Naadodi Paattu Paada
From Harichandra (1998 film) · 1998
- Lyricist
- Ravishankar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music directors
- Agosh (R. Anand, Gopal Rao, Shaleen
- Details
- Harichandra (1998 film)1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nadodi paattu paada | To sing a meanderer's song, |
| Thanthana thanthana thaalam | To the beat of 'Thanthana Thanthana', |
| Naadengum kaadhalaalae | Through love spread across the entire land, |
| Nenjinil aayiram thaalam | A thousand beats resonate in the heart. |
| Male | |
| Nadodi paattu paada | To sing a meanderer's song, |
| Thanthana thanthana thaalam | To the beat of 'Thanthana Thanthana', |
| Naadengum kaadhalaalae | Through love spread across the entire land, |
| Nenjinil aayiram thaalam | A thousand beats resonate in the heart. |
| Male | |
| Irubathu vayathil | At twenty years of age, |
| Varuvathuthaana kaadhal | Is love something that merely arrives? |
| Arubathu varaiyil | Until sixty years of age, |
| Thodarvathuthanae kaadhal | True love is that which endures. |
| Male | |
| Sirikira pothu | When laughing together, |
| Siripathuthaana kaadhal | Is laughing along true love? |
| Azhugira pothu | When crying in pain, |
| Aaruthalthaanae kaadhal hey | True love is providing comfort, hey! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalai naan paadava | Shall I sing about love? |
| Poovilae thaen thedava | Shall I search for honey in flowers? |
| Kaadhalai naan paadava heyyy.. | Shall I sing about love, heyyy? |
| Poovilae thaen thedava | Shall I search for honey in flowers? |
| Male | |
| Kannai mella moodi | When gently closing one's eyes |
| Saainthukkollumbothu | And leaning over, |
| Madiyaaga vendumae | A lap must be there to comfort. |
| Thattuthadumaari | When stumbling along |
| Sornthu vizhum bothu | And falling down tired, |
| Pidiyaaga vendumae | A supportive grip must be there. |
| Male | |
| Un ullam naan kandu | I seeing your heart, |
| En ullam nee kandu | You seeing my heart, |
| Unakaaga naan undu | Living with the assurance |
| Endru vaazhum | That 'I exist for you' |
| Kaadhalthaanae kaadhal | Is the true essence of love. |
| Male | |
| Malarvittu malarai | Love is not flitting |
| Thavuvathalla kaadhal | From flower to flower. |
| Oruthikku oruvan | One man for one woman, |
| Enbathu thaanae kaadhal heyy.. | That alone is true love, heyy! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalai naan paadava | Shall I sing about love? |
| Poovilae thaen thedava | Shall I search for honey in flowers? |
| Male | |
| Ey..ey..ey.. | Ey..ey..ey.. |
| Thanthana thane thananae | Thanthana thane thananae |
| Hey..thanthana thane thananae | Hey..thanthana thane thananae |
| Male | |
| Gangai nadhi enna | Be it the Ganges river, |
| Kaveri enna | Or the Kaveri river, |
| Ellamae penmaiyae | Everything represents womanhood. |
| Nammai ingu naalum | The earth that holds us here |
| Thangugira boomi | Every single day, |
| Athukooda penmaiyae | Even that is an embodiment of womanhood. |
| Male | |
| Naadaalum aanukkum | Even for a man who rules a country, |
| Veedaala pen vendum | A woman is needed to rule his home. |
| Kadal pondra vaazhvinil | In a life vast like an ocean, |
| Kalangarai vilakkam thaanae penmai | Womanhood itself is the guiding lighthouse. |
| Male | |
| Pennidam manadhai | It is enough if one surrenders |
| Koduthuvittaalae pothum | His heart to a woman; |
| Pournamithaanae | Every single day in life |
| Vaazhvil entha naalum hey | Will become a full moon night, hey! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalai naan paadava | Shall I sing about love? |
| Poovilae thaen thedava | Shall I search for honey in flowers? |
(ஆர். ஆனந்த், கோபால் ராவ் மற்றும் ஷலீன் சர்மா)
To sing a meanderer's song,
To the beat of 'Thanthana Thanthana',
Through love spread across the entire land,
A thousand beats resonate in the heart.
விசில் :
..........................
