Kathal Oru Pallikodam
From Solla Solla Inikkum · 2009
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singers
- MM. Abdulla, Chorus
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Solla Solla Inikkum2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo | Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo |
| Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo | Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa | Love is a school, my friend |
| Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa | And there is no teacher in it, my friend |
| Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa | Love is a school, my friend |
| Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa | And there is no teacher in it, my friend |
| Male | |
| Iravellam muzhichi | Awake all night |
| Muzhichi | Awake |
| Dhenam dhenam padikkirom | We study every single day |
| Paritchaiku ponathum | When we go for the exam |
| Oomaiyaa muzhikkirom | We stare dumbfounded |
| Male | |
| Copy adichavan kooda | Even the one who copied |
| Degree vaanguraan nanba | Gets a degree, my friend |
| Padicha naama arrear aagurom | While we who studied end up with arrears |
| Chorus | |
| {Centum ingae vaanga | {To score a centum here |
| Thevai illa | There is no need |
| Nanba naarpathukkae | Friend, even to get forty |
| Inga nooru tholla} (2) | There are a hundred troubles here} (2) |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………….. | ................... |
| Male | |
| Kolusoli kettadhum | The moment anklet sounds are heard |
| Manasugal athiruthu | Hearts start throbbing |
| Figuregala paarthutta | The moment we look at attractive girls |
| BP yeruthu | Blood pressure shoots up |
| Kizhinja jeans inga | Torn jeans here |
| Style-ah maaruthu | Are becoming the style |
| Manasa kizhipathunga | Tearing hearts apart |
| Style-ah aanathu | Has become their style |
| Male | |
| Pudhu pudhu car-oda | With new high-end cars |
| Thiriya vazhi illa | There's no way for us to roam |
| Hitechu aangilaththil | In high-tech English |
| Pesa mozhi illa | We have no language to speak |
| Chorus | |
| Nooru kodi lady | One hundred crore women |
| Boomiyila | On this Earth |
| Sariya nooru kodi thaadi | Exactly one hundred crore beards |
| Boomiyilae | On this Earth |
| Male | |
| Padutha padutha thookkam illa | As we lie down, there is no sleep |
| Kudicha edhuvum yera villae | Even if we drink, nothing hits us |
| Paritchai paper ellam | On all examination papers |
| Unga pera kirukkurom | We scribble your name |
| Manasula paarthu paarthu | Looking deep in our hearts |
| Kaathal valarkkurom | We nurture love |
| Chorus | |
| Paal thirinja | When milk curdles |
| Adhula mor kedaikkum | You get buttermilk from it |
| Namma kaal thirinja | When our path goes astray |
| Ketta per kidaikkum | We get a bad name |
| Male | |
| Urugura pasangala | The guys who melt for you |
| Othukki nadappeenga | You push aside and walk past |
| US maapilla kedacha | If you get a groom from US |
| Parappeenga | You fly high with joy |
| Male | |
| Arugila thaai illa | No mother nearby |
| Anaichikka uravilla | No relative to embrace |
| Software maapilla | A software groom |
| Saathuvaan muthugula | Will beat you on your back |
| Male | |
| Pudhu pudhu vazhakkodu | With brand new cases |
| Courtu nerayuthu | The court fills up |
| Pasanga thavarilla | It is not the guys' fault |
| Ponnunga thavarithu | It is the girls' mistake |
