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Aaha Kaadhal Konji Pesudhe

From Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal · 2012

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer: Nandini Srikar
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal
Movie release year: 2012
Lyrics added on: 30 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

:Aaha kaadhal

Konji konji pesudhae

Aalai miratti

Kalla thanam kaatudhae

Orae peyarai

Udhadugal solginradhae

Adhae peyaril

En peyar serkindradhae

Vinaa thaalil vetridam thindaaduthu

Kaadhal ketkum kelviya

Aaha kaadhal

Konji konji pesudhae

Aalai miratti

Kalla thanam kaatudhae

Nadhiyil vizhum ilai

Intha kaadhala

Karaiyai thoda ithanai modhala

Vizhunthathu naana ezhunthiduvena

Ezhunthidum podhum vizhinthiduvena

Unnai paarpathai naan ariyen

Unnai paarkiren ver ariyen

Ennudan neeya unnudan naana

Naanae neeya neeyae naana

Ithu enna aananthamo

Dhinam dhinam sugam sugam

Aaha kaadhal

Konji konji pesudhae

Aalai miratti

Kalla thanam kaatudhae

Yedhuvo ennai

Unnidam eerthathu

Adhuthaan unnai ennidam serthathu

Tholainthathu naana kidaithiduvena

Kidaithidum podhum tholainthiduvena

Pengal manam oru oonjal illai

Oonjal thannaal asaivathillai

Izhupathu neeya varuvathu naana

Dhisai ariyathu thirumbiduvena

Kaadhalin pon oonjalil

Asaivathu sugam sugam

Aaha kaadhal

Konji konji pesudhae

Aalai miratti

Kalla thanam kaatudhae

Orae peyarai

Udhadugal solginradhae

Adhae peyaril

En peyar serkindradhae

Vinaa thaalil vetridam thindaaduthu

Kaadhal ketkum kelviya

Aaha kaadhal

Aalai miratti ……………..

Ah, love!

It speaks with sweet affection,

intimidating me,

and showing its playful mischief.

Just one single name

my lips keep speaking,

and to that very name,

my name is being joined.

The blank space on the question paper struggles;

is this a question love is asking?

Ah, love!

It speaks with sweet affection,

intimidating me,

and showing its playful mischief.

Like a leaf fallen in the river,

is this what love is?

So much struggle just to reach the shore?

Am I the one who fell, and will I ever stand up?

Even when I stand up, will I fall right back down?

I do not even realize I am looking at you;

I look at you, knowing nothing else.

Are you with me, or am I with you?

Have I become you, or have you become me?

What kind of happiness is this?

Every single day is sheer delight.

Ah, love!

It speaks with sweet affection,

intimidating me,

and showing its playful mischief.

Something

pulled me toward you,

and that is what united you with me.

Am I the one who was lost, and will I be found?

Even when I am found, will I get lost again?

A woman's heart is not a swing,

and yet a swing never sways on its own.

Are you the one pulling, and am I the one coming forward?

Will I spin around, losing all sense of direction?

On the golden swing of love,

swaying feels so wonderful.

Ah, love!

It speaks with sweet affection,

intimidating me,

and showing its playful mischief.

Just one single name

my lips keep speaking,

and to that very name,

my name is being joined.

The blank space on the question paper struggles;

is this a question love is asking?

Ah, love...

Intimidating me...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Aaha Kaadhal' is a soulful reflection on the playful, bewildering, and overwhelming nature of love. The protagonist muses on how love captivates the mind, blending sweet affection with mischievous control. She describes how two identities merge until one's name becomes inseparable from the beloved's, comparing the philosophical confusion of love to unanswered questions on an exam sheet.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Nadhiyil vizhum ilai / Intha kaadhala”

Comparing love/the lover's situation to a leaf falling into a river ('Nadhiyil vizhum ilai') struggling to reach the bank, symbolizing helplessness in the flow of emotion.

Anaphora / Polyptoton

“Naanae neeya neeyae naana”

Interchanging pronouns ('Naanae neeya neeyae naana') to emphasize the loss of personal boundaries and total merging of identity in love.

Etukai (Second letter rhyming)

“Udhadugal solginradhae / Adhae peyaril”

The second letters 'da' in 'Udhadugal' and 'Adhae' rhyme smoothly across couplet lines.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, 'Aaha Kaadhal' was sung by Nandini Srikar. Her rendition earned critical acclaim for its nuanced, jazz-infused classical vocal texture, making it one of the standout tracks in the album 'Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal'.

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