Pada Pada Padavena
From Kalavani · 2010
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Yash Golchaa
- Music director
- S. S. Kumaran
- Details
- Kalavani2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Padapada padavena | With a rapid pitter-patter sound |
| Idhayam thudikkidhu | My heart is throbbing |
| Paniththuli paniththuli | A dewdrop, a dewdrop |
| Neruppinai kudikkidhu | Is drinking the fire |
| Idhu enna adhisayam | What kind of miracle is this |
| Ivanukkul nadakkudhu | Happening inside him? |
| Ohooo…ohoo | Ohooo… ohoo |
| Male | |
| Kannaadi thaanaaga | As a mirror on its own |
| Kallaagi nee noga | Became a stone and hurt you, |
| Thundaagi ponenae hoo.. | I shattered into pieces, hoo.. |
| Munnaadi neeppoga | As you walk ahead, |
| Pinnaadi naan vegha | Burning with yearning behind you, |
| Thindaadi ponenae hoo…. | I stumbled and suffered, hoo…. |
| Male | |
| Unnai chummaachukkum | Just playfully to you, |
| Kattikkirennu sollu | Say 'I will marry you' |
| Kattikkirennu sollunnu merattunen | 'Say you will marry me,' I used to threaten you, |
| Aanaa unmaiyiliyae | But in reality, |
| Uunnaiya kattikkanunnu thonudhu la | Now I truly feel like marrying you, right? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal vandhu | Love came along, |
| En kannai kattikkootti poga | Blindfolded my eyes and led me away, |
| Kaalgal adhu | And these feet of mine, |
| Rekkaikkatti vinnil poga | Grew wings and flew into the sky, |
| Kaigal rendum | Both my hands, |
| Kaatril engum unnai theda | Search for you everywhere in the wind, |
| Pennae undhan pinnae endhan nenjae | Oh girl, my heart follows right behind you. |
படபட படவென
இதயம் துடிக்கிது பனித்துளி
பனித்துளி நெருப்பினை
குடிக்கிது இது என்ன
அதிசயம் இவனுக்குள்
நடக்குது ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
With a rapid pitter-patter sound
My heart is throbbing
A dewdrop, a dewdrop
Is drinking the fire
What kind of miracle is this
Happening inside him?
Ohooo… ohoo
கண்ணாடி
தானாக கல்லாகி நீ
நோக துண்டாகி
போனேனே ஹோ
முன்னாடி நீ போக
பின்னாடி நான் வேக
திண்டாடி போனேனே
ஹோ
As a mirror on its own
Became a stone and hurt you,
I shattered into pieces, hoo..
As you walk ahead,
Burning with yearning behind you,
I stumbled and suffered, hoo….
உன்னை
சும்மாச்சுக்கும்
கட்டிக்கிறேன்னு
சொல்லு கட்டிக்கிறேன்னு
சொல்லுன்னு மெரட்டுனேன்
ஆனா உண்மையிலியே
உன்னைய கட்டிக்கண்ணு
தோணுதுல
Just playfully to you,
Say 'I will marry you'
'Say you will marry me,' I used to threaten you,
But in reality,
Now I truly feel like marrying you, right?
காதல் வந்து
என் கண்ணை கட்டிக்கூட்டி
போக கால்கள் அது ரெக்கை
கட்டி விண்ணில் போக கைகள்
ரெண்டும் காற்றில் எங்கும்
உன்னை தேட பெண்ணே
உந்தன் பின்னே எந்தன்
நெஞ்சே
Love came along,
Blindfolded my eyes and led me away,
And these feet of mine,
Grew wings and flew into the sky,
Both my hands,
Search for you everywhere in the wind,
Oh girl, my heart follows right behind you.
Padapada padavena
With a rapid pitter-patter sound
Idhayam thudikkidhu
My heart is throbbing
Paniththuli paniththuli
A dewdrop, a dewdrop
Neruppinai kudikkidhu
Is drinking the fire
Idhu enna adhisayam
What kind of miracle is this
Ivanukkul nadakkudhu
Happening inside him?
Ohooo…ohoo
Ohooo… ohoo
Kannaadi thaanaaga
As a mirror on its own
Kallaagi nee noga
Became a stone and hurt you,
Thundaagi ponenae hoo..
I shattered into pieces, hoo..
Munnaadi neeppoga
As you walk ahead,
Pinnaadi naan vegha
Burning with yearning behind you,
Thindaadi ponenae hoo….
I stumbled and suffered, hoo….
Unnai chummaachukkum
Just playfully to you,
Kattikkirennu sollu
Say 'I will marry you'
Kattikkirennu sollunnu merattunen
'Say you will marry me,' I used to threaten you,
Aanaa unmaiyiliyae
But in reality,
Uunnaiya kattikkanunnu thonudhu la
Now I truly feel like marrying you, right?
Kaadhal vandhu
Love came along,
En kannai kattikkootti poga
Blindfolded my eyes and led me away,
Kaalgal adhu
And these feet of mine,
Rekkaikkatti vinnil poga
Grew wings and flew into the sky,
Kaigal rendum
Both my hands,
Kaatril engum unnai theda
Search for you everywhere in the wind,
Pennae undhan pinnae endhan nenjae
Oh girl, my heart follows right behind you.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the sweet and overwhelming emotional awakening of a young man falling deeply in love. He expresses his bewilderment at the intense transformations happening within him, metaphorically describing a dewdrop drinking fire and feeling shattered into pieces whenever he inadvertently hurts her. What started as playful teasing about marriage transforms into a profound realization of true love. Love blindfolds him and gives wings to his feet, leaving his heart perpetually chasing after the girl he adores.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia / Erattai Kilavi (இரட்டைக்கிளவி)
“Padapada padavena”
'Padapada' mimics the rapid, fluttering sound of a heart beating fast due to excitement and anxiety.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Paniththuli paniththuli / Neruppinai kudikkidhu”
Contrasting 'Paniththuli' (cool dewdrop) with 'Neruppinai kudikkidhu' (drinking fire) depicts the contradictory and intense sensation of love.
Ethukai (எதுகை - Second letter rhyming)
“Kannaadi thaanaaga / Kallaagi nee noga / Thundaagi ponenae hoo..”
Rhyming of the second consonants in successive lines (Kannaadi / Kallaagi / Thundaagi and Munnaadi / Pinnaadi / Thindaadi).
Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)
“Rekkaikkatti vinnil poga”
Exaggerating the sensation of love making feet grow wings and fly into the sky to highlight emotional weightlessness.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 2010 hit Tamil romantic comedy 'Kalavani', directed by A. Sarkunam, starring Vimal and Oviya. Composed by S. S. Kumaran with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, the soundtrack was acclaimed for capturing the authentic rural flavor of Tamil Nadu.
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