| Chorus | |
| Kaathirukkom | We are waiting |
| Naanga paarungadi | Look at us, girls |
| Pazhagi kaadhalilae | Get to know us in love |
| Pudicha serungadi | If you like us, join us |
| Male | |
| OK sonna uyir koduppom | If you say OK, we will give our life |
| Parents ethirtha por thoduppom | If parents oppose, we will wage a war |
| Phone billa kattuvom | We will pay the phone bill |
| Currentu billa kattuvom | We will pay the electricity bill |
| Medhuva appuram thaan | Slowly after that |
| Ponna kattuvom | We will tie the knot with the girl |
| Chorus | |
| Dhesathaiyum maranthu | Forgetting the nation |
| Porathilla naanga | We will not leave |
| Paasaththaiyum maranthu porathilla | Forgetting love and affection, we will not leave |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa | Love is a school, my friend |
| Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa | And there is no teacher in it, my friend |
| Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa | Love is a school, my friend |
| Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa | And there is no teacher in it, my friend |
| Male | |
| Iravellam muzhichi | Awake all night |
| Muzhichi | Awake |
| Dhenam dhenam padikkirom | We study every single day |
| Paritchaiku ponathum | When we go for the exam |
| Oomaiyaa muzhikkirom | We stare dumbfounded |
| Male | |
| Copy adichavan kooda | Even the one who copied |
| Degree vaanguraan nanba | Gets a degree, my friend |
| Padicha naama arrear aagurom | While we who studied end up with arrears |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa | Love is a school, my friend |
| Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa | And there is no teacher in it, my friend |
ஹோஹோஹோ ஹோ ஹோஹஓஹோ
ஹோஹோஹோ ஹோ ஹோஹஓஹோ
Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo
Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo
காதல் ஒரு பள்ளிக்கூடம் நண்பா
அதில் வாத்தியாரு யாரும் இல்ல நண்பா
காதல் ஒரு பள்ளிக்கூடம் நண்பா
அதில் வாத்தியாரு யாரும் இல்ல நண்பா
Love is a school, my friend
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
Love is a school, my friend
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
இரவெல்லாம் முழிச்சு
முழிச்சு
தினம் தினம் படிக்கிறோம்
பரிச்சைக்கு போனதும்
ஊமையா முழிக்கிறோம்
Awake all night
Awake
We study every single day
When we go for the exam
We stare dumbfounded
காபி அடிச்சவன்கூட
டிகிரி வாங்குறான் நண்பா
படிச்ச நாம அர்ரியர் ஆகுறோம்
Even the one who copied
Gets a degree, my friend
While we who studied end up with arrears
{சென்டம் இங்கே வாங்க
தேவை இல்ல
நண்பா நாற்பதுக்கே
இங்க நூறு தொல்லை} (2)
{To score a centum here
There is no need
Friend, even to get forty
There are a hundred troubles here} (2)
.....................
...................
கொலுசொலி கேட்டதும்
மனசுகள் அதிருது
பிகருகள பார்த்துட்டா
பிபி ஏறுது
கிழிஞ்ச ஜீன்ஸ் இங்க
ஸ்டைல்லா மாறுது
மனச கிழிபதுங்க
ஸ்டைல்லா ஆனது
The moment anklet sounds are heard
Hearts start throbbing
The moment we look at attractive girls
Blood pressure shoots up
Torn jeans here
Are becoming the style
Tearing hearts apart
Has become their style
புது புது காரோட
திரிய வழி இல்ல
ஹைடெக் ஆங்கிலத்தில்
பேச மொழி இல்ல
With new high-end cars
There's no way for us to roam
In high-tech English
We have no language to speak
நூறு கோடி லேடி
பூமியில
சரியா நூறு கோடி தாடி
பூமியிலே
One hundred crore women
On this Earth
Exactly one hundred crore beards
On this Earth
படுத்தா படுத்தா தூக்கம் இல்ல
