Un Kaadhai Kodu
From Engal Thaai · 1973
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Engal Thaai1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla | Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news |
| Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla | Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news |
| Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla | To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem |
| Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla | To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem |
| Female | |
| Nee solli thara naan pillai alla | I am not a child for you to teach |
| Nee solli thara naan pillai alla | I am not a child for you to teach |
| Verum vaarththai mattum anbin ellaiyalla | Mere words alone are not the boundary of love |
| Female | |
| Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla | Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news |
| Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla | To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem |
| Female | |
| Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla….. | Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news... |
| Male | |
| Nee anumathiththaal naan aarambipaen | If you give permission, I shall begin |
| Female :Nee aarambiththaal naan anupavippaen | Female: If you begin, I shall experience and enjoy it |
| Male :Nee anumathiththaal naan aarambipaen | Male: If you give permission, I shall begin |
| Female :Nee aarambiththaal naan anupavippaen | Female: If you begin, I shall experience and enjoy it |
| Male | |
| Oru naalenna oru pozhuthenna | What is a day or what is a moment? |
| Naam nerugi nerungi | As we get closer and closer |
| Mayangum pozhuthu oru thadaiyenna | What obstacle remains when we swoon in bliss? |
| Male | |
| Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla | Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news |
| Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla | To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem |
| Female | |
| Paal kodhippathu pol pen kodhippathenna | Why does a woman boil with passion like boiling milk? |
| Male :Sael thudippathu pola kann thudippathenna | Male: Why do eyes flutter like a fish in water? |
| Female :Paal kodhippathu pol pen kodhippathenna | Female: Why does a woman boil with passion like boiling milk? |
| Male :Sael thudippathu pola kann thudippathenna | Male: Why do eyes flutter like a fish in water? |
| Female | |
| Idhu yeanendrum ilam maanindrum | Why is it like this, my young deer? |
| Idhu yeanendrum ilam maanindrum | Why is it like this, my young deer? |
| Unnai thodarnthu thodarnthu | As I continuously and repeatedly |
| Thazhuvum pozhuthil varum padhilenna | Embrace you, what answer emerges? |
| Female | |
| Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla | Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news |
| Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla | To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem |
| Female | |
| Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla…. | Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news... |
| Male | |
| Vaan mazhi thuli pol naan pozhinthidavo | Shall I shower down upon you like raindrops from the sky? |
| Female :Thaen malarsaram pol naan kulirnthidavo | Female: Shall I soothe and cool like a garland of honeyed flowers? |
| Male :Idhazh oraththile madhu saaraththilae | Male: At the edge of lips, within the sweet essence of honey |
| Naam vizhunthu vizhunthu ezhuntha pothu oru sugamenna | What ecstasy it is when we repeatedly fall and rise together! |
| Male | |
| Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla | Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news |
| Female :Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla | Female: To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem |
| Female | |
| Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla….. | Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news... |
உன் காதை கொடு ஒரு சேதி சொல்ல
உன் காதை கொடு ஒரு சேதி சொல்ல
இன்பக் காவியத்தின் முதல் பாதி சொல்ல
இன்பக் காவியத்தின் முதல் பாதி சொல்ல
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
நீ சொல்லித் தர நான் பிள்ளை அல்ல
நீ சொல்லித் தர நான் பிள்ளை அல்ல
வெறும் வார்த்தை மட்டும் அன்பின் எல்லையல்ல
I am not a child for you to teach
I am not a child for you to teach
Mere words alone are not the boundary of love
உன் காதை கொடு ஒரு சேதி சொல்ல
இன்பக் காவியத்தின் முதல் பாதி சொல்ல
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
உன் காதை கொடு ஒரு சேதி சொல்ல
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news...
நீ அனுமதித்தால் நான் ஆரம்பிப்பேன்
நீ ஆரம்பித்தால் நான் அனுபவிப்பேன்
நீ அனுமதித்தால் நான் ஆரம்பிப்பேன்
நீ ஆரம்பித்தால் நான் அனுபவிப்பேன்
If you give permission, I shall begin
Female: If you begin, I shall experience and enjoy it
Male: If you give permission, I shall begin
Female: If you begin, I shall experience and enjoy it
ஒரு நாளென்ன ஒரு பொழுதென்ன
நாம் நெருங்கி நெருங்கி
மயங்கும் பொழுது ஒரு தடையென்ன
What is a day or what is a moment?
As we get closer and closer
What obstacle remains when we swoon in bliss?
உன் காதை கொடு ஒரு சேதி சொல்ல
இன்பக் காவியத்தின் முதல் பாதி சொல்ல
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
பால் கொதிப்பது போல் பெண் கொதிப்பதென்ன
சேல் துடிப்பது போல் கண் துடிப்பதென்ன
பால் கொதிப்பது போல் பெண் கொதிப்பதென்ன
சேல் துடிப்பது போல் கண் துடிப்பதென்ன
Why does a woman boil with passion like boiling milk?
