Kangalinal
From Priyasakhi · 2005
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Harish Raghavendra, Janani
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Priyasakhi2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kangalinal hey en uyirai than | Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes? |
| Kadainthu ponathu neeya | Did you churn it away, was it you? |
| Female :Ancharai naal hey en viliyalae | Female: For five and a half days, through my eyes, |
| Udainthu ponathu neeya | Were you shattered into pieces, was it you? |
| Male | |
| Koonthal eduthu | Taking my long hair, |
| Naan mugam thudaipen | I will wipe your face. |
| Female :Kulir eduthaal | Female: If cold catches you, |
| Vanthu unnai anaipen | I will come and embrace you. |
| Male | |
| Un aasaiyal en bashaigal | Because of desire for you, my words, |
| Thalladi thavikirathae | Falter and suffer helpless. |
| Oh ohoo ooo… | Oh ohoo ooo... |
| Male | |
| Kangalinal hey en uyirai than | Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes? |
| Kadainthu ponathu neeya | Did you churn it away, was it you? |
| Male | |
| Oru vai unavum ul noki sellamal | Without even a morsel of food going inside, |
| Thondayil tharana seyuthae oh oh | It lingers stuck in my throat, oh oh. |
| Female :Salipae illatha thalaipil naan pesa | Female: For me to speak tirelessly on a single topic, |
| Kaathal ondruthaan unarnthen arinthen | I felt and realized love is the only thing. |
| Male | |
| Uthadugalal varam kodupaai | With your lips, you grant boons, |
| Othingi nindraal joram kodupaai | If you stand away, you give me a fever. |
| Female :Sarugena naan irukayilae | Female: When I was like a withered dry leaf, |
| Nerupu vaithaai vizhigalilae | You set fire to me with your eyes. |
| Male | |
| Un mathiri un mathiri | Like you, just like you, |
| Penn intha ulagil illai ohohoho | There is no other woman in this world, ohohoho. |
| Male | |
| Kangalinal hey en uyirai than | Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes? |
| Kadainthu ponathu neeya | Did you churn it away, was it you? |
| Female | |
| Ilavum panchalae seithitta | Though woven from soft silk-cotton, |
| Melaadai irumbai ganakuthu aiyoo | My upper cloth feels heavy as iron, oh my! |
| Haahahooo | Haahahooo |
| Male :Iravil thaniyai irukkum pothellam | Male: Whenever I am alone at night, |
| Aintharu thalai anai kilithen oh oh | I tore apart five or six pillows, oh oh. |
| Female | |
| Unthan nagathal mella kiriki | Gently scratching with your fingernails, |
| Thudika vaithaai sella porukki | You made my heart throb, my sweet rascal. |
| Male :Kuruthi ellaam kulira vaithai | Male: You made all my blood turn cold, |
| Narambai ellaam athira vaithaai | You made all my nerves quiver. |
| Female | |
| En desathil santhosathil | In my land, out of sheer happiness, |
| Kal kuda poo pukuthae ohohohh | Even hard stones bloom into flowers, ohohohh. |
| Male | |
| Kangalinal hey en uyirai than | Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes? |
| Kadainthu ponathu neeya | Did you churn it away, was it you? |
| Female :Ancharai naal hey en viliyalae | Female: For five and a half days, through my eyes, |
| Udainthu ponathu neeya | Were you shattered into pieces, was it you? |
| Male | |
| Koonthal eduthu | Taking my long hair, |
| Naan mugam thudaipen | I will wipe your face. |
| Female :Kulir eduthaal | Female: If cold catches you, |
| Vanthu unnai anaipen | I will come and embrace you. |
| Male | |
| Un aasaiyal en bashaigal | Because of desire for you, my words, |
| Thalladi thavikirathae | Falter and suffer helpless. |
| Oh ohoo ooo… | Oh ohoo ooo... |
| Male | |
| Kangalinal hey en uyirai than | Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes? |
| Kadainthu ponathu neeya | Did you churn it away, was it you? |
கண்களினால்
ஹே என் உயிரை தான்
கடைந்து போனது நீயா
அஞ்சரை நாள்
ஹே என் விழியாலே
உடைந்து போனது நீயா
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Did you churn it away, was it you?
Female: For five and a half days, through my eyes,
Were you shattered into pieces, was it you?
