Kaadhal Thedi
From Monisha En Monalisa · 1999
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Monisha En Monalisa1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aa….aa…..aa….aa…..aa…..aa…… | Aa... (Vocalizing) |
| Aa….aa…..aa….aa…..aa…..aa…… | Aa... (Vocalizing) |
| Male | |
| Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai | The young man who spent his life searching for love |
| Kai koodi vantha velai | Just when the right moment finally arrived |
| Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai | The young man who spent his life searching for love |
| Kai koodi vantha velai | Just when the right moment finally arrived |
| Male | |
| Paarkka vanthaal roja maalai | She arrived like a garland of roses to see him |
| Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | Chorus: Aa... |
| Male :Ava paarkkum munnae enna leelai | Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him |
| Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | Chorus: Aa... |
| Male | |
| Kadhal sedi valarththaanammaa | He nurtured the plant of love, oh dear |
| Poo pooppathaiyae paarkkalammaa | Yet he could not live to see it bloom into a flower |
| Male | |
| Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai | The young man who spent his life searching for love |
| Kai koodi vantha velai | Just when the right moment finally arrived |
| Male | |
| Paarkka vanthaal roja maalai | She arrived like a garland of roses to see him |
| Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | Chorus: Aa... |
| Male :Ava paarkkum munnae enna leelai | Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him |
| Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | Chorus: Aa... |
| Male | |
| Kadhal varaththai kettu paarththaan | He begged for the boon of love |
| Kodukkavae illai | She never granted it at all |
| Kaalai mugaththai kadaisi varai | The young man's face, until the very end |
| Ava paarkkavae illai | She never even looked upon |
| Male | |
| Iruntha podhu yaerkka maruththaal | When he was alive, she refused to accept him |
| Adhuthaan pidivaadham | That was her stubbornness |
| Iruntha podhu yaerkka maruththaal | When he was alive, she refused to accept him |
| Adhuthaan pidivaadham | That was her stubbornness |
| Avan pirintha pothu | When he departed forever |
| Paarkka thudiththaal antho parithaabam | She yearned desperately to see him—oh, what a tragic pity! |
| Male | |
| Pirivae kadhalin thandanaiyaa | Is separation the ultimate punishment of love? |
| Kadhal tholviyai meeraiyaa | Can love overcome such defeat? |
| Male | |
| Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai | The young man who spent his life searching for love |
| Kai koodi vantha velai | Just when the right moment finally arrived |
| Male | |
| Paarkka vanthaal roja maalai | She arrived like a garland of roses to see him |
| Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | Chorus: Aa... |
| Male :Ava paarkkum munnae enna leelai | Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him |
| Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | Chorus: Aa... |
| Male | |
| Aa….aa…..aa….aa…..aa…..aa…… | Aa... (Vocalizing) |
| Aa….aa…..aa….aa…..aa…..aa…… | Aa... (Vocalizing) |
| Male | |
| Idhaya kadhavai thatti paarththaan | He knocked on the door of her heart |
| Pootti kondaalae | She locked herself away inside |
| Thirakka avalum ninaiththa pothu | When she finally thought of opening it |
| Thigaiththu nindraalae | She stood frozen in shock |
| Male | |
| Naayagi varum munnae naadagam mudinthathu | Before the heroine arrived, the play had ended |
| Idhuthaan kaaviyamaa | Is this what makes an epic? |
| Naayagi varum munnae naadagam mudinthathu | Before the heroine arrived, the play had ended |
| Idhuthaan kaaviyamaa | Is this what makes an epic? |
| Male | |
| Ooviyam ezhum munnae thoorigai udainthathu | Before the painting could take shape, the brush broke |
| Adhuthaan niyaayamaa | Is that justice? |
| Nilavo udhiththida vanthathammaa | The moon came out to rise, oh dear |
| Pozhutho vidinthida poguthammaa | Yet the break of dawn is already approaching |
| Male | |
| Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai | The young man who spent his life searching for love |
| Kai koodi vantha velai | Just when the right moment finally arrived |
| Male | |
| Paarkka vanthaal roja maalai | She arrived like a garland of roses to see him |
| Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | Chorus: Aa... |
| Male :Ava paarkkum munnae enna leelai | Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him |
| Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…. | Chorus: Aa... |
| Male | |
| Ooo….ooo……ooo….ooo…. | Ooo... (Vocalizing) |
| Ooo….ooo……ooo….ooo…. | Ooo... (Vocalizing) |
ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ........ஆ.......
ஆ.....ஆ......ஆ........ஆ.......ஆ........ஆ.......
