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Nadiganin Kadhali

From Thaayillamal Naan Illai · 1979

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Thaayillamal Naan Illai
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
9 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannae naan paada karsilaiyum ezhunthaadum
Kadhal ilavarasan kalaithiranai nee ariyaai
Unnai paattaalae uruga vaikkum ilainganadi
Ennidam naadagamaa naanae nadiganadi
Nadiganin kadhali naadagam yaenadi
Aadalil paadalil vallavan naanadi
Nadiganin kadhali naadagam yaenadi
Aadalil paadalil vallavan naanadi
Singaara paingili senthoora poongodi
Sangeetham keladi sathiraattam podadi
Nadiganin kadhali naadagam yaenadi
Aadalil paadalil vallavan naanadi
Oru kaniyai kandaalae
Kili koththi sellaathi
Kozhu kompai kandaalae
Kodi suttri kollaatho
Oru kaniyai kandaalae
Kili koththi sellaathi
Kozhu kompai kandaalae
Kodi suttri kollaatho
Haehae…..manmathan manthiram
Ennidam ullathu
Sonnathu un manam
En sontham aagaatho….
Haehae…..manmathan manthiram
Ennidam ullathu
Sonnathu un manam
En sontham aagaatho….
Oru mayakkam varavazhaikkum
Ilam kumaran naanammaa
Nadiganin kadhali naadagam yaenadi
Aadalil paadalil vallavan naanadi
Singaara paingili senthoora poongodi
Sangeetham keladi sathiraattam podadi
Nadiganin kadhali naadagam yaenadi
Aadalil paadalil vallavan naanadi
Pani idhazhin muthangal
Tharum inimai saththangal
Nadu iravin raagangal
Adhu ilamai thaagangal
Pani idhazhin muthangal
Tharum inimai saththangal
Nadu iravin raagangal
Adhu ilamai thaagangal
Palliyil thullidum
Pullimaan unnai naan
Alluvaen killuvaen
En aasai theeraatho
Udal muzhukka sugam pirakka
Idhu velaithaanammaa
Nadiganin kadhali naadagam yaenadi
Aadalil paadalil vallavan naanadi
Singaara paingili senthoora poongodi
Sangeetham keladi sathiraattam podadi
Nadiganin kadhali naadagam yaenadi
Aadalil paadalil vallavan naanadi
My darling, when I sing, even a stone statue rises to dance!
You do not know the artistic skills of this prince of love.
I am the young man who can melt your heart with just a song, girl!
Putting on a drama with me? Why, I am an actor myself!
Lover of an actor, why put on an act?
I am an expert in singing and dancing!
Lover of an actor, why put on an act?
I am an expert in singing and dancing!
Gorgeous green parrot, crimson flowering vine!
Listen to my music and dance to the rhythm!
Lover of an actor, why put on an act?
I am an expert in singing and dancing!
When it spots a ripe fruit,
wouldn't a parrot peck and take it away?
When it finds a sturdy branch,
wouldn't a creeper wrap around it?
When it spots a ripe fruit,
wouldn't a parrot peck and take it away?
When it finds a sturdy branch,
wouldn't a creeper wrap around it?
Hehe... The spells of Manmathan (the god of love)
are right here with me!
Once I speak them, won't your heart
become completely mine?
Hehe... The spells of Manmathan (the god of love)
are right here with me!
Once I speak them, won't your heart
become completely mine?
I am the charming young man
who can make you swoon, my girl!
Lover of an actor, why put on an act?
I am an expert in singing and dancing!
Gorgeous green parrot, crimson flowering vine!
Listen to my music and dance to the rhythm!
Lover of an actor, why put on an act?
I am an expert in singing and dancing!
The kisses from dewy lips,
the sweet sighs and sounds they make,
and the melodies of midnight
are all the thirsty longings of youth!
The kisses from dewy lips,
the sweet sighs and sounds they make,
and the melodies of midnight
are all the thirsty longings of youth!
Prancing playfully on our bed,
you are a spotted deer whom I will
scoop up in my arms and pinch playfully;
won't my passionate desires be fulfilled?
For pure pleasure to blossom through the whole body,
this is the perfect time, my girl!
Lover of an actor, why put on an act?
I am an expert in singing and dancing!
Gorgeous green parrot, crimson flowering vine!
Listen to my music and dance to the rhythm!
Lover of an actor, why put on an act?
I am an expert in singing and dancing!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nadiganin Kadhali from the 1979 film Thaayillamal Naan Illai features a playful tease where the protagonist addresses his lover, questioning why she tries to feign indifference or play games with him when he himself is an actor and a master of performance arts. He boasts about his charm, singing ability, and romantic prowess, asserting that even stone statues would dance to his music.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Kannae naan paada karsilaiyum ezhunthaadum

Exaggeration that even a stone statue would rise and dance to his song.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Singaara paingili senthoora poongodi

Addressing the heroine metaphorically as a beautiful green parrot and a flowering vine.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Pani idhazhin muthangal

Repetition of the initial 'P' sound across adjacent words in Tamil poetic meter.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Alluvaen killuvaen

Rhyming of the second letter ('llu') in consecutive words.

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Trivia

Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) was a successful commercial entertainer starring Kamal Haasan alongside Sridevi and Rajinikanth in a guest role. The soundtrack composed by Shankar-Ganesh became immensely popular, with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's energetic rendition perfectly matching Kamal Haasan's screen charisma and dance skills.

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