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Lyrics & meaning

Paaduvor Paadinaal

From Kannan En Kadhalan · 1968

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kannan En Kadhalan
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
16 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paaduvor
Paadinaal aada
Thondrum paaludan
Then kani sera vendum
Kalaigalai
Deivamai kaana
Vendum kanni nee
Innum yen naana vendum
Paaduvor
Paadinaal aada
Thondrum
{ Paaduvor
Paadinaal aada
Thondrum paaludan
Then kani sera vendum } (2)
Kalaigalai
Deivamai kaana
Vendum kanni nee
Innum yen naana vendum
Paaduvor
Paadinaal aada
Thondrum
{ Paatil
Suvai irundhaal
Aatam thaanae varum
Ketkum isai virundhaal
Kaalgal thaalam idum } (2)
{ Thannai
Maranthadhu penmai
Thulli ezhunthadhu padhumai } (2)
Nool
Alandha idaithaan neliya
{ Nooru kodi
Vindhai puriya (2)
Paaduvor
Paadinaal aada
Thondrum
Paadham
Sivandhirukum paavai
Senthamarai paarvai
Kunindhirukum puruvam
Moondram pirai
{ Putham
Pudhu malar chendu
Athi nadamida kandu } (2)
Medai
Vandha thendral endren
{ Aadai konda
Minnal endren } (2)
Paaduvor
Paadinaal aada
Thondrum paaludan
Then kani sera vendum
Kalaigalai
Deivamai kaana
Vendum kanni nee
Innum yen naana vendum
Paaduvor
Paadinaal aada
Thondrum
When singers
sing, it makes one want to dance;
just as sweet milk
should blend with honey and fruit.
The arts
should be seen as divine;
why then, young girl,
must you still feel shy?
When singers
sing, it makes one want
to dance.
{ When singers
sing, it makes one want to dance;
just as sweet milk
should blend with honey and fruit } (2)
The arts
should be seen as divine;
why then, young girl,
must you still feel shy?
When singers
sing, it makes one want
to dance.
{ When there is sweetness
in the song,
dancing follows on its own;
to this feast of music we hear,
feet keep the rhythm } (2)
{ Forgetting
all her shy reserve,
the lovely doll sprang up to dance } (2)
As her waist,
slender as a thread, bends and sways,
{ creating a hundred crore
wondrous marvels (2)
When singers
sing, it makes one want
to dance.
Her feet
are soft and rosy; this girl is
a red lotus; her lowered gaze
is modest, and her brow
is like the crescent moon.
{ Like a fresh
bouquet of blooming flowers,
seeing her dance so gracefully } (2)
I said she is the gentle breeze
that arrived upon the stage,
{ a flash of lightning
dressed in clothes } (2)
When singers
sing, it makes one want to dance;
just as sweet milk
should blend with honey and fruit.
The arts
should be seen as divine;
why then, young girl,
must you still feel shy?
When singers
sing, it makes one want
to dance.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Kannan En Kadhalan' celebrates the joy of song and dance. It describes how captivating music naturally impels a listener to dance, comparing the combination of great singing and dancing to mixing rich milk with honey and sweet fruits. The lyricist encourages the young maiden to overcome her shyness and treat performing arts as a divine devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Urvagam)

“Senthamarai paarvai / Kunindhirukum puruvam / Moondram pirai”

Compares the maiden's curved eyebrows to the crescent moon ('Moondram pirai') and her glance to a red lotus ('Senthamarai paarvai').

Initial Rhyme (Monai)

“Paaduvor / Paadinaal”

Repetition of the initial sound 'Pa' across line beginnings.

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Trivia

The film 'Kannan En Kadhalan' (1968) features M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics by Vaali.

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