Kathaigalai Pesum
From Angadi Theru · 2010
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Benny Dayal, Hamsika
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Angadi Theru2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Kadhaigalai pesum | Near the eyes that speak stories |
| Vizhi arugae | Near those eyes |
| Ethai naan pesa | What should I speak? |
| Ennuyirae | My precious life |
| Kaadhal suduthae | Love burns me |
| Kaaichal varuthae} (2) | A fever sets in |
| Male | |
| Oh..ennaik kelaamal | Near the eyes that speak stories |
| Edhuvum sollaamal | Near those eyes |
| Kaalgal engeyo midhakkirathae | What should I speak? |
| Female | |
| Oh..irulum illaamal | My precious life |
| Oliyum illaamal | Love burns me |
| Vaanam vannathil kulikkirathae | A fever sets in |
| Male | |
| Oh …kadhaigalai pesum | Oh.. without asking me |
| Vizhi arugae | Without saying anything |
| Ethai naan pesa | My feet float somewhere |
| Ennuyirae | Oh.. without darkness |
| Kaadhal suduthae | And without light |
| Kaaichal varuthae | The sky bathes in colors |
| Female | |
| Koyilin ullae | Oh.. near the eyes that speak stories |
| Nuzhainthidum podhu | Near those eyes |
| Varugira vaasanai | What should I speak? |
| Nee allavaa | My precious life |
| Male | |
| Unnudan vaazhum | Love burns me |
| Ovvoru nodiyum | A fever sets in |
| Sakkarai thadaviya | Inside the temple |
| Nodi allava | When one enters |
| Female | |
| Kallum mannum oh | The fragrance that emerges |
| Veedugalillai | Isn't that you? |
| Male :Oh anbin veedae oh… | Living with you |
| Azhivathu illai… | Every single moment |
| Female | |
| Verum karaiyil paduthu kondu | Smeared with sugar |
| Vinmeen paarppathu yogamadaa | Isn't that moment sweet? |
| Male :Un madiyil irunthaal | Stones and dirt, oh |
| Vaazhkaiyil edhuvum thevai illaiyadi | Are not real homes |
| Male | |
| Oh..kadhaigalai pesum | Male: Oh, the house of love |
| Vizhi arugae | Is indestructible... |
| Ethai naan pesa | Lying down on a bare shore |
| Ennuyirae | Watching stars is sheer fortune, my dear |
| Kaadhal suduthae | Male: If I am in your lap |
| Kaaichal varuthae | Nothing else is needed in life, my girl |
| Female | |
| Unakkul thodangi | Oh.. near the eyes that speak stories |
| Unakkul thaanae | Near those eyes |
| Endhan ulagam | What should I speak? |
| Mudigirathae | My precious life |
| Male | |
| Un mugam paarthu | Love burns me |
| Rasithida thaanae | A fever sets in |
| Endhan naatkal | Starting inside you |
| Vidigirathae | Right within you |
| Female | |
| Oh ..iravin madiyil oh | My world |
| Kuzhanthaigal aavom | Comes to an end |
| Male :Oh iruttin nadhiyil oh.. | Looking at your face |
| Irangi povom | To admire it |
| Female | |
| Netrennum sogam | My days |
| Neruppaai vanthu thee moottum | Dawn with joy |
| Male :Indrennum mazhaiyil | Oh.. in the lap of the night |
| Aththanai neruppum pookkal neettumae | We shall become children |
| Male | |
| Oh..kadhaigalai pesum | Male: Oh, into the river of darkness |
| Vizhi arugae | We shall step down and go |
| Ethai naan pesa | The sorrow called yesterday |
| Ennuyirae | Will come as fire and spark a blaze |
| Kaadhal suduthae | Male: In the rain called today |
| Kaaichal varuthae | All that fire will reach out with flowers |
| Male | |
| Oh..ennaik kelaamal | Oh.. near the eyes that speak stories |
| Edhuvum sollaamal | Near those eyes |
| Kaalgal engeyo midhakkirathae | What should I speak? |
| Female | |
| Oh..irulum illaamal | My precious life |
| Oliyum illaamal | Love burns me |
| Vaanam vannathil kulikkirathae | A fever sets in |
{ கதைகளை பேசும்
விழி அருகே எதை நான்
பேச என்னுயிரே காதல்
சுடுதே காய்ச்சல் வருதே } (2)
Near the eyes that speak stories
Near those eyes
What should I speak?