கூந்தல் எடுத்து
நான் முகம் துடைப்பேன்
குளிர் எடுத்தால்
வந்து உன்னை அணைப்பேன்
Taking my long hair,
I will wipe your face.
Female: If cold catches you,
I will come and embrace you.
உன் ஆசையால்
என் பாஷைகள் தள்ளாடி
தவிக்கிறதே ஓ ஓஹோ
ஓஓ
Because of desire for you, my words,
Falter and suffer helpless.
Oh ohoo ooo...
கண்களினால்
ஹே என் உயிரை தான்
கடைந்து போனது நீயா
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Did you churn it away, was it you?
ஒரு வாய் உணவும்
உள் நோக்கி செல்லாமல்
தொண்டையில் தர்ணா
செய்யுதே ஓ ஓ
சலிப்பே இல்லாத
தலைப்பில் நான் பேச காதல்
ஒன்று தான் உணர்ந்தேன்
அறிந்தேன்
Without even a morsel of food going inside,
It lingers stuck in my throat, oh oh.
Female: For me to speak tirelessly on a single topic,
I felt and realized love is the only thing.
உதடுகளால் வரம்
கொடுப்பாய் ஒதுங்கி
நின்றால் ஜுரம் கொடுப்பாய்
சருகென நான்
இருக்கயிலே நெருப்பு
வைத்தாய் விழிகளிலே
With your lips, you grant boons,
If you stand away, you give me a fever.
Female: When I was like a withered dry leaf,
You set fire to me with your eyes.
உன் மாதிரி உன்
மாதிரி பெண் இந்த உலகில்
இல்லை ஓஹோஹோஹோ
Like you, just like you,
There is no other woman in this world, ohohoho.
கண்களினால்
ஹே என் உயிரை தான்
கடைந்து போனது நீயா
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Did you churn it away, was it you?
இலவம் பஞ்சிலே
செய்திட்ட மேலாடை
இரும்பாய் கணக்குது
அய்யோ ஹாஹாஹோ
இரவில் தனியாய்
இருக்கும் போதெல்லாம்
ஐந்தாறு தலை அணை
கிழித்தேன் ஓ ஓ
Though woven from soft silk-cotton,
My upper cloth feels heavy as iron, oh my!
Haahahooo
Male: Whenever I am alone at night,
I tore apart five or six pillows, oh oh.
உந்தன் நகத்தால்
மெல்ல கிறுக்கி துடிக்க
வைத்தாய் செல்ல பொறுக்கி
குருதி எல்லாம்
குளிர வைத்தாய் நரம்பை
எல்லாம் அதிர வைத்தாய்
Gently scratching with your fingernails,
You made my heart throb, my sweet rascal.
Male: You made all my blood turn cold,
You made all my nerves quiver.
என் தேசத்தில்
சந்தோஷத்தில் கல் கூட
பூ பூக்குதே ஓஹோஹோ
In my land, out of sheer happiness,
Even hard stones bloom into flowers, ohohohh.
கண்களினால்
ஹே என் உயிரை தான்
கடைந்து போனது நீயா
அஞ்சரை நாள்
ஹே என் விழியாலே
உடைந்து போனது நீயா
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Did you churn it away, was it you?
Female: For five and a half days, through my eyes,
Were you shattered into pieces, was it you?
கூந்தல் எடுத்து
நான் முகம் துடைப்பேன்
குளிர் எடுத்தால்
வந்து உன்னை அணைப்பேன்
Taking my long hair,
I will wipe your face.
Female: If cold catches you,
I will come and embrace you.
உன் ஆசையால்
என் பாஷைகள் தள்ளாடி
தவிக்கிறதே ஓ ஓஹோ
ஓஓ
Because of desire for you, my words,
Falter and suffer helpless.
Oh ohoo ooo...
கண்களினால்
ஹே என் உயிரை தான்
கடைந்து போனது நீயா
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Did you churn it away, was it you?
Kangalinal hey en uyirai than
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Kadainthu ponathu neeya
Did you churn it away, was it you?
Female :Ancharai naal hey en viliyalae
Female: For five and a half days, through my eyes,
Udainthu ponathu neeya
Were you shattered into pieces, was it you?
Koonthal eduthu
Taking my long hair,
Naan mugam thudaipen
I will wipe your face.
