Kodi Asainthathum
From Paarthaal Pasi Theerum · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Paarthaal Pasi Theerum1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kodi asaindhadhum | When the branch sways |
| Male :Mm… | Mm... |
| Female :Kaattru vandhadhaa | Did the wind blow? |
| Male :Mhum | Mhum |
| Female :Kaattru vandhadhum | When the wind blew |
| Male :Oho | Oho |
| Female :Kodi asaindhadhaa | Did the branch sway? |
| Male | |
| Nilavu vandhadhum | When the moon arrived |
| Female :Mm… | Mm... |
| Male :Malar malarndhadhaa | Did the flower blossom? |
| Female :Mhum | Because the flower blossomed |
| Male :Malar malarndhadhaal | Mm... |
| Female :Mm… | Did the moon arrive? |
| Male :Nilavu vandhadhaa | When the branch sways |
| Female | |
| Kodi asaindhadhum | Did the wind blow? |
| Kaattru vandhadhaa | When the wind blew |
| Kaattru vandhadhum | Did the branch sway? |
| Kodi asaindhadhaa | When the moon arrived |
| Male | |
| Nilavu vandhadhum | Did the flower blossom? |
| Malar malarndhadhaa | Because the flower blossomed |
| Malar malarndhadhaal | Did the moon arrive? |
| Nilavu vandhadhaa | When the branch sways |
| Female | |
| Kodi asaindhadhum | Did the wind blow? |
| Kaattru vandhadhaa | When the wind blew |
| Kaattru vandhadhum | Did the branch sway? |
| Kodi asaindhadhaa | When the song emerged |
| Female | |
| Paadal vandhadhum | Did the rhythm follow? |
| Thaalam vandhadhaa | When the song emerged |
| Paadal vandhadhum | Did the rhythm follow? |
| Thaalam vandhadhaa | When the rhythm was set |
| Thaalam vandhadhum | Did the song emerge? |
| Paadal vandhadhaa | When emotion arose |
| Male | |
| Bhaavam vandhadhum | Did the melody come? |
| Raagam vandhadhaa | When emotion arose |
| Bhaavam vandhadhum | Did the melody come? |
| Raagam vandhadhaa | When melody arrived |
| Raagam vandhadhum | Did emotion arise? |
| Bhaavam vandhadhaa | When the eyes opened |
| Female | |
| Kann thirandhadhum | Did the vision appear? |
| Kaatchi vandhadhaa | When the vision appeared |
| Kaatchi vandhadhum | Did the eyes open? |
| kann thirandhadhaa | When youth arrived |
| Male | |
| Paruvam vandhadhum | Did desire follow? |
| Aasai vandhadhaa | When desire arose |
| Aasai vandhadhum | Did youth arrive? |
| Paruvam vandhadhaa | When the branch sways |
| Female | |
| Kodi asaindhadhum | Did the wind blow? |
| Kaattru vandhadhaa | When the wind blew |
| Kaattru vandhadhum | Did the branch sway? |
| Kodi asaindhadhaa | When words emerged |
| Female | |
| Vaarthai vandhadhum | Did the lips part? |
| Vaai thirandhadhaa | When words emerged |
| Vaarthai vandhadhum | Did the lips part? |
| Vaai thirandhadhaa | When the lips parted |
| Vaai thirandhadhum | Did words emerge? |
| Vaarthai vandhadhaa | Because of womanhood |
| Male | |
| Penmai enbadhaal | Did shyness arrive? |
| Naanam vandhadhaa | Because of womanhood |
| Penmai enbadhaal | Did shyness arrive? |
| Naanam vandhadhaa | Because of shyness |
| Naanam vandhadhaal | Did it become true womanhood? |
| Penmai aanadhaa | Running toward you |
| Female | |
| Odi vandhadhum | Searching for you |
| Thaedi vandhadhum | Singing for you |
| Paadi vandhadhum | Coming to see you |
| Paarkka vandhadhum | Is this called love? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbadhaa | Is this called affection? |
| Paasam enbadhaa | Is this called compassion? |
| Karunai enbadhaa | Is this called entitlement? |
| Urimai enbadhaa | When the branch sways |
| Female | |
| Kodi asaindhadhum | Did the wind blow? |
| Kaattru vandhadhaa | When the wind blew |
| Kaattru vandhadhum | Did the branch sway? |
| Kodi asaindhadhaa | |
கொடி அசைந்ததும்
ம்ம்.....
