Kanda Kanda Pasanga
From Devan · 2002
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, S. N. Surendar
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Devan2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top, |
| Chorus | |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top! |
| Male | |
| Engalaiyum konjam | Us too, just a little bit, |
| Mela yethunga | Please elevate us to the top. |
| Unga ora kannaal paathu vechu | Look at us out of the corner of your eye, |
| Lesaa thookkunga | And gently lift us up. |
| Chorus | |
| Engalaiyum konjam | Us too, just a little bit, |
| Mela yethunga | Please elevate us to the top. |
| Unga ora kannaal paathu vechu | Look at us out of the corner of your eye, |
| Lesaa thookkunga | And gently lift us up. |
| Male | |
| Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Male | |
| Engalaiyum konjam | Us too, just a little bit, |
| Mela yethunga | Please elevate us to the top. |
| Unga ora kannaal paathu vechu | Look at us out of the corner of your eye, |
| Lesaa thookkunga | And gently lift us up. |
| Male | |
| Melae irukkuravana | The person who is already at the top, |
| Yerakka venaanga | You don't need to bring him down. |
| Ada engala pottu tharaikkum keezhae | Hey, us who are pushed way below the ground, |
| Amukka venaanga | You don't need to crush us further. |
| Male | |
| Naayar mayor aagaum ezhuthu maarinaal | If fate changes, even a Nair becomes a mayor, |
| Lowerum upper thaanndi ezhutha maathunaan | Crossing lower and upper classes, he changed his destiny. |
| Chinna chinna thalaiyila nee ezhudhum ezhuthula | In the destiny you write on small heads, |
| Ennennavo nadakkudhingae onnum puriyallae | All kinds of strange things happen here, I don't understand anything! |
| Male | |
| Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Chorus | |
| Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Male | |
| Benz kekkalae toyota carum kekkalae | We didn't ask for a Benz, nor did we ask for a Toyota car, |
| Chorus | |
| Benz kekkalae toyota carum kekkalae | We didn't ask for a Benz, nor did we ask for a Toyota car. |
| Male | |
| Gypsy kekkalae santro carum kaekkalae | We didn't ask for a Gypsy, nor did we ask for a Santro car, |
| Chorus | |
| Gypsy kekkalae santro carum kekkalae | We didn't ask for a Gypsy, nor did we ask for a Santro car. |
| Male | |
| T V S suzuki thandhaal | If you give us a TVS Suzuki bike, |
| Edanjalaagumaa | Will it be a bother to you? |
| Indha olagathilae onakku yedhum | In this world, will anything for you |
| Koranju pogumaa | Decrease or diminish? |
| Chorus | |
| Edanjalaagumaa | Will it be a bother? |
| Onakkaedhum koranju pogumaa | Will anything diminish for you? |
| Male | |
| Pathu maadi veettukkulla | Inside a ten-story house, |
| AC room kekkavilla | We didn't ask for an air-conditioned room. |
| Porandha naalukkellaam | For every birthday, |
| Cakeugalum kekkavilla | We didn't ask for cakes either. |
| Ae appartmentaa kettom | Hey, did we ask for an apartment? |
| Naanga housing boardaa kettom | Did we ask for a housing board flat? |
| Ada otha kudisa outerilum | Hey, why haven't you given us even a single hut |
| Kodukkaliyae edhukku | On the outskirts of town? |
| Male | |
| Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Chorus : Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | Chorus: You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Male | |
| Yaaru yaaraiyo cinema hero aakura | You turn random people into cinema heroes, |
| Chorus | |
| Yaaru yaaraiyo cinema hero aakura | You turn random people into cinema heroes. |
| Male | |
