Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Thaai Naadu album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Oh Kangale Thadumaarum

From Thaai Naadu · 1989

Lyricist
Aabavanan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Manoj – Gyan
Movie name
Thaai Naadu
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
16 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oo…..kangalae thadumaarum kaalgalae
Kangal mothi nenjil vantha kaayam
Kaalgal pona kadhal paadhai maayam
Aanukku mattumae nenja vachchan
Ponnukku mattumae vanjam vachchaan
Aanukku mattumae nenja vachchan
Ponnukku mattumae vanjam vachchaan
Hae….kangalae thadumaarum kaalgalae
Kangal mothi nenjil vantha kaayam
Kaalgal pona kadhal paadhai maayam
En paathaiyil naan thaniyaaga vantahen
Pen bothaiyil manam thadumaari nindren
Kannaalae valai veesum maadhu
Aval kanneerum poi sollum thoodhu
En paathaiyil naan thaniyaaga vantahen
Pen bothaiyil manam thadumaari nindren
Kannaalae valai veesum maadhu
Aval kanneerum poi sollum thoodhu
Panju neruppaiyum pakkam vachchaan
Pakkam vachchavanae paththa vachchaan
Paththi erinjathum kuththam vachchaan
Paavaththil namakkum pangu vachchaan
Hae….kangalae thadumaarum kaalgalae
Kangal mothi nenjil vantha kaayam
Kaalgal pona kadhal paadhai maayam
Female nejamae perum pudhiraanathu
Pizhai seivathae aval thozhilaanathu
Indrodu aval sontham pothum
Idhazhodu madhu kinnam mothum
Female nejamae perum pudhiraanathu
Pizhai seivathae aval thozhilaanathu
Indrodu aval sontham pothum
Idhazhodu madhu kinnam mothum
Ponnukkum mannukkum aasaiyappaa
Aasaiyum paasamum veshmappaa
Puththanum siththanum sonnathappaa
Puththiketta thenam ketkalappaa
Hae….kangalae thadumaarum kaalgalae
Both :Kangal mothi nenjil vantha kaayam
Kaalgal pona kadhal paadhai maayam
……………..
Oh... my eyes, my staggering feet!
When eyes met, a wound struck my heart,
The path of love my feet walked was just an illusion.
He gave a feeling heart only to men,
And gave deceit only to women.
He gave a feeling heart only to men,
And gave deceit only to women.
Hey... my eyes, my staggering feet!
When eyes met, a wound struck my heart,
The path of love my feet walked was just an illusion.
I was walking alone along my own path,
Intoxicated by a woman, my heart stumbled and lost its way.
She is a woman who casts a net with her eyes,
Even her tears are messengers of lies.
I was walking alone along my own path,
Intoxicated by a woman, my heart stumbled and lost its way.
She is a woman who casts a net with her eyes,
Even her tears are messengers of lies.
He placed cotton and fire side by side,
The one who put them together set them ablaze,
And once it burned down, he blamed us,
Giving us a share of the sin!
Hey... my eyes, my staggering feet!
When eyes met, a wound struck my heart,
The path of love my feet walked was just an illusion.
A woman's true nature is a great puzzle,
Doing wrong has become her routine.
Enough of my bond with her from today,
Let the cup of liquor touch my lips instead.
A woman's true nature is a great puzzle,
Doing wrong has become her routine.
Enough of my bond with her from today,
Let the cup of liquor touch my lips instead.
Greed for women and land rules us, my friend,
Desire and affection are nothing but an act, my friend.
The Buddha and the Siddhars (Tamil mystic sages) taught this, my friend,
In our foolishness, we never listened back then!
Hey... my eyes, my staggering feet!
Both: When eyes met, a wound struck our hearts,
The path of love our feet walked was just an illusion.
...
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Chorus
Male
Male
Male
Chorus
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses bitter heartbreak, disillusionment, and philosophical frustration following betrayal in love. The protagonist reflects on how a glance led him astray from his solitary, disciplined path into the intoxicating illusion of romance. He laments the pain caused by blind trust and questions divine creation, metaphorically describing how human nature is placed in tempting situations only to be blamed for faltering.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kannaalae valai veesum maadhu

Eyes casting a net metaphorically illustrates how romantic glances entrap an unsuspecting heart.

Analogy

Panju neruppaiyum pakkam vachchaan

Placing cotton next to fire serves as an analogy for placing vulnerable human desire next to temptation.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Aanukku mattumae nenja vachchan

The second consonant sound 'n' is repeated across consecutive lines ('Aanukku' / 'Ponnukku').

Did you know?

Trivia

The song from the 1989 film Thaai Naadu features music by the composer duo Manoj–Gyan with philosophical lyrics by producer-lyricist Aabavanan, performed by veteran singers T. M. Soundararajan and Malaysia Vasudevan.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Thaai Naadu

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.