காற்று வந்ததா
ம்ஹும்
காற்று வந்ததும்
ஓஹோ
கொடி அசைந்ததா
When the branch sways
Mm...
Did the wind blow?
Mhum
When the wind blew
Oho
Did the branch sway?
நிலவு வந்ததும்
ம்ம்ம்....
மலர் மலர்ந்ததா
ம்ஹும்
மலர் மலர்ந்ததால்
ம்ம்....
நிலவு வந்ததா
When the moon arrived
Mm...
Did the flower blossom?
Because the flower blossomed
Mm...
Did the moon arrive?
When the branch sways
கொடி அசைந்ததும்
காற்று வந்ததா
காற்று வந்ததும்
கொடி அசைந்ததா
Did the wind blow?
When the wind blew
Did the branch sway?
When the moon arrived
நிலவு வந்ததும்
மலர் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர் மலர்ந்ததால்
நிலவு வந்ததா
Did the flower blossom?
Because the flower blossomed
Did the moon arrive?
When the branch sways
பாடல் வந்ததும்
தாளம் வந்ததா
பாடல் வந்ததும்
தாளம் வந்ததா
தாளம் வந்ததும்
பாடல் வந்ததா
Did the wind blow?
When the wind blew
Did the branch sway?
When the song emerged
பாவம் வந்ததும்
ராகம் வந்ததா
பாவம் வந்ததும்
ராகம் வந்ததா
ராகம் வந்ததும்
பாவம் வந்ததா
Did the rhythm follow?
When the song emerged
Did the rhythm follow?
When the rhythm was set
Did the song emerge?
When emotion arose
கண் திறந்ததும்
காட்சி வந்ததா
காட்சி வந்ததும்
கண் திறந்ததா
Did the melody come?
When emotion arose
Did the melody come?
When melody arrived
Did emotion arise?
When the eyes opened
பருவம் வந்ததும்
ஆசை வந்ததா
ஆசை வந்ததும்
பருவம் வந்ததா
Did the vision appear?
When the vision appeared
Did the eyes open?
When youth arrived
கொடி அசைந்ததும்
காற்று வந்ததா
காற்று வந்ததும்
கொடி அசைந்ததா
Did desire follow?
When desire arose
Did youth arrive?
When the branch sways
வார்த்தை வந்ததும்
வாய் திறந்ததா
வார்த்தை வந்ததும்
வாய் திறந்ததா
வாய் திறந்ததும்
வார்த்தை வந்ததா
Did the wind blow?
When the wind blew
Did the branch sway?
When words emerged
பெண்மை என்பதால்
நாணம் வந்ததா
பெண்மை என்பதால்
நாணம் வந்ததா
நாணம் வந்ததால்
பெண்மை ஆனதா
Did the lips part?
When words emerged
Did the lips part?
When the lips parted
Did words emerge?
Because of womanhood
ஒடி வந்ததும்
தேடி வந்ததும்
பாடி வந்ததும்
பார்க்க வந்ததும்
Did shyness arrive?
Because of womanhood
Did shyness arrive?
Because of shyness
Did it become true womanhood?
Running toward you
காதல் என்பதா
பாசம் என்பதா
கருணை என்பதா
உரிமை என்பதா
Searching for you
Singing for you
Coming to see you
Is this called love?
கொடி அசைந்ததும்
காற்று வந்ததா
காற்று வந்ததும்
கொடி அசைந்ததா
Is this called affection?
Is this called compassion?
Is this called entitlement?
When the branch sways
நிலவு வந்ததும்
மலர் மலர்ந்ததா
மலர் மலர்ந்ததால்
நிலவு வந்ததா
ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்....ஹ்ம்ம்
ஓஹோஹோ ஹோ
ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்....ஹ்ம்ம்
ஓஹோஹோ ஹோ
Did the wind blow?
When the wind blew
Did the branch sway?
Kodi asaindhadhum
When the branch sways
Male :Mm…
Mm...
Female :Kaattru vandhadhaa
Did the wind blow?
Male :Mhum
Mhum
Female :Kaattru vandhadhum
When the wind blew
Male :Oho
Oho
Female :Kodi asaindhadhaa
Did the branch sway?
Nilavu vandhadhum
When the moon arrived
Female :Mm…
Mm...
Male :Malar malarndhadhaa
Did the flower blossom?
Female :Mhum
Because the flower blossomed
Male :Malar malarndhadhaal
Mm...
Female :Mm…
Did the moon arrive?
