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Lyrics & meaning

Kathaigalai Pesum

From Angadi Theru · 2010

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Benny Dayal, Hamsika
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Angadi Theru
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
22 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Kadhaigalai pesum
Vizhi arugae
Ethai naan pesa
Ennuyirae
Kaadhal suduthae
Kaaichal varuthae} (2)
Oh..ennaik kelaamal
Edhuvum sollaamal
Kaalgal engeyo midhakkirathae
Oh..irulum illaamal
Oliyum illaamal
Vaanam vannathil kulikkirathae
Oh …kadhaigalai pesum
Vizhi arugae
Ethai naan pesa
Ennuyirae
Kaadhal suduthae
Kaaichal varuthae
Koyilin ullae
Nuzhainthidum podhu
Varugira vaasanai
Nee allavaa
Unnudan vaazhum
Ovvoru nodiyum
Sakkarai thadaviya
Nodi allava
Kallum mannum oh
Veedugalillai
Male :Oh anbin veedae oh…
Azhivathu illai…
Verum karaiyil paduthu kondu
Vinmeen paarppathu yogamadaa
Male :Un madiyil irunthaal
Vaazhkaiyil edhuvum thevai illaiyadi
Oh..kadhaigalai pesum
Vizhi arugae
Ethai naan pesa
Ennuyirae
Kaadhal suduthae
Kaaichal varuthae
Unakkul thodangi
Unakkul thaanae
Endhan ulagam
Mudigirathae
Un mugam paarthu
Rasithida thaanae
Endhan naatkal
Vidigirathae
Oh ..iravin madiyil oh
Kuzhanthaigal aavom
Male :Oh iruttin nadhiyil oh..
Irangi povom
Netrennum sogam
Neruppaai vanthu thee moottum
Male :Indrennum mazhaiyil
Aththanai neruppum pookkal neettumae
Oh..kadhaigalai pesum
Vizhi arugae
Ethai naan pesa
Ennuyirae
Kaadhal suduthae
Kaaichal varuthae
Oh..ennaik kelaamal
Edhuvum sollaamal
Kaalgal engeyo midhakkirathae
Oh..irulum illaamal
Oliyum illaamal
Vaanam vannathil kulikkirathae
Near your eyes
that speak stories,
what words can I say,
my dearest life?
Love burns warm,
a sweet fever takes over.
Oh, without asking me,
without saying a word,
my feet are floating away somewhere.
Oh, with neither total darkness
nor blinding light,
the sky is bathing in colors.
Oh, near your eyes
that speak stories,
what words can I say,
my dearest life?
Love burns warm,
a sweet fever takes over.
When walking
inside a temple,
the divine fragrance in the air—
isn't that you?
Every single second
lived with you
is a moment dipped in sugar,
isn't it?
Stone and clay alone
do not make a home.
Oh, a house built of love
can never be destroyed...
Lying down on the bare shore
and watching the stars is pure fortune.
Yet, if I am resting in your lap,
there is nothing else I need in this life.
Oh, near your eyes
that speak stories,
what words can I say,
my dearest life?
Love burns warm,
a sweet fever takes over.
Starting within you,
and within you alone,
my whole world
comes to a close.
Just to look at your face
and admire you,
my days
begin to dawn.
Oh, in the lap of the night,
let us become children.
Oh, into the river of darkness,
let us step in and drift away.
The sorrow called yesterday
might blaze like a fire,
yet in the rain called today,
all that fire will blossom into flowers.
Oh, near your eyes
that speak stories,
what words can I say,
my dearest life?
Love burns warm,
a sweet fever takes over.
Oh, without asking me,
without saying a word,
my feet are floating away somewhere.
Oh, with neither total darkness
nor blinding light,
the sky is bathing in colors.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful song from Angadi Theru depicts the overwhelming feeling of falling deeply in love and the physical, emotional intoxication that accompanies it. The lyrics describe how love feels like a sweet fever where gravity loses its grip, feet float, and the sky seems filled with impossible colors. The lover finds spiritual solace in their beloved, comparing their presence to the divine aroma inside a temple and finding ultimate peace resting in their lap. Na. Muthukumar uses vivid imagery of light, night, fire, and rain to capture the transformative power of love. The song portrays how past grief and suffering ('fire of yesterday') dissolve into moments of bliss and hope ('rain of today'). Ultimately, love creates an eternal sanctuary where material hardship fades away, leaving behind pure emotional warmth and companionship.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Netrennum sogam Neruppaai vanthu thee moottum”

Comparing the grief of yesterday to fire ('Netrennum sogam neruppaai vanthu') and the joy of today to rain ('Indrennum mazhaiyil').

Personification

“Kadhaigalai pesum Vizhi arugae”

Eyes are personified as storytelling entities capable of deep non-verbal speech ('Kadhaigalai pesum vizhi').

Hyperbole / Somatic Imagery

“Kaadhal suduthae Kaaichal varuthae”

Love is described as producing intense physical heat and fever ('Kaadhal suduthae Kaaichal varuthae').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Oh..irulum illaamal Oliyum illaamal”

Rhyming pattern in the second letters of 'Irulum' and 'Oliyum' or 'Kadhaigalai' and 'Vizhi'.

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Trivia

Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for Vasanthabalan's acclaimed realistic drama 'Angadi Theru' (2010), this song features lyrics by the late National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthukumar. Sung beautifully by Benny Dayal and Shweta Mohan, the song vividly complements the raw romance between two workers struggling in a harsh retail environment in Chennai.

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