Aa... (Vocalizing)
Aa... (Vocalizing)
காதல் தேடி வாழ்ந்த காளை
கை கூடி வந்த வேளை
காதல் தேடி வாழ்ந்த காளை
கை கூடி வந்த வேளை
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Just when the right moment finally arrived
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Just when the right moment finally arrived
பார்க்க வந்தால் ரோஜா மாலை
குழு :
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
அவ பார்க்கும் முன்னே என்ன லீலை
குழு :
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
She arrived like a garland of roses to see him
Chorus: Aa...
Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him
Chorus: Aa...
காதல் செடி வளர்த்தானம்மா...
பூ பூப்பதையே பார்க்கலம்மா
He nurtured the plant of love, oh dear
Yet he could not live to see it bloom into a flower
காதல் தேடி வாழ்ந்த காளை
கை கூடி வந்த வேளை
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Just when the right moment finally arrived
பார்க்க வந்தால் ரோஜா மாலை
குழு :
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
அவ பார்க்கும் முன்னே என்ன லீலை
குழு :
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
She arrived like a garland of roses to see him
Chorus: Aa...
Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him
Chorus: Aa...
காதல் வரத்தை கேட்டு பார்த்தான்
கொடுக்கவே இல்லை
காளை முகத்தை கடைசி வரை
அவ பார்க்கவே இல்லை
He begged for the boon of love
She never granted it at all
The young man's face, until the very end
She never even looked upon
இருந்த போது ஏற்க மறுத்தாள்
அதுதான் பிடிவாதம்
இருந்த போது ஏற்க மறுத்தாள்
அதுதான் பிடிவாதம்
அவன் பிரிந்த போது
பார்க்க துடித்தாள் அந்தோ பரிதாபம்
When he was alive, she refused to accept him
That was her stubbornness
When he was alive, she refused to accept him
That was her stubbornness
When he departed forever
She yearned desperately to see him—oh, what a tragic pity!
பிரிவே காதலின் தண்டனையா
காதல் தோல்வியை மீறலையா
Is separation the ultimate punishment of love?
Can love overcome such defeat?
காதல் தேடி வாழ்ந்த காளை
கை கூடி வந்த வேளை
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Just when the right moment finally arrived
பார்க்க வந்தால் ரோஜா மாலை
குழு :
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
அவ பார்க்கும் முன்னே என்ன லீலை
குழு :
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
She arrived like a garland of roses to see him
Chorus: Aa...
Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him
Chorus: Aa...
ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ........ஆ.......
ஆ.....ஆ......ஆ........ஆ.......ஆ........ஆ.......
Aa... (Vocalizing)
Aa... (Vocalizing)
இதயக்கதவை தட்டி பார்த்தான்
பூட்டி கொண்டாளே
திறக்க அவளும் நினைத்த போது
திகைத்து நின்றாளே
He knocked on the door of her heart
She locked herself away inside
When she finally thought of opening it
She stood frozen in shock
நாயகி வரும் முன்னே நாடகம் முடிந்தது
இது தான் காவியமா
நாயகி வரும் முன்னே நாடகம் முடிந்தது
இது தான் காவியமா
Before the heroine arrived, the play had ended
Is this what makes an epic?
Before the heroine arrived, the play had ended
Is this what makes an epic?
ஓவியம் எழும் முன்னே தூரிகை உடைந்தது
அதுதான் நியாயமா
நிலவோ உதித்திட வந்ததம்மா
பொழுதோ விடிந்திட போகுதம்மா
Before the painting could take shape, the brush broke
Is that justice?
The moon came out to rise, oh dear
Yet the break of dawn is already approaching
காதல் தேடி வாழ்ந்த காள
கை கூடி வந்த வேளை
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Just when the right moment finally arrived
பார்க்க வந்தால் ரோஜா மாலை
குழு :
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
அவ பார்க்கும் முன்னே என்ன லீலை
குழு :
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
She arrived like a garland of roses to see him
Chorus: Aa...
Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him
Chorus: Aa...
ஓஒ.....ஓஒ.....ஓஒ......ஓஒ.....
ஓஒ.....ஓஒ.....ஓஒ......ஓஒ.....
Ooo... (Vocalizing)
Ooo... (Vocalizing)
Aa….aa…..aa….aa…..aa…..aa……
Aa... (Vocalizing)
Aa….aa…..aa….aa…..aa…..aa……
Aa... (Vocalizing)
Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Kai koodi vantha velai
Just when the right moment finally arrived
Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Kai koodi vantha velai
Just when the right moment finally arrived
Paarkka vanthaal roja maalai
She arrived like a garland of roses to see him
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa….
Chorus: Aa...
Male :Ava paarkkum munnae enna leelai
Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa….