To sing a meanderer's song,
To the beat of 'Thanthana Thanthana',
Through love spread across the entire land,
A thousand beats resonate in the heart.
நாடோடி பாட்டு பாட
தந்தன தந்தன தாளம்
நாடெங்கும் காதலாலே
நெஞ்சினில் ஆயிரம் தாளம்
At twenty years of age,
Is love something that merely arrives?
Until sixty years of age,
True love is that which endures.
நாடோடி பாட்டு பாட
தந்தன தந்தன தாளம்
நாடெங்கும் காதலாலே
நெஞ்சினில் ஆயிரம் தாளம்
When laughing together,
Is laughing along true love?
When crying in pain,
True love is providing comfort, hey!
இருபது வயதில்
வருவது தானா காதல்
அறுபது வரையில்
தொடர்வது தானே காதல்
Shall I sing about love?
Shall I search for honey in flowers?
Shall I sing about love, heyyy?
Shall I search for honey in flowers?
சிரிக்கிற போது
சிரிப்பது தானா காதல்
அழுகிற போது
ஆறுதல் தானே காதல் ஹேய்
When gently closing one's eyes
And leaning over,
A lap must be there to comfort.
When stumbling along
And falling down tired,
A supportive grip must be there.
காதலை நான் பாடவா
பூவிலே தேன் தேடவா
காதலை நான் பாடவா ஹேய்
பூவிலே தேன் தேடவா
I seeing your heart,
You seeing my heart,
Living with the assurance
That 'I exist for you'
Is the true essence of love.
கண்ணை மெல்ல மூடி
சாய்ந்துகொள்ளும் போது
மடியாக வேண்டுமே
தட்டுதடுமாறி
சோர்ந்து விழும் போது
பிடியாக வேண்டுமே
Love is not flitting
From flower to flower.
One man for one woman,
That alone is true love, heyy!
உன் உள்ளம் நான் கண்டு
என் உள்ளம் நீ கண்டு
உனக்காக நான் உண்டு
என்று வாழும்
காதல் தானே காதல்
Shall I sing about love?
Shall I search for honey in flowers?
மலர் விட்டு மலரை
தாவுவதான் அல்ல காதல்
ஒருத்திக்கு ஒருவன்
என்பது தானே காதல் ஹேய்.....
Ey..ey..ey..
Thanthana thane thananae
Hey..thanthana thane thananae
காதலை நான் பாடவா
பூவிலே தேன் தேடவா
Be it the Ganges river,
Or the Kaveri river,
Everything represents womanhood.
The earth that holds us here
Every single day,
Even that is an embodiment of womanhood.
ஏ......ஏ.....ஏ....
தந்தன தானே தானனே
ஹேய் .....தந்தன தானே தானனே
Even for a man who rules a country,
A woman is needed to rule his home.
In a life vast like an ocean,
Womanhood itself is the guiding lighthouse.
கங்கை நதி என்ன
காவேரி என்ன
எல்லாமே பெண்மையே
நம்மை இங்கு நாளும்
தங்குகிற பூமி
அது கூட பெண்மையே
It is enough if one surrenders
His heart to a woman;
Every single day in life
Will become a full moon night, hey!
நாடாளும் ஆணுக்கும்
வீடாள பெண் வேண்டும்
கடல் போன்ற வாழ்வினில்
கலங்கரை விளக்கம் தானே பெண்மை
Shall I sing about love?
Shall I search for honey in flowers?
பெண்ணிடம் மனதை
கொடுத்து விட்டாலே போதும்
பௌர்ணமிதானே
வாழ்வில் எந்த நாளும் ஹேய்
காதலை நான் பாடவா
பூவிலே தேன் தேடவா
நாடோடி பாட்டு பாட
தந்தன தந்தன தாளம்
நாடெங்கும் காதலாலே
நெஞ்சினில் ஆயிரம் தாளம்
விசில் :
......................................
Nadodi paattu paada
To sing a meanderer's song,
Thanthana thanthana thaalam
To the beat of 'Thanthana Thanthana',
Naadengum kaadhalaalae
Through love spread across the entire land,
Nenjinil aayiram thaalam
A thousand beats resonate in the heart.
Nadodi paattu paada
To sing a meanderer's song,
Thanthana thanthana thaalam
To the beat of 'Thanthana Thanthana',
Naadengum kaadhalaalae
Through love spread across the entire land,
Nenjinil aayiram thaalam
A thousand beats resonate in the heart.
