Kedaya
From Kalari · 2018
- Lyricist
- Muthu Vijayan
- Singers
- V. V. Prasanna, Vaishaali
- Music director
- V. V. Prassanna
- Details
- Kalari2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kedaya kedakkuren | I lie low, waiting |
| Un nenjula thala saaya | To rest my head upon your chest |
| Nadaiya nadakkuren | I keep walking on and on |
| Adi unakkae thunaiyaaga | Hey girl, just to be your companion |
| Male | |
| Unnai naan paarthadhum | The moment I looked at you |
| Yeruthu kaichalae | A fever began to rise |
| Kannula kaadhalin | In my eyes, love took |
| Ettu kaal paaichalae | An eight-legged sudden leap |
| Male | |
| Ada onna nenachaalae | Oh, whenever I think of you |
| Manam pandhaa thulladhaa | Doesn't my heart bounce like a ball? |
| Un kaiya pudichalae | If I hold your hand |
| Uyir innum neeladhaa | Doesn't my life stretch even longer? |
| Female | |
| Kedaya kedakkuren | I lie low, waiting |
| Un nenjula thala saaya | To rest my head upon your chest |
| Nadaiya nadakkuren | I keep walking on and on |
| Adi unakkae thunaiyaaga | Hey girl, just to be your companion |
| Male | |
| Pogura pokkula | As you go along your way |
| Bodhaiya yethura | You get me intoxicated |
| Pesura saakkula | On the pretext of talking |
| Kaadhala oothura | You pour love into me |
| Female | |
| Oodhaanguzhal vechu ulnenjula | Placing a flute inside my heart |
| Pudhu urchaagatha thinuchaayae | You stuffed a brand new excitement into it |
| Male :Nenjodu dhaan oru kaadhal padam | Male: Right against my heart, a picture of love |
| Chinna kanjaadaiyil varanjaiyae | You drew with a subtle wink of your eye |
| Female | |
| Kodai mazhai pola | Like summer rain |
| En kaattil dhinam neeyae | You are in my forest every day |
| Male :Endi endi | Male: Hey girl, why oh why |
| Enna paada paduthura | Do you torment me so? |
| Male | |
| Kedaya kedakkuren | I lie low, waiting |
| Un nenjula thala saaya | To rest my head upon your chest |
| Female :Nadaiya nadakkuren | Female: I keep walking on and on |
| Adi unakkae thunaiyaaga | Hey, just to be your companion |
| Female | |
| Aalilaa veedhiyil | In a deserted street |
| Aarvamaai paarkkiraai | You look at me with eager eyes |
| Noolilaa aasaiyai | A threadless desire |
| Vervaiyil korkkiraai | You string together in sweat |
| Male | |
| Un veetukkum ada en veetukkum | Between your house, oh, and my house |
| Ulla dhooram ingae kuraiyaadha | Won't the distance decrease here? |
| Female :Indru un kannamum | Female: Today, your cheek |
| Ada en kannamum | And oh, my cheek |
| Chinna muththangalaal niraiyaadha | Won't they be filled with gentle kisses? |
| Male | |
| Yedho edhir paarthu | Anticipating something |
| Naan ooda thenjenae | I ran until I wore out |
| Female :Kaadaa kaanjen | Female: I was withered like a dry forest |
| Adi mazhaiyaai kudhikkiren | Hey, now I leap like falling rain |
| Male | |
| Kedaya kedakkuren | I lie low, waiting |
| Un nenjula thala saaya | To rest my head upon your chest |
| Nadaiya nadakkuren | I keep walking on and on |
| Ada thana na thana naanaa | Oh, thana na thana naanaa |
கெடயா கெடக்குறேன்
உன் நெஞ்சுல தல சாய
நடையா நடக்குறேன்
அடி உனக்கே துணையாக
I lie low, waiting
To rest my head upon your chest
I keep walking on and on
Hey girl, just to be your companion
உன்னை நான்
பார்த்ததும் ஏறுது
காய்ச்சலே கண்ணுல
காதலின் எட்டு கால்
பாய்ச்சலே
The moment I looked at you
A fever began to rise
In my eyes, love took
An eight-legged sudden leap
அட உன்ன
நெனச்சாலே மனம்
பந்தா துள்ளாதா உன்
கைய புடிச்சாலே உயிர்
இன்னும் நீளாதா
Oh, whenever I think of you
Doesn't my heart bounce like a ball?
If I hold your hand
Doesn't my life stretch even longer?
கெடயா
கெடக்குறேன் உன்
நெஞ்சுல தல சாய
நடையா நடக்குறேன்
அடி உனக்கே துணையாக
I lie low, waiting
To rest my head upon your chest
I keep walking on and on
Hey girl, just to be your companion
போகுற போக்குல
போதைய ஏத்துற பேசுற
சாக்குல காதல ஊத்துற
As you go along your way
You get me intoxicated
On the pretext of talking
You pour love into me
ஊதாங்குழல்
வெச்சு உள் நெஞ்சுல
புது உற்சாகத்த தினுச்சாயே
நெஞ்சோடு தான்
ஒரு காதல் படம் சின்ன
கண்ஜாடையில் வரைஞ்சாயே
Placing a flute inside my heart
You stuffed a brand new excitement into it
Male: Right against my heart, a picture of love
You drew with a subtle wink of your eye
கோடை மழை
போல என் காட்டில்
தினம் நீயே
ஏன்டி ஏன்டி
என்ன பாடா படுத்துற
Like summer rain
You are in my forest every day
Male: Hey girl, why oh why
Do you torment me so?
