Penne Kadhal
From Pammal K. Sambandam · 2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pennae kaadhal vali ennavendru | O woman, have you ever seen |
| Paarthathundo deee | What the pain of love truly is, hey girl? |
| Kannaal kanner thuli entha naalum | Have you ever seen tears in eyes |
| Paarthathundo dee | On any given day, hey girl? |
| Male | |
| Pen endraal aanulagam | The world of men calls a woman |
| Kavidhai engiradhae | A beautiful poem. |
| Kavidhai or kai vaalaai | But that poem, like a handheld sword, |
| Aalai kolgiradhae | Kills a person. |
| Male | |
| Pennae kaadhal vali ennavendru | O woman, have you ever seen |
| Paarthathundo dee | What the pain of love truly is, hey girl? |
| Male | |
| Unmaiyil nee poo pandho oooo | In truth, are you a ball of flowers? |
| Oor erikkum thee pandho oooo | Or a fireball that burns the town? |
| Aaanin nenjam ammamaa ooo | Alas, is a man's heart |
| Nee adikkum kaarpandho | A football that you kick around? |
| Male | |
| Pennae kaadhal vali ennavendru | O woman, have you ever seen |
| Paarthathundo dee | What the pain of love truly is, hey girl? |
| Male | |
| Un meedhu kaadhal vaithu | Having fallen in love with you, |
| Uyir unakku endraan hooo.. | He said his life belongs to you. |
| Amma nee aeithum kooda | Even when you shot arrows at him, |
| Adhai poruthu nindraan | He stood firm and endured it all. |
| Male | |
| Undhan meedhu kutram yedhum | He ensured that no blame |
| Vizhaamal seidhaan | Fell upon you. |
| Ull manadhil kanneer vellam | Yet, inside his heart, a flood of tears |
| Vidamaal peidhaan | Poured continuously without stopping. |
| Male | |
| Kaianaithu kaiyai kazhuva | Did you come to hold hands only to wash your hands off him, |
| Vanthaayo pennae | O woman? |
| Kaalakaalam aanin paavam | Won't the sin committed against a man haunt through the ages, |
| Vaaratho pennae | O woman? |
| Male | |
| Pennae kaadhal vali ennavendru | O woman, have you ever seen |
| Paarthathundo dee | What the pain of love truly is, hey girl? |
| Male | |
| Vittadhai meendum pera | Does the heart desire |
| Virumbidutho nenjam..hooo… | To regain what was lost? |
| Thottadhai meendum thottu | Do thoughts keep touching repeatedly |
| Thodarginradho ennam | What was once touched? |
| Male | |
| Pothi pothi vaithaal kooda | Even if you conceal and safeguard it, |
| Pollaadha kaadhal | Wicked love... |
| Entha neram enna seiyum | What it will do at what moment, |
| Sollaadhu kaadhal | Love will never tell. |
| Male | |
| Kathi kooda kaadhal pola | Even a knife doesn't kill |
| Kollaadhu pennae | Like love does, O woman. |
| Kaayapatta pinaal gnyaanam | Did wisdom dawn |
| Undaacho kannae | Only after being wounded, my dear? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaalavadhi kaaranam yaar | Who is the reason for love's expiration? |
| Solladee amma | Tell me, girl! |
| Kannil kaneer nadhi kaarnam yaar | Who is the reason for the river of tears in the eyes? |
| Solladee amma | Tell me, girl! |
| Male | |
| Unnaalae or nijamae | Because of you, a reality |
| Nizhalaai pogiradhae | Is turning into a shadow. |
| Ammamma or idhayam | Alas, a heart |
| Thazhalaai vegiradhae | Is burning in glowing embers! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaalavadhi kaaranam yaar | Who is the reason for love's expiration? |
| Solladee amma | Tell me, girl! |
பெண்ணே காதல்
வலி என்னவென்று
பார்த்ததுண்டோ டி
கண்ணால் கண்ணீர்
துளி எந்த நாளும்
பார்த்ததுண்டோ டி
O woman, have you ever seen
What the pain of love truly is, hey girl?
Have you ever seen tears in eyes
On any given day, hey girl?
பெண் என்றால்
ஆணுலகம் கவிதை
என்கிறதே கவிதை ஓர்
கை வாளாய் ஆளை
கொள்கிறதே
The world of men calls a woman
A beautiful poem.
