Kaadhal Kadal Dhana
From Ratsasan · 2018
- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singers
- Sathya Prakash, Chaitra Ambadipudi
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Ratsasan2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaadhal kadal dhana | Is love an ocean? |
| Thuli dhana | Or just a drop? |
| Kaadhal vazhi dhana | Is love a path? |
| Thunai dhana | Or a companion? |
| Female | |
| Kannoli polae enai | To me, like the light of the eye |
| Kannimai polae anai | Embrace me like an eyelid |
| Male :Annaiyai polae enai | Male: To me, like a mother |
| Madiyanai melae pudhai | Bury me upon your lap |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kadal dhana | Is love an ocean? |
| Thuli dhana | Or just a drop? |
| Kaadhal vazhi dhana | Is love a path? |
| Thunai dhana | Or a companion? |
| Female | |
| Mmm….mmm…mmm… | Mmm....mmm...mmm... |
| Mmm…mmm….mmm…. | Mmm...mmm....mmm.... |
| Male :Aaa…..aaa….aaa….. | Male: Aaa.....aaa....aaa..... |
| Aaaa….aaa….aaa……. | Aaaa....aaa....aaa....... |
| Female | |
| Naam vazhavae | For us to live |
| Orr kaadhalai | A single love |
| Kodukiren…padaikiren oh | I offer... I create, oh |
| Por kaalathin vaal polavae | Like a sword during times of war |
| Thudikkiren…thavikkiren | I throb... I yearn |
| Male | |
| En kaadhalai un kovathil | My love, within your anger |
| Rasikkiren…rusikkiren oh | I relish... I taste, oh |
| Nee sayavae en tholgalai | For you to lean on, my shoulders |
| Inaikkiren ninaikkiren | I join... I imagine |
| Female | |
| Aalilaa vaanil | In a sky empty of people |
| Naanae nilaa | I am the moon |
| Nee pogum paadhai | The path you travel |
| Poven adaa | I will follow, my dear |
| Male | |
| Vaa ozhiyae | Come, oh light |
| Nee dhaan vazhiyae | You are the path |
| Unnaalae naan | Because of you, I exist |
| Unnodu naan | With you, I exist |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kadal dhana | Is love an ocean? |
| Thuli dhana | Or just a drop? |
| Female :Kaadhal vazhi dhana | Female: Is love a path? |
| Thunai dhana | Or a companion? |
| Male | |
| Kannoli polae enai | To me, like the light of the eye |
| Kannimai polae anai | Embrace me like an eyelid |
| Annaiyai polae enai | Like a mother to me |
| Madiyanai melae pudhai | Bury me upon your lap |
காதல் கடல் தானா
துளி தானா
காதல் வலி தானா
துணை தானா
Is love an ocean?
Or just a drop?
Is love a path?
Or a companion?
கண்ணொளி போலே எனை
கண்ணிமை போலே அணை
அன்னையை போலே எனை
மடியனை மேலே புதை
To me, like the light of the eye
Embrace me like an eyelid
Male: To me, like a mother
Bury me upon your lap
காதல் கடல் தானா
துளி தானா
காதல் வலி தானா
துணை தானா
Is love an ocean?
Or just a drop?
Is love a path?
Or a companion?
ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
ஆஅ...ஆஅ...ஆஅ...
ஆஅ...ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
Mmm....mmm...mmm...
Mmm...mmm....mmm....
Male: Aaa.....aaa....aaa.....
Aaaa....aaa....aaa.......
நாம் வாழவே
ஓர் காதலை
கொடுக்கிறேன்...படைக்கிறேன்...ஓ
போர் காலத்தின் வாள் போலவே
துடிக்கிறேன்...தவிக்கிறேன்
For us to live
A single love
I offer... I create, oh
Like a sword during times of war
I throb... I yearn
என் காதலை உன் கோவத்தில்
ரசிக்கிறேன் ருசிக்கிறேன் ஓ
நீ சாயவே என் தோள்களை
இணைக்கிறேன் நினைக்கிறேன்
My love, within your anger
I relish... I taste, oh
For you to lean on, my shoulders
I join... I imagine
ஆளில்லா வானில்
நானே நிலா
நீ போகும் பாதை
போவேனடா
In a sky empty of people
I am the moon
The path you travel
I will follow, my dear
வா ஒளியே
நீ தான் வழியே
உன்னாலே நான்
உன்னோடு நான்
Come, oh light
You are the path
Because of you, I exist
With you, I exist
காதல் கடல் தானா
துளி தானா
காதல் வலி தானா
துணை தானா
Is love an ocean?
