Nizhaledhu Inge Nijamedhu
From Kavalan Avan Kovalan · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, M. Jayachandran
- Music director
- Vijay Anand
- Details
- Kavalan Avan Kovalan1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nizhaledhu ingae nijamedhu | Which is the shadow here, and which is the reality? |
| Ninaikkaiyil manda kuzhambuthu | When I think about it, my mind gets totally confused. |
| Ennai pola irukkurae | You look just like me! |
| Rompa paadu paduththurae | You are causing me so much trouble! |
| Male | |
| Ada maanga madaiyaa vidhiyaa vinaiyaa | Hey fool, is this fate or karma? |
| Mayakkangal theliyalaiyae | This dizziness/confusion hasn't cleared up at all! |
| Idhu vittalaachaaryaa marmakkadhiyaa | Is this a mysterious Vittalacharya fantasy story? |
| Enakkonnum puriyalaiyae | I don't understand a single thing! |
| Male | |
| Hae….enakkunthaan un pol mayakkanthaan | Hey... I too feel dazed just like you! |
| Kalakkanthaan manda kozhappamthaan | I am agitated and my head is confused! |
| Unna pola irukkuraen | I look just like you, |
| Ippa maatti muzhikkiraen | And now I am caught blinking in confusion! |
| Male | |
| Ada naai vaal thannai nimirnthida nenachchen | Hey, I thought the dog's tail would straighten itself, |
| Kaikalai kadichchathaiyyaa | Instead it bit my hands, oh sir! |
| En kadhal kaniyai gramakiliyae | Oh village parrot, my sweet love-fruit, |
| Enai vittu pirichchathiyya hae haei | It separated her from me, oh dear! |
| Male | |
| Enakunthaan un pol mayakkanthaan | I too am as confused as you are! |
| Male | |
| Maappillai unga maamanaaru naan | Son-in-law! I am your father-in-law, |
| Udhavikku varalaamaa | May I come to help you? |
| Neengal nadaththum sandai kaatchiyi | In this fight scene you both are putting on, |
| Yosanai tharalaamaa | May I give you some advice? |
| Male | |
| Iruvarukkullae enna pirachchanai | What is the issue between you two? |
| Engitta sollalaamaa | Can you tell me? |
| Samman illaama aajar aaguraen | I appear without a summons, |
| En sollai thallalaamaa | Can you reject my words? |
| Male | |
| Poonaithaan puliyai pol | A cat is roaming around the town, |
| Oorilae thiriyuthu | Behaving like a tiger! |
| Male :Poonaiyai puliyumthaan | Male: Seeing the cat, why is the tiger, |
| Paaththu yaen nadunguthu hoi | Trembling in fear, hey! |
| Male :Oththi podaa unnaal thalaivali | Male: Move aside, man! You are giving me a headache! |
| Male | |
| Original saathaa original | Are you original, or just ordinary duplicate? |
| Unmai sol nee yaar unmai sol | Tell the truth, who are you? Tell the truth! |
| Male :Intha kelvi yaenunga naan gramaththaanunga | Male: Why this question, sir? I am a villager, sir! |
| Male | |
| Ada en pol neeyum un pol naanum | Hey, you looking like me and me looking like you, |
| Iruppathu sangadamthaan | Is a real embarrassment! |
| Ingu poosal vanthaal idaiyil pugunthu | If a fight breaks out here, intervening in between, |
| Thaduppathu en kadanthaan | And stopping it is my duty! |
| Male | |
| Nee vantha velai thookam pochchudaa | Ever since you arrived, my sleep is gone, man! |
| Nimmathi enakkilla | I have no peace of mind! |
| Male :Nee panna vela thappu kaariyam | Male: The wrong deed that you committed, |
| Ellaam en melae | Has all fallen on my head! |
| Male | |
