Kathalikka Enakku Kattru
From Pennai Nambungal · 1973
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Pennai Nambungal1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ………………. | To you who taught me how to love, |
| Male | |
| Kadhalikka enakku katru thantha unakku | What offering should I give? |
| Kaanikkai enna tharavo…oo…. | To hold a concert after getting married, |
| Kalyaanam mudiththu katcheri vaikka | Should I fix an auspicious day and come? |
| Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo…. | To you who taught me how to love, |
| Male | |
| Kadhalikka enakku katru thantha unakku | What offering should I give? |
| Kaanikkai enna tharavo…oo…. | To hold a concert after getting married, |
| Kalyaanam mudiththu katcheri vaikka | Should I fix an auspicious day and come? |
| Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo…. | Whenever I saw women, |
| Male | |
| Pengalai paarththathum | I used to close my eyes. |
| Kangalai mooduvaen | Aha, whenever I saw women, |
| Aahaa pengalai paarththathum | I used to close my eyes. |
| Kangalai mooduvaen | Upon seeing you, |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan paarththathum | Why did I change today? |
| Indru yaen maarinaen | Why did I change today? |
| Indru yaen maarinaen | Non-singing honeybees, non-flowing honey rivers, |
| Male | |
| Paadaatha thaeneekkal paayaatha thaenaaru | Non-blowing gentle breezes, |
| Odaatha poonthendral | Do they exist? Tell me, my dear! |
| Undo nee sollammaa | My darling, struck by your gaze, |
| Kannae un kannpattu | My heart got wounded, |
| En ullam punpattu | Did romantic desires arise, |
| Mogangal undaanaatho | Or did I become a wandering beetle? |
| Sendaadum vandaanatho | To you who taught me how to love, |
| Male | |
| Kadhalikka enakku katru thantha unakku | What offering should I give? |
| Kaanikkai enna tharavo…oo…. | To hold a concert after getting married, |
| Kalyaanam mudiththu katcheri vaikka | Should I fix an auspicious day and come? |
| Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo…. | The Menaka of those ancient days, |
| Male | |
| Antha naal menagai | Came only to mesmerize; |
| Vanthathae mayakkaththaan | The Menaka of those ancient days, |
| Antha naal menagai | Came only to mesmerize; |
| Vanthathae mayakkaththaan | The beautiful woman of today, |
| Intha naal kaarigai | Came for that very reason too, |
| Vanthathum adhukkuththaan | So that I can gather and embrace her! |
| Alli naan anaikkaththaan | Joyful music lessons won't begin, |
| Male | |
| Aanantha paadangal aarambam aagaathu | Desires won't end, a man's longing is intense; |
| Aasaigal theeraathu aan paavam pollaathu | When I search for you, you shouldn't run away; |
| Naan thedum neraththil nee oda koodaathu | Come close to touch and play, |
| Kittaththil thottaada vaa | Shed your shyness and run to me! |
| Vetkaththai vittodi vaa | To you who taught me how to love, |
| Male | |
| Kadhalikka enakku katru thantha unakku | What offering should I give? |
| Kaanikkai enna tharavo…oo…. | To hold a concert after getting married, |
| Kalyaanam mudiththu katcheri vaikka | Should I fix an auspicious day and come? |
| Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo…. | Should I fix an auspicious day and come? |
| Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo…. | |
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To you who taught me how to love,
காதலிக்க எனக்கு கற்று தந்த உனக்கு
காணிக்கை என்ன தரவோ...ஓ......
கல்யாணம் முடித்து கச்சேரி வைக்க
நாள் பார்த்து நான் வரவோ....ஓ......
What offering should I give?
To hold a concert after getting married,
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
To you who taught me how to love,
காதலிக்க எனக்கு கற்று தந்த உனக்கு
காணிக்கை என்ன தரவோ...ஓ......
கல்யாணம் முடித்து கச்சேரி வைக்க
நாள் பார்த்து நான் வரவோ....ஓ......
What offering should I give?
To hold a concert after getting married,
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
Whenever I saw women,
பெண்களைப் பார்த்ததும்
கண்களை மூடுவேன்
ஆஹா பெண்களைப் பார்த்ததும்
கண்களை மூடுவேன்
I used to close my eyes.
Aha, whenever I saw women,
I used to close my eyes.
Upon seeing you,
உன்னை நான் பார்த்ததும்
இன்று ஏன் மாறினேன்
இன்று ஏன் மாறினேன்
Why did I change today?
Why did I change today?
Non-singing honeybees, non-flowing honey rivers,
பாடாத தேனீக்கள் பாயாத தேனாறு
ஓடாத பூந்தென்றல்
உண்டோ நீ சொல்லம்மா
கண்ணே உன் கண்பட்டு
என் உள்ளம் புண்பட்டு
மோகங்கள் உண்டானதோ
செண்டாடும் வண்டானதோ
Non-blowing gentle breezes,
Do they exist? Tell me, my dear!
My darling, struck by your gaze,
My heart got wounded,
Did romantic desires arise,
Or did I become a wandering beetle?
To you who taught me how to love,
காதலிக்க எனக்கு கற்று தந்த உனக்கு
காணிக்கை என்ன தரவோ...ஓ......
கல்யாணம் முடித்து கச்சேரி வைக்க
நாள் பார்த்து நான் வரவோ....ஓ....
What offering should I give?
