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Lyrics & meaning

Kathal Panna Kathu Kodupen

From Mangai Oru Gangai · 1987

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Details
Mangai Oru Gangai1987

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kadhal panna kaththu koduppenI will teach you how to love
Sampalam vaangaamaeWithout taking any salary
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamaeWithout asking for your consent
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeramA young maiden at night time
Yaenguthu thoongaamaeIs yearning without sleeping
Female
Ae kadhal panna kaththu koduppenHey, I will teach you how to love
Sampalam vaangaamaeWithout taking any salary
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamaeWithout asking for your consent
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeramA young maiden at night time
Yaenguthu thoongaamaeIs yearning without sleeping
Female
Dhegam soodaachchu nenjam engum theeyaachchuThe body has grown warm, the heart is all on fire
Nee anaikkaatti en kathi ennaachchu haeIf you do not embrace me, what will become of my fate, hey
Female
Kadhal panna kaththu koduppenI will teach you how to love
Sampalam vaangaamaeWithout taking any salary
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamaeWithout asking for your consent
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeramA young maiden at night time
Yaenguthu thoongaamaeIs yearning without sleeping
Female
Koduththaa kuraiyum sarakkallaThis is not a commodity that diminishes when given
Irukkum varaikkum koduppaenI will give as long as I have it
Olivum maraivum enakkilaaI have no secrets or concealment
Enaiyae virunthaa padaippaenI will serve myself as a feast
Female
Thaniyaa irunthaa pidikkaathuI do not like being alone
Adhukkaa malaraa malarnthaenIs that why I blossomed like a flower?
Sugamaa ulagai maranthaaththaanOnly when pleasantly forgetting the world
Adhuthaan enakku niraivuDoes that bring me fulfillment
Female
Anthiyil pookkura poonthottamA flower garden blooming at dusk
En nenjilae eththanai poraattamHow many struggles are there in my heart!
Yaei kannula ooththura saaraayamHey, liquor poured into the eyes
Kaalula aaduthu aagaayamThe sky is dancing beneath the feet
Ammaadi paarththaalae bothai yaeruthu thannaalaeOh my, intoxication rises on its own just by looking
Female
Kadhal panna kaththu koduppenI will teach you how to love
Sampalam vaangaamaeWithout taking any salary
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamaeWithout asking for your consent
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeramA young maiden at night time
Yaenguthu thoongaamaeIs yearning without sleeping
Female
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Female
Iravum pagalum urangaamaeWithout sleeping day and night
Unaiyae nenachchu thudichchaenThinking of you, I throbbed with yearning
Idhamaa padhamaa thazhuvaamaeWithout gently and tenderly embracing me
Thaniyaa kedanthu thavichchenI lay alone and suffered
Female
Sirichche kadhaiya mudikkaathaeDo not end the story just by laughing
Nerungu enai nee nernguCome close to me, come close
Idhukkaa enai nee azhaichchaeIs this why you called me?
Thayakkam edhukku unakkuWhy do you hesitate?
Female
Theeyila vaeguthu en maeniMy body is burning in fire
Yaeninnum kaaththiru sonnaanaeWhy did he tell me to wait longer?
Manmatha poovilae thaenooraAs honey oozes in Cupid's flower
Maarpila saanjukka neeyaagaLean on my chest on your own accord
Naanaachchu neeyaachchu vaada kaaththula theeyaachchuIt became me and it became you, a fire catching in the chill wind
Female
Kadhal panna kaththu koduppenI will teach you how to love
Sampalam vaangaamaeWithout taking any salary
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamaeWithout asking for your consent
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeramA young maiden at night time
Yaenguthu thoongaamae…..Is yearning without sleeping...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from 'Mangai Oru Gangai' (1987) is a passionate and alluring expression of intimacy and romance. The female lead playfully offers to teach her lover the art of romance without expecting anything in return. She describes her sleepless nights filled with burning desire, declaring that her love is an endless feast she wishes to share without holding back any secrets.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Enaiyae virunthaa padaippaen

The speaker compares herself to a feast served generously to her lover.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Kaalula aaduthu aagaayam

An exaggeration of intoxication where the singer feels as though the sky itself is dancing under her feet.

Contrast / Imagery

Naanaachchu neeyaachchu vaada kaaththula theeyaachchu

Juxtaposing the cold wind with burning passion/fire to emphasize intense emotional heat.

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Trivia

'Mangai Oru Gangai' (1987) is a rare Tamil film with music composed by the legendary Bollywood duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal, featuring lyrics written by the acclaimed poet Pulamaipithan.

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