- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Raja 1972 Film
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
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↻ English translation
Kalyaana ponnu kada pakkam ponaa
Kannaala paathu thudippadhu naanaa
Kalyaana ponnu kada pakkam ponaa
Kannaala paathu thudippadhu naanaa
Kadhal bodhai oottum paavai nee thaanae…
Ini kaaval venum vaeli venum
Kaavalan naan thaanae
Ini kaaval venum vaeli venum
Kaavalan naan thaanae
Kalyaana ponnu kada pakkam ponaa
Kannaala paathu thudippadhu naanaa
Kadhal bodhai oottum paavai nee thaanae..
Naeril vandha radhiyo madhiyo
Neela kangal kaniyo nadhiyo
Naeril vandha radhiyo madhiyo
Neela kangal kaniyo nadhiyo
Ilai vidum podhae malar vidum roja
Parippavan yaaro naanallavo
Ilai vidum podhae malar vidum roja
Parippavan yaaro naanallavo
Radha mogam raajaa yogam
Radha mogam raajaa yogam
Saalai oram aasai geedham
Gaanam paadum vaanampaadi nee thaanae…
Ini kaaval venum vaeli venum
Kaavalan naan thaanae
Ini kaaval venum vaeli venum
Kaavalan naan thaanae
Kalyaana ponnu kada pakkam ponaa
Kannaala paathu thudippadhu naanaa
Kadhal bodhai oottum paavai nee thaanae..
Thozhi pengal varavae illaiyo
Thozhanaaga varavo tharavo…
Thozhi pengal varavae illaiyo
Thozhanaaga varavo tharavo…
Oru pakka kaadhal iru pakkamaaga
Sammadham solbaval neeyallavo
Oru pakka kaadhal iru pakkamaaga
Sammadham solbaval neeyallavo
Seethaa mogam raaman yogam
Seethaa mogam raaman yogam
Naanum neeyum paadum raagam
Odi odi kaadhal paattu naan paada…
Nee aadi aadi pogum vegam
Pennukku sari thaanaa
Nee aadi aadi pogum vegam
Pennukku sari thaanaa
Kalyaana ponnu kada pakkam ponaa
Kannaala paathu thudippadhu naanaa
Kadhal bodhai oottum paavai nee thaanae…
Laa laa lalalaa ….laa laa lalalaa
Laa laa lalalaa…. laa laa lalalaa
Laa laa lalalaa …. laa laa lalalaa
When a bride-to-be goes towards the market,
am I the one whose heart flutters just looking at her?
When a bride-to-be goes towards the market,
am I the one whose heart flutters just looking at her?
You are the lovely girl who makes me drunk on love...
From now on you need a guard, you need a fence,
and I am that guardian!
From now on you need a guard, you need a fence,
and I am that guardian!
When a bride-to-be goes towards the market,
am I the one whose heart flutters just looking at her?
You are the lovely girl who makes me drunk on love...
Are you Rathi (goddess of beauty) or the moon come in person?
Are your blue eyes a sweet fruit or a flowing river?
Are you Rathi (goddess of beauty) or the moon come in person?
Are your blue eyes a sweet fruit or a flowing river?
Like a rose that blooms just as its leaves fall,
who else is meant to pluck it if not me?
Like a rose that blooms just as its leaves fall,
who else is meant to pluck it if not me?
Radha's love is a kingly fortune,
Radha's love is a kingly fortune!
A song of desire along the roadside,
and you are the skylark singing that melody...
From now on you need a guard, you need a fence,
and I am that guardian!
From now on you need a guard, you need a fence,
and I am that guardian!
When a bride-to-be goes towards the market,
am I the one whose heart flutters just looking at her?
You are the lovely girl who makes me drunk on love...
Didn't your friends come along with you?
Shall I come by your side as your companion?
Didn't your friends come along with you?
Shall I come by your side as your companion?
For one-sided love to become mutual on both sides,
aren't you the one who must say yes?
For one-sided love to become mutual on both sides,
aren't you the one who must say yes?
Sita's love is Rama's great fortune,
Sita's love is Rama's great fortune!
This is the melody that you and I sing!
While I run along singing love songs,
the swift, swaying pace at which you walk away—
is that really right for a girl?
The swift, swaying pace at which you walk away—
is that really right for a girl?
When a bride-to-be goes towards the market,
am I the one whose heart flutters just looking at her?
You are the lovely girl who makes me drunk on love...
La la lalala... La la lalala...
La la lalala... La la lalala...
La la lalala... La la lalala...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and romantic song from the 1972 Tamil film 'Raja' depicts the male protagonist teasing and complimenting the heroine as she walks down a public street. He expresses his intense attraction to her beauty, playfully questioning if she is an embodiment of Goddess Rathi or the moon, and offering himself as her protector and companion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor & Imagery
“Naeril vandha radhiyo madhiyo”
Compares the heroine to divine figures like Rathi (Goddess of beauty) and the moon, and her eyes to sweet fruit and rivers.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kalyaana ponnu kada pakkam ponaa”
Matching initial sounds in words like 'Kalyaana' and 'Kannaala' to create rhythmic harmony.
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for effect)
“Odi odi kaadhal paattu naan paada…”
Repetition of words like 'Odi odi' and 'Aadi aadi' to emphasize action and movement in a musical rhythm.
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Trivia
Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this classic track features Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa in the lead roles of the 1972 film 'Raja'.
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