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Lyrics & meaning

Kedacha Unakku

From Azhiyadha Kolangal · 1979

Lyricist: Gangai Amaran
Singer: S. Janaki
Music director: Salil Chowdhury
Movie name: Azhiyadha Kolangal
Movie release year: 1979
Lyrics added on: 7 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Kedachaa onakku sugam

Enakku dhenam kondaattam

Koduthaa kodutha panam

Indhaangaiyaa sandhosham

Kedachaa onakku sugam

Enakku dhenam kondaattam

Koduthaa kodutha kanam

Indhaangaiyaa sandhosham

Olichu maraichu vaikkira

Pazhakkam illae

Enakkum adhilae viruppam illae

Nenachaa nenacha padi

Kodukka vandhen

Viruppam irundhaa pudikka vandhen

Inikkum thaena thottu

Izhukkum rosa mottu

Edhukkum thuninjava naan

Enakku dhenam kondaattam

Onakkum visiladichu

Irundhidanum sandhosham

Kedachaa onakku sugam

Enakku dhenam kondaattam

Koduthaa kodutha kanam

Indhaangaiyaa sandhosham

Sirichaa seeni sakkara

Thaenaattamaa

Sevandhu valarndha thaeraattamaa

Kedachaa kilu kilukkura pandhaattamaa

Varuthum kedachaa unnoramaa

Manandhaa maappilla tholla

Mayakkum vaasana mulla

Edhukkum podhu odama

Irundhadhunna kondaattam

Ennaikkum thani maramaa

Valandhadhunna thindaattam

Kedachaa onakku sugam

Enakku dhenam kondaattam

Koduthaa kodutha kanam

Indhaangaiyaa sandhosham

Nenappa maraichu vachaa

Laabam illae

Neruppaa irundhaa paavam illae

Kedachaa aandavanum

Vayasu ponna

Padhamaa irukkum

Pazhutha ponna

Edhukkum vaeli undu

Idhukku engae undu

Edhukkum vayasukkulla

Yekkam ellaam undaagum

Adhukku vazhi irukku

Aadungaiyaa vandaattam

Kedachaa onakku sugam

Enakku dhenam kondaattam

Koduthaa kodutha kanam

Indhaangaiyaa sandhosham

If you get it, you'll find pleasure,

For me, every day is a celebration!

The very moment it is given,

Here, sir, take your happiness!

If you get it, you'll find pleasure,

For me, every day is a celebration!

The very moment it is given,

Here, sir, take your happiness!

Hiding and keeping things secret

Is not my way,

Nor do I have any liking for that.

Just the way I wished,

I have come to give.

If you want it, I have come to embrace you.

Dipped in sweet honey,

An enticing rosebud!

I am bold and ready for anything,

For me, every day is a celebration!

You too should whistle along

And stay filled with joy!

If you get it, you'll find pleasure,

For me, every day is a celebration!

The very moment it is given,

Here, sir, take your happiness!

When she smiles, it is sweet like sugar,

Flowing just like honey!

Blushing and tall like a temple chariot... ah...

In your hands, she is like a lively jingling ball,

She will stir your heart if you hold her close!

If you marry, a husband is just a nuisance,

While sweet jasmine is purely intoxicating!

If everything is shared together,

It is a true celebration!

If it ever becomes private property,

It only brings trouble!

If you get it, you'll find pleasure,

For me, every day is a celebration!

The very moment it is given,

Here, sir, take your happiness!

If you bottle up your desires,

There is no gain in it.

If you burn with passion, there is no sin!

Even God, if he gets the chance,

Would desire a youthful girl,

So soft and tender,

A girl ripe and blossoming!

Everything else has a fence,

Where is the fence for this?

In the heat of youth,

All kinds of longings arise.

There is a way to soothe that,

So dance around like a honeybee, sir!

If you get it, you'll find pleasure,

For me, every day is a celebration!

The very moment it is given,

Here, sir, take your happiness!

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kedachaa Onakku Sugam is a lively, folk-infused song from the 1979 Tamil film Azhiyadha Kolangal, written by Gangai Amaran. The song speaks playfully and unabashedly about youthful desires, joy, and the freedom of enjoying life's pleasures without pretense or secrecy. The protagonist expresses that hiding one's feelings brings no gain and encourages embracing love and passion directly. Through vibrant metaphors involving sweet honey, blooming flowers, and buzzing beetles, the lyrics celebrate human attachment and romance as natural elements of youth. It cautions against isolating oneself like a solitary tree, advocating instead for shared happiness and openhearted celebration.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Sirichaa seeni sakkara Thaenaattamaa”

Compares a sweet smile to refined sugar and flowing honey using the comparative suffix '-aattamaa'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Mayakkum vaasana mulla”

Directly equates the intoxicating beauty of a partner to fragrant jasmine flowers.

Onomatopoeia (Iraichal Soll)

“Kedachaa kilu kilukkura pandhaattamaa”

'Kilu kilukkura' mimics the jingling or rattling sound of a toy or ball.

Second-letter Rhyme (Ethugai)

“Edhukkum vaeli undu / Idhukku engae undu”

The second consonant 'di' aligns across consecutive lines ('Edhukkum' / 'Idhukku' / 'Edhukkum' / 'Adhukku').

Did you know?

Trivia

Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) marked the directorial debut of renowned cinematographer-filmmaker Balu Mahendra in Tamil cinema. The film featured a highly acclaimed musical score composed by legendary music director Salil Chowdhury.

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