குடிச்சா எதுவும் ஏறவில்ல
பரிட்சை பேப்பர் எல்லாம்
உங்க பேர கிறுக்குறோம்
மனசுல பார்த்து பார்த்து
காதல் வளர்க்குறோம்
As we lie down, there is no sleep
Even if we drink, nothing hits us
On all examination papers
We scribble your name
Looking deep in our hearts
We nurture love
பால் திரிஞ்சா
அதுல மோர் கெடைக்கும்
நம்ம கால் திரிஞ்சா
கெட்ட பேர் கிடைக்கும்
When milk curdles
You get buttermilk from it
When our path goes astray
We get a bad name
உருகுற பசங்கள
ஒதுக்கி நடபீங்க
யூஎஸ் மாப்பிள்ளை கெடச்சா
பறப்பீங்க
The guys who melt for you
You push aside and walk past
If you get a groom from US
You fly high with joy
அருகில தாய் இல்ல
அணைச்சிக்க உறவில்ல
சாப்ட்வேர் மாப்பிள்ளை
சாத்துவான் முதுகுல
No mother nearby
No relative to embrace
A software groom
Will beat you on your back
புது புது வழக்கோடு
கோர்ட்டு நெறையாது
பசங்க தவறில்ல
பொண்ணுங்க தவறிது
With brand new cases
The court fills up
It is not the guys' fault
It is the girls' mistake
காத்திருக்கோம்
நாங்க பாருங்கடி
பழகி காதலிலே
புடிச்சா சேருங்கடி
We are waiting
Look at us, girls
Get to know us in love
If you like us, join us
ஓகே சொன்னா உயிர் கொடுப்போம்
பேரெண்ட்ஸ் எதிர்த்தா போர் தொடுப்போம்
போன் பில்ல கட்டுவோம்
கரண்ட்டு பில்ல கட்டுவோம்
மெதுவா அப்புறம்தான்
பொண்ண கட்டுவோம்
If you say OK, we will give our life
If parents oppose, we will wage a war
We will pay the phone bill
We will pay the electricity bill
Slowly after that
We will tie the knot with the girl
தேசத்தையும் மறந்து
போறதில்ல நாங்க
பாசத்தையும் மறந்து போறதில்ல
Forgetting the nation
We will not leave
Forgetting love and affection, we will not leave
காதல் ஒரு பள்ளிக்கூடம் நண்பா
அதில் வாத்தியாரு யாரும் இல்ல நண்பா
காதல் ஒரு பள்ளிக்கூடம் நண்பா
அதில் வாத்தியாரு யாரும் இல்ல நண்பா
Love is a school, my friend
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
Love is a school, my friend
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
இரவெல்லாம் முழிச்சு
முழிச்சு
தினம் தினம் படிக்கிறோம்
பரிச்சைக்கு போனதும்
ஊமையா முழிக்கிறோம்
Awake all night
Awake
We study every single day
When we go for the exam
We stare dumbfounded
காபி அடிச்சவன்கூட
டிகிரி வாங்குறான் நண்பா
படிச்சா நாம அர்ரியர் ஆகுரோம்
Even the one who copied
Gets a degree, my friend
While we who studied end up with arrears
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
{சென்டம் இங்கே வாங்க
தேவை இல்ல
நண்பா நாற்பதுக்கே
இங்க நூறு தொல்ல} (2)
Love is a school, my friend
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
காதல் ஒரு பள்ளிக்கூடம் நண்பா
அதில் வாத்தியாரு யாரும் இல்ல நண்பா
Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo
Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo
Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo
Hohohooooo hoh hoohohoo
Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa
Love is a school, my friend
Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa
Love is a school, my friend
Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
Iravellam muzhichi
Awake all night
Muzhichi
Awake
Dhenam dhenam padikkirom
We study every single day
Paritchaiku ponathum
When we go for the exam
Oomaiyaa muzhikkirom
We stare dumbfounded
Copy adichavan kooda
Even the one who copied
Degree vaanguraan nanba
Gets a degree, my friend
Padicha naama arrear aagurom
While we who studied end up with arrears
{Centum ingae vaanga
{To score a centum here
Thevai illa
There is no need
Nanba naarpathukkae
Friend, even to get forty
Inga nooru tholla} (2)
There are a hundred troubles here} (2)
……………………………..
...................
