Kaadhalai Solla Mudiyaadha
From Galatta Kalyaanam · 2021
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Yazin Nizar, Shashaa Tirupati
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Galatta Kalyaanam2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hmm mm mm hmm hmm | [Humming] |
| Hmm mm mm hmm | [Humming] |
| Ohoo ooo oo oo hoo oo ooo | [Vocalizing] |
| Male | |
| Hmm mm mm hmm | [Humming] |
| Ohoo ooo oo oo hoo oo ooo | [Vocalizing] |
| Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo | [Vocalizing] |
| Oo ooo oo ooo oooo | [Vocalizing] |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal… poo en kaadhal | Love... flower of my love, |
| Yaadhum un aaladho | Is everything not under your reign? |
| Kanavae kanavae | Oh dream, oh dream, |
| Kannai kadanaga tharuvaaiyo | Will you lend me your eyes as a loan? |
| Adiyae adiyae uyirinai | Oh dear, oh dear, my soul... |
| Kaadhal thaangatha | Can it not bear this love? |
| Oru vizhiyavathu thoongatha | Will not at least one eye sleep? |
| Mozhi irundhum vazhi irundhum | Despite having words and having a way, |
| En kaadhalai solla mudiyaadha | Can I not express my love? |
| Male | |
| Oru vizhi inbam aanathadi | One eye has become filled with joy, my dear, |
| Oru vizhi vanmam aanathadi | One eye has become filled with resentment, my dear. |
| Minsaram reengaaram | Between electricity and a humming buzz, |
| Irandukkum naduvae thavithenae | I struggled right in the middle. |
| Male | |
| Vaasam adhu vaasam veesuthadi | A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear, |
| Vaasam adhu vaasam veesuthadi | A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Thana na naaa naaa naaa | [Vocalizing] |
| Ohh oooo oo thana naaa naaa naaa naaa naaa | [Vocalizing] |
| Chorus | |
| ………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| ………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Un kangal kannadi aanaal | If your eyes become a mirror, |
| Kannin munnae ennai kaana koodaatha | Can you not see me right in front of your eyes? |
| Aagayam thedi naan poga maatten | I will not go searching in the sky, |
| Veettodu vennila neethanae | For you are the moon right at home. |
| Mayil thogaiyo en kai regaiyaai | Until the peacock feather joins my palm lines, |
| Serum varai sernthiruppen | I will remain united with you. