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Kathal Panna Kathu Kodupen

From Mangai Oru Gangai · 1987

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Movie name
Mangai Oru Gangai
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
14 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kadhal panna kaththu koduppen
Sampalam vaangaamae
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamae
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeram
Yaenguthu thoongaamae
Ae kadhal panna kaththu koduppen
Sampalam vaangaamae
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamae
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeram
Yaenguthu thoongaamae
Dhegam soodaachchu nenjam engum theeyaachchu
Nee anaikkaatti en kathi ennaachchu hae
Kadhal panna kaththu koduppen
Sampalam vaangaamae
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamae
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeram
Yaenguthu thoongaamae
Koduththaa kuraiyum sarakkalla
Irukkum varaikkum koduppaen
Olivum maraivum enakkilaa
Enaiyae virunthaa padaippaen
Thaniyaa irunthaa pidikkaathu
Adhukkaa malaraa malarnthaen
Sugamaa ulagai maranthaaththaan
Adhuthaan enakku niraivu
Anthiyil pookkura poonthottam
En nenjilae eththanai poraattam
Yaei kannula ooththura saaraayam
Kaalula aaduthu aagaayam
Ammaadi paarththaalae bothai yaeruthu thannaalae
Kadhal panna kaththu koduppen
Sampalam vaangaamae
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamae
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeram
Yaenguthu thoongaamae
…………….
Iravum pagalum urangaamae
Unaiyae nenachchu thudichchaen
Idhamaa padhamaa thazhuvaamae
Thaniyaa kedanthu thavichchen
Sirichche kadhaiya mudikkaathae
Nerungu enai nee nerngu
Idhukkaa enai nee azhaichchae
Thayakkam edhukku unakku
Theeyila vaeguthu en maeni
Yaeninnum kaaththiru sonnaanae
Manmatha poovilae thaenoora
Maarpila saanjukka neeyaaga
Naanaachchu neeyaachchu vaada kaaththula theeyaachchu
Kadhal panna kaththu koduppen
Sampalam vaangaamae
Unnoda sammatham ketkkaamae
Kanni ponnu raaththiri naeram
Yaenguthu thoongaamae…..
I will teach you how to make love
Without taking any wage
Without asking for your consent
A maiden girl at nighttime
Longs and yearns, unable to sleep
Hey, I will teach you how to make love
Without taking any wage
Without asking for your consent
A maiden girl at nighttime
Longs and yearns, unable to sleep
My body has turned hot, my heart is ablaze everywhere
If you do not embrace me, what will become of my fate, hey?
I will teach you how to make love
Without taking any wage
Without asking for your consent
A maiden girl at nighttime
Longs and yearns, unable to sleep
This is not a commodity that diminishes when given
I will keep giving as long as I have it
I have no secrecy or concealment
I will offer myself as a feast
I do not like being all alone
Was it for that I bloomed like a flower?
Only when blissfully forgetting the world
Does my heart find complete fulfillment
A garden blooming in the evening twilight
How many struggles rage within my heart!
Hey, like liquor poured directly into the eyes
The sky dances beneath my feet
Oh my, just by looking, intoxication rises on its own
I will teach you how to make love
Without taking any wage
Without asking for your consent
A maiden girl at nighttime
Longs and yearns, unable to sleep
...
Without sleeping day or night
I throbbed yearning only for you
Without embracing me gently and softly
I lay alone and suffered
Do not end the story with just a laugh
Come close, you come close to me
Is this why you invited me?
Why do you hesitate?
My body is burning in a fire
Why did he ask me to wait even longer?
As honey trickles from Cupid's flower
Lean on my chest on your own
It became me, it became you, it turned into fire in the chilly wind
I will teach you how to make love
Without taking any wage
Without asking for your consent
A maiden girl at nighttime
Longs and yearns, unable to sleep...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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