| Vethu vaettaiyum MLA mandhiri aakkura | You turn useless fellas into MLAs and ministers, |
| Chorus | |
| Vethu vaettaiyum MLA mandhiri aakkura | You turn useless fellas into MLAs and ministers. |
| Male | |
| TV yilae serialu | In a television serial, |
| Nadikka maattomaa | Wouldn't we act? |
| Oru counsilloraa aakkipputtaa | If you make us a local councillor, |
| Adikka maattomaa | Wouldn't we strike it rich? |
| Chorus | |
| Nadikka maattomaa | Wouldn't we act? |
| Naanga yedhum adikka maattomaa | Wouldn't we make something for ourselves? |
| Male | |
| Osandhu ponavanum | The one who has risen up high |
| Aaduraan peyaattathil | Dances around like a possessed spirit. |
| Vasamaa maattikkittom | We are caught helpless |
| Vazhkkai ennum poraattathil | In the struggle called life. |
| Chorus | |
| Nee ezhudhi vacha kanakkaa | Is this the calculation/plan you wrote down? |
| Idhu onakku nallaa irukkaa | Does this look fair to you? |
| Nee engala mattum kazhichu vachu | Excluding only us, |
| Kotti vittaa kanakkaa | As if dumping us out of the count? |
| Male | |
| Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Chorus :Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | Chorus: You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Male | |
| Engalaiyum konjam | Us too, just a little bit, |
| Mela yethunga | Please elevate us to the top. |
| Unga ora kannaal paathu vechu | Look at us out of the corner of your eye, |
| Lesaa thookkunga | And gently lift us up. |
| Male | |
| Melae irukkuravana | The person who is at the top, |
| Yerakka venaanga | You don't need to bring him down. |
| Ada engala pottu tharaikkum keezhae | Hey, us who are pushed way below the ground, |
| Amukka venaanga | You don't need to crush us further. |
| Male | |
| Naayar mayor aagaum ezhuthu maarinaal | If fate changes, even a Nair becomes a mayor, |
| Lowerum upper thaanndi ezhutha maathunaan | Crossing lower and upper classes, he changed his destiny. |
| Chinna chinna thalaiyila nee ezhudhum ezhuthula | In the destiny you write on small heads, |
| Ennennavo nadakkudhingae onnum puriyallae | All kinds of strange things happen here, I don't understand anything! |
| Chorus | |
| Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
| Male | |
| Kanda kanda pasangalellaam | You elevate all sorts of random guys, |
| Melae yethum kadavulae | Oh God, who uplifts them to the top. |
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top,
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top!
எங்களையும் கொஞ்சம்
மேல ஏத்துங்க
உங்க ஓரக் கண்ணால் பாத்து வச்சு
லேசா தூக்குங்க
Us too, just a little bit,
Please elevate us to the top.
Look at us out of the corner of your eye,
And gently lift us up.
எங்களையும் கொஞ்சம்
மேல ஏத்துங்க
உங்க ஓரக் கண்ணால் பாத்து வச்சு
லேசா தூக்குங்க
Us too, just a little bit,
Please elevate us to the top.
Look at us out of the corner of your eye,
And gently lift us up.
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
எங்களையும் கொஞ்சம்
மேல ஏத்துங்க
உங்க ஓரக் கண்ணால் பாத்து வச்சு
லேசா தூக்குங்க
Us too, just a little bit,
Please elevate us to the top.
Look at us out of the corner of your eye,
And gently lift us up.
மேலே இருக்குறவன
எறக்க வேணாங்க
அட எங்கள போட்டு தரைக்கும் கீழே
அமுக்க வேணாங்க
The person who is already at the top,
You don't need to bring him down.
Hey, us who are pushed way below the ground,
You don't need to crush us further.
நாயர் மேயராகும் எழுத்து மாறினால்
லோயரும் அப்பர் தாண்டி எழுத்த மாத்துனான்
சின்னச் சின்ன தலையில நீ எழுதும் எழுத்துல
என்னென்னவோ நடக்குதிங்கே ஒண்ணும் புரியல்ல
If fate changes, even a Nair becomes a mayor,
Crossing lower and upper classes, he changed his destiny.
