Kasukku Kadai Virippal
From Unarchigal · 1976
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Shyam
- Music director
- Shyam
- Details
- Unarchigal1976
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kasukku kadai virippaal | She opens a shop for money, |
| Adhil kadhalai adagu vaippaal | In it, she pawns her love. |
| Aasaiyai mudiththu vittaal thannai | Once his desire is satisfied, |
| Aadaiyil moodi kolvaan | He covers himself back up in clothes. |
| Male | |
| Uravukku orvarillai aval | She has no one to call her family, |
| Urimaikku thunaivan illai | She has no companion to support her rights. |
| Iravukku palar irunthaar | There were many men for the night, |
| Aval idhayaththil evarumillai | Yet there was no one in her heart. |
| Male | |
| Avalo anbukku yaengi nindraal | She stood there longing for affection, |
| Avano udalukku aasai vaiththaan | While he lusted only for her body. |
| Udalai padaiththavanae unathu leelai idhu | Oh Creator of the body, this is your play; |
| Unnaasaiyaa….pennaasaiyaa…. | Is it your desire... a woman's desire... |
| Mannaasaiyaa…..manithan aasaigal….. | Desire for worldly things... human desires... |
காசுக்கு கடை விரிப்பாள்
அதில் காதலை அடகு வைப்பாள்
ஆசையை முடித்து விட்டால் தன்னை
ஆடையில் மூடிக் கொள்வாள்
She opens a shop for money,
In it, she pawns her love.
Once his desire is satisfied,
He covers himself back up in clothes.
உறவுக்கு ஒருவரில்லை அவள்
உரிமைக்கு துணைவன் இல்லை
இரவுக்கு பலர் இருந்தார் அவள்
இதயத்தில் எவருமில்லை
She has no one to call her family,
She has no companion to support her rights.
There were many men for the night,
Yet there was no one in her heart.
அவளோ அன்புக்கு ஏங்கி நின்றாள்
அவனோ உடலுக்கு ஆசை வைத்தான்
உடலைப் படைத்தவனே உனது லீலை இது
உன்னாசையா...பெண்ணாசையா
மண்ணாசையா....மனிதன் ஆசைகள்....
She stood there longing for affection,
While he lusted only for her body.
Oh Creator of the body, this is your play;
Is it your desire... a woman's desire...
Desire for worldly things... human desires...
Kasukku kadai virippaal
She opens a shop for money,
Adhil kadhalai adagu vaippaal
In it, she pawns her love.
Aasaiyai mudiththu vittaal thannai
Once his desire is satisfied,
Aadaiyil moodi kolvaan
He covers himself back up in clothes.
Uravukku orvarillai aval
She has no one to call her family,
Urimaikku thunaivan illai
She has no companion to support her rights.
Iravukku palar irunthaar
There were many men for the night,
Aval idhayaththil evarumillai
Yet there was no one in her heart.
Avalo anbukku yaengi nindraal
She stood there longing for affection,
Avano udalukku aasai vaiththaan
While he lusted only for her body.
Udalai padaiththavanae unathu leelai idhu
Oh Creator of the body, this is your play;
Unnaasaiyaa….pennaasaiyaa….
Is it your desire... a woman's desire...
Mannaasaiyaa…..manithan aasaigal…..
Desire for worldly things... human desires...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This tragic song reflects on the life of a woman driven into prostitution and the hypocrisy of human desire. It paints a painful contrast between physical gratification and emotional fulfillment, highlighting how men use her body for the night while leaving her heart completely empty and longing for genuine love. Kannadasan questions the Almighty, asking why the Creator designed such complex and destructive desires within human beings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kasukku kadai virippaal / Adhil kadhalai adagu vaippaal”
Pawning love in a shop set up for money metaphors the tragic commercialization of intimate emotions.
Antithesis
“Iravukku palar irunthaar / Aval idhayaththil evarumillai”
Contrasts the crowd of men present physically at night with the complete emptiness of her heart.
Etukai (Monai/Rhyme)
“Uravukku orvarillai aval / Urimaikku thunaivan illai”
Tamil poetic rhyme device where second letters/sounds align across lines (ra in Uravukku, Urimaikku, Iravukku).
Rhetorical Question
“Unnaasaiyaa….pennaasaiyaa…. Mannaasaiyaa…..manithan aasaigal…..”
The lyricist directly addresses the divine, questioning the ultimate origin and nature of human desires.
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Trivia
Unarchigal (1976) was a pioneering film starring Kamal Haasan that dealt with bold and controversial subjects for its era, including sex education and human relationships.
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