Or just a drop?
Female: Is love a path?
Or a companion?
கண்ணொளி போலே எனை
கண்ணிமை போலே அணை
அன்னையை போலே எனை
மடியனை மேலே புதை
To me, like the light of the eye
Embrace me like an eyelid
Like a mother to me
Bury me upon your lap
Kaadhal kadal dhana
Is love an ocean?
Thuli dhana
Or just a drop?
Kaadhal vazhi dhana
Is love a path?
Thunai dhana
Or a companion?
Kannoli polae enai
To me, like the light of the eye
Kannimai polae anai
Embrace me like an eyelid
Male :Annaiyai polae enai
Male: To me, like a mother
Madiyanai melae pudhai
Bury me upon your lap
Kaadhal kadal dhana
Is love an ocean?
Thuli dhana
Or just a drop?
Kaadhal vazhi dhana
Is love a path?
Thunai dhana
Or a companion?
Mmm….mmm…mmm…
Mmm....mmm...mmm...
Mmm…mmm….mmm….
Mmm...mmm....mmm....
Male :Aaa…..aaa….aaa…..
Male: Aaa.....aaa....aaa.....
Aaaa….aaa….aaa…….
Aaaa....aaa....aaa.......
Naam vazhavae
For us to live
Orr kaadhalai
A single love
Kodukiren…padaikiren oh
I offer... I create, oh
Por kaalathin vaal polavae
Like a sword during times of war
Thudikkiren…thavikkiren
I throb... I yearn
En kaadhalai un kovathil
My love, within your anger
Rasikkiren…rusikkiren oh
I relish... I taste, oh
Nee sayavae en tholgalai
For you to lean on, my shoulders
Inaikkiren ninaikkiren
I join... I imagine
Aalilaa vaanil
In a sky empty of people
Naanae nilaa
I am the moon
Nee pogum paadhai
The path you travel
Poven adaa
I will follow, my dear
Vaa ozhiyae
Come, oh light
Nee dhaan vazhiyae
You are the path
Unnaalae naan
Because of you, I exist
Unnodu naan
With you, I exist
Kaadhal kadal dhana
Is love an ocean?
Thuli dhana
Or just a drop?
Female :Kaadhal vazhi dhana
Female: Is love a path?
Thunai dhana
Or a companion?
Kannoli polae enai
To me, like the light of the eye
Kannimai polae anai
Embrace me like an eyelid
Annaiyai polae enai
Like a mother to me
Madiyanai melae pudhai
Bury me upon your lap
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaadhal Kadal Dhana is a deeply atmospheric and reflective romantic song from the psychological thriller Ratsasan. Written by lyricist Uma Devi, the song contemplates the nature of love—questioning whether love is vast like an ocean or tiny like a single drop, a journey itself or the companion who walks alongside. The lyrics capture intense emotional intimacy, comparing the protective nature of love to an eyelid guarding the eye or a mother soothing her child.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upama)
“Kannimai polae anai / Annaiyai polae enai”
Compares the comforting presence of a lover to an eyelid protecting the eye ('Kannimai polae') and a mother's comforting embrace ('Annaiyai polae').
Simile (Upama)
“Por kaalathin vaal polavae / Thudikkiren…thavikkiren”
Compares the trembling passion or angst in love to a sword vibrating in times of war ('Por kaalathin vaal polavae').
Antithesis / Paradox
“Kaadhal kadal dhana / Thuli dhana”
Contrasts vastness ('kadal' - ocean) with minute scale ('thuli' - drop) to question the true magnitude of love.
Rhyme / Internal Assonance (Iyaibu)
“Rasikkiren…rusikkiren oh”
Use of matching verbal endings in Tamil such as 'Kodukiren', 'Padaikiren', 'Thudikkiren', 'Thavikkiren', 'Rasikkiren', and 'Rusikkiren' creates a rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
Composed by Ghibran for the critically acclaimed 2018 Tamil thriller 'Ratsasan' directed by Ram Kumar, this melodic track offers a soft, emotional contrast to the film's gritty and suspenseful narrative. Lyricist Uma Devi's evocative lines emphasize tenderness, sanctuary, and maternal warmth as metaphors for romantic devotion.
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