In the destiny you write on small heads,
All kinds of strange things happen here, I don't understand anything!
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
குழு :
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
பென்ஸ் கேக்கல
டொயோட்டா காரும் கேக்கலே
குழு :
பென்ஸ் கேக்கல
டொயோட்டா காரும் கேக்கலே
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
ஜிப்ஸி கேக்கல
சான்ட்ரோ காரும் கேக்கலே
குழு :
ஜிப்ஸி கேக்கல
சான்ட்ரோ காரும் கேக்கலே
We didn't ask for a Benz, nor did we ask for a Toyota car,
டி வி எஸ் சுஜூக்கி தந்தால்
எடஞ்சலாகுமா
இந்த ஒலகத்திலே ஒனக்கு ஏதும்
கொறஞ்சு போகுமா
We didn't ask for a Benz, nor did we ask for a Toyota car.
எடஞ்சலாகுமா
ஒனக்கு ஏதும் கொறஞ்சு போகுமா
We didn't ask for a Gypsy, nor did we ask for a Santro car,
பத்து மாடி வீட்டுக்குள்ள
ஏசி ரூமு கேக்கவில்ல
பொறந்த நாளுக்கெல்லாம்
கேக்குகளும் கேக்கவில்ல
ஏ அப்பார்ட்மென்டா கேட்டோம்
நாங்க ஹவுசிங் போர்டா கேட்டோம்
அட ஒத்த குடிச அவுட்டரிலும்
கொடுக்கலையே எதுக்கு
We didn't ask for a Gypsy, nor did we ask for a Santro car.
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
குழு :
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
If you give us a TVS Suzuki bike,
Will it be a bother to you?
In this world, will anything for you
Decrease or diminish?
யாரு யாரையோ
சினிமா ஹீரோ ஆக்குற
குழு :
யாரு யாரையோ
சினிமா ஹீரோ ஆக்குற
Will it be a bother?
Will anything diminish for you?
வெத்து வேட்டையும்
எம்எல்ஏ மந்திரியாக்குற
குழு :
வெத்து வேட்டையும்
எம்எல்ஏ மந்திரியாக்குற
Inside a ten-story house,
We didn't ask for an air-conditioned room.
For every birthday,
We didn't ask for cakes either.
Hey, did we ask for an apartment?
Did we ask for a housing board flat?
Hey, why haven't you given us even a single hut
On the outskirts of town?
டிவியில சீரியலு
நடிக்க மாட்டோமா
ஒரு கவுன்சிலரா ஆக்கிப்புட்டா
அடிக்க மாட்டோமா
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Chorus: You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
நடிக்க மாட்டோமா
நாங்க ஏதும் அடிக்க மாட்டோமா
You turn random people into cinema heroes,
ஒசந்து போனவனும்
ஆடுறான் பேயாட்டத்தில்
வசமா மாட்டிக்கிட்டோம்
வாழ்க்கை என்னும் போராட்டத்தில்
You turn random people into cinema heroes.
நீ எழுதி வச்ச கணக்கா
இது ஒனக்கு நல்லா இருக்கா
நீ எங்கள மட்டும் கழிச்சு வச்சு
கூட்டி விட்டா கணக்கா
You turn useless fellas into MLAs and ministers,
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
குழு :
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
You turn useless fellas into MLAs and ministers.
எங்களையும் கொஞ்சம்
மேல ஏத்துங்க
உங்க ஓரக் கண்ணால் பாத்து வச்சு
லேசா தூக்குங்க
In a television serial,
Wouldn't we act?
If you make us a local councillor,
Wouldn't we strike it rich?
மேலே இருக்குறவன
எறக்க வேணாங்க
அட எங்கள போட்டு தரைக்கும் கீழே
அமுக்க வேணாங்க
Wouldn't we act?
Wouldn't we make something for ourselves?
