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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadhal Vandhadhum

From Poovellam Un Vasam · 2001

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Poovellam Un Vasam
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
15 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana naa
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana naa
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana naa
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana naa
{ Kaadhal vandhadhum kanniyin ull
Kaadhalai yaarukum solvadhillai
Puthagam moodiya maiyil iragai
Buthiyil maraipaal therivadhillai } (2)
Nenjae en nenjae sellaayo avanodu
Sendraal varamaatai athudhaanae perumpaadu
Thananaanana thananaanana
Thananaanana thananaanana
Kaadhal vandhadhum kanniyin ull
Kaadhalai yaarukum solvadhillai
Puthagam moodiya maiyil iragai
Buthiyil maraipaal therivadhillai
Aaa aaaaaaaaaaa
Thoongatha kaatrae thunai thedi odi
En saarbil endhan kaadhal solvaayaa
Nillaadha kaatru sollaadhu thozhi
Neeyaga undhan kaadhal solvaayaa
Ullae ennam arumbaanadhu
Unnaal indru rudhuvaanadhu
Naan adhai sodhikum naal vandhadhu
Thananaanana
ThananaananaMale :Thananaanana
ThananaananaMale :Thananaanana
ThananaananaMale :Thananaanana
Kaadhal vandhadhum kanniyin ull
Kaadhalai yaarukum solvadhillai
Puthagam moodiya maiyil iragai
Buthiyil maraipaal therivadhillai
Nee vandhu ponaal en thottam engum
Un swaasa vaasam veesum poovellam
Nee vandhu ponaal en veedu engum
Un kolusin osai ketkum naal ellam
Kanaa vandhaal mei solgiraai
Kannil vandhaal poi solgiraai
Po ennum vaarthaiyal vaavengiraai
ThananaananaMale :Thananaanana
ThananaananaMale :Thananaanana
ThananaananaMale :Thananaanana
ThananaananaMale :Thananaanana
Kaadhal vandhadhum kanniyin ull
Kaadhalai yaarukum solvadhillai
Puthagam moodiya maiyil iragai
Buthiyil maraipaal therivadhillai
Nenjae en nenjae sellaayo avanodu
Sendraal varamaatai athudhaanae perumpaadu
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana naa
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana naa
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana naa
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana naa
When love arrives inside a girl's heart,
she never speaks of it to anyone.
Just like a peacock feather closed inside a book,
she hides it in her mind, and no one ever knows.
Heart, oh my heart, won't you go with him?
Yet if you go, you will not return—and that is my greatest struggle!
Thananaana thananaana
Thananaana thananaana
When love arrives inside a girl's heart,
she never speaks of it to anyone.
Just like a peacock feather closed inside a book,
she hides it in her mind, and no one ever knows.
Aah...
Restless wind, running in search of a companion,
will you speak of my love on my behalf?
The restless wind will not speak for you, my friend;
won't you express your love yourself?
The feeling within me began as a tiny bud,
and because of you, today it has fully blossomed.
The day has come for me to put it to the test.
Thananaana
Thananaana... thananaana
Thananaana... thananaana
Thananaana... thananaana
When love arrives inside a girl's heart,
she never speaks of it to anyone.
Just like a peacock feather closed inside a book,
she hides it in her mind, and no one ever knows.
Whenever you visit and leave, across my garden,
every flower carries the sweet scent of your breath.
Whenever you visit and leave, all through my house,
the chiming sound of your anklets echoes all day long.
When you come in my dreams, you speak the truth,
yet when you appear before my eyes, you tell lies.
With the word "Go away," you are really asking me to come.
Thananaana... thananaana
Thananaana... thananaana
Thananaana... thananaana
Thananaana... thananaana
When love arrives inside a girl's heart,
she never speaks of it to anyone.
Just like a peacock feather closed inside a book,
she hides it in her mind, and no one ever knows.
Heart, oh my heart, won't you go with him?
Yet if you go, you will not return—and that is my greatest struggle!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaadhal Vandhadhum from Poovellam Un Vasam expresses the sweet innocence and secrecy of a young woman's first love. Lyricist Vairamuthu beautifully compares a maiden's hidden feelings to a peacock feather tucked between the pages of a favorite book—a cherished secret held close to her heart and concealed from the rest of the world. The song captures her internal conflict between the longing to confess her feelings and her bashful hesitation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Puthagam moodiya maiyil iragai / Buthiyil maraipaal therivadhillai”

Compares secret love in a girl's mind to a peacock feather hidden inside a closed book.

Personification

“Thoongatha kaatrae thunai thedi odi / En saarbil endhan kaadhal solvaayaa”

Addresses the sleepless wind as a messenger to carry a message of love.

Paradox / Oxymoron (Muran)

“Kanaa vandhaal mei solgiraai / Kannil vandhaal poi solgiraai / Po ennum vaarthaiyal vaavengiraai”

Highlights the contradictory behaviors of a coy lover who tells the truth in dreams but lies in person, and uses 'go' to mean 'come'.

Second-letter Rhyme (Edukku / Ethirai)

“Kanaa vandhaal mei solgiraai / Kannil vandhaal poi solgiraai”

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines for poetic harmony (e.g., 'Kanaa' and 'Kannil', 'Ullae' and 'Unnaal').

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Trivia

Composed by Vidyasagar for the 2001 romantic drama 'Poovellam Un Vasam' starring Ajith Kumar and Jyothika, this song features vocals by P. Unnikrishnan and Sadhana Sargam. The metaphor of the peacock feather ('Mayil Iragu') became one of the most iconic romantic imagery references in 2000s Tamil cinema lyrics.

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