| Kattiya manaivi sandai poduraa | My wedded wife is fighting with me, |
| Nee senja vinaithaanae | Isn't it because of your karma? |
| Male :Kadhali enaiyae vittu odinaa | Male: My lover ran away leaving me, |
| Kaaranam needhaanae poeiyya | Aren't you the reason, you liar? |
| Male | |
| Iruvarai ondru pol | Why should God create two people, |
| Iraivan yaen padaikkanum | Looking exactly the same? |
| Male :Oruththanin pazhigali | Male: Should the blame of one person, |
| Aduththavan sumakkanum | Be borne by the next person? |
| Vittu thallu ellaam thalaivithi | Let it go, it's all fate! |
| Male | |
| Nijamedhu ingae nizhaledhu | Which is reality here, and which is shadow? |
| Male :Ninaikkaiyil manda kuzhambuthu | Male: When thinking about it, my head gets confused! |
| Male :Ennai pola irukkurae | Male: You look just like me! |
| Male :Rompa paadu paduthurae | Male: You make me suffer so much! |
| Male | |
| Ada eththanai kaalam ippadi unnaal | Oh, how long like this because of you, |
| Kavalaiyil midhappeno | Will I float in sorrow? |
| Male :En daughter matter watter kooda | Male: My daughter matter... will I even, |
| Inmael kudippeno | Drink water hereafter? |
| Male | |
| Nijamedhu ingae nizhalethu….hoi…. | Which is reality here, and which is shadow... hey! |
நிழலெது இங்கே நிஜமெது
நினைக்கையில் மண்ட குழம்புது
என்னைப் போல இருக்குறே
ரொம்ப பாடு படுத்துறே
Which is the shadow here, and which is the reality?
When I think about it, my mind gets totally confused.
You look just like me!
You are causing me so much trouble!
அட மாங்கா மடையா விதியா வினையா
மயக்கங்கள் தெளியலையே
இது விட்டலாச்சார்யா மர்மக்கதையா
எனக்கொண்ணும் புரியலையே
Hey fool, is this fate or karma?
This dizziness/confusion hasn't cleared up at all!
Is this a mysterious Vittalacharya fantasy story?
I don't understand a single thing!
ஹே....எனக்குந்தான் உன் போல் மயக்கந்தான்
கலக்கந்தான் மண்ட கொழப்பந்தான்
உன்னப் போல இருக்குறேன்
இப்ப மாட்டி முழிக்கிறேன்
Hey... I too feel dazed just like you!
I am agitated and my head is confused!
I look just like you,
And now I am caught blinking in confusion!
அட நாய் வால் தன்னை நிமிர்த்திட நெனச்சேன்
கைகளை கடிச்சதய்யா
என் காதல் கனியை கிராமக்கிளியை
எனை விட்டு பிரிச்சதய்யா ஹே ஹேய்
Hey, I thought the dog's tail would straighten itself,
Instead it bit my hands, oh sir!
Oh village parrot, my sweet love-fruit,
It separated her from me, oh dear!
எனக்குந்தான் உன் போல் மயக்கந்தான்
I too am as confused as you are!
மாப்பிள்ளை உங்க மாமனாரு நான்
உதவிக்கு வரலாமா
நீங்கள் நடத்தும் சண்டை காட்சியில்
யோசனை தரலாமா
Son-in-law! I am your father-in-law,
May I come to help you?
In this fight scene you both are putting on,
May I give you some advice?
இருவருக்குள்ளே என்ன பிரச்சனை
எங்கிட்ட சொல்லலாமா
சம்மன் இல்லாம ஆஜர் ஆகுறேன்
என் சொல்லை தள்ளலாமா
What is the issue between you two?
Can you tell me?
I appear without a summons,
Can you reject my words?
பூனை தான் புலியைப் போல்
ஊரிலே திரியுது
பூனையை புலியும் தான்
பாத்து ஏன் நடுங்குது ஹோய்
ஒத்தி போடா உன்னால் தலைவலி.....
A cat is roaming around the town,
Behaving like a tiger!
Male: Seeing the cat, why is the tiger,
Trembling in fear, hey!
Male: Move aside, man! You are giving me a headache!
ஒரிஜனல் சாதா ஒரிஜனல்
உண்மை சொல் நீ யார் உண்மை சொல்
இந்தக் கேள்வி ஏனுங்க நான் கிராமத்தானுங்க
Are you original, or just ordinary duplicate?
Tell the truth, who are you? Tell the truth!
Male: Why this question, sir? I am a villager, sir!
