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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Kaditham

From Jodi · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Unni Menon, S. Janaki
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Jodi
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
13 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal kaditham theettavae megam ellaam kaagitham
Vaanin neelam konduvaa penaa maiyo theernthidum
Chandhiranum sooriyanum anjal kaarargal
Iravu pagal eppozhuthum anjal unnai sernthidum
Kaadhal kaditham theettavae megam ellaam kaagitham
Vaanin neelam konduvaa penaa maiyo theernthidum
Chandhiranum sooriyanum anjal kaarargal
Iravu pagal eppozhuthum anjal unnai sernthidum
Kaadhal kaditham theettavae megam ellaam kaagitham
Vaanin neelam konduvaa penaa maiyo theernthidum
Mmm..oho..ho..ho..oho..ho..ho..ho…ohoho..hoo..oh
Lalala lalala …… lalala lalala … lalalalala …..
Kadithathin vaarthaigalil kannaa naan vaazhugiren
Penaavil ootri vaithathu enthan uyiralloo..
Ponnae un kadithathai poovaalae thirakkindren
Viral pattaal undhan jeevan kaayam padumallo
Anbae undhan anbil aadi pogindren
Sempookkal theendumpodhu sethu sethu poo pookkiren
Kaadhal kaditham theettavae megam ellaam kaagitham
Hoo… vaanin neelam konduvaa penaa maiyo theernthidum
Mmm…kannae un kaal kolusil maniyaaga maattenaa
Manjathil urangum podhu sinunga maattenaa
Aah… kaalodu kolusalla kannodu uyir aanaai
Uyirae naan urangum podhum uranga maattaayaa
Thappu seiya paarthaal oppukkolvaayaa
Melaadai neengum podhu vetkam enna munthaanaiyaa
Lala … lala … la la … lala … lala …la la
Kaadhal kaditham theettavae megam ellaam kaagitham
Lala … lala … la la … lala … lala … la
Ohh… vaanin neelam konduvaa penaa maiyoo theernthidum
Chandhiranum sooriyanum anjal kaarargal
Kaadhal kaditham theettavae megam ellaam kaagitham
Ohh … vaanin neelam konduvaa penaa maiyo theernthidum
Hooooooo…..
All the clouds become paper to write a love letter.
Bring the blue of the sky, for the pen ink will run out.
The sun and the moon are the postmen.
Day and night, at all times, the letters will reach you.
All the clouds become paper to write a love letter.
Bring the blue of the sky, for the pen ink will run out.
The sun and the moon are the postmen.
Day and night, at all times, the letters will reach you.
All the clouds become paper to write a love letter.
Bring the blue of the sky, for the pen ink will run out.
Mmm.. oho.. ho.. ho.. oho.. ho.. ho.. ho… ohoho.. hoo.. oh
La la la la la la… la la la la la la… la la la la la…
In the words of this letter, my love, I live.
What was poured into the pen was my very life, wasn't it?
My precious, I open your letter with a flower.
For if my fingers touch it, your soul might get hurt, wouldn't it?
My love, I am deeply moved by your love.
When red flowers touch me, I die and bloom again and again.
All the clouds become paper to write a love letter.
Hoo… Bring the blue of the sky, for the pen ink will run out.
Mmm… My darling, won't I become a bell on your anklet?
Won't I chime softly when you sleep in bed?
Ah… You are not an anklet for the feet, you are the life in my eyes.
My life, won't you sleep even when I sleep?
If I try to do something mischievous, will you agree?
When the drape slips away, is your shyness another veil?
Lala… lala… la la… lala… lala… la la
All the clouds become paper to write a love letter.
Lala… lala… la la… lala… lala… la
Oh… Bring the blue of the sky, for the pen ink will run out.
The sun and the moon are the postmen.
All the clouds become paper to write a love letter.
Oh… Bring the blue of the sky, for the pen ink will run out.
Hoo ooh ooh ooh…
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaadhal Kaditham is an iconic romantic duet from the movie Jodi (1999), featuring lyrics by Vairamuthu and music by A.R. Rahman. The song uses vast cosmic imagery to portray the infinite nature of love. The lovers imagine using all the clouds as paper and the sky's vast blueness as ink to write love notes, delivered continuously across time by the sun and moon acting as postmen. As the song progresses into the charanams, the imagery becomes delicate and intimate. The heroine describes her letter as containing her very soul, which the hero handles as gently as possible—opening it with a flower out of fear of hurting her spirit. The song beautifully balances hyperbole with emotional tenderness, expressing an overwhelming, transcendent love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uruvagandhal / Atisayokti)

“Kaadhal kaditham theettavae megam ellaam kaagitham”

Exaggeration used to emphasize the scale of love by describing the whole sky as ink and clouds as paper.

Personification

“Chandhiranum sooriyanum anjal kaarargal”

Attributing human traits to celestial bodies by calling the Sun and Moon postmen.

Metaphor

“Vaanin neelam konduvaa penaa maiyo theernthidum”

Directly equating the blue sky to ink for a pen.

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Sempookkal theendumpodhu sethu sethu poo pookkiren”

Juxtaposition of dying ('sethu sethu') and blooming into a new flower ('poo pookkiren').

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Trivia

The soundtrack of Jodi (1999) composed by A.R. Rahman is unique in Tamil cinema history because almost all the songs were reused compositions originally made by Rahman for Telugu films (such as Gangmaster and Super Police) and Hindi films, yet adapted into Tamil with fresh orchestration and lyrics by Vairamuthu, becoming a massive chartbuster.

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