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Naan Thaan Kadavulada

From Jithan · 2005

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Ranjith
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Details
Jithan2005

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
JithannnnnnnnJithan
Chorus :1 2 3 4Chorus: 1 2 3 4
Male
Naan thaan kadavuladaI am God, man!
Ini naan thaan kadavuladaFrom now on, I am God, man!
Chorus
Power powerPower power
I got the powerI got the power
Male
Vaanam ellaiyadaThe sky is the limit, man!
Indha ulagam kaiyiladaThis world is in my hands, man!
Kallalae naaanumEven from stone,
Kadavul aanae-naeI became a God.
Illadha naanumThough I had nothing,
Puyalaai aanae-naeI became a storm.
Male
Ini naan thaanFrom now on, I...
Ini naan thaanFrom now on, I...
Ada naan thaan kadavuladaHey, I am God, man!
Ini naan thaan kadavuladaFrom now on, I am God, man!
Male
JithannnnnnnnJithan
Chorus :PowerChorus: Power
I got the powerI got the power
Male :Jith jith jithannMale: Jith jith Jithan
Chorus :PowerChorus: Power
I got the powerI got the power
Male
Nerinil nindruStanding right in front,
Mutham kudupaenaeI will give a kiss.
Kaadhal JodiA romantic couple,
Sernthida vaipae-naeI will bring them together.
Male
Oru paarvaiA mere glance,
Aaga maariduvenI will transform into it.
Pickpocket aadiPlaying the pickpocket,
Kan thaduthiduvenI will trick the eye.
Male
Ada naan thaan kadavuladaHey, I am God, man!
Ini naan thaan kadavuladaFrom now on, I am God, man!
Vaanam ellaiyadaThe sky is the limit, man!
Indha ulagam kaiyiladaThis world is in my hands, man!
Male
Naan thaan kadavuladaI am God, man!
Ini naan thaan kadavuladaFrom now on, I am God, man!
Chorus :Power powerChorus: Power power
I got the powerI got the power
Male
Vaanam ellaiyadaThe sky is the limit, man!
Indha ulagam kaiyiladaThis world is in my hands, man!
Kallalae naaanumEven from stone,
Kadavul aanae-naeI became a God.
Illadha naanumThough I had nothing,
Puyalaai aanae-naeI became a storm.
Male
Ini naan thaanFrom now on, I...
Ini naan thaanFrom now on, I...
Ada naan thaan kadavuladaHey, I am God, man!
Ini naan thaan kadavuladaFrom now on, I am God, man!
Male
Konjum kuzhanthaiWhen a sweet child
Sutti seithidavaeActs playfully mischievous,
Kuttai aadumA spinning top
Naanum koduthiduvenI will give them too.
Male
Pennai eve teasingA woman being eve-teased -
Seiyum pokkiriyaiThe rogue who does it,
Puratti purattiFlipping him over and over,
AdithiduvenI will thrash him!
Male
Naan thaan kadavuladaI am God, man!
Ini naan naan thaan kadavuladaFrom now on, I am God, man!
Vaanam ellaiyadaThe sky is the limit, man!
Indha ulagam kaiyiladaThis world is in my hands, man!
Oh ohOh oh

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Naan Thaan Kadavulada' expresses the intense euphoria and sense of omnipotence felt by the protagonist upon acquiring the superpower of invisibility. He exuberantly proclaims himself as a divine power who holds the entire world in his palm, transcending his former state of feeling like an ordinary nobody.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarnavirtchi Ani)

Naan thaan kadavulada / Indha ulagam kaiyilada

Exaggeration of the protagonist's influence and power by claiming to hold the world in his hands and calling himself God.

Metaphor (Uruvaka Ani)

Illadha naanum Puyalaai aanae-nae

Directly comparing a person with nothing to a powerful, destructive storm.

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Kallalae naaanum / Illadha naanum

The second consonant sound 'll' matches across both lines.

Moonaai (Initial-letter alliteration)

Pennai eve teasing / Seiyum pokkiriyai / Puratti puratti

Repetition of the 'P' consonant at the start of words in close proximity.

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Trivia

The song comes from the 2005 movie 'Jithan', which marked the lead debut of actor Ramesh (henceforth credited as Jithan Ramesh), brother of actor Jiiva. The movie was a Tamil remake of the 2004 Hindi hit 'Gayab' starring Tushar Kapoor, focusing on a protagonist who gains invisibility. The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva.

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