To hold a concert after getting married,
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
The Menaka of those ancient days,
அந்த நாள் மேனகை
வந்ததே மயக்கத்தான்
அந்த நாள் மேனகை
வந்ததே மயக்கத்தான்
இந்த நாள் காரிகை
வந்ததும் அதுக்குத்தான்
அள்ளி நான் அணைக்கத்தான்
Came only to mesmerize;
The Menaka of those ancient days,
Came only to mesmerize;
The beautiful woman of today,
Came for that very reason too,
So that I can gather and embrace her!
Joyful music lessons won't begin,
ஆனந்த பாடங்கள் ஆரம்பம் ஆகாது
ஆசைகள் தீராது ஆண் பாவம் பொல்லாது
நான் தேடும் நேரத்தில் நீ ஓடக் கூடாது
கிட்டத்தில் தொட்டாட வா
வெட்கத்தை விட்டோடி வா
Desires won't end, a man's longing is intense;
When I search for you, you shouldn't run away;
Come close to touch and play,
Shed your shyness and run to me!
To you who taught me how to love,
காதலிக்க எனக்கு கற்று தந்த உனக்கு
காணிக்கை என்ன தரவோ...ஓ......
கல்யாணம் முடித்து கச்சேரி வைக்க
நாள் பார்த்து நான் வரவோ....ஓ....
நாள் பார்த்து நான் வரவோ....ஓ....
What offering should I give?
To hold a concert after getting married,
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
……………….
To you who taught me how to love,
Kadhalikka enakku katru thantha unakku
What offering should I give?
Kaanikkai enna tharavo…oo….
To hold a concert after getting married,
Kalyaanam mudiththu katcheri vaikka
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo….
To you who taught me how to love,
Kadhalikka enakku katru thantha unakku
What offering should I give?
Kaanikkai enna tharavo…oo….
To hold a concert after getting married,
Kalyaanam mudiththu katcheri vaikka
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo….
Whenever I saw women,
Pengalai paarththathum
I used to close my eyes.
Kangalai mooduvaen
Aha, whenever I saw women,
Aahaa pengalai paarththathum
I used to close my eyes.
Kangalai mooduvaen
Upon seeing you,
Unnai naan paarththathum
Why did I change today?
Indru yaen maarinaen
Why did I change today?
Indru yaen maarinaen
Non-singing honeybees, non-flowing honey rivers,
Paadaatha thaeneekkal paayaatha thaenaaru
Non-blowing gentle breezes,
Odaatha poonthendral
Do they exist? Tell me, my dear!
Undo nee sollammaa
My darling, struck by your gaze,
Kannae un kannpattu
My heart got wounded,
En ullam punpattu
Did romantic desires arise,
Mogangal undaanaatho
Or did I become a wandering beetle?
Sendaadum vandaanatho
To you who taught me how to love,
Kadhalikka enakku katru thantha unakku
What offering should I give?
Kaanikkai enna tharavo…oo….
To hold a concert after getting married,
Kalyaanam mudiththu katcheri vaikka
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo….
The Menaka of those ancient days,
Antha naal menagai
Came only to mesmerize;
Vanthathae mayakkaththaan
The Menaka of those ancient days,
Antha naal menagai
Came only to mesmerize;
Vanthathae mayakkaththaan
The beautiful woman of today,
Intha naal kaarigai
Came for that very reason too,
Vanthathum adhukkuththaan
So that I can gather and embrace her!
Alli naan anaikkaththaan
Joyful music lessons won't begin,
Aanantha paadangal aarambam aagaathu
Desires won't end, a man's longing is intense;
Aasaigal theeraathu aan paavam pollaathu
When I search for you, you shouldn't run away;
Naan thedum neraththil nee oda koodaathu
Come close to touch and play,
Kittaththil thottaada vaa
Shed your shyness and run to me!
Vetkaththai vittodi vaa
To you who taught me how to love,
Kadhalikka enakku katru thantha unakku
What offering should I give?
Kaanikkai enna tharavo…oo….
To hold a concert after getting married,
Kalyaanam mudiththu katcheri vaikka
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo….
Should I fix an auspicious day and come?
Naal paarththu naan varavo…oo….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this playful and romantic song, the male protagonist expresses his deep passion and gratitude to his lover, who taught him the joy of love. He admits that he used to ignore women completely by closing his eyes, but meeting her transformed him instantly. He uses metaphors of nature—bees, honey rivers, and gentle breezes—to show that his attraction to her is natural and inevitable.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kadhalikka / Kaanikkai / Kalyaanam”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ka' across lines to create rhythmic flow.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kannae un kannpattu / En ullam punpattu”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'nn' across adjacent lines.
Metaphor & Rhetorical Question
“Paadaatha thaeneekkal paayaatha thaenaaru / Odaatha poonthendral / Undo nee sollammaa”
Comparing the natural state of love to bees, rivers, and breezes, asking if they can ever exist without their natural tendencies.
Allusion
“Antha naal menagai vanthathae mayakkaththaan”
Mythological reference to Menaka, the celestial nymph known for her irresistible charm, comparing the heroine to her.
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Trivia
Composed by V. Kumar for the 1973 movie 'Pennai Nambungal', this track features legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam delivering a energetic and playful performance. Lyricist Vaali crafted the lyrics with clever Tamil poetic embellishments like Edhugai and Monai.
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