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Lyrics & meaning

Un Kaadhai Kodu

From Engal Thaai · 1973

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
R. Rajesh, S. Janaki
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Engal Thaai
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
4 Jul 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
Nee solli thara naan pillai alla
Nee solli thara naan pillai alla
Verum vaarththai mattum anbin ellaiyalla
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla…..
Nee anumathiththaal naan aarambipaen
Female :Nee aarambiththaal naan anupavippaen
Male :Nee anumathiththaal naan aarambipaen
Female :Nee aarambiththaal naan anupavippaen
Oru naalenna oru pozhuthenna
Naam nerugi nerungi
Mayangum pozhuthu oru thadaiyenna
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
Paal kodhippathu pol pen kodhippathenna
Male :Sael thudippathu pola kann thudippathenna
Female :Paal kodhippathu pol pen kodhippathenna
Male :Sael thudippathu pola kann thudippathenna
Idhu yeanendrum ilam maanindrum
Idhu yeanendrum ilam maanindrum
Unnai thodarnthu thodarnthu
Thazhuvum pozhuthil varum padhilenna
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla….
Vaan mazhi thuli pol naan pozhinthidavo
Female :Thaen malarsaram pol naan kulirnthidavo
Male :Idhazh oraththile madhu saaraththilae
Naam vizhunthu vizhunthu ezhuntha pothu oru sugamenna
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla
Female :Inba kaaviyaththin mudhal paadhi solla
Un kaadhai kodu oru saethi solla…..
Lend me your ear, to tell you something,
Lend me your ear, to tell you something,
To tell you the first half of a sweet love story,
To tell you the first half of a sweet love story.
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.
Lend me your ear, to tell you something,
To tell you the first half of a sweet love story,
Lend me your ear, to tell you something...
If you permit me, I will begin.
Female: If you begin, I will enjoy it.
Male: If you permit me, I will begin.
Female: If you begin, I will enjoy it.
What does a day or a moment matter?
When we draw closer and closer,
And lose ourselves in each other, what can stand in our way?
Lend me your ear, to tell you something,
To tell you the first half of a sweet love story.
Why does a girl boil over like hot milk?
Male: Why do your eyes flutter like darting fish?
Female: Why does a girl boil over like hot milk?
Male: Why do your eyes flutter like darting fish?
Wondering why, my young deer, from today,
Wondering why, my young deer, from today,
As I chase after you again and again,
What answer will emerge when I embrace you?
Lend me your ear, to tell you something,
To tell you the first half of a sweet love story,
Lend me your ear, to tell you something...
Shall I shower down like drops of rain from the sky?
Female: Shall I turn cool like a garland of sweet blossoms?
Male: At the edge of the lips, in the intoxicating sweetness,
What pure joy it is when we fall and rise again!
Lend me your ear, to tell you something,
Female: To tell you the first half of a sweet love story,
Lend me your ear, to tell you something...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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