-style banter written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and set to music by P. Adinarayana Rao, showcasing traditional rural folk idioms and humorous exaggeration.
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