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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadhal Maharaani Kavidhai

From Kadhal Parisu · 1987

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Kadhal Parisu1987

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Haaa….aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa….Haaa….aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa….
Male
Kaadhal magaraaniThe queen of love
Kavidhai poo virithaalSpread a flower of poetic verse
Pudhu kavidhai poo virithuSpreading a flower of new poetry
Kanavil thaen thelithaalShe sprinkled honey in my dreams
Muthu pol sirithaalShe smiled bright like pearls
Mettu pol malarndhaalShe blossomed like a melody
Vizhiyaal ival kanai thoduthaalShe shot an arrow with her eyes
Male
Indha kaadhal magaraaniThis queen of love
Kavidhai poo virithaalSpread a flower of poetic verse
Pudhu kavidhai poo virithuSpreading a flower of new poetry
Kanavil thaen thelithaalShe sprinkled honey in my dreams
Male
Poovai nee poo madalOh lady, you are like a flower petal
Poo udal thaen kadalYour flower-like body is an ocean of honey
Thaen kadalil dhinamaeIn this ocean of honey every single day
Kulithaal magizhvenI will rejoice if I bathe
Female
Maan vizhi yengudhuHer deer-like eyes are longing
Maiyalum yerudhuInfatuation is steadily rising
Poongodiyai pani polLike dew falling on a flowering creeper
Medhuvaai thazhuvuEmbrace me gently
Male
Kannae undhan koondhal oramOh dear, beside the edges of your hair
Kangal moodi thoongum neramWhen eyes close and fall asleep
Female
Inbam kodi oonjal aadumA million pleasures swing in a cradle
Ullam pogum oorvalamThe heart goes on a joyous procession
Male
Kaadhal magaraaniThe queen of love
Kavidhai poo virithaalSpread a flower of poetic verse
Chorus
Hmmm….mmm…mmm…mm…Hmm…mmm…mmm…mm…
Hmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmmHmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Female
Panjanai koodathilInside the cozy bedchamber
Paal nilaa kaayudhaeThe milky moonlight shines bright
Naan enaiyae marandhenI forgot my own self
Kanavil midhandhenI floated away in a dream
Male
Un muga dheebathilIn the lamp-like glow of your face
Oviyam minnudhaeA painting glimmers
Un azhagaalBecause of your ethereal beauty
Iravai pagalaai arindhenI mistook the night for day
Female
Mannil ulla inbam yaavumAll the pleasures found on this earth
Ingae indru naamum kaanbomWe shall experience here today
Male
Anbae andha dhevalogaMy love, that heavenly
Sorgam ingae thaeduvomParadise, let us seek it right here
Female
Kaadhal yuvaraajaaThe prince of love
Kavidhai poo virithaanSpread a flower of poetic verse
Pudhu kavidhai poo virithuSpreading a flower of new poetry
Kanavil thaen thelithaanHe sprinkled honey in my dreams
Muthu pol eduthaanHe picked me up like a pearl
Thottu thaan anaithaanHe touched and embraced me
Vizhiyaal ivan kanai thoduthaanHe shot an arrow with his eyes
Indha kaadhal yuvaraajaaThis prince of love
Kavidhai poo virithaanSpread a flower of poetic verse
Male
Pudhu kavidhai poo virithuSpreading a flower of new poetry
Kanavil thaen thelithaalShe sprinkled honey in my dreams

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Kaadhal Magaraani' from the 1987 movie Kadhal Parisu is a romantic duet expressing the deep passion, admiration, and dreamlike ecstasy shared between two lovers. The male protagonist compares his beloved to a royal queen of love whose beauty, soft touch, and captivating gaze light up his world like poetry and sweetness. The female protagonist responds with equal fervor, addressing him as her prince of love, describing how his presence transforms the night into bright daylight and brings heavenly bliss down to earth. Through lush imagery of honey oceans, soft dew on flowers, and moonlight in bedchambers, the song celebrates intimacy, devotion, and the surreal feeling of falling deeply in love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Muthu pol sirithaal / Poongodiyai pani pol

Compares the heroine's smile to pearls ('Muthu pol sirithaal') and her tender embrace to dew resting on a flowering creeper ('Poongodiyai pani pol').

Metaphor (Uvagam / Rupakam)

Poo udal thaen kadal

Directly equates the woman's flower-like body to an ocean of honey ('Poo udal thaen kadal') and her facial glow to a lamp ('Un muga dheebathil').

Hyperbole (Uvarchi Aani)

Un azhagaal iravai pagalaai arindhen

Exaggerates the effect of her beauty by declaring that her beauty turned the night into daylight ('Iravai pagalaai arindhen').

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Trivia

'Kadhal Parisu' (1987) featured music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, starring Kamal Haasan alongside Radha and Ambika. The song 'Kaadhal Magaraani' was sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan/Muthulingam.

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