நாயர் மேயராகும் எழுத்து மாறினால்
லோயரும் அப்பர் தாண்டி எழுத்த மாத்துனான்
சின்னச் சின்ன தலையில நீ எழுதும் எழுத்துல
என்னென்னவோ நடக்குதிங்கே ஒண்ணும் புரியல்ல
The one who has risen up high
Dances around like a possessed spirit.
We are caught helpless
In the struggle called life.
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
Is this the calculation/plan you wrote down?
Does this look fair to you?
Excluding only us,
As if dumping us out of the count?
கண்ட கண்ட பசங்களெல்லாம்
மேலே ஏத்தும் கடவுளே
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Chorus: You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Us too, just a little bit,
Please elevate us to the top.
Look at us out of the corner of your eye,
And gently lift us up.
The person who is at the top,
You don't need to bring him down.
Hey, us who are pushed way below the ground,
You don't need to crush us further.
If fate changes, even a Nair becomes a mayor,
Crossing lower and upper classes, he changed his destiny.
In the destiny you write on small heads,
All kinds of strange things happen here, I don't understand anything!
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top!
Engalaiyum konjam
Us too, just a little bit,
Mela yethunga
Please elevate us to the top.
Unga ora kannaal paathu vechu
Look at us out of the corner of your eye,
Lesaa thookkunga
And gently lift us up.
Engalaiyum konjam
Us too, just a little bit,
Mela yethunga
Please elevate us to the top.
Unga ora kannaal paathu vechu
Look at us out of the corner of your eye,
Lesaa thookkunga
And gently lift us up.
Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Engalaiyum konjam
Us too, just a little bit,
Mela yethunga
Please elevate us to the top.
Unga ora kannaal paathu vechu
Look at us out of the corner of your eye,
Lesaa thookkunga
And gently lift us up.
Melae irukkuravana
The person who is already at the top,
Yerakka venaanga
You don't need to bring him down.
Ada engala pottu tharaikkum keezhae
Hey, us who are pushed way below the ground,
Amukka venaanga
You don't need to crush us further.
Naayar mayor aagaum ezhuthu maarinaal
If fate changes, even a Nair becomes a mayor,
Lowerum upper thaanndi ezhutha maathunaan
Crossing lower and upper classes, he changed his destiny.
Chinna chinna thalaiyila nee ezhudhum ezhuthula
In the destiny you write on small heads,
Ennennavo nadakkudhingae onnum puriyallae
All kinds of strange things happen here, I don't understand anything!
Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Benz kekkalae toyota carum kekkalae
We didn't ask for a Benz, nor did we ask for a Toyota car,
Benz kekkalae toyota carum kekkalae
We didn't ask for a Benz, nor did we ask for a Toyota car.
Gypsy kekkalae santro carum kaekkalae
We didn't ask for a Gypsy, nor did we ask for a Santro car,
Gypsy kekkalae santro carum kekkalae
We didn't ask for a Gypsy, nor did we ask for a Santro car.
T V S suzuki thandhaal
If you give us a TVS Suzuki bike,
Edanjalaagumaa
Will it be a bother to you?
Indha olagathilae onakku yedhum
In this world, will anything for you
Koranju pogumaa
Decrease or diminish?
Edanjalaagumaa
Will it be a bother?
Onakkaedhum koranju pogumaa
Will anything diminish for you?
Pathu maadi veettukkulla
Inside a ten-story house,
AC room kekkavilla
We didn't ask for an air-conditioned room.
Porandha naalukkellaam
For every birthday,
Cakeugalum kekkavilla
We didn't ask for cakes either.
Ae appartmentaa kettom
Hey, did we ask for an apartment?
Naanga housing boardaa kettom
Did we ask for a housing board flat?
Ada otha kudisa outerilum
Hey, why haven't you given us even a single hut
Kodukkaliyae edhukku
On the outskirts of town?
Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Chorus : Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
Chorus: You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Yaaru yaaraiyo cinema hero aakura
You turn random people into cinema heroes,
Yaaru yaaraiyo cinema hero aakura
You turn random people into cinema heroes.
Vethu vaettaiyum MLA mandhiri aakkura
You turn useless fellas into MLAs and ministers,
Vethu vaettaiyum MLA mandhiri aakkura
You turn useless fellas into MLAs and ministers.
TV yilae serialu
In a television serial,
Nadikka maattomaa
Wouldn't we act?
Oru counsilloraa aakkipputtaa
If you make us a local councillor,
Adikka maattomaa
Wouldn't we strike it rich?
Nadikka maattomaa
Wouldn't we act?
Naanga yedhum adikka maattomaa
Wouldn't we make something for ourselves?
Osandhu ponavanum
The one who has risen up high
Aaduraan peyaattathil
Dances around like a possessed spirit.
Vasamaa maattikkittom
We are caught helpless
Vazhkkai ennum poraattathil
In the struggle called life.
Nee ezhudhi vacha kanakkaa
Is this the calculation/plan you wrote down?
Idhu onakku nallaa irukkaa
Does this look fair to you?
Nee engala mattum kazhichu vachu
Excluding only us,
Kotti vittaa kanakkaa
As if dumping us out of the count?
Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Chorus :Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
Chorus: You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Engalaiyum konjam
Us too, just a little bit,
Mela yethunga
Please elevate us to the top.
Unga ora kannaal paathu vechu
Look at us out of the corner of your eye,
Lesaa thookkunga
And gently lift us up.
Melae irukkuravana
The person who is at the top,
Yerakka venaanga
You don't need to bring him down.
Ada engala pottu tharaikkum keezhae
Hey, us who are pushed way below the ground,
Amukka venaanga
You don't need to crush us further.
Naayar mayor aagaum ezhuthu maarinaal
If fate changes, even a Nair becomes a mayor,
Lowerum upper thaanndi ezhutha maathunaan
Crossing lower and upper classes, he changed his destiny.
Chinna chinna thalaiyila nee ezhudhum ezhuthula
In the destiny you write on small heads,
Ennennavo nadakkudhingae onnum puriyallae
All kinds of strange things happen here, I don't understand anything!
Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Kanda kanda pasangalellaam
You elevate all sorts of random guys,
Melae yethum kadavulae
Oh God, who uplifts them to the top.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kanda Kanda Pasangalellaam' from the film Devan (2002) is a lighthearted yet deeply satirical song written as a direct conversation between the common working-class man and God. The lyrics question the apparent arbitrariness of fate, highlighting how random, seemingly ordinary, or even untalented individuals often get elevated to positions of fame, power, and wealth—becoming film stars, politicians, or owners of luxury cars.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Epiphora / Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Benz kekkalae toyota carum kekkalae / Gypsy kekkalae santro carum kaekkalae”
The deliberate repetition of the word 'kekkaalae' (didn't ask) at the end of consecutive lines emphasizes the speakers' humble demands and modesty compared to the wealthy.
Metaphor (Urvakam)
“Vazhkkai ennum poraattathil”
Life is explicitly described as a battle or struggle ('poraattam'), painting the everyday human condition as a constant fight for survival.
Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)
“Lowerum upper thaanndi ezhutha maathunaan”
Contrasting 'lower' and 'upper' classes to showcase sudden upward social mobility driven by unpredictable destiny.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Naayar mayor aagaum ezhuthu maarinaal”
The second letters 'ya' in 'Naayar' and 'va'/'ya' sound patterns fit traditional Tamil poetic meter rules (Edhukai) across lines.
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Trivia
'Devan' (2002) was directed by actor Arun Pandian and featured an ensemble cast including Vijayakanth, Karthik, and Arun Pandian himself. The music for the film was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, featuring conversational, colloquial lyrics by Pazhani Bharathi that captured contemporary urban Tamil vernacular.
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