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Kaadhal Kaadhal

From Veedu Manaivi Makkal · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Veedu Manaivi Makkal
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
25 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Mmheem….kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Aadhaam yaevaal ulakukellaam
Kattru thanthathu kadhal
Unnai ennai annai thannai
Pettru thanthathu kadhal
Kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Megaththila thoongum neerinai polae
Veli theriyaathu thu oru kadhal
Poonaikku kooda pudavaiyirunthaal
Puththi thadumaarum idhu oru kadhal
Kadhal enbathu deiveegamaa
Kaaviyam ellaam poi sollumaa
Kadhal enbathu karpanaiyaa
Kaamaththukku athu oppanaiyaa
Kadhal endra vaarththai avasiyaa poiyaa
Kadhal endra vaarththai avasiyaa poiyaa
Kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Aadhaam yaevaal ulakukellaam
Kattru thanthathu kadhal
Unnai ennai annai thannai
Pettru thanthathu kadhal
Kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Varang konda saami vazhi maranthaalum
Thavanga kondu vaazhum idhu oru kadhal
Karakkindra pothu surakkindra paal pol
Kadamaiyil thondrum idhu oru kadhal
Paarvaikku naraigal vizhuntha pinnum
Paruvaththin thevai kazhaintha pinnum
Eriginra pirachchanai thadukkaiyilum
Tholukku mel pillai irukkaiyilum
Kizhadugal paadum idhu oru kadhal….
Kizhadugal paadum idhu oru kadhal….
Kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Aadhaam yaevaal ulakukellaam
Kattru thanthathu kadhal
Unnai ennai annai thannai
Pettru thanthathu kadhal
Kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Mmheem….kadhal…..kadhal….kadhal….
Love... love... love...
Mm-hm... love... love... love...
To the entire world, Adam and Eve
taught the meaning of love.
You, me, and our very mother—
what brought us into life was love.
Love... love... love...
Love... love... love...
Like the water asleep inside a cloud,
unseen from outside—this is one kind of love.
If even a cat were draped in a saree,
the mind would lose its senses—this is one kind of love.
Is love truly something divine?
Do all the great poems tell lies?
Is love just a fantasy?
Is it merely makeup put on lust?
Is the word "love" a necessary lie?
Is the word "love" a necessary lie?
Love... love... love...
To the entire world, Adam and Eve
taught the meaning of love.
You, me, and our very mother—
what brought us into life was love.
Love... love... love...
Even if the God who grants boons forgets the way,
it lives on through deep devotion—this is one kind of love.
Like milk flowing when gently milked,
it springs from a sense of duty—this is one kind of love.
Even after age dims the eyes with gray,
even after youthful desires have passed,
even when burning troubles block the way,
even with grown children standing shoulder-high,
the old folks still sing of it—this is one kind of love...
the old folks still sing of it—this is one kind of love...
Love... love... love...
To the entire world, Adam and Eve
taught the meaning of love.
You, me, and our very mother—
what brought us into life was love.
Love... love... love...
Love... love... love...
Mm-hm... love... love... love...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This philosophical song explores the origin, depth, and evolution of love across human life. It begins by attributing love as the primal lesson handed down from Adam and Eve that sustains humanity across generations. The lyricist ponders whether love is divine and noble or merely an imaginary gloss over basic primal desires. The second half of the song shifts to mature, enduring love within a family context. It portrays love not merely as youthful romance, but as a steadfast, duty-bound commitment that persists through financial struggles, aging, and raising children, ultimately celebrated as a deep companionate bond that lasts into old age.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Megaththila thoongum neerinai polae

Compares hidden, internal love to water stored inside a cloud without being visible outside.

Rhetorical Questions (Vinaa Aani)

Kadhal enbathu deiveegamaa

A series of reflective questions questioning the philosophical nature, divinity, and reality of love versus lust.

Simile (Uvamai)

Karakkindra pothu surakkindra paal pol

Compares love emerging from dutiful care to milk flowing naturally during milking.

Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Unnai ennai annai thannai

Rhyming of the second letter 'nnai' and 'ttru' across balanced poetic lines.

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Trivia

'Veedu Manaivi Makkal' (1988) is a classic Tamil family drama directed by T. P. Gajendran, starring Visu, K. R. Vijaya, and Pandiyan. The soundtrack was composed by the famous duo Shankar-Ganesh, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, highlighting Visu's signature themes of domestic life and marital values.

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