Kavalai Padathey
From Kadhal Kottai · 1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Engammaa karumari kathunippa | Our Goddess Karumari will protect us. |
| Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa | She will unite true love. |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Male | |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Engammaa karumari kathunippa | Our Goddess Karumari will protect us. |
| Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa | She will unite true love. |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Male | |
| Yemma yemma aaa | Oh mother, oh mother, ah... |
| Yemma yemma | Oh mother, oh mother. |
| Uruvathilae summa | Not merely infatuated |
| Mayangavillae amma | By physical appearances, oh mother, |
| Manasa paartha kaadhal thaanamma | His love is one that saw the heart, oh mother. |
| Male | |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Engammaa karumari kathunippa | Our Goddess Karumari will protect us. |
| Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa | She will unite true love. |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Male | |
| Gandhi sila pakathilae | Near the Gandhi statue, |
| Partha kaadhal verathaan | The love seen is of a different kind. |
| Kaasi threatre ullukullae | Inside Kasi Theatre, |
| Partha kaadhal verathaan | The love seen is of a different kind. |
| Male | |
| VGP-ku pora kaadhal | The love that goes to VGP resort, |
| Thirumburappo odiyithu | Runs away on the way back. |
| VIP-ke kaadhal vantha | When VIPs fall in love, |
| Hotel room-u neraiyuthu | Hotel rooms get filled up. |
| Male | |
| Auto otti suthurappo ………. | While driving an auto around... |
| Ooo…oooo….ooooo….aaahaaa…aa.. | Ooo... oooo... ooooo... aaahaaa... aa... |
| Naan auto otti suthurappo | When I drive an auto around, |
| Kaadhalicha kedithaan | The love I witness is notorious. |
| Aala maathi kaadhalicha | Switching partners and falling in love, |
| Kadhaiyum partha kedithaan | Is a crook's tale as seen before. |
| Male | |
| Kannalae parthu parthu | Loves that bloom just by looking at eyes, |
| Vantha kaadhal nooru thaan | Are a hundred in number. |
| Ganniyamaana kaadhal | But an honorable love, |
| Un kaadhal thaanada | Is truly yours, my brother! |
| Sagothara ….sagothara sagothara | Brother... brother, brother. |
| Male | |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Engammaa karumari kathunippa | Our Goddess Karumari will protect us. |
| Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa | She will unite true love. |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Male | |
| Lift-tu kettu vantha kaadhal | Love that came by asking for a lift, |
| Seat-tu mariponathae | Changed seats and vanished. |
| Selai vaangi kodutha kaadhal | Love bought by gifting a saree, |
| Kaalavari vittathae | Tripped up and betrayed in the end. |
| Male | |
| Office-la vantha kaadhal | Love that blossomed at the office, |
| Anjumanikae mudinjathu | Ended right at 5 o'clock. |
| Adutha kaadhal bus stop-la | The next love story at the bus stop, |
| Aaru maniku nadanthathu | Happened at 6 o'clock. |
| Male | |
| Nooru roova notta paatha …… | Looking at a hundred-rupee note... |
| Aaaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…ohoo….ooohoo… | Aaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... ohoo... ooohoo... |
| Nooru roova notta paatha | Looking at a hundred-rupee note, |
| Kaadhal varum kalamda | This is an era where love comes for money, my friend. |
| Oorupora suthi vandhen | I roamed all across the town, |
| Paarthathellam kelendaa | Listen to everything I saw! |
| Male | |
| Kannalae parthu parthu | Loves that bloom just by looking at eyes, |
| Vantha kaadhal nooru thaan | Are a hundred in number. |
| Thanithuvamaana kaadhal | A truly unique love, |
| Un kaadhal thaanada | Is truly yours, my brother! |
| Sagothara ….sagothara sagothara | Brother... brother, brother. |
| Male | |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Engammaa karumari kathunippa | Our Goddess Karumari will protect us. |
| Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa | She will unite true love. |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Male | |
| Yemma yemma aaa | Oh mother, oh mother, ah... |
| Yemma yemma | Oh mother, oh mother. |
| Uruvathilae summa | Not merely infatuated |
| Mayangavillae amma | By physical appearances, oh mother, |
| Manasa paartha kaadhal thaanamma | His love is one that saw the heart, oh mother. |
| Male | |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
| Engammaa karumari kathunippa | Our Goddess Karumari will protect us. |
| Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa | She will unite true love. |
| Kavalai padathae sagothara | Don't worry, brother. |
கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா எங்கம்மா
கருமாரி காத்து நிப்பா
காதல தான் சோ்த்து
வைப்பா கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா
Don't worry, brother.
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
She will unite true love.
Don't worry, brother.
கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா எங்கம்மா
கருமாரி காத்து நிப்பா
காதல தான் சோ்த்து
வைப்பா கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா
Don't worry, brother.