Male: Why do eyes flutter like a fish in water?
Female: Why does a woman boil with passion like boiling milk?
Male: Why do eyes flutter like a fish in water?
இது ஏனென்று இளம் மானின்று
இது ஏனென்று இளம் மானின்று
உன்னை தொடர்ந்து தொடர்ந்து
தழுவும் பொழுதில் வரும் பதிலென்ன
Why is it like this, my young deer?
Why is it like this, my young deer?
As I continuously and repeatedly
Embrace you, what answer emerges?
உன் காதை கொடு ஒரு சேதி சொல்ல
இன்பக் காவியத்தின் முதல் பாதி சொல்ல
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
உன் காதை கொடு ஒரு சேதி சொல்ல
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news...
வான் மழைத் துளி போல் நான் பொழிந்திடவோ
தேன் மலர்ச்சரம் போல் நான் குளிர்ந்திடவோ
இதழ் ஓரத்திலே மது சாரத்திலே
நாம் விழுந்து விழுந்து எழுந்த போது ஒரு சுகமென்ன
Shall I shower down upon you like raindrops from the sky?
Female: Shall I soothe and cool like a garland of honeyed flowers?
Male: At the edge of lips, within the sweet essence of honey
What ecstasy it is when we repeatedly fall and rise together!
உன் காதை கொடு ஒரு சேதி சொல்ல
இன்பக் காவியத்தின் முதல் பாதி சொல்ல
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
Female: To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
உன் காதை கொடு ஒரு சேதி சொல்ல
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news...
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
Nee solli thara naan pillai alla
I am not a child for you to teach
Nee solli thara naan pillai alla
I am not a child for you to teach
Verum vaarththai mattum anbin ellaiyalla
Mere words alone are not the boundary of love
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla…..
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news...
Nee anumathiththaal naan aarambipaen
If you give permission, I shall begin
Female :Nee aarambiththaal naan anupavippaen
Female: If you begin, I shall experience and enjoy it
Male :Nee anumathiththaal naan aarambipaen
Male: If you give permission, I shall begin
Female :Nee aarambiththaal naan anupavippaen
Female: If you begin, I shall experience and enjoy it
Oru naalenna oru pozhuthenna
What is a day or what is a moment?
Naam nerugi nerungi
As we get closer and closer
Mayangum pozhuthu oru thadaiyenna
What obstacle remains when we swoon in bliss?
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
Paal kodhippathu pol pen kodhippathenna
Why does a woman boil with passion like boiling milk?
Male :Sael thudippathu pola kann thudippathenna
Male: Why do eyes flutter like a fish in water?
Female :Paal kodhippathu pol pen kodhippathenna
Female: Why does a woman boil with passion like boiling milk?
Male :Sael thudippathu pola kann thudippathenna
Male: Why do eyes flutter like a fish in water?
Idhu yeanendrum ilam maanindrum
Why is it like this, my young deer?
Idhu yeanendrum ilam maanindrum
Why is it like this, my young deer?
Unnai thodarnthu thodarnthu
As I continuously and repeatedly
Thazhuvum pozhuthil varum padhilenna
Embrace you, what answer emerges?
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla….
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news...
Vaan mazhi thuli pol naan pozhinthidavo
Shall I shower down upon you like raindrops from the sky?
Female :Thaen malarsaram pol naan kulirnthidavo
Female: Shall I soothe and cool like a garland of honeyed flowers?
Male :Idhazh oraththile madhu saaraththilae
Male: At the edge of lips, within the sweet essence of honey
Naam vizhunthu vizhunthu ezhuntha pothu oru sugamenna
What ecstasy it is when we repeatedly fall and rise together!
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news
Female :Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
Female: To tell the first half of a joyful epic poem
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla…..
Lend me your ear to tell a piece of news...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet captures a playful and intimate conversation between two lovers sharing their excitement and affection. The song uses poetic metaphors of nature, sweet honey, rain, and epic storytelling to describe the intense feelings, physical closeness, and romantic exchange between the hero and heroine.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Paal kodhippathu pol pen kodhippathenna”
Compares a woman's surging romantic warmth and excitement to boiling milk ('Paal kodhippathu pol').
Simile (Upamai)
“Sael thudippathu pola kann thudippathenna”
Compares twitching or quick glance of the eye to a darting fish ('Sael').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla”
Frames the romantic relationship as the opening half of a grand epic story ('Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi').
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Trivia
The song from the 1973 film 'Engal Thaai' showcases M. S. Viswanathan's iconic melodious composition, featuring Vaali's evocative and rhythmic lyricism.
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