Kaadhal Oru Kaatru
From Naan Aval Adhu · 2007
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Nihal, Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Naan Aval Adhu2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaadhal oru kaatru | Love is like the wind |
| Engum irukkumae | It exists everywhere |
| Kaadhal oru maayam | Love is an illusion |
| Idam maarumae | It changes places |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal oru kaatru | Love is like the wind |
| Engum irukkumae | It exists everywhere |
| Kaadhal oru maayam | Love is an illusion |
| Idam maarumae | It changes places |
| Chorus | |
| : Kaadhal endraal | If it is love |
| Athu oru leelai | It is a divine play |
| Kaadhal endraal | If it is love |
| Athu oru leelai | It is a divine play |
| Male | |
| Kannum kannum sernthu | When eyes meet eyes |
| Kavithai sollumae | They recite poetry |
| Idhayam ullae yetho | Deep inside the heart |
| Ondru sellumae | Something enters |
| Male | |
| Kannum kannum sernthu | When eyes meet eyes |
| Kavithai sollumae | They recite poetry |
| Idhayam ullae yetho | Deep inside the heart |
| Ondru sellumae | Something enters |
| Male | |
| Adimanam athilae | Deep in the subconscious mind |
| Aasai kuyilae | Oh desirable cuckoo bird |
| Manasukkul manasae | A mind entering into another mind |
| Nulaivathu azhagae | Is such beauty |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal varugindra | The heart where love arrives |
| Nenjam vaanam | Becomes the vast sky |
| Kaadhal endraalae | When you speak of love |
| Athu dhiyaanam | It is a form of meditation |
| Male | |
| Aadai un dhaegam | Clothing on your body |
| Moodum aadai | The dress that covers |
| Theendum nerangal solvaaiya | Will you speak of the moments it touches? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal enna ven megamaa | Is love a white cloud? |
| Athaiyum thaandum aagaayama | Or is it the sky beyond it? |
| Ellaiyattra oru dhaagamaa enna…. | Is it an endless thirst? |
| Male | |
| Adimanam athilae | Deep in the subconscious mind |
| Aasai kuyilae | Oh desirable cuckoo bird |
| Female :Kaadhal endraal | Female: If it is love |
| Athu oru leelai | It is a divine play |
| Male | |
| Aayiram kaalam | For a thousand ages |
| Vaazhntha poovae poovae | Oh flower that lived, flower |
| Kaadhaliyaaga en munnaal | Standing before me as my lover |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal endraal | If it is love |
| Nenjam yengidumae | The heart yearns |
| Theeyil pookkal poothidumae | Flowers bloom even in fire |
| Male | |
| Nee neeyaa…aa…aaa…aaa…aaa.. | Are you yourself? |
| Female :Kaadhal payanam..mm..mm.. | Female: Journey of love... |
| Male :Naan naan ..aa..aaa…aaa…aaa… | Male: Me, me... |
| Female :Kaadhal ulagam..mm..mm..mm.. | Female: World of love... |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal endraal | If it is love |
| Athu oru leelai | It is a divine play |
| Kaadhal endraal | If it is love |
| Athu oru leelai | It is a divine play |
காதல் ஒரு காற்று
எங்கும் இருக்குமே
காதல் ஒரு மாயம்
இடம் மாறுமே
Love is like the wind
It exists everywhere
Love is an illusion
It changes places
காதல் ஒரு காற்று
எங்கும் இருக்குமே
காதல் ஒரு மாயம்
இடம் மாறுமே
Love is like the wind
It exists everywhere
Love is an illusion
It changes places
காதல் என்றால்
அது ஒரு லீலை
காதல் என்றால்
அது ஒரு லீலை
If it is love
It is a divine play
If it is love
It is a divine play
கண்ணும் கண்ணும் சேர்ந்து
கவிதை சொல்லுமே
இதயம் உள்ளே ஏதோ
ஒன்று செல்லுமே
When eyes meet eyes
They recite poetry
Deep inside the heart
Something enters
கண்ணும் கண்ணும் சேர்ந்து
கவிதை சொல்லுமே
இதயம் உள்ளே ஏதோ
ஒன்று செல்லுமே
When eyes meet eyes
They recite poetry
Deep inside the heart
Something enters
அடிமனம் அதிலே
ஆசைக்குயிலே
மனசுக்குள் மனசே
நுழைவது அழகே
Deep in the subconscious mind
Oh desirable cuckoo bird
A mind entering into another mind
Is such beauty
காதல் வருகின்ற நெஞ்சம் வானம்
காதல் என்றாலே அது தியானம் ம்ம்ம்....
ஆடை உன் தேகம் மூடும் ஆடை
தீண்டும் நேரங்கள் சொல்வாயா
The heart where love arrives
Becomes the vast sky
When you speak of love
It is a form of meditation
காதல் என்ன வெண்மேகமா
அதையும் தாண்டும் ஆகாயமா
எல்லையற்ற ஒரு தாகமா என்ன...
