Pada Padavena
From Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu · 2009
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- V. Selvaganesh
- Details
- Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pada padavena paranthida indru | Fluttering rapidly to fly today, |
| Siragugal adada mulaikirathe | Wings, oh my, are sprouting! |
| Kadakadavena kadanthida indru | Fast and swiftly to cross over today, |
| Vaanavil vazhiyaa viringindrathe | A rainbow path is opening wide! |
| Male | |
| Unnai kandaal bayangal yaavum | Seeing you, all my fears |
| Panjaai panjaai parakindrathe | Fly away like wisps of cotton. |
| Ithuvarai thodarntha thanimai indru | The solitude that followed me until today, |
| Thundaai thundaai udaigirathe | Shatters into tiny pieces. |
| Viralgal pidithu nadakkum bothu | When holding hands and walking together, |
| Valigal yaavum maraikirathe | All the pain disappears. |
| Male | |
| Pada padavena paranthida indru | Fluttering rapidly to fly today, |
| Siragugal adada mulaikirathe | Wings, oh my, are sprouting! |
| Kadakadavena kadanthida indru | Fast and swiftly to cross over today, |
| Vaanavil vazhiyaa viringindrathe | A rainbow path is opening wide! |
| Male | |
| Imbutu azhagaa imbutu azhagaa | Was I ever this handsome, this handsome? |
| Ithu vara naanum irunthathilla | I have never been like this until now. |
| Sembata thalaya sembata thalaya | Oh brown-haired boy, brown-haired boy, |
| Ithana pathusa sirichathilla | I haven't smiled this fresh and bright before. |
| Male | |
| Manna paathu kedantha paiyan | A boy who used to lie down staring at the earth, |
| Vaanam paathu nadanthenae | I walked looking up at the sky. |
| Onna paatha piraguthaanae | Only after seeing you, |
| Puthusa satta pottu thiriyirenae | I roam around wearing brand new clothes. |
| Viralgal pidithu nadakkum bothu | When holding hands and walking together, |
| Valigal yaavum maraikirathe | All the pain disappears. |
| Male | |
| Pada padavena paranthida indru | Fluttering rapidly to fly today, |
| Siragugal adada mulaikirathe | Wings, oh my, are sprouting! |
| Kadakadavena kadanthida indru | Fast and swiftly to cross over today, |
| Vaanavil vazhiyaa viringindrathe | A rainbow path is opening wide! |
| Male | |
| Sola kaatu bomma pola | Like a scarecrow standing in a cornfield, |
| Rusiyethu naanum kedanthene | I lay without experiencing any joy or taste. |
| Kudumi saamy kuthira pola | Like the sacred temple deity's horse, |
| Kanavula erangi nadanthene | I stepped into a dream world and walked. |
| Male | |
| Kodiyil kaayum komanam kooda | Even a loincloth drying on a clothesline, |
| Vaanavillaai therigirathe | Looks like a beautiful rainbow to my eyes! |
| Varanju vecha meenapola | Like a fish drawn in a painting, |
| Ninnapadi ninnapadi neenthurene | I swim while staying in one place. |
| Viralgal pidithu nadakkum bothu | When holding hands and walking together, |
| Valigal yaavum maraikirathe | All the pain disappears. |
| Male | |
| Pada padavena paranthida indru | Fluttering rapidly to fly today, |
| Siragugal adada mulaikirathe | Wings, oh my, are sprouting! |
| Kadakadavena kadanthida indru | Fast and swiftly to cross over today, |
| Vaanavil vazhiyaa viringindrathe | A rainbow path is opening wide! |
| Male | |
| Unnai kandaal bayangal yaavum | Seeing you, all my fears |
| Panjaai panjaai parakindrathe | Fly away like wisps of cotton. |
| Ithuvarai thodarntha thanimai indru | The solitude that followed me until today, |
| Thundaai thundaai udaigirathe | Shatters into tiny pieces. |
| Viralgal pidithu nadakkum bothu | When holding hands and walking together, |
| Valigal yaavum maraikirathe | All the pain disappears. |
Fluttering rapidly to fly today,
Wings, oh my, are sprouting!
Fast and swiftly to cross over today,
A rainbow path is opening wide!
Seeing you, all my fears
Fly away like wisps of cotton.
The solitude that followed me until today,
Shatters into tiny pieces.
When holding hands and walking together,
All the pain disappears.
Fluttering rapidly to fly today,
Wings, oh my, are sprouting!
Fast and swiftly to cross over today,
A rainbow path is opening wide!
Was I ever this handsome, this handsome?
I have never been like this until now.
Oh brown-haired boy, brown-haired boy,
I haven't smiled this fresh and bright before.
A boy who used to lie down staring at the earth,
I walked looking up at the sky.
Only after seeing you,
I roam around wearing brand new clothes.
When holding hands and walking together,
All the pain disappears.
Fluttering rapidly to fly today,
Wings, oh my, are sprouting!
Fast and swiftly to cross over today,
A rainbow path is opening wide!
Like a scarecrow standing in a cornfield,
I lay without experiencing any joy or taste.
Like the sacred temple deity's horse,
I stepped into a dream world and walked.
Even a loincloth drying on a clothesline,
Looks like a beautiful rainbow to my eyes!
Like a fish drawn in a painting,
I swim while staying in one place.
When holding hands and walking together,
All the pain disappears.
Fluttering rapidly to fly today,
Wings, oh my, are sprouting!
Fast and swiftly to cross over today,
A rainbow path is opening wide!
Seeing you, all my fears
Fly away like wisps of cotton.
The solitude that followed me until today,
Shatters into tiny pieces.
When holding hands and walking together,
All the pain disappears.
Pada padavena paranthida indru
Fluttering rapidly to fly today,
Siragugal adada mulaikirathe
Wings, oh my, are sprouting!
Kadakadavena kadanthida indru
Fast and swiftly to cross over today,
Vaanavil vazhiyaa viringindrathe
A rainbow path is opening wide!
Unnai kandaal bayangal yaavum
Seeing you, all my fears
Panjaai panjaai parakindrathe
Fly away like wisps of cotton.
Ithuvarai thodarntha thanimai indru
The solitude that followed me until today,
Thundaai thundaai udaigirathe
Shatters into tiny pieces.
Viralgal pidithu nadakkum bothu
When holding hands and walking together,
Valigal yaavum maraikirathe
All the pain disappears.
Pada padavena paranthida indru
Fluttering rapidly to fly today,
Siragugal adada mulaikirathe
Wings, oh my, are sprouting!
Kadakadavena kadanthida indru
Fast and swiftly to cross over today,
Vaanavil vazhiyaa viringindrathe
A rainbow path is opening wide!
Imbutu azhagaa imbutu azhagaa
Was I ever this handsome, this handsome?
Ithu vara naanum irunthathilla
I have never been like this until now.
Sembata thalaya sembata thalaya
Oh brown-haired boy, brown-haired boy,
Ithana pathusa sirichathilla
I haven't smiled this fresh and bright before.
Manna paathu kedantha paiyan
A boy who used to lie down staring at the earth,
Vaanam paathu nadanthenae
I walked looking up at the sky.
Onna paatha piraguthaanae
Only after seeing you,
Puthusa satta pottu thiriyirenae
I roam around wearing brand new clothes.
Viralgal pidithu nadakkum bothu
When holding hands and walking together,
Valigal yaavum maraikirathe
All the pain disappears.
Pada padavena paranthida indru
Fluttering rapidly to fly today,
Siragugal adada mulaikirathe
Wings, oh my, are sprouting!
Kadakadavena kadanthida indru
Fast and swiftly to cross over today,
Vaanavil vazhiyaa viringindrathe
A rainbow path is opening wide!
Sola kaatu bomma pola
Like a scarecrow standing in a cornfield,
Rusiyethu naanum kedanthene
I lay without experiencing any joy or taste.
Kudumi saamy kuthira pola
Like the sacred temple deity's horse,
Kanavula erangi nadanthene
I stepped into a dream world and walked.
Kodiyil kaayum komanam kooda
Even a loincloth drying on a clothesline,
Vaanavillaai therigirathe
Looks like a beautiful rainbow to my eyes!
Varanju vecha meenapola
Like a fish drawn in a painting,
Ninnapadi ninnapadi neenthurene
I swim while staying in one place.
Viralgal pidithu nadakkum bothu
When holding hands and walking together,
Valigal yaavum maraikirathe
All the pain disappears.
Pada padavena paranthida indru
Fluttering rapidly to fly today,
Siragugal adada mulaikirathe
Wings, oh my, are sprouting!
Kadakadavena kadanthida indru
Fast and swiftly to cross over today,
Vaanavil vazhiyaa viringindrathe
A rainbow path is opening wide!
Unnai kandaal bayangal yaavum
Seeing you, all my fears
Panjaai panjaai parakindrathe
Fly away like wisps of cotton.
Ithuvarai thodarntha thanimai indru
The solitude that followed me until today,
Thundaai thundaai udaigirathe
Shatters into tiny pieces.
Viralgal pidithu nadakkum bothu
When holding hands and walking together,
Valigal yaavum maraikirathe
All the pain disappears.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pada Padavena captures the joyful, transformative euphoria of first love experienced by a simple rural young man. The song vividly portrays how falling in love changes his worldview, giving him symbolic wings and turning his previously dull, lonely existence into a bright, hopeful journey.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilaavi)
“Pada padavena paranthida indru”
Use of rhythmic sound words like 'Pada padavena' and 'Kadakadavena' to evoke the sound of rapid fluttering wings and fast movement.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Panjaai panjaai parakindrathe”
Compares fears dissipating effortlessly to cotton floating away softly in the wind ('Panjaai panjaai').
Metaphor / Paradox
“Varanju vecha meenapola Ninnapadi ninnapadi neenthurene”
Compares the speaker's surreal, immobilized romantic state to a drawn fish swimming while standing still.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Thundaai thundaai udaigirathe”
Repetition of words like 'Thundaai thundaai' and 'Imbutu azhagaa' for emotional emphasis.
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Trivia
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) was the directorial debut of Suseenthiran and marked the acting debut of Vishnu Vishal. The score was composed by renowned percussionist V. Selvaganesh, blending traditional rhythm patterns with contemporary melody, featuring lyrics by Karthik Netha.
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