Irubathu vayathil
At twenty years of age,
Varuvathuthaana kaadhal
Is love something that merely arrives?
Arubathu varaiyil
Until sixty years of age,
Thodarvathuthanae kaadhal
True love is that which endures.
Sirikira pothu
When laughing together,
Siripathuthaana kaadhal
Is laughing along true love?
Azhugira pothu
When crying in pain,
Aaruthalthaanae kaadhal hey
True love is providing comfort, hey!
Kaadhalai naan paadava
Shall I sing about love?
Poovilae thaen thedava
Shall I search for honey in flowers?
Kaadhalai naan paadava heyyy..
Shall I sing about love, heyyy?
Poovilae thaen thedava
Shall I search for honey in flowers?
Kannai mella moodi
When gently closing one's eyes
Saainthukkollumbothu
And leaning over,
Madiyaaga vendumae
A lap must be there to comfort.
Thattuthadumaari
When stumbling along
Sornthu vizhum bothu
And falling down tired,
Pidiyaaga vendumae
A supportive grip must be there.
Un ullam naan kandu
I seeing your heart,
En ullam nee kandu
You seeing my heart,
Unakaaga naan undu
Living with the assurance
Endru vaazhum
That 'I exist for you'
Kaadhalthaanae kaadhal
Is the true essence of love.
Malarvittu malarai
Love is not flitting
Thavuvathalla kaadhal
From flower to flower.
Oruthikku oruvan
One man for one woman,
Enbathu thaanae kaadhal heyy..
That alone is true love, heyy!
Kaadhalai naan paadava
Shall I sing about love?
Poovilae thaen thedava
Shall I search for honey in flowers?
Ey..ey..ey..
Ey..ey..ey..
Thanthana thane thananae
Thanthana thane thananae
Hey..thanthana thane thananae
Hey..thanthana thane thananae
Gangai nadhi enna
Be it the Ganges river,
Kaveri enna
Or the Kaveri river,
Ellamae penmaiyae
Everything represents womanhood.
Nammai ingu naalum
The earth that holds us here
Thangugira boomi
Every single day,
Athukooda penmaiyae
Even that is an embodiment of womanhood.
Naadaalum aanukkum
Even for a man who rules a country,
Veedaala pen vendum
A woman is needed to rule his home.
Kadal pondra vaazhvinil
In a life vast like an ocean,
Kalangarai vilakkam thaanae penmai
Womanhood itself is the guiding lighthouse.
Pennidam manadhai
It is enough if one surrenders
Koduthuvittaalae pothum
His heart to a woman;
Pournamithaanae
Every single day in life
Vaazhvil entha naalum hey
Will become a full moon night, hey!
Kaadhalai naan paadava
Shall I sing about love?
Poovilae thaen thedava
Shall I search for honey in flowers?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Harichandra' explores the deep philosophical meaning of true love and celebrates womanhood. It asserts that genuine love is not merely a youthful, fleeting passion that arrives at twenty, but an enduring commitment that lasts into old age. Love is portrayed through mutual support—being a lap to lean on, a hand to hold during stumbles, and existing for one another faithfully ('one man for one woman'). Furthermore, the lyrics extol womanhood by comparing women to sacred rivers like Ganges and Kaveri, Mother Earth, and a lighthouse navigating man through life's ocean.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Irubathu vayathil / Arubathu varaiyil”
Rhyming of second letters in Tamil poetry, seen in pairs like 'Irubathu' / 'Arubathu' and 'Sirikira' / 'Azhugira'.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Nadodi paattu paada / Naadengum kaadhalaalae”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words, such as 'Nadodi' and 'Naadengum', or 'Malarvittu' and 'Malarai'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kadal pondra vaazhvinil / Kalangarai vilakkam thaanae penmai”
Comparing womanhood to a lighthouse ('Kalangarai vilakkam') in life's ocean ('Kadal pondra vaazhvinil').
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Trivia
The 1998 Tamil film 'Harichandra' stars Karthik and Meena in lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by the music trio 'Agosh' (comprising Anand, Gopal, and Shalom), who brought a unique fusion of folk rhythms and modern pop arrangements to Tamil cinema during the late 90s.
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