- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Movie name
- Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai
- Movie release year
- 1987
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Sept 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Padal Naan Paada is a melodious Tamil song where the protagonist expresses the bliss of falling in love upon seeing a new face. As he sings, his eyes continuously search for his beloved. He admires her voice, which rivals the melody of a cuckoo, and her grace, which rivals the beauty of a peacock, confessing that he has fallen hopelessly in love like a fish caught in her net of smiles.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Siritha sirippil viritha valaiyil / Vizhuntha meen aanen”
The singer compares the beloved's smile to a cast net and himself to a trapped fish.
Simile / Imagery (Uvamai)
“Kuyilin kuralil mayilin azhagil”
Compares the woman's voice to a cuckoo and her grace to a peacock.
Anaphora / Repetition (Edubal)
“Padal naan paada / En paarvai thaan thaeda”
Refrain line repeated to emphasize the searching longing in the singer's heart.
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Trivia
The film Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai (1987) features lyrics written by Gangai Amaran, who is well known for crafting simple, poetic, and highly memorable romantic verses in 1980s Tamil cinema.
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