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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadhal Veesi

From Indrajith · 2017

Lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Singer
Neha Bhasin
Music director
KP
Details
Indrajith2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kaadhal veesi sendrayaeYou blew love towards me and passed by
Kaatril engum nindrayaeYou stood everywhere in the breeze
Nenjil maiyam kondayaeYou centered yourself within my heart
Nilavanae….Oh moon-like man...
Female
Veyil thoovum vaan polaeLike the sky scattering sunlight
Vazhvin melae vanthaayaeYou came over into my life
Maiyal dheebam thandhayaeYou gave me the lamp of romance
Ulagam neeyae…You are my world...
Female
Undhan marbilaeUpon your chest
Penmai saayuthaeMy womanhood leans
Vizhigal mooduthaeMy eyes close softly
Vilagathaeee…Do not move away...
Female
Endhan meniyilAcross my body
Mounam paayuthaeSilence surges through
En paadhangal irandumBoth of my feet
Boomiyin meedhuUpon the ground
Oviyam seiyuthae…Are painting pictures...
Female
Kaadhal veesi sendrayaeYou blew love towards me and passed by
Kaatril engum nindrayaeYou stood everywhere in the breeze
Nenjil maiyam kondayaeYou centered yourself within my heart
Nilavanae….Oh moon-like man...
Female
Veyil thoovum vaan polaeLike the sky scattering sunlight
Vazhvin melae vanthaayaeYou came over into my life
Maiyal dheebam thandhayaeYou gave me the lamp of romance
Ulagam neeyae…You are my world...
Female
Mullai vanam engumAll across the jasmine forest
Muyalaai thirivaayaeYou roam like a free rabbit
En pillai manam engumAll across my childlike heart
Nilavaai niraivaaiyaeYou fill it up like the full moon
Female
Uyiro idhu uyirillaiIs this life? No, this isn't life
Un uyirin nizhal thaanaeIt is merely a shadow of your life
Pirivoo verum pirivillaiSeparation isn't just ordinary separation
Pudhaiundenae….I am buried in it...
Female
Undhan marbilaeUpon your chest
Penmai saayuthaeMy womanhood leans
Vizhigal mooduthaeMy eyes close softly
Vilagathaeee…Do not move away...
Female
Endhan meniyilAcross my body
Mounam paayuthaeSilence surges through
En paadhangal irandumBoth of my feet
Boomiyin meedhuUpon the ground
Oviyam seiyuthae…Are painting pictures...
Female
Kaadhal veesi sendrayaeYou blew love towards me and passed by
Kaatril engum nindrayaeYou stood everywhere in the breeze
Nenjil maiyam kondayaeYou centered yourself within my heart
Nilavanae….Oh moon-like man...
Female
Veyil thoovum vaan polaeLike the sky scattering sunlight
Vazhvin melae vanthaayaeYou came over into my life
Maiyal dheebam thandhayaeYou gave me the lamp of romance
Ulagam neeyae…yayiyae….You are my world... yayiyae...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Kaadhal Veesi Sendrayae' is a soulful romantic track from the 2017 Tamil action-adventure film 'Indrajith'. The lyrics, penned by Kabilan Vairamuthu, express a young woman's intense devotion and deep affection for her lover. She compares his arrival in her life to comforting sunlight and cool moonlight, describing how his presence fills her world with warmth, joy, and peace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Veyil thoovum vaan polae

Comparing the lover's arrival in her life to the sky scattering sunlight ('Veyil thoovum vaan polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Maiyal dheebam thandhayae

Describing romance as a glowing lamp ('Maiyal dheebam').

Assonance/Rhyme (Edhukai)

Mullai vanam engum / En pillai manam engum

Second-letter rhyming of 'll' in 'Mullai' and 'Pillai' across consecutive lines.

Alliteration (Monai)

Kaadhal veesi sendrayae / Kaatril engum nindrayae

Repetition of the initial 'K' sound in 'Kaadhal' and 'Kaatril'.

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Trivia

'Indrajith' (2017) is an action-adventure film starring Gautham Karthik, directed by Kalaaprabhu and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The soundtrack was composed by KP, with lyrics written by Kabilan Vairamuthu.

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