Kolusoli kettadhum
The moment anklet sounds are heard
Manasugal athiruthu
Hearts start throbbing
Figuregala paarthutta
The moment we look at attractive girls
BP yeruthu
Blood pressure shoots up
Kizhinja jeans inga
Torn jeans here
Style-ah maaruthu
Are becoming the style
Manasa kizhipathunga
Tearing hearts apart
Style-ah aanathu
Has become their style
Pudhu pudhu car-oda
With new high-end cars
Thiriya vazhi illa
There's no way for us to roam
Hitechu aangilaththil
In high-tech English
Pesa mozhi illa
We have no language to speak
Nooru kodi lady
One hundred crore women
Boomiyila
On this Earth
Sariya nooru kodi thaadi
Exactly one hundred crore beards
Boomiyilae
On this Earth
Padutha padutha thookkam illa
As we lie down, there is no sleep
Kudicha edhuvum yera villae
Even if we drink, nothing hits us
Paritchai paper ellam
On all examination papers
Unga pera kirukkurom
We scribble your name
Manasula paarthu paarthu
Looking deep in our hearts
Kaathal valarkkurom
We nurture love
Paal thirinja
When milk curdles
Adhula mor kedaikkum
You get buttermilk from it
Namma kaal thirinja
When our path goes astray
Ketta per kidaikkum
We get a bad name
Urugura pasangala
The guys who melt for you
Othukki nadappeenga
You push aside and walk past
US maapilla kedacha
If you get a groom from US
Parappeenga
You fly high with joy
Arugila thaai illa
No mother nearby
Anaichikka uravilla
No relative to embrace
Software maapilla
A software groom
Saathuvaan muthugula
Will beat you on your back
Pudhu pudhu vazhakkodu
With brand new cases
Courtu nerayuthu
The court fills up
Pasanga thavarilla
It is not the guys' fault
Ponnunga thavarithu
It is the girls' mistake
Kaathirukkom
We are waiting
Naanga paarungadi
Look at us, girls
Pazhagi kaadhalilae
Get to know us in love
Pudicha serungadi
If you like us, join us
OK sonna uyir koduppom
If you say OK, we will give our life
Parents ethirtha por thoduppom
If parents oppose, we will wage a war
Phone billa kattuvom
We will pay the phone bill
Currentu billa kattuvom
We will pay the electricity bill
Medhuva appuram thaan
Slowly after that
Ponna kattuvom
We will tie the knot with the girl
Dhesathaiyum maranthu
Forgetting the nation
Porathilla naanga
We will not leave
Paasaththaiyum maranthu porathilla
Forgetting love and affection, we will not leave
Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa
Love is a school, my friend
Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa
Love is a school, my friend
Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
Iravellam muzhichi
Awake all night
Muzhichi
Awake
Dhenam dhenam padikkirom
We study every single day
Paritchaiku ponathum
When we go for the exam
Oomaiyaa muzhikkirom
We stare dumbfounded
Copy adichavan kooda
Even the one who copied
Degree vaanguraan nanba
Gets a degree, my friend
Padicha naama arrear aagurom
While we who studied end up with arrears
Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa
Love is a school, my friend
Adhil vaathiyaaru yaarum illa nanbaa
And there is no teacher in it, my friend
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic youth track 'Kaadhal Oru Pallikoodam' metaphors love as an untamed school without a teacher where traditional rules fail. The youth work hard at love, yet feel misunderstood and passed over while others succeed easily. It humorously navigates modern college life, high-tech standards, heartbreak, and social expectations around marriage, ultimate loyalty, and domestic responsibility.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kaadhal oru pallikoodam nanbaa”
Comparing love directly to a school ('Kaadhal oru pallikoodam') where there are no guides or teachers.
Repetition / Anaphora
“Iravellam muzhichi Muzhichi Dhenam dhenam padikkirom”
Repetition of 'Dhenam dhenam' and 'muzhi' to emphasize constant vigilance and routine effort.
Iyaibu (Rhyme / Paronomasia)
“Paal thirinja Adhula mor kedaikkum Namma kaal thirinja Ketta per kidaikkum”
Rhyming Tamil sound patterns like 'Paal thirinja' / 'kaal thirinja' and 'kedaikkum' to compare curdling milk with straying steps.
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Trivia
The song is featured in the 2009 Tamil film 'Solla Solla Inikkum', composed by Bharadwaj and written by lyricist Viveka. It captures late-2000s youth college culture, combining Tanglish slang, modern IT references, and humorous social commentary.
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