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
She will unite true love.
Don't worry, brother.
யம்மா யம்மா......
யம்மா யம்மா உருவத்திலே
சும்மா மயங்கவில்லே அம்மா
மனச பார்த்த காதல்தான் அம்மா
Oh mother, oh mother, ah...
Oh mother, oh mother.
Not merely infatuated
By physical appearances, oh mother,
His love is one that saw the heart, oh mother.
கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா எங்கம்மா
கருமாரி காத்து நிப்பா
காதல தான் சோ்த்து
வைப்பா கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா
Don't worry, brother.
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
She will unite true love.
Don't worry, brother.
காந்தி சில பக்கத்தில
பார்த்த காதல் வேறதான்
காசி தியேட்டர் உள்ளுக்குள்ளே
பார்த்த காதல் வேறதான்
Near the Gandhi statue,
The love seen is of a different kind.
Inside Kasi Theatre,
The love seen is of a different kind.
வி.ஜி.பீ க்கு போற
காதல் திரும்புறப்போ ஒடியிது
வி.ஐ.பி கே காதல் வந்தா
ஹோட்டல் ரூம்மு நிறையுது
The love that goes to VGP resort,
Runs away on the way back.
When VIPs fall in love,
Hotel rooms get filled up.
ஆட்டோ ஓட்டி
சுத்துறப்போ ....................
நான் ஆட்டோ ஓட்டி
சுத்துறப்போ காதலிச்ச
கேடிதான் ஆள மாத்தி
காதலிச்சா கதையும்
பார்த்த கேடிதான்
While driving an auto around...
Ooo... oooo... ooooo... aaahaaa... aa...
When I drive an auto around,
The love I witness is notorious.
Switching partners and falling in love,
Is a crook's tale as seen before.
கண்ணாலே பார்த்து
பார்த்து வந்த காதல் நூறு
தான் கண்ணியமான காதல்
உன் காதல் தானடா சகோதரா
சகோதரா சகோதரா
Loves that bloom just by looking at eyes,
Are a hundred in number.
But an honorable love,
Is truly yours, my brother!
Brother... brother, brother.
கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா எங்கம்மா
கருமாரி காத்து நிப்பா
காதல தான் சோ்த்து
வைப்பா கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா
Don't worry, brother.
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
She will unite true love.
Don't worry, brother.
லிப்ட்டு கேட்டு வந்த
காதல் சீட்டு மாறி போனதே
சேல வாங்கி கொடுத்த காதல்
கால வாரி விட்டதே
Love that came by asking for a lift,
Changed seats and vanished.
Love bought by gifting a saree,
Tripped up and betrayed in the end.
ஆபிசுல வந்த காதல்
அஞ்சு மணிக்கே முடிஞ்சது
அடுத்த காதல் பஸ் ஸ்டாப்புல
ஆறு மணிக்கு நடந்தது
Love that blossomed at the office,
Ended right at 5 o'clock.
The next love story at the bus stop,
Happened at 6 o'clock.
நூறு ரூவா நோட்ட
பாத்தா ....................................
நூறு ரூவா நோட்ட பாத்தா
காதல் வரும் காலம்டா
ஊரு பூரா சுத்தி வந்தேன்
பார்த்ததெல்லாம்
கேளேண்டா
Looking at a hundred-rupee note...
Aaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... ohoo... ooohoo...
Looking at a hundred-rupee note,
This is an era where love comes for money, my friend.
I roamed all across the town,
Listen to everything I saw!
கண்ணாலே பார்த்து
பார்த்து வந்த காதல் நூறுதான்
தனித்துவமான காதல் உன்
காதல் தானடா சகோதரா
சகோதரா சகோதரா
Loves that bloom just by looking at eyes,
Are a hundred in number.
A truly unique love,
Is truly yours, my brother!
Brother... brother, brother.
கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா எங்கம்மா
கருமாரி காத்து நிப்பா
காதல தான் சோ்த்து
வைப்பா கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா
Don't worry, brother.
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
She will unite true love.
Don't worry, brother.
யம்மா யம்மா......
யம்மா யம்மா உருவத்திலே
சும்மா மயங்கவில்லே அம்மா
மனச பார்த்த காதல்தான் அம்மா
Oh mother, oh mother, ah...
Oh mother, oh mother.
Not merely infatuated
By physical appearances, oh mother,
His love is one that saw the heart, oh mother.
கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா எங்கம்மா
கருமாரி காத்து நிப்பா
காதல தான் சோ்த்து
வைப்பா கவலை படாதே
சகோதரா
Don't worry, brother.
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
She will unite true love.
Don't worry, brother.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Engammaa karumari kathunippa
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa
She will unite true love.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Engammaa karumari kathunippa
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa
She will unite true love.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Yemma yemma aaa
Oh mother, oh mother, ah...
