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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadhal Aasai

From Anjaan · 2014

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Suraj Santhosh
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Anjaan2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaadhal aasai yaarai vittadhoWhom has the desire of love spared?
Un ottrai paarvai oodi vandhu uyirai thottadhoDid your single glance run over and touch my soul?
Kaadhal thollai thaanga villayaeThe sweet trouble of love is unbearable.
Adhai thatti ketka unnai vitaal yaarum illayaeThere is no one except you to complain to about it.
Male
Yosanai..ohoooo..maarumoo..ohooooWill these restless thoughts ever change?
Pesinaal..ohoootheerumoo..ohoooIf we speak, will this longing end?
Unnil ennai pola kaadhal nerumoooWill love strike inside you just as it has in me?
Male
Oru kuzhandhaiyin magizhchiyai polavaeJust like the pure happiness of a child,
Unnai vidumurai dhinamena paarkirenI look forward to seeing you every day like a holiday.
En nilamaiyin thanimayai nee maatruPlease transform the loneliness of my situation,
Enn neramaeOh my good fortune!
Male
Kaadhal aasai yaarai vittadhoWhom has the desire of love spared?
Un ottrai paarvai oodi vandhu uyirai thottadhoDid your single glance run over and touch my soul?
Kaadhal thollai thaanga villayaeThe sweet trouble of love is unbearable.
Adhai thatti ketka unnai vitaal yaarum illayaeThere is no one except you to complain to about it.
Male
Pagal iravu pozhigindraPouring down during the day and night,
Pani thuligal nee dhaanaeYou are those soothing drops of dew.
Vayadhinai nanaikiraai..uyirinil inikiraaiYou drench my youth and taste sweet inside my soul.
Ninaivugalil moikadhaeDo not crowd my memories endlessly,
Nimida mullil thaikaadhaeDo not pierce me like the hands of a ticking clock.
Male
Oru kuzhandhaiyin magizhchiyai polavaeJust like the pure happiness of a child,
Unnai vidumurai dhinamena paarkirenI look forward to seeing you every day like a holiday.
En nilamaiyin thanimayai nee maatruPlease transform the loneliness of my situation,
Enn neramaeOh my good fortune!
Male
Vizhigalilae un thedalIn my eyes lies the search for you,
Sevigalilae un paadalIn my ears lingers your song,
Irandukkum naduvilae..idhayathin uraiyaadalAnd in between the two is the conversation of the heart.
Kaadhalukku vilaiyillaiLove is priceless,
Yedhai koduthu naan vaangaWhat can I possibly give to buy it?
Male
Oru kuzhandhaiyin magizhchiyai polavaeJust like the pure happiness of a child,
Unnai vidumurai dhinamena paarkirenI look forward to seeing you every day like a holiday.
En nilamaiyin thanimayai nee maatruPlease transform the loneliness of my situation,
Enn neramaeOh my good fortune!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kaadhal Aasai is a tender romantic track from the film Anjaan that explores the sudden onset of love and the exquisite restlessness it brings. The protagonist reflects on how a single glance from his beloved touched his very soul, leaving him in a state of sweet agony and constant longing. He expresses how seeing her fills his heart with the unadulterated joy of a child looking forward to a holiday, asking her to end his loneliness and complete his life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Oru kuzhandhaiyin magizhchiyai polavae

Compares the innocent joy of seeing the beloved to a child's excitement for a holiday using the comparative marker 'polavae'.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Pani thuligal nee dhaanae

Equates the beloved directly to dew drops that fall incessantly day and night.

Personification / Metaphor

Nimida mullil thaikaadhae

Metaphorically describes the passage of time and memories as clock hands piercing the lover's heart.

Rhyme / Monai & Edhugai

Vizhigalilae un thedal / Sevigalilae un paadal

Uses parallel structural rhyming across sensory lines (Vizhigalilae / Sevigalilae) to create melodic harmony.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2014 film Anjaan starring Suriya and Samantha, this track features Yuvan's own vocals alongside Sooraj Santhosh. Lyricist Kabilan penned the lyrics, capturing the lighthearted yet deep emotional state of falling in love.

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