Female :Kulir eduthaal
Female: If cold catches you,
Vanthu unnai anaipen
I will come and embrace you.
Un aasaiyal en bashaigal
Because of desire for you, my words,
Thalladi thavikirathae
Falter and suffer helpless.
Oh ohoo ooo…
Oh ohoo ooo...
Kangalinal hey en uyirai than
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Kadainthu ponathu neeya
Did you churn it away, was it you?
Oru vai unavum ul noki sellamal
Without even a morsel of food going inside,
Thondayil tharana seyuthae oh oh
It lingers stuck in my throat, oh oh.
Female :Salipae illatha thalaipil naan pesa
Female: For me to speak tirelessly on a single topic,
Kaathal ondruthaan unarnthen arinthen
I felt and realized love is the only thing.
Uthadugalal varam kodupaai
With your lips, you grant boons,
Othingi nindraal joram kodupaai
If you stand away, you give me a fever.
Female :Sarugena naan irukayilae
Female: When I was like a withered dry leaf,
Nerupu vaithaai vizhigalilae
You set fire to me with your eyes.
Un mathiri un mathiri
Like you, just like you,
Penn intha ulagil illai ohohoho
There is no other woman in this world, ohohoho.
Kangalinal hey en uyirai than
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Kadainthu ponathu neeya
Did you churn it away, was it you?
Ilavum panchalae seithitta
Though woven from soft silk-cotton,
Melaadai irumbai ganakuthu aiyoo
My upper cloth feels heavy as iron, oh my!
Haahahooo
Haahahooo
Male :Iravil thaniyai irukkum pothellam
Male: Whenever I am alone at night,
Aintharu thalai anai kilithen oh oh
I tore apart five or six pillows, oh oh.
Unthan nagathal mella kiriki
Gently scratching with your fingernails,
Thudika vaithaai sella porukki
You made my heart throb, my sweet rascal.
Male :Kuruthi ellaam kulira vaithai
Male: You made all my blood turn cold,
Narambai ellaam athira vaithaai
You made all my nerves quiver.
En desathil santhosathil
In my land, out of sheer happiness,
Kal kuda poo pukuthae ohohohh
Even hard stones bloom into flowers, ohohohh.
Kangalinal hey en uyirai than
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Kadainthu ponathu neeya
Did you churn it away, was it you?
Female :Ancharai naal hey en viliyalae
Female: For five and a half days, through my eyes,
Udainthu ponathu neeya
Were you shattered into pieces, was it you?
Koonthal eduthu
Taking my long hair,
Naan mugam thudaipen
I will wipe your face.
Female :Kulir eduthaal
Female: If cold catches you,
Vanthu unnai anaipen
I will come and embrace you.
Un aasaiyal en bashaigal
Because of desire for you, my words,
Thalladi thavikirathae
Falter and suffer helpless.
Oh ohoo ooo…
Oh ohoo ooo...
Kangalinal hey en uyirai than
Is it you who churned my soul with your eyes?
Kadainthu ponathu neeya
Did you churn it away, was it you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet captures the intense emotional and physical sensations experienced by two lovers swept up in newly discovered affection. Through playful bantering and hyperbole, both partners describe how love alters their perception of the world—making lightweight garments feel heavy, turning mundane moments into restless nights, and bringing extreme physiological responses like chills and fever depending on their proximity to one another.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kangalinal hey en uyirai than / Kadainthu ponathu neeya”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds 'Ka' in 'Kangalinal' and 'Kadainthu' creates rhythmic harmony across consecutive lines.
Simile and Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagam)
“Sarugena naan irukayilae / Nerupu vaithaai vizhigalilae”
The female protagonist compares her previous dry, emotionless state to a withered leaf ('Sarugena') which was ignited by the fire of his gaze ('Nerupu vaithaai vizhigalilae').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“En desathil santhosathil / Kal kuda poo pukuthae ohohohh”
Exaggeration used to express intense joy, asserting that joy in his world is so immense that even inert stones bloom like flowers.
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Trivia
Priyasakhi (2005) is a romantic drama starring Madhavan and Sadha, featuring music composed by Bharathwaj. The song 'Kangalinal' showcases Pa. Vijay's playful style of Tamil lyrics, blending intimate imagery with modern poetic hyperbole.
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