அட என் போல் நீயும் உன் போல் நானும்
இருப்பது சங்கடம்தான்
இங்கு பூசல் வந்தால் இடையில் புகுந்து
தடுப்பது என் கடந்தான்
Hey, you looking like me and me looking like you,
Is a real embarrassment!
If a fight breaks out here, intervening in between,
And stopping it is my duty!
நீ வந்த வேளை தூக்கம் போச்சுடா
நிம்மதி எனக்கில்ல
நீ பண்ண வேல தப்புக் காரியம்
எல்லாம் என் மேலே
Ever since you arrived, my sleep is gone, man!
I have no peace of mind!
Male: The wrong deed that you committed,
Has all fallen on my head!
கட்டிய மனைவி சண்டை போடுறா
நீ செஞ்ச வினைதானே
காதலி எனையே விட்டு ஓடினா
காரணம் நீதானே போய்யா...
My wedded wife is fighting with me,
Isn't it because of your karma?
Male: My lover ran away leaving me,
Aren't you the reason, you liar?
இருவரை ஒன்று போல்
இறைவன் ஏன் படைக்கணும்
ஒருத்தனின் பழிகளை
அடுத்தவன் சுமக்கணும்
விட்டுத் தள்ளு எல்லாம் தலைவிதி...
Why should God create two people,
Looking exactly the same?
Male: Should the blame of one person,
Be borne by the next person?
Let it go, it's all fate!
நிஜமெது இங்கே நிழலெது
நினைக்கையில் மண்ட குழம்புது
என்னைப் போல இருக்குறே
ரொம்ப பாடு படுத்துறே
Which is reality here, and which is shadow?
Male: When thinking about it, my head gets confused!
Male: You look just like me!
Male: You make me suffer so much!
அட எத்தனை காலம் இப்படி உன்னால்
கவலையில் மிதப்பேனோ
என் டாட்டர் மேட்டர் வாட்டர் கூட
இனிமேல் குடிப்பேனோ
Oh, how long like this because of you,
Will I float in sorrow?
Male: My daughter matter... will I even,
Drink water hereafter?
நிஜமெது இங்கே நிழலெது.....ஹோய்...
Which is reality here, and which is shadow... hey!
Nizhaledhu ingae nijamedhu
Which is the shadow here, and which is the reality?
Ninaikkaiyil manda kuzhambuthu
When I think about it, my mind gets totally confused.
Ennai pola irukkurae
You look just like me!
Rompa paadu paduththurae
You are causing me so much trouble!
Ada maanga madaiyaa vidhiyaa vinaiyaa
Hey fool, is this fate or karma?
Mayakkangal theliyalaiyae
This dizziness/confusion hasn't cleared up at all!
Idhu vittalaachaaryaa marmakkadhiyaa
Is this a mysterious Vittalacharya fantasy story?
Enakkonnum puriyalaiyae
I don't understand a single thing!
Hae….enakkunthaan un pol mayakkanthaan
Hey... I too feel dazed just like you!
Kalakkanthaan manda kozhappamthaan
I am agitated and my head is confused!
Unna pola irukkuraen
I look just like you,
Ippa maatti muzhikkiraen
And now I am caught blinking in confusion!
Ada naai vaal thannai nimirnthida nenachchen
Hey, I thought the dog's tail would straighten itself,
Kaikalai kadichchathaiyyaa
Instead it bit my hands, oh sir!
En kadhal kaniyai gramakiliyae
Oh village parrot, my sweet love-fruit,
Enai vittu pirichchathiyya hae haei
It separated her from me, oh dear!
Enakunthaan un pol mayakkanthaan
I too am as confused as you are!
Maappillai unga maamanaaru naan
Son-in-law! I am your father-in-law,
Udhavikku varalaamaa
May I come to help you?
Neengal nadaththum sandai kaatchiyi
In this fight scene you both are putting on,
Yosanai tharalaamaa
May I give you some advice?
Iruvarukkullae enna pirachchanai
What is the issue between you two?
Engitta sollalaamaa
Can you tell me?
Samman illaama aajar aaguraen
I appear without a summons,
En sollai thallalaamaa
Can you reject my words?
Poonaithaan puliyai pol
A cat is roaming around the town,
Oorilae thiriyuthu
Behaving like a tiger!