Yemma yemma
Oh mother, oh mother.
Uruvathilae summa
Not merely infatuated
Mayangavillae amma
By physical appearances, oh mother,
Manasa paartha kaadhal thaanamma
His love is one that saw the heart, oh mother.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Engammaa karumari kathunippa
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa
She will unite true love.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Gandhi sila pakathilae
Near the Gandhi statue,
Partha kaadhal verathaan
The love seen is of a different kind.
Kaasi threatre ullukullae
Inside Kasi Theatre,
Partha kaadhal verathaan
The love seen is of a different kind.
VGP-ku pora kaadhal
The love that goes to VGP resort,
Thirumburappo odiyithu
Runs away on the way back.
VIP-ke kaadhal vantha
When VIPs fall in love,
Hotel room-u neraiyuthu
Hotel rooms get filled up.
Auto otti suthurappo ……….
While driving an auto around...
Ooo…oooo….ooooo….aaahaaa…aa..
Ooo... oooo... ooooo... aaahaaa... aa...
Naan auto otti suthurappo
When I drive an auto around,
Kaadhalicha kedithaan
The love I witness is notorious.
Aala maathi kaadhalicha
Switching partners and falling in love,
Kadhaiyum partha kedithaan
Is a crook's tale as seen before.
Kannalae parthu parthu
Loves that bloom just by looking at eyes,
Vantha kaadhal nooru thaan
Are a hundred in number.
Ganniyamaana kaadhal
But an honorable love,
Un kaadhal thaanada
Is truly yours, my brother!
Sagothara ….sagothara sagothara
Brother... brother, brother.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Engammaa karumari kathunippa
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa
She will unite true love.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Lift-tu kettu vantha kaadhal
Love that came by asking for a lift,
Seat-tu mariponathae
Changed seats and vanished.
Selai vaangi kodutha kaadhal
Love bought by gifting a saree,
Kaalavari vittathae
Tripped up and betrayed in the end.
Office-la vantha kaadhal
Love that blossomed at the office,
Anjumanikae mudinjathu
Ended right at 5 o'clock.
Adutha kaadhal bus stop-la
The next love story at the bus stop,
Aaru maniku nadanthathu
Happened at 6 o'clock.
Nooru roova notta paatha ……
Looking at a hundred-rupee note...
Aaaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…ohoo….ooohoo…
Aaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... ohoo... ooohoo...
Nooru roova notta paatha
Looking at a hundred-rupee note,
Kaadhal varum kalamda
This is an era where love comes for money, my friend.
Oorupora suthi vandhen
I roamed all across the town,
Paarthathellam kelendaa
Listen to everything I saw!
Kannalae parthu parthu
Loves that bloom just by looking at eyes,
Vantha kaadhal nooru thaan
Are a hundred in number.
Thanithuvamaana kaadhal
A truly unique love,
Un kaadhal thaanada
Is truly yours, my brother!
Sagothara ….sagothara sagothara
Brother... brother, brother.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Engammaa karumari kathunippa
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa
She will unite true love.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Yemma yemma aaa
Oh mother, oh mother, ah...
Yemma yemma
Oh mother, oh mother.
Uruvathilae summa
Not merely infatuated
Mayangavillae amma
By physical appearances, oh mother,
Manasa paartha kaadhal thaanamma
His love is one that saw the heart, oh mother.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Engammaa karumari kathunippa
Our Goddess Karumari will protect us.
Kaadhalathan serthu vaippa
She will unite true love.
Kavalai padathae sagothara
Don't worry, brother.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kavalai Padathae Sagothara is a lively, comforting track sung to reassure the protagonist about his pure and selfless love. Unlike typical urban romances born out of superficial charm, physical attraction, or commercial motives—as observed around Chennai's popular hangouts like Kasi Theatre, bus stops, or VGP beach—the protagonist's love is rooted in emotional connection despite never having met the girl face to face. The song assures him that Goddess Karumari will protect and unite such genuine, heart-centered love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Kavalai padathae sagothara”
The refrain 'Kavalai padathae sagothara' is repeated to reinforce reassurance and fraternal solidarity.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Ganniyamaana kaadhal / Un kaadhal thaanada”
Contrasts superficial, momentary urban infatuations ('Office-la vantha kaadhal / Anjumanikae mudinjathu') with the hero's noble and pure love ('Ganniyamaana kaadhal / Un kaadhal thaanada').
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kannalae parthu parthu / Vantha kaadhal nooru thaan”
Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter matches across consecutive lines ('Kannalae' / 'Vantha').
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Trivia
Kadhal Kottai (1996), directed by Agathiyan, won three National Film Awards, including Best Feature Film in Tamil and Best Screenplay. The film set a trend in Tamil cinema for epistolary romance, where the lead characters fall in love through letters without seeing each other.
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