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Lyrics & meaning

Kanjadai Kaattadhadi

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Ratchagan
Singers
Ajaey Shravan, Sharon Merlina
Music director
Dr. Jijo C John
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kan jadai than kattadhadiYou showed a glance of your eyes, girl
Enna minsrama thakkadhadiIt struck me like electricity, girl
Un adukku pallaalaBecause of your aligned set of teeth
Naan alaiyuren thannalaI am wandering around automatically
Male
Kanna pinna un sirippilaIn your random, sweet smile
Kaathu kidanthaen ninappulaI was waiting, lost in your thoughts
En usurae neethandiYou are my very life, girl
Enna urasi poyendiBrush past me and go, girl
Male
Enna sokka veikkumThe beautiful woman who
SundhariayaeEntrances me
Maamaannu solvaayaWill you call me 'Mamaan'?
Enna sutha vittu paakuriyaeYou are making me spin around and watching
Pennae nee arivaayaOh girl, do you know that?
Male
Kan jadai than kattdhadiYou showed a glance of your eyes, girl
Enna minsrama thakkadhadiIt struck me like electricity, girl
Un adukku pallaalaBecause of your aligned set of teeth
Naan alaiyuren thannalaI am wandering around automatically
Male
Panjumittaai kannam kattiHaving cotton-candy-like cheeks
Vannam theeti poravalaeOh girl who goes around painted in bright colors
Pachapulla yengurendiLike an innocent child, I am longing, girl
Pachakkili nee badhil solli podiOh green parrot, answer me and go
Male
Vaanukozhi mookazhagiPretty-nosed girl, beautiful like a peahen
Vayasu paiyana vadhaikaadhaDo not torture this young guy
Paruva paiyan paasakkaranThe young man is affectionate
Pudichirundhum vilagi pporaEven though you like him, you walk away
Male
Retta sadai pinni pogumBraiding double pigtails as you go
Rekkaiyilla kuruvi neeYou are a wingless bird
Parthadhumae pachai kuthumThat leaves a permanent mark as soon as seen
Parvaiya maathendiChange that gaze, girl
Male
Kannala thaan kirukkethiDriving me crazy with just your eyes
Dhinam aala kolluriyaeYou kill me every day
Ye paruva ponnae ini paarkkadhadiHey young girl, don't look at me anymore
Naan paarvai illama poyiduvenOr I will lose my eyesight
Poyiduven poyiduvenI will lose it, I will lose it
Male
Chinna chinna sinungal senjiMaking small playful pouts
Sirai pidikka vandhavalaeOh girl who came to imprison me
Vetkathula paadurendiI am singing out of shyness, girl
Varthai onnu solli podiSay just one word and go
Male
Kenda meenu kazhuthazhagiWith carp-fish beauty and a fine neck
Gerangaduchi nadanthu poraYou walk away making me dizzy
Bunnu pola unna thinnaTo relish you like a sweet bun
Pattam poochiyaai parandhu vaarenI come flying like a butterfly
Male
Sotta sotta nenaiyurendiI am getting drenched drop by drop
Un sundi vitta sirippalaBy your gentle, flicked smile
Chellamaaga vaiyathadiDon't scold me affectionately, girl
Thamizh sollaaga maariduvenOr I will turn into a pure Tamil word
Male
Chellakili un pera solliOh sweet parrot, invoking your name
Indha ooraiyae vaangiduvenI will buy this entire town for you
Unna vitta yaarum illaThere is no one else except you
Indha orae oru jenmathulaIn this single lifetime
JenmathulaIn this lifetime
Female
Unakaaga samanjendaI have made myself ready for you
Un usirukkulla nuzhainjendaI have entered into your very soul
Ada neethaanda mellaAh, it is you who slowly
Vandhaaiyae ullaCame inside my heart

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a vibrant and playful romantic expression where the male protagonist describes his intense attraction and love toward a young woman. He hyperbolically describes the electric impact of her glances, her smile, and her charming gestures, comparing her beauty to nature, cotton candy, and birds.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Enna minsrama thakkadhadi

Compares the effect of her glance to electric shock ('minsrama thakkadhadi').

Metaphor

Panjumittaai kannam katti

Compares her cheeks to soft cotton candy ('Panjumittaai kannam').

Alliteration / Monnai

Pachapulla yengurendi

Repetition of the 'P' sound across 'Panjumittaai', 'Pachapulla', 'Pachakkili'.

Hyperbole

Naan paarvai illama poyiduven

Exaggerates that gazing into her eyes for too long will cause him to lose his eyesight.

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Trivia

This track features a fusion of modern electro-folk beats with traditional Tamil folk-pop lyricism crafted by lyricist Ratchagan and composer Dr. Jijo C John.

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