Clothing on your body
The dress that covers
Will you speak of the moments it touches?
அடி மனம் அதிலே
ஆசைக்குயிலே
காதல் என்றால்
அது ஒரு லீலை
Is love a white cloud?
Or is it the sky beyond it?
Is it an endless thirst?
ஆயிரம் காலம் வாழ்ந்த
பூவே பூவே ஏ
காதலியாக என் முன்னால்
காதல் என்றால்
நெஞ்சம் ஏங்கிடுமே
தீயில் பூக்கள் பூத்திடுமே
Deep in the subconscious mind
Oh desirable cuckoo bird
Female: If it is love
It is a divine play
நீ நீயா ஆஅ....
காதல் பயணம்.. ம்ம்ம்
நான் நானா ஆஅ...
காதல் உலகம்...ம்ம்ம்
For a thousand ages
Oh flower that lived, flower
Standing before me as my lover
காதல் என்றால்
அது ஒரு லீலை
காதல் என்றால்
அது ஒரு லீலை
If it is love
The heart yearns
Flowers bloom even in fire
Are you yourself?
Female: Journey of love...
Male: Me, me...
Female: World of love...
If it is love
It is a divine play
If it is love
It is a divine play
Kaadhal oru kaatru
Love is like the wind
Engum irukkumae
It exists everywhere
Kaadhal oru maayam
Love is an illusion
Idam maarumae
It changes places
Kaadhal oru kaatru
Love is like the wind
Engum irukkumae
It exists everywhere
Kaadhal oru maayam
Love is an illusion
Idam maarumae
It changes places
: Kaadhal endraal
If it is love
Athu oru leelai
It is a divine play
Kaadhal endraal
If it is love
Athu oru leelai
It is a divine play
Kannum kannum sernthu
When eyes meet eyes
Kavithai sollumae
They recite poetry
Idhayam ullae yetho
Deep inside the heart
Ondru sellumae
Something enters
Kannum kannum sernthu
When eyes meet eyes
Kavithai sollumae
They recite poetry
Idhayam ullae yetho
Deep inside the heart
Ondru sellumae
Something enters
Adimanam athilae
Deep in the subconscious mind
Aasai kuyilae
Oh desirable cuckoo bird
Manasukkul manasae
A mind entering into another mind
Nulaivathu azhagae
Is such beauty
Kaadhal varugindra
The heart where love arrives
Nenjam vaanam
Becomes the vast sky
Kaadhal endraalae
When you speak of love
Athu dhiyaanam
It is a form of meditation
Aadai un dhaegam
Clothing on your body
Moodum aadai
The dress that covers
Theendum nerangal solvaaiya
Will you speak of the moments it touches?
Kaadhal enna ven megamaa
Is love a white cloud?
Athaiyum thaandum aagaayama
Or is it the sky beyond it?
Ellaiyattra oru dhaagamaa enna….
Is it an endless thirst?
Adimanam athilae
Deep in the subconscious mind
Aasai kuyilae
Oh desirable cuckoo bird
Female :Kaadhal endraal
Female: If it is love
Athu oru leelai
It is a divine play
Aayiram kaalam
For a thousand ages
Vaazhntha poovae poovae
Oh flower that lived, flower
Kaadhaliyaaga en munnaal
Standing before me as my lover
Kaadhal endraal
If it is love
Nenjam yengidumae
The heart yearns
Theeyil pookkal poothidumae
Flowers bloom even in fire
Nee neeyaa…aa…aaa…aaa…aaa..
Are you yourself?
Female :Kaadhal payanam..mm..mm..
Female: Journey of love...
Male :Naan naan ..aa..aaa…aaa…aaa…
Male: Me, me...
Female :Kaadhal ulagam..mm..mm..mm..
Female: World of love...
Kaadhal endraal
If it is love
Athu oru leelai
It is a divine play
Kaadhal endraal
If it is love
Athu oru leelai
It is a divine play
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic song captures the spiritual, mystical, and ethereal dimensions of love. It describes love as omnipresent like wind and magical like a divine play (leelai). The lyrics detail how love connects minds deep within, turns the heart into an endless sky, and brings poetic harmony when eyes meet.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Metaphor / Simile)
“Kaadhal oru kaatru”
Comparing love directly to wind (Kaadhal oru kaatru) and meditation (Athu dhiyaanam).
Oxymoron / Hyperbole
“Theeyil pookkal poothidumae”
Describing impossible, miraculous beauty such as flowers blooming in fire (Theeyil pookkal poothidumae).
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyming)
“Kannum kannum sernthu / Kavithai sollumae”
Rhyming of second letters 'dd' in Aadai and Moodum, or 'nn' in Kannum and Kavithai across lines.
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Trivia
'Naan Aval Adhu' was a delayed/unreleased Tamil horror-thiller project starring R. Madhavan, Shamita Shetty, and Sadha, directed by Koneru M. S. Mani.
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