Male :Nilavu vandhadhaa
When the branch sways
Kodi asaindhadhum
Did the wind blow?
Kaattru vandhadhaa
When the wind blew
Kaattru vandhadhum
Did the branch sway?
Kodi asaindhadhaa
When the moon arrived
Nilavu vandhadhum
Did the flower blossom?
Malar malarndhadhaa
Because the flower blossomed
Malar malarndhadhaal
Did the moon arrive?
Nilavu vandhadhaa
When the branch sways
Kodi asaindhadhum
Did the wind blow?
Kaattru vandhadhaa
When the wind blew
Kaattru vandhadhum
Did the branch sway?
Kodi asaindhadhaa
When the song emerged
Paadal vandhadhum
Did the rhythm follow?
Thaalam vandhadhaa
When the song emerged
Paadal vandhadhum
Did the rhythm follow?
Thaalam vandhadhaa
When the rhythm was set
Thaalam vandhadhum
Did the song emerge?
Paadal vandhadhaa
When emotion arose
Bhaavam vandhadhum
Did the melody come?
Raagam vandhadhaa
When emotion arose
Bhaavam vandhadhum
Did the melody come?
Raagam vandhadhaa
When melody arrived
Raagam vandhadhum
Did emotion arise?
Bhaavam vandhadhaa
When the eyes opened
Kann thirandhadhum
Did the vision appear?
Kaatchi vandhadhaa
When the vision appeared
Kaatchi vandhadhum
Did the eyes open?
kann thirandhadhaa
When youth arrived
Paruvam vandhadhum
Did desire follow?
Aasai vandhadhaa
When desire arose
Aasai vandhadhum
Did youth arrive?
Paruvam vandhadhaa
When the branch sways
Kodi asaindhadhum
Did the wind blow?
Kaattru vandhadhaa
When the wind blew
Kaattru vandhadhum
Did the branch sway?
Kodi asaindhadhaa
When words emerged
Vaarthai vandhadhum
Did the lips part?
Vaai thirandhadhaa
When words emerged
Vaarthai vandhadhum
Did the lips part?
Vaai thirandhadhaa
When the lips parted
Vaai thirandhadhum
Did words emerge?
Vaarthai vandhadhaa
Because of womanhood
Penmai enbadhaal
Did shyness arrive?
Naanam vandhadhaa
Because of womanhood
Penmai enbadhaal
Did shyness arrive?
Naanam vandhadhaa
Because of shyness
Naanam vandhadhaal
Did it become true womanhood?
Penmai aanadhaa
Running toward you
Odi vandhadhum
Searching for you
Thaedi vandhadhum
Singing for you
Paadi vandhadhum
Coming to see you
Paarkka vandhadhum
Is this called love?
Kaadhal enbadhaa
Is this called affection?
Paasam enbadhaa
Is this called compassion?
Karunai enbadhaa
Is this called entitlement?
Urimai enbadhaa
When the branch sways
Kodi asaindhadhum
Did the wind blow?
Kaattru vandhadhaa
When the wind blew
Kaattru vandhadhum
Did the branch sway?
Kodi asaindhadhaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic duet explores the philosophical relationship between cause and effect through natural and human metaphors. The lovers engage in a playful lyrical tender inquiry: Does the swaying of a branch cause the wind to blow, or does the wind cause the branch to sway? Does the moon appear because the flower blossoms, or does the flower bloom because of the moon? Through these interconnected natural phenomena—song and rhythm, emotion and melody, vision and eyes, youth and desire, words and lips—Kannadasan beautifully questions the origin of love and human connection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antimetabole / Chiasmus (Paradoxical Cause-Effect Inversion)
“Kodi asaindhadhum Kaattru vandhadhaa / Kaattru vandhadhum Kodi asaindhadhaa”
The song repeatedly flips the order of cause and effect between two related concepts to highlight their deep interdependence.
Emona (Anaphora and Rhyming Parallelism)
“Kaadhal enbadhaa / Paasam enbadhaa / Karunai enbadhaa / Urimai enbadhaa”
Repetitive structures creating a rhythmic cadence through continuous questioning using the Tamil interrogative suffix '-aa'.
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Paadal vandhadhum / Thaalam vandhadhaa”
Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter of consecutive lines matches (e.g., Kodi / Nilavu / Paadal).
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Trivia
Composed by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy for the 1962 film 'Paarthaal Pasi Theerum', this song features legendary singers T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. It remains one of Kannadasan's most iconic songs demonstrating his philosophical mastery in simple romantic lyricism.
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