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Kavithai Paadu Kuyile

From Thendrale Ennai Thodu · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thendrale Ennai Thodu
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
18 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Heyy..rapaapaaa
Heyy..eyyyy rapaapaaa
Rapaapaaa…rapaapa rapaapa
Kavithai paadu kuyilae kuyilae
Ini vasanthamae
Ilamai raagam idhuvae idhuvae
Miga inimaiyae
Udhayamaanathae pudhiya kolamae
Vizhigal yaavilum varna jaalamae
Naan ninaitha thiru naal oru naal
Idhu thaanae
Kavithai paadu kuyilae kuyilae
Ini vasanthamae
Ilamai raagam idhuvae idhuvae
Miga inimaiyae
Nooru vannangalil sirikkum
Pani thoongum pushpangalae
Aasai ennangalil midhakkum
Adiyenai vaazhthungalen
Vaana veliyil
Valam varum paravai
Naanum adhu pol
Enakkenna kavalai
Kaatru en pakkam veesum podhu
Kaalam en perai pesum podhu
Vaazhvu enathu vaasal varuthu
Neram inidhaaga
Yaavum sugamaaga
Kavithai paadu kuyilae kuyilae
Ini vasanthamae
Ilamai raagam idhuvae idhuvae
Miga inimaiyae
Udhayamaanathae pudhiya kolamae
Vizhigal yaavilum varna jaalamae
Naan ninaitha thiru naal oru naal
Idhu thaanae
Kavithai paadu kuyilae kuyilae
Ini vasanthamae
Ilamai raagam idhuvae idhuvae
Miga inimaiyae
Kovil sirpangalai pazhikkum
Azhagaana penn chithiram
Kodi minnalgalil piranthu
Oli veesum natchathiram
Kooda enadhu
Nizhalena varumo
Naalum iniya
Ninaivugal tharumo
Paavai kan konda paasam enna
Paarvai solgindra paadam enna
Neela malaraai neril malara
Naalum thadumaara nenjam idam maara
Kavithai paadu kuyilae kuyilae
Ini vasanthamae
Ilamai raagam idhuvae idhuvae
Miga inimaiyae
Udhayamaanathae pudhiya kolamae
Vizhigal yaavilum…mmm varna jaalamae
Naan ninaitha thiru naal oru naal
Idhu thaanae…ae
Kavithai paadu kuyilae kuyilae
Ini vasanthamae
Ilamai raagam idhuvae idhuvae
Miga inimaiyae
Rapapapaa papapaa papapaa
Papapapapaa
Rapapapaa pa pa pa pa papa
Papapapapaa
Hey... rapapaa!
Hey... eeee rapapaa!
Rapapaa... rapapa rapapa!
Sing a poem, cuckoo, oh cuckoo!
From now on, it is springtime!
This is the melody of youth, yes this is it!
It is so sweet!
A brand new dawn of beauty has arrived!
In every eye, there is a magic of colors!
The special day I had always wished for...
is this very day!
Sing a poem, cuckoo, oh cuckoo!
From now on, it is springtime!
This is the melody of youth, yes this is it!
It is so sweet!
Smiling in a hundred colors,
oh flowers asleep in the dew,
floating in dreams of longing,
please bless this humble one!
In the vast open sky,
the bird that soars all around—
I too am just like it,
so what worries do I have?
When the wind blows my way,
when time itself speaks my name,
life arrives right at my doorstep,
making every moment sweet,
and everything full of joy!
Sing a poem, cuckoo, oh cuckoo!
From now on, it is springtime!
This is the melody of youth, yes this is it!
It is so sweet!
A brand new dawn of beauty has arrived!
In every eye, there is a magic of colors!
The special day I had always wished for...
is this very day!
Sing a poem, cuckoo, oh cuckoo!
From now on, it is springtime!
This is the melody of youth, yes this is it!
It is so sweet!
Putting temple sculptures to shame,
she is a beautiful portrait of a woman!
Born from ten million lightning flashes,
she is a radiant, shining star!
Will she come along with me,
following beside me like a shadow?
Day after day,
will she give me sweet memories?
What is the love held in the girl's eyes?
What is the lesson her glance teaches?
As she blooms right before me like a blue flower,
making my days stumble and my heart lose its place!
Sing a poem, cuckoo, oh cuckoo!
From now on, it is springtime!
This is the melody of youth, yes this is it!
It is so sweet!
A brand new dawn of beauty has arrived!
In every eye... mmm, there is a magic of colors!
The special day I had always wished for...
is this very day... ah!
Sing a poem, cuckoo, oh cuckoo!
From now on, it is springtime!
This is the melody of youth, yes this is it!
It is so sweet!
Rapapaapa paapapaa paapapaa
Paapapaapapaa
Rapapaapa paa paa paa paa paapaa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kavithai Paadu Kuyilae' is an exuberant song celebrating youth, joy, and the magical arrival of love. The protagonist calls upon nature—cuckoo birds, flowers, and the sky—to join in celebrating a long-awaited special day. He feels as carefree as a bird soaring in the sky, confident that life and good fortune are favoring him at last. The song further expresses admiration for a woman of divine beauty, comparing her to temple sculptures and glowing stars. He wonders if she will walk alongside him like a shadow and fill his life with sweet memories, capturing the blissful confusion and excitement of a heart in love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Nooru vannangalil sirikkum / Pani thoongum pushpangalae

Flowers are given human qualities of laughing in vivid colors and sleeping in dew while being addressed directly.

Simile (Upamai)

Naanum adhu pol / Enakkenna kavalai

The protagonist explicitly compares his freedom and carefree state to a bird soaring in the open sky.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Kovil sirpangalai pazhikkum / Azhagaana penn chithiram

Exaggerating a maiden's beauty by describing her as superior to exquisite temple sculptures and born from a million lightnings.

Monaai (Alliteration)

Paavai kan konda paasam enna / Paarvai solgindra paadam enna

Repetition of the initial letter 'P' ('Paavai' / 'Paarvai') creates poetic rhythm in the line.

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