Seerkazhi Govindarajan performs “Kadan Vaangi” for the album Kadan Vangi Kalyanam. Lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and composer S. Rajeswara Rao created the song. The opening verses encourage listeners to get a loan without thinking about what comes next.
Kadan Vaangi
Seerkazhi Govindarajan • From “Kadan Vangi Kalyanam”
Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Composer
S. Rajeswara Rao
Kadan Vangi Kalyanam’s Kadan Vaangi Lyrics Translation
The guidance becomes more specific with suggestions to mortgage one home to build another. It also presents declaring insolvency as a simple solution if things get worse. The song treats this sequence of events as a normal financial plan.
Kadan Vangi KalyanaMan, don’t you feast at a wedding with a loan,
Sadham Sapidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kadantha Gyani Pon Mozhi PolAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Nadanthidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kadan Vangi KalyanaMan, don’t you feast at a wedding with a loan,
Sadham Sapidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kadantha Gyani Pon Mozhi PolAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Nadanthidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kannakkolum ThavarudaA burglar’s drill is a mistake, it’s true,
Katthirikkolum ThappudaAnd a thief’s shears are certainly wrong too.
Munne Pinne YosikkameBut without thinking of what’s to come,
Kadan Vangi RoppadaGo get a loan and let your troubles bloom.
Kadan Vangi KalyanaMan, don’t you feast at a wedding with a loan,
Sadham Sapidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kadantha Gyani Pon Mozhi PolAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Nadanthidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kudiyirukkum Veettai KattiAfter you’ve built a house to live in,
Sondhamendru SolladaDon’t you dare say that it’s your own.
Adhai Adagu Vaithu Manaivi PerilMortgage that one, and in your wife’s name,
Veettai Katti KolladaGo on and build yourself another home.
Kadan Vangi KalyanaMan, don’t you feast at a wedding with a loan,
Sadham Sapidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kadantha Gyani Pon Mozhi PolAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Nadanthidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Aru Nooru Vatti AdhigamIf the interest is six percent or a hundred,
Analum AnjadhudaEven then, you shouldn’t be afraid.
Adhukkum Minji PonaAnd if things get even worse than that,
Ip Ezhuthu Rendu IrukkudaYou’ve always got the insolvency plea.
Kadan Vangi KalyanaMan, don’t you feast at a wedding with a loan,
Sadham Sapidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kadantha Gyani Pon Mozhi PolAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Nadanthidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kadan Vanga TheriyadhavanThe man who doesn’t know how to borrow,
Neethiyum SolvanadaHe’s the one who will preach about what’s right.
Kaiyil Kidaicha Varaiyil VangiYou just take as much as your hands can get,
Paiyil Pottu SelladaStuff it in your pockets and walk out of sight.
Kadan Vangi KalyanaMan, don’t you feast at a wedding with a loan,
Sadham Sapidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Kadantha Gyani Pon Mozhi PolAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
Nadanthidada ManidhaAnd don’t you walk the path a wise sage has shown.
The song consistently presents irresponsible advice as wisdom, mocking those who are cautious with money. The meaning of the ‘Kadan Vaangi’ lyrics is a sharp, satirical warning about debt. The song uses reverse psychology to show the foolishness of borrowing to keep up appearances.