Chorus: Aa...
Kadhal sedi valarththaanammaa
He nurtured the plant of love, oh dear
Poo pooppathaiyae paarkkalammaa
Yet he could not live to see it bloom into a flower
Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Kai koodi vantha velai
Just when the right moment finally arrived
Paarkka vanthaal roja maalai
She arrived like a garland of roses to see him
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa….
Chorus: Aa...
Male :Ava paarkkum munnae enna leelai
Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa….
Chorus: Aa...
Kadhal varaththai kettu paarththaan
He begged for the boon of love
Kodukkavae illai
She never granted it at all
Kaalai mugaththai kadaisi varai
The young man's face, until the very end
Ava paarkkavae illai
She never even looked upon
Iruntha podhu yaerkka maruththaal
When he was alive, she refused to accept him
Adhuthaan pidivaadham
That was her stubbornness
Iruntha podhu yaerkka maruththaal
When he was alive, she refused to accept him
Adhuthaan pidivaadham
That was her stubbornness
Avan pirintha pothu
When he departed forever
Paarkka thudiththaal antho parithaabam
She yearned desperately to see him—oh, what a tragic pity!
Pirivae kadhalin thandanaiyaa
Is separation the ultimate punishment of love?
Kadhal tholviyai meeraiyaa
Can love overcome such defeat?
Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Kai koodi vantha velai
Just when the right moment finally arrived
Paarkka vanthaal roja maalai
She arrived like a garland of roses to see him
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa….
Chorus: Aa...
Male :Ava paarkkum munnae enna leelai
Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa….
Chorus: Aa...
Aa….aa…..aa….aa…..aa…..aa……
Aa... (Vocalizing)
Aa….aa…..aa….aa…..aa…..aa……
Aa... (Vocalizing)
Idhaya kadhavai thatti paarththaan
He knocked on the door of her heart
Pootti kondaalae
She locked herself away inside
Thirakka avalum ninaiththa pothu
When she finally thought of opening it
Thigaiththu nindraalae
She stood frozen in shock
Naayagi varum munnae naadagam mudinthathu
Before the heroine arrived, the play had ended
Idhuthaan kaaviyamaa
Is this what makes an epic?
Naayagi varum munnae naadagam mudinthathu
Before the heroine arrived, the play had ended
Idhuthaan kaaviyamaa
Is this what makes an epic?
Ooviyam ezhum munnae thoorigai udainthathu
Before the painting could take shape, the brush broke
Adhuthaan niyaayamaa
Is that justice?
Nilavo udhiththida vanthathammaa
The moon came out to rise, oh dear
Pozhutho vidinthida poguthammaa
Yet the break of dawn is already approaching
Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai
The young man who spent his life searching for love
Kai koodi vantha velai
Just when the right moment finally arrived
Paarkka vanthaal roja maalai
She arrived like a garland of roses to see him
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa….
Chorus: Aa...
Male :Ava paarkkum munnae enna leelai
Male: What a cruel play of fate before she could look at him
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa….
Chorus: Aa...
Ooo….ooo……ooo….ooo….
Ooo... (Vocalizing)
Ooo….ooo……ooo….ooo….
Ooo... (Vocalizing)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This tragic song from Monisha En Monalisa portrays the heartbreak of unrequited love that comes to a devastating end. A young man spends his life longing for a woman's affection, but she stubbornly rejects him. Only after he passes away does she realize her true feelings and long to see him, rendering her awakening agonizingly late. The lyrics rely on vivid poetic metaphors, comparing the lover's fate to a play ending before the heroine arrives or a painter's brush snapping before the canvas is complete. The song reflects on the tragic irony of human relationships, where value and affection are often realized only after it is too late.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Rupakam)
“Kadhal sedi valarththaanammaa / Poo pooppathaiyae paarkkalammaa”
Compares love to a plant that was nurtured with care but whose blossom the lover did not live to see.
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Rupakam)
“Ooviyam ezhum munnae thoorigai udainthathu”
Compares an unfulfilled life and love story to a painter's brush breaking before a picture can be drawn.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kadhal thedi vaazhntha kaalai / Kai koodi vantha velai”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines for poetic rhythm.
Rhetorical Question
“Idhuthaan kaaviyamaa / Adhuthaan niyaayamaa”
Questions the fairness of fate and tragedy by asking if an ending like this can be called a grand epic or justice.
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Trivia
Monisha En Monalisa (1999) was written, directed, composed, and produced by T. Rajendar. This emotionally charged sad track, sung by Hariharan, showcases T. Rajendar's signature style of rhyming couplets, poignant metaphors, and dramatic tragic themes.
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