My precious life
Love burns me
A fever sets in
ஓ என்னை
கேளாமல் எதுவும்
சொல்லாமல் கால்கள்
எங்கேயோ மிதக்கிறதே
Near the eyes that speak stories
Near those eyes
What should I speak?
ஓ இருளும்
இல்லாமல் ஒளியும்
இல்லாமல் வானம்
வண்ணத்தில் குளிக்கிறதே
My precious life
Love burns me
A fever sets in
கதைகளை பேசும்
விழி அருகே எதை நான்
பேச என்னுயிரே காதல்
சுடுதே காய்ச்சல் வருதே
Oh.. without asking me
Without saying anything
My feet float somewhere
Oh.. without darkness
And without light
The sky bathes in colors
கோயிலின்
உள்ளே நுழைந்திடும்
போது வருகிற வாசனை
நீயல்லவா
Oh.. near the eyes that speak stories
Near those eyes
What should I speak?
My precious life
உன்னுடன்
வாழும் ஒவ்வொரு
நொடியும் சர்க்கரை
தடவிய நொடியல்லவா
Love burns me
A fever sets in
Inside the temple
When one enters
கல்லும்
மண்ணும் ஓ
வீடுகளில்லை
The fragrance that emerges
Isn't that you?
Living with you
Every single moment
ஓ அன்பின்
வீடே ஓ அழிவது இல்லை
Smeared with sugar
Isn't that moment sweet?
Stones and dirt, oh
Are not real homes
வெறும் கரையில்
படுத்துக்கொண்டு விண்மீன்
பார்ப்பது யோகமடா
Male: Oh, the house of love
Is indestructible...
Lying down on a bare shore
Watching stars is sheer fortune, my dear
Male: If I am in your lap
Nothing else is needed in life, my girl
உன் மடியில்
இருந்தால் வாழ்க்கையில்
எதுவும் தேவை இல்லையடி
Oh.. near the eyes that speak stories
Near those eyes
What should I speak?
My precious life
ஓ கதைகளை பேசும்
விழி அருகே எதை நான்
பேச என்னுயிரே காதல்
சுடுதே காய்ச்சல் வருதே
Love burns me
A fever sets in
Starting inside you
Right within you
உனக்குள் தொடங்கி
உனக்குள் தானே எந்தன்
உலகம் முடிகிறதே
My world
Comes to an end
Looking at your face
To admire it
உன் முகம்
பார்த்து ரசித்திடத்தானே
எந்தன் நாட்கள் விடிகிறதே
My days
Dawn with joy
Oh.. in the lap of the night
We shall become children
ஓ இரவின்
மடியில் ஓ குழந்தைகள்
ஆவோம்
Male: Oh, into the river of darkness
We shall step down and go
The sorrow called yesterday
Will come as fire and spark a blaze
Male: In the rain called today
All that fire will reach out with flowers
ஓ இருட்டின்
நதியில் ஓ இறங்கி
போவோம்
Oh.. near the eyes that speak stories
Near those eyes
What should I speak?