Male :Poonaiyai puliyumthaan
Male: Seeing the cat, why is the tiger,
Paaththu yaen nadunguthu hoi
Trembling in fear, hey!
Male :Oththi podaa unnaal thalaivali
Male: Move aside, man! You are giving me a headache!
Original saathaa original
Are you original, or just ordinary duplicate?
Unmai sol nee yaar unmai sol
Tell the truth, who are you? Tell the truth!
Male :Intha kelvi yaenunga naan gramaththaanunga
Male: Why this question, sir? I am a villager, sir!
Ada en pol neeyum un pol naanum
Hey, you looking like me and me looking like you,
Iruppathu sangadamthaan
Is a real embarrassment!
Ingu poosal vanthaal idaiyil pugunthu
If a fight breaks out here, intervening in between,
Thaduppathu en kadanthaan
And stopping it is my duty!
Nee vantha velai thookam pochchudaa
Ever since you arrived, my sleep is gone, man!
Nimmathi enakkilla
I have no peace of mind!
Male :Nee panna vela thappu kaariyam
Male: The wrong deed that you committed,
Ellaam en melae
Has all fallen on my head!
Kattiya manaivi sandai poduraa
My wedded wife is fighting with me,
Nee senja vinaithaanae
Isn't it because of your karma?
Male :Kadhali enaiyae vittu odinaa
Male: My lover ran away leaving me,
Kaaranam needhaanae poeiyya
Aren't you the reason, you liar?
Iruvarai ondru pol
Why should God create two people,
Iraivan yaen padaikkanum
Looking exactly the same?
Male :Oruththanin pazhigali
Male: Should the blame of one person,
Aduththavan sumakkanum
Be borne by the next person?
Vittu thallu ellaam thalaivithi
Let it go, it's all fate!
Nijamedhu ingae nizhaledhu
Which is reality here, and which is shadow?
Male :Ninaikkaiyil manda kuzhambuthu
Male: When thinking about it, my head gets confused!
Male :Ennai pola irukkurae
Male: You look just like me!
Male :Rompa paadu paduthurae
Male: You make me suffer so much!
Ada eththanai kaalam ippadi unnaal
Oh, how long like this because of you,
Kavalaiyil midhappeno
Will I float in sorrow?
Male :En daughter matter watter kooda
Male: My daughter matter... will I even,
Inmael kudippeno
Drink water hereafter?
Nijamedhu ingae nizhalethu….hoi….
Which is reality here, and which is shadow... hey!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This comedic duet from the film 'Kavalan Avan Kovalan' expresses the utter confusion and chaotic hilarity that ensues when two identical lookalikes encounter each other. Both characters find themselves entangled in mistaken identity troubles, where the actions and misdeeds of one affect the peace, marriage, and romantic life of the other. They question fate and God for creating duplicate human beings and complain about the endless headaches and blunders brought upon them by this resemblance. As the dialogue-style song progresses, family members and bystanders get drawn into the comical dispute, trying to figure out who is 'original' and who is 'ordinary.' Through playful banter, metaphors, and humorous laments, the song highlights the absurd consequences of double identity in classic comedic Tamil cinema style.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Nizhaledhu ingae nijamedhu / Ninaikkaiyil manda kuzhambuthu”
The second consonant sound 'zh'/'n' matches rhythmically in the opening lines.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Mayakkangal theliyalaiyae / Enakkonnum puriyalaiyae”
Both lines end with the rhyming suffix 'alaiyae'.
Simile / Metaphor
“Poonaithaan puliyai pol / Oorilae thiriyuthu”
Compares a weak or fake person to a cat roaming around acting like a brave tiger ('puliyai pol').
Cultural Allusion
“Idhu vittalaachaaryaa marmakkadhiyaa”
Refers to Vittalacharya, the famous film director known for his fantasy, magic, and mystery movies.
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Trivia
The film 'Kavalan Avan Kovalan' (1987) features Prabhu in dual roles, playing out a classic comedy of errors centered on mistaken identities. The music was composed by Vijayanand, with lyrics written by legendary lyricist Vaali, known for crafting witty, conversational, and situational songs that perfectly fit double-role comedy sequences.
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