- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Kadhalar Dhinam
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dhaandiyaa aattamumaada dhasaraa koottamum kooda
Gujaraath kumarigalaada kaadhalan kaadhaliyai theda
Aval thenpaduvaalo endhan kan maraivaaga
Indru kaadhal solvaalo nenjodu…
Aval engae ena kaanaamal vaada ennaithaan yenga vaippaalo
Dhaandiyaa aattamumaada dhasaraa koottamum kooda
Gujaraath kumarigalaada kaadhalan kaadhaliyai theda
Unnai kandu ennam yaavum mella oomaiyaagi nindradhenna solla
Nooru vaarthai alla alla oru vaarthai puriyadhaa
Endha vaarthai sollavillaiyo nee andha vaarthai endhan kangalaal naan
Nooru jaadaiyil sonnenae theriyaadhaa puriyaadhaa
Ooo..ohohoh…{ maiyai pola naanum kannil seravendum} (2)
Poovai pola naanum undhan koondhal seravendum
Ohh.. kannil vaitha maiyum karaindhu pogakoodum
Koondhal vaitha vanna poovum vaadi pogakoodum
Seri kaadhal nenjai naan tharalaamaa un kanavanaaga naan Varalaamaa
Indha vaarthai mattumae nijamaanal oru jenmam podhum
Uyirae vaa..Female :Anbae vaa
Uyirae vaa…Female :Anbae vaa
Dhaandiyaa aattamumaada dhasaraa koottamum kooda
Gujaraath kumarigalaada kaadhalan kaadhaliyai theda…
Aval thenpaduvaalo endhan kan maraivaaga
Indru kaadhal solvaalo nenjodu
Aval engae ena kaanaamal vaada ennaithaan yenga vaippaalo
Kaadhal paarvaigal ellaamae azhagu kaadhal vaarthaigal ellaamae kavidhai
Kaadhal seivadhae ennaalum deiveegam deiveegam
Kaadhal enbadhai kandu pidithavan kaalam muzhuvadhum nandrikkuriyavan
Kaadhal illaiyel ennaagum bhoologam bhoologam
Ohh..hohoho.. ullam endra ondrai unnidathil thandhen
Thandha ullam bathiramaa therindhu kolla vandhen
Ohhoo… ennai pattri needhaan enniyadhu thavaru
Ennaivida undhan ullam ennudaiya uyiru
Iru uyirgal enbadhae kidaiyaadhu idhil unadhu enadhu ena pirivedhu
Indha vaarthai mattumae nijamaanaal oru jenmam podhum
Uyirae vaa..Male :Anbae vaa
Uyirae vaa…Male :Anbae vaa
{ Vaaliba nenjangal uravu kondaada vandhadhu ingoru raathiri
Dhaandiyaa endroru raathiri } (2)
Ohoo…ho..ho..ho…ho..ho…oho..ho..ho..ho..oho..ho..ho..oho..ooh
Ohoo…ho..ho..ho…ho..ho…oho..ho..ho..ho..oho..ho..ho..oho..ooh
As the Dandiya dance begins and the Dussehra crowds gather,
As the young women of Gujarat dance, lovers search for their beloved.
Will she appear before me or stay hidden from my sight?
Will she confess her love to my heart today?
Not knowing where she is, will she leave me to yearn and fade away?
As the Dandiya dance begins and the Dussehra crowds gather,
As the young women of Gujarat dance, lovers search for their beloved.
On seeing you, all my thoughts fell silent—what can I say?
Not even a hundred words, couldn't you understand just one?
The words you left unspoken, I said with my eyes,
Through a hundred subtle hints—didn't you know, didn't you understand?
Oh... like kohl, I want to rest in your eyes.
Like a flower, I want to stay in your hair.
Oh, the kohl placed in your eyes might smudge and fade.
And the colorful flower in your hair might wither away.
Then may I give you my loving heart? May I become your husband?
If only these words come true, one lifetime is enough.
Come, my life... Come, my love.
Come, my life... Come, my love.
As the Dandiya dance begins and the Dussehra crowds gather,
As the young women of Gujarat dance, lovers search for their beloved...
Will she appear before me or stay hidden from my sight?
Will she confess her love to my heart today?
Not knowing where she is, will she leave me to yearn and fade away?
Every look of love is beautiful, every word of love is poetry.
To be in love is always divine, truly divine.
The one who first found love deserves thanks for all time.
Without love, what would happen to this world?
Oh... I gave my heart away to you.
I have come to find out if that heart is safe.
Oh, what you thought about me was wrong.
More than my own self, your heart is my very life.
There are no two separate lives, so how can there be 'yours' and 'mine'?
If only these words come true, one lifetime is enough.
Come, my life... Come, my love.
Come, my life... Come, my love.
A night has arrived for young hearts to celebrate love,
A night called Dandiya!
Oho... ho... ho... ho... ho... ho... oho... ho... ho... ho... oho... ho... ho... oho... ooh
Oho... ho... ho... ho... ho... ho... oho... ho... ho... ho... oho... ho... ho... oho... ooh
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Dhandiya from Kadhalar Dhinam (1999) is a vibrant festive song set against the energetic backdrop of a Garba and Dandiya Raas celebration during Dussehra. The narrative follows two lovers navigating through the festive Gujarati crowd searching for each other, exchanging playful banter and romantic confessions amidst the rhythm of the dance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“maiyai pola naanum kannil seravendum”
The speaker compares their desire to be intimately close to the beloved to kohl (mai) adorning the eyes.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Poovai pola naanum undhan koondhal seravendum”
The speaker compares joining the lover's life to a flower woven into hair.
Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaadhal paarvaigal ellaamae azhagu kaadhal vaarthaigal ellaamae kavidhai”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds 'Ka' across consecutive phrases creating rhythmic harmony.
Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Kaadhal seivadhae ennaalum deiveegam deiveegam”
Emphatic repetition of 'deiveegam' and 'bhoologam' to emphasize the sacredness and global importance of love.
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