நேற்றென்னும்
சோகம் நெருப்பாய் வந்து
தீ மூட்டும்
My precious life
Love burns me
A fever sets in
இன்றென்னும்
மழையில் அத்தனை
நெருப்பும் பூக்கள் நீட்டுமே
ஓ கதைகளை பேசும்
விழி அருகே எதை நான்
பேச என்னுயிரே காதல்
சுடுதே காய்ச்சல் வருதே
ஓ என்னை
கேளாமல் எதுவும்
சொல்லாமல் கால்கள்
எங்கேயோ மிதக்கிறதே
ஓ இருளும்
இல்லாமல் ஒளியும்
இல்லாமல் வானம்
வண்ணத்தில் குளிக்கிறதே
{Kadhaigalai pesum
Near the eyes that speak stories
Vizhi arugae
Near those eyes
Ethai naan pesa
What should I speak?
Ennuyirae
My precious life
Kaadhal suduthae
Love burns me
Kaaichal varuthae} (2)
A fever sets in
Oh..ennaik kelaamal
Near the eyes that speak stories
Edhuvum sollaamal
Near those eyes
Kaalgal engeyo midhakkirathae
What should I speak?
Oh..irulum illaamal
My precious life
Oliyum illaamal
Love burns me
Vaanam vannathil kulikkirathae
A fever sets in
Oh …kadhaigalai pesum
Oh.. without asking me
Vizhi arugae
Without saying anything
Ethai naan pesa
My feet float somewhere
Ennuyirae
Oh.. without darkness
Kaadhal suduthae
And without light
Kaaichal varuthae
The sky bathes in colors
Koyilin ullae
Oh.. near the eyes that speak stories
Nuzhainthidum podhu
Near those eyes
Varugira vaasanai
What should I speak?
Nee allavaa
My precious life
Unnudan vaazhum
Love burns me
Ovvoru nodiyum
A fever sets in
Sakkarai thadaviya
Inside the temple
Nodi allava
When one enters
Kallum mannum oh
The fragrance that emerges
Veedugalillai
Isn't that you?
Male :Oh anbin veedae oh…
Living with you
Azhivathu illai…
Every single moment
Verum karaiyil paduthu kondu
Smeared with sugar
Vinmeen paarppathu yogamadaa
Isn't that moment sweet?
Male :Un madiyil irunthaal
Stones and dirt, oh
Vaazhkaiyil edhuvum thevai illaiyadi
Are not real homes
Oh..kadhaigalai pesum
Male: Oh, the house of love
Vizhi arugae
Is indestructible...
Ethai naan pesa
Lying down on a bare shore
Ennuyirae
Watching stars is sheer fortune, my dear
Kaadhal suduthae
Male: If I am in your lap
Kaaichal varuthae
Nothing else is needed in life, my girl
Unakkul thodangi
Oh.. near the eyes that speak stories
Unakkul thaanae
Near those eyes
Endhan ulagam
What should I speak?
Mudigirathae
My precious life
Un mugam paarthu
Love burns me
Rasithida thaanae
A fever sets in
Endhan naatkal
Starting inside you
Vidigirathae
Right within you
Oh ..iravin madiyil oh
My world
Kuzhanthaigal aavom
Comes to an end
Male :Oh iruttin nadhiyil oh..
Looking at your face
Irangi povom
To admire it
Netrennum sogam
My days
Neruppaai vanthu thee moottum
Dawn with joy
Male :Indrennum mazhaiyil
Oh.. in the lap of the night
Aththanai neruppum pookkal neettumae
We shall become children
Oh..kadhaigalai pesum
Male: Oh, into the river of darkness
Vizhi arugae
We shall step down and go
Ethai naan pesa
The sorrow called yesterday
Ennuyirae
Will come as fire and spark a blaze
Kaadhal suduthae
Male: In the rain called today
Kaaichal varuthae
All that fire will reach out with flowers
Oh..ennaik kelaamal
Oh.. near the eyes that speak stories
Edhuvum sollaamal
Near those eyes
Kaalgal engeyo midhakkirathae
What should I speak?
Oh..irulum illaamal
My precious life
Oliyum illaamal
Love burns me
Vaanam vannathil kulikkirathae
A fever sets in
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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