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Lyrics & meaning

Kandu Pudichen

From Guru Sishyan · 1988

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Guru Sishyan
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
14 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen
Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen
Sishya sishya
Idhu sariya sariya
Maanae thaenae
Mayilae kuyilae endru
Nee urangum podhu
Ularal ketten andru
Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen
Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen
Maaman machan
Aththaan-nu sonnalaa
Vambu thumbu
Edhaachum pannaalaa
Ullaara edhedho gnyabagam
Unpaatta nenjoodu padurae
Thinakita thinakita thinna thinna
Ennannu yedhunnu kettadhum
Sollama kollama oodura
Hoi hoi hoi hoiiiiii…..
Ethana per paathurukken
Engitta nee maraikaadhae
Soothulla muzhu poosanikka
Maraiyummunnu nenaikaadhae
Kaadhil poova suthi paakka
Needhan nenaicha nadakkadhae
Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen
Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen
Sishya sishya
Idhu sariya sariya
Maanae thaenae
Mayilae kuyilae endru
Nee urangum podhu
Ularal ketten andru
Thara thanatha thaaa
Thinakku thina
Kaadhal kalayil
Naandhan un munnodi
Guruva minjum
Sishyan nee killaadi
Kondaatam kummaalam poodu nee
Annaachi en vaartha yethukko
Thinghu thanghu thithangkku
Thinghu thanghu thithangkku
Pondaatti aagadha kaadhali
Thayaaga aagama paathukko
Hoi hoi hoi hoiiiiiiii
Aathirathil thudikaadhae
Avasarama pudikaadhae
Thoondiyilae meenaatam
Maatikittu muzhikaadhae
Thittam pottu vattam podu
Guruvin peyara kedukaadhae
Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen
Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen
Sishya sishya
Idhu sariya sariya
Maanae thaenae
Mayilae kuyilae endru
Nee urangum podhu
Ularal ketten andru
Ha ha ha ha….
Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen
Kandu pudichen kandu pudichen
Kaadhal noya kandu pudichen..hoi..
...
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness!
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness!
Disciple, disciple!
Is this right, is it right?
Calling out 'My deer, my honey...'
'...my peacock, my cuckoo,'
while you were asleep,
I heard your sleep-talk that day!
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness!
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness!
Did she call you uncle or brother-in-law?
Did she call you her beloved?
Mischief and trouble—
did she stir something up?
Deep inside, some memories stir,
and quietly to yourself, you sing in your heart.
Thinakita thinakita thinna thinna
The moment I asked what and why,
you ran away without saying a word!
Hoi hoi hoi hoiiiiii.....
How many people I have seen in my time!
Don't try to hide anything from me.
Trying to hide a whole pumpkin in a dish of rice—
don't think it can be concealed!
Trying to play tricks on me—
even if you try, it won't work!
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness!
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness!
Disciple, disciple!
Is this right, is it right?
Calling out 'My deer, my honey...'
'...my peacock, my cuckoo,'
while you were asleep,
I heard your sleep-talk that day!
Thara thanatha thaaa
Thinakku thina
In the art of love,
I am your pioneer master.
Surpassing the master,
you, the disciple, are an absolute pro!
Celebrate and make merry,
but listen to your elder brother's advice!
Thinghu thanghu thithangkku
Thinghu thanghu thithangkku
A lover who hasn't yet become a wife,
make sure she doesn't become a mother first!
Hoi hoi hoi hoiiiiiiii
Don't quiver in impatience,
don't jump into things in haste!
Like a fish caught on a hook,
don't get trapped and stare helpless!
Make a plan and draw your boundaries,
don't ruin your master's name!
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness!
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness!
Disciple, disciple!
Is this right, is it right?
Calling out 'My deer, my honey...'
'...my peacock, my cuckoo,'
while you were asleep,
I heard your sleep-talk that day!
Ha ha ha ha....
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness!
I found it, I found it!
I diagnosed the love sickness... hoi!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful song from the 1988 Tamil movie Guru Sishyan features a master teasing his disciple after discovering that the disciple has fallen in love. The master reveals that he overheard the disciple talking in his sleep, fondly uttering affectionate terms for his lover. Through humorous banter and energetic rhythmic pauses, the master warns the disciple that he cannot hide his feelings, using classic Tamil idioms about trying to hide large truths.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Proverb / Idiom (Pazhamozhi)

Soothulla muzhu poosanikka / Maraiyummunnu nenaikaadhae

Refers to the famous Tamil proverb 'Soottula poosanikkai maraikka mudiyuma', meaning one cannot hide a whole pumpkin inside a small bowl of rice—symbolizing an obvious truth that cannot be concealed.

Simile (Uvamai)

Thoondiyilae meenaatam / Maatikittu muzhikaadhae

Compares a person acting hastily in love to a fish caught on a hook struggling helplessly.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Aathirathil thudikaadhae / Avasarama pudikaadhae

Repetition of ending suffixes '-kaadhae' across consecutive lines creating a catchy musical rhythm.

Rhyming Terms of Endearment (Edhukai / Iyaibu)

Maanae thaenae / Mayilae kuyilae endru

Pairing of rhyming poetic terms for lovers ('Maanae thaenae' and 'Mayilae kuyilae') commonly used in Tamil lyricism.

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