கெடயா கெடக்குறேன்
உன் நெஞ்சுல தல சாய
நடையா நடக்குறேன்
அடி உனக்கே துணையாக
I lie low, waiting
To rest my head upon your chest
Female: I keep walking on and on
Hey, just to be your companion
ஆளில்லா வீதியில்
ஆர்வமாய் பார்க்கிறாய்
நூலிலா ஆசையை
வேர்வையில் கோர்க்கிறாய்
In a deserted street
You look at me with eager eyes
A threadless desire
You string together in sweat
உன் வீட்டுக்கும்
அட என் வீட்டுக்கும் உள்ள
தூரம் இங்கே குறையாதா
இன்று உன் கன்னமும்
அட என் கன்னமும் சின்ன
முத்தங்களால் நிறையாதா
Between your house, oh, and my house
Won't the distance decrease here?
Female: Today, your cheek
And oh, my cheek
Won't they be filled with gentle kisses?
ஏதோ எதிர் பார்த்து
நான் ஓட தேஞ்சேனே
காடா காஞ்சேன்
அடி மழையாய் குதிக்கிறேன்
Anticipating something
I ran until I wore out
Female: I was withered like a dry forest
Hey, now I leap like falling rain
கெடயா கெடக்குறேன்
உன் நெஞ்சுல தல சாய
நடையா நடக்குறேன் அட
தன னா தன னா னா
I lie low, waiting
To rest my head upon your chest
I keep walking on and on
Oh, thana na thana naanaa
Kedaya kedakkuren
I lie low, waiting
Un nenjula thala saaya
To rest my head upon your chest
Nadaiya nadakkuren
I keep walking on and on
Adi unakkae thunaiyaaga
Hey girl, just to be your companion
Unnai naan paarthadhum
The moment I looked at you
Yeruthu kaichalae
A fever began to rise
Kannula kaadhalin
In my eyes, love took
Ettu kaal paaichalae
An eight-legged sudden leap
Ada onna nenachaalae
Oh, whenever I think of you
Manam pandhaa thulladhaa
Doesn't my heart bounce like a ball?
Un kaiya pudichalae
If I hold your hand
Uyir innum neeladhaa
Doesn't my life stretch even longer?
Kedaya kedakkuren
I lie low, waiting
Un nenjula thala saaya
To rest my head upon your chest
Nadaiya nadakkuren
I keep walking on and on
Adi unakkae thunaiyaaga
Hey girl, just to be your companion
Pogura pokkula
As you go along your way
Bodhaiya yethura
You get me intoxicated
Pesura saakkula
On the pretext of talking
Kaadhala oothura
You pour love into me
Oodhaanguzhal vechu ulnenjula
Placing a flute inside my heart
Pudhu urchaagatha thinuchaayae
You stuffed a brand new excitement into it
Male :Nenjodu dhaan oru kaadhal padam
Male: Right against my heart, a picture of love
Chinna kanjaadaiyil varanjaiyae
You drew with a subtle wink of your eye
Kodai mazhai pola
Like summer rain
En kaattil dhinam neeyae
You are in my forest every day
Male :Endi endi
Male: Hey girl, why oh why
Enna paada paduthura
Do you torment me so?
Kedaya kedakkuren
I lie low, waiting
Un nenjula thala saaya
To rest my head upon your chest
Female :Nadaiya nadakkuren
Female: I keep walking on and on
Adi unakkae thunaiyaaga
Hey, just to be your companion
Aalilaa veedhiyil
In a deserted street
Aarvamaai paarkkiraai
You look at me with eager eyes
Noolilaa aasaiyai
A threadless desire
Vervaiyil korkkiraai
You string together in sweat
Un veetukkum ada en veetukkum
Between your house, oh, and my house
Ulla dhooram ingae kuraiyaadha
Won't the distance decrease here?
Female :Indru un kannamum
Female: Today, your cheek
Ada en kannamum
And oh, my cheek
Chinna muththangalaal niraiyaadha
Won't they be filled with gentle kisses?
Yedho edhir paarthu
Anticipating something
Naan ooda thenjenae
I ran until I wore out
Female :Kaadaa kaanjen
Female: I was withered like a dry forest
Adi mazhaiyaai kudhikkiren
Hey, now I leap like falling rain
Kedaya kedakkuren
I lie low, waiting
Un nenjula thala saaya
To rest my head upon your chest
Nadaiya nadakkuren
I keep walking on and on
Ada thana na thana naanaa
Oh, thana na thana naanaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kedaya Kedakkuren from the 2018 Tamil film Kalari is a romantic duet expressing deep yearning, playful affection, and intimacy between two lovers. The male and female protagonists describe how love revitalizes their spirits, bringing a sudden rush of excitement that makes the heart bounce like a ball and extends one's lease on life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monnai (Initial Alliteration / Assonance)
“Kedaya kedakkuren / Nadaiya nadakkuren”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds in consecutive words across lines ('Kedaya' / 'Nadaiya').
Simile (Uwamai)
“Manam pandhaa thulladhaa”
Comparing the heart's joy and excitement directly to a bouncing ball ('pandhaa').
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Kodai mazhai pola / En kaattil dhinam neeyae”
Comparing the beloved's refreshing presence to summer rain falling upon a dry forest.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Kannula kaadhalin / Ettu kaal paaichalae”
Exaggerating the speed and intensity of love as an eight-legged spider-like pounce in the eyes.
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Trivia
Kalari (2018) is an action drama film starring Krishna and Vidhya Pradeep, directed by Kiran Chand. The soundtrack was composed by V.V. Prasanna, featuring lyrics written by Muthu Vijayan.
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