But that poem, like a handheld sword,
Kills a person.
பெண்ணே
காதல் வலி என்னவென்று
பார்த்ததுண்டோ டி
O woman, have you ever seen
What the pain of love truly is, hey girl?
உண்மையில் நீ
பூ பந்தோ ஓஓ ஊர்
எரிக்கும் தீ பந்தோ ஓஓ
ஆணின் நெஞ்சம்
அம்மம்மா ஓஓ நீ
அடிக்கும் கார் பந்தோ
In truth, are you a ball of flowers?
Or a fireball that burns the town?
Alas, is a man's heart
A football that you kick around?
பெண்ணே காதல்
வலி என்னவென்று
பார்த்ததுண்டோ டி
O woman, have you ever seen
What the pain of love truly is, hey girl?
உன் மீது காதல்
வைத்து உயிர் உனக்கு
என்றான் ஹோ அம்மா
நீ எய்தும் கூட அதை
பொறுத்து நின்றான்
Having fallen in love with you,
He said his life belongs to you.
Even when you shot arrows at him,
He stood firm and endured it all.
உந்தன் மீது
குற்றம் ஏதும் விழாமல்
செய்தான் உள் மனதில்
கண்ணீர் வெள்ளம்
விடாமல் பெய்தான்
He ensured that no blame
Fell upon you.
Yet, inside his heart, a flood of tears
Poured continuously without stopping.
கை அணைத்து
கையை கழுவ வந்தாயோ
பெண்ணே காலகாலம்
ஆணின் பாவம் வாராதோ
பெண்ணே
Did you come to hold hands only to wash your hands off him,
O woman?
Won't the sin committed against a man haunt through the ages,
O woman?
பெண்ணே
காதல் வலி என்னவென்று
பார்த்ததுண்டோ டி
O woman, have you ever seen
What the pain of love truly is, hey girl?
விட்டதை மீண்டும்
பெற விரும்பிடுதோ நெஞ்சம்
ஹோ தொட்டதை மீண்டும்
தொட்டு தொடர்கின்றதோ
எண்ணம்
Does the heart desire
To regain what was lost?
Do thoughts keep touching repeatedly
What was once touched?
பொத்தி பொத்தி
வைத்தால் கூட பொல்லாத
காதல் எந்த நேரம் என்ன
செய்யும் சொல்லாது
காதல்
Even if you conceal and safeguard it,
Wicked love...
What it will do at what moment,
Love will never tell.
கத்தி கூட காதல்
போல கொல்லாது
பெண்ணே காய பட்ட
பின்னால் ஞானம்
உண்டாச்சோ கண்ணே
Even a knife doesn't kill
Like love does, O woman.
Did wisdom dawn
Only after being wounded, my dear?
காதல் காலாவதி
காரணம் யார் சொல்லடி
அம்மா கண்ணில் கண்ணீர்
நதி காரணம் யார் சொல்லடி
அம்மா
Who is the reason for love's expiration?
Tell me, girl!
Who is the reason for the river of tears in the eyes?
Tell me, girl!
உன்னாலே ஓர்
நிஜமே நிழலாய்
போகிறதே அம்மம்மா
ஓர் இதயம் தழலாய்
வேகிறதே
Because of you, a reality
Is turning into a shadow.
Alas, a heart
Is burning in glowing embers!
காதல் காலாவதி
காரணம் யார் சொல்லடி
அம்மா
Who is the reason for love's expiration?
Tell me, girl!
Pennae kaadhal vali ennavendru
O woman, have you ever seen
Paarthathundo deee
What the pain of love truly is, hey girl?
Kannaal kanner thuli entha naalum
Have you ever seen tears in eyes
Paarthathundo dee
On any given day, hey girl?
Pen endraal aanulagam
The world of men calls a woman
Kavidhai engiradhae
A beautiful poem.
Kavidhai or kai vaalaai
But that poem, like a handheld sword,
Aalai kolgiradhae
Kills a person.
Pennae kaadhal vali ennavendru
O woman, have you ever seen
Paarthathundo dee
What the pain of love truly is, hey girl?
Unmaiyil nee poo pandho oooo
In truth, are you a ball of flowers?
Oor erikkum thee pandho oooo
Or a fireball that burns the town?
Aaanin nenjam ammamaa ooo
Alas, is a man's heart
Nee adikkum kaarpandho
A football that you kick around?
Pennae kaadhal vali ennavendru
O woman, have you ever seen
Paarthathundo dee
What the pain of love truly is, hey girl?
Un meedhu kaadhal vaithu
Having fallen in love with you,
Uyir unakku endraan hooo..
He said his life belongs to you.
Amma nee aeithum kooda
Even when you shot arrows at him,
Adhai poruthu nindraan
He stood firm and endured it all.
Undhan meedhu kutram yedhum
He ensured that no blame
Vizhaamal seidhaan
Fell upon you.
Ull manadhil kanneer vellam
Yet, inside his heart, a flood of tears
Vidamaal peidhaan
Poured continuously without stopping.
Kaianaithu kaiyai kazhuva
Did you come to hold hands only to wash your hands off him,
Vanthaayo pennae
O woman?
Kaalakaalam aanin paavam
Won't the sin committed against a man haunt through the ages,
Vaaratho pennae
O woman?
Pennae kaadhal vali ennavendru
O woman, have you ever seen
Paarthathundo dee
What the pain of love truly is, hey girl?
Vittadhai meendum pera
Does the heart desire
Virumbidutho nenjam..hooo…
To regain what was lost?
Thottadhai meendum thottu
Do thoughts keep touching repeatedly
Thodarginradho ennam
What was once touched?
Pothi pothi vaithaal kooda
Even if you conceal and safeguard it,
Pollaadha kaadhal
Wicked love...
Entha neram enna seiyum
What it will do at what moment,
Sollaadhu kaadhal
Love will never tell.
Kathi kooda kaadhal pola
Even a knife doesn't kill
Kollaadhu pennae
Like love does, O woman.
Kaayapatta pinaal gnyaanam
Did wisdom dawn
Undaacho kannae
Only after being wounded, my dear?
Kaadhal kaalavadhi kaaranam yaar
Who is the reason for love's expiration?
Solladee amma
Tell me, girl!
Kannil kaneer nadhi kaarnam yaar
Who is the reason for the river of tears in the eyes?
Solladee amma
Tell me, girl!
Unnaalae or nijamae
Because of you, a reality
Nizhalaai pogiradhae
Is turning into a shadow.
Ammamma or idhayam
Alas, a heart
Thazhalaai vegiradhae
Is burning in glowing embers!
Kaadhal kaalavadhi kaaranam yaar
Who is the reason for love's expiration?
Solladee amma
Tell me, girl!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the deep agony, heartbreak, and emotional distress experienced by a man betrayed in love. It questions the woman's awareness of the immense grief she inflicts, contrasting the idealised, poetic perception of women with the painful reality of emotional cruelty. The lyrics emphasize the man's silent sacrifices and protective nature despite suffering, questioning the unfairness of his emotional torment. As the song progresses, it reflects on the unpredictable and lethal nature of love, comparing its pain to physical wounds that bring wisdom only after destruction. It mourns the loss of a genuine bond turned into a mere shadow, leaving a heart burning in agony while demanding accountability for love's untimely end.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kavidhai or kai vaalaai / Aalai kolgiradhae”
Comparing a woman or poem to a 'kai vaal' (handheld sword) that kills a person emotionally.
Metaphor / Imagery
“Aaanin nenjam ammamaa ooo / Nee adikkum kaarpandho”
Comparing a man's heart to a 'kaarpandhu' (football) being kicked around.
Rhetorical Question & Contrast
“Unmaiyil nee poo pandho oooo / Oor erikkum thee pandho oooo”
Juxtaposing 'poo pandhu' (flower ball) with 'thee pandhu' (fireball) to question her true nature.
Hyperbole
“Ull manadhil kanneer vellam / Vidamaal peidhaan”
Describing grief as a continuous flood of tears inside the heart ('kanneer vellam').
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Trivia
Pammal K. Sambandam (2002) is a popular Tamil romantic comedy film starring Kamal Haasan and Simran, directed by T. S. B. K. Moulee with music composed by Deva. Although the movie is largely celebrated for its high-octane comedy and satirical take on marriage, tracks like this add emotional depth and dramatic tension to the story.
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