Paadal Naan Paada
From Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai · 1987
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
| Oru mugam pudhu mugam | A face, a new face |
| Pudhu mugam indru arimugam | A new face introduced today |
| Adhu nee dhaan | That is you |
| Male | |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
| Male | |
| Indru thaane paarthen | Only today did I see |
| Aval iniya mozhiyai ketten | I heard her sweet words |
| Indru thaane paarthen | Only today did I see |
| Aval iniya mozhiyai ketten | I heard her sweet words |
| Kuyilin kuralil mayilin azhagil | In the voice of a cuckoo, in the beauty of a peacock |
| Kothai vadivai paarthen | I saw the form of a young maiden |
| Edhirilae irukiraai | You are standing right before me |
| Edhirilae irukiraai sirikkiraai | You are standing right before me, smiling |
| Siritha sirippil viritha valaiyil | In the smile you smiled, in the net you cast |
| Vizhuntha meen aanen | I became a trapped fish |
| Male | |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
| Male | |
| Enakku indroru yogam | Today I have a stroke of great fortune |
| Un iniya ninaivil yaagam | A sacred ritual in your sweet memory |
| Enakku indroru yogam | Today I have a stroke of great fortune |
| Un iniya ninaivil yaagam | A sacred ritual in your sweet memory |
| Indrum endrum paada piranthen | Born to sing today and forever |
| Ilaya paavai raagam | The melody of a young maiden |
| Idhu oru thodar kadhai | This is a continuous story |
| Idhu oru thodar kadhai valarpirai | This is a continuous story, a waxing moon |
| Enadhu manadhil ezhudi mudithaal | If written completely within my heart |
| Iniya pudhiya kavidhai | A sweet new poem |
| Male | |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
| Oru mugam pudhu mugam | A face, a new face |
| Pudhu mugam indru arimugam | A new face introduced today |
| Adhu nee dhaan | That is you |
| Male | |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
| Padal naan paada | As I sing a song |
| En paarvai thaan thaeda | My gaze searches |
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
ஒரு முகம் புது முகம்
புது முகம் இன்று அறிமுகம் அது நீ.....தான்.
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
A face, a new face
A new face introduced today
That is you
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
இன்று தானே பார்த்தேன் அவள்
இனிய மொழியை கேட்டேன்
இன்று தானே ஹ்ஹ பார்த்தேன்
அவள் இனிய மொழியை கேட்டேன்
குயிலின் குரலில் மயிலின் அழகில்
கோதை வடிவை பார்த்தேன்
எதிரிலே....இருக்கிறாள்......
ஹ்ஹ எதிரிலே..இருக்கிறாள்..சிரிக்கிறாள்
சிரித்த சிரிப்பில் விரித்த வலையில்
விழுந்த மீன் ஆனேன்...
Only today did I see
I heard her sweet words
Only today did I see
I heard her sweet words
In the voice of a cuckoo, in the beauty of a peacock
I saw the form of a young maiden
You are standing right before me
You are standing right before me, smiling
In the smile you smiled, in the net you cast
I became a trapped fish
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
எனக்கு இன்றொரு யோகம்
உன் இனிய நினைவில் யாகம்
எனக்கு இன்றொரு யோகம்
உன் இனிய நினைவில் யாகம்
இன்றும் என்றும் பாட பிறந்தேன்
இளைய பார்வை ராகம்
இது ஒரு.....தொடர்கதை....
இது ஒரு.. தொடர்கதை.. வளர்பிறை
எனது மனதில் எழுதி முடித்தாள்
இனிய புது கவிதை....
Today I have a stroke of great fortune
A sacred ritual in your sweet memory
Today I have a stroke of great fortune
A sacred ritual in your sweet memory
Born to sing today and forever
The melody of a young maiden
This is a continuous story
This is a continuous story, a waxing moon
If written completely within my heart
A sweet new poem
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
ஒரு முகம் புது முகம்
புது முகம் இன்று அறிமுகம்..அது நீ.... தான்..
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
A face, a new face
A new face introduced today
That is you
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
பாடல் நான் பாட என் பார்வைதான் தேட
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
As I sing a song
My gaze searches
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Oru mugam pudhu mugam
A face, a new face
Pudhu mugam indru arimugam
A new face introduced today
Adhu nee dhaan
That is you
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Indru thaane paarthen
Only today did I see
Aval iniya mozhiyai ketten
I heard her sweet words
Indru thaane paarthen
Only today did I see
Aval iniya mozhiyai ketten
I heard her sweet words
Kuyilin kuralil mayilin azhagil
In the voice of a cuckoo, in the beauty of a peacock
Kothai vadivai paarthen
I saw the form of a young maiden
Edhirilae irukiraai
You are standing right before me
Edhirilae irukiraai sirikkiraai
You are standing right before me, smiling
Siritha sirippil viritha valaiyil
In the smile you smiled, in the net you cast
Vizhuntha meen aanen
I became a trapped fish
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Enakku indroru yogam
Today I have a stroke of great fortune
Un iniya ninaivil yaagam
A sacred ritual in your sweet memory
Enakku indroru yogam
Today I have a stroke of great fortune
Un iniya ninaivil yaagam
A sacred ritual in your sweet memory
Indrum endrum paada piranthen
Born to sing today and forever
Ilaya paavai raagam
The melody of a young maiden
Idhu oru thodar kadhai
This is a continuous story
Idhu oru thodar kadhai valarpirai
This is a continuous story, a waxing moon
Enadhu manadhil ezhudi mudithaal
If written completely within my heart
Iniya pudhiya kavidhai
A sweet new poem
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Oru mugam pudhu mugam
A face, a new face
Pudhu mugam indru arimugam
A new face introduced today
Adhu nee dhaan
That is you
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Padal naan paada
As I sing a song
En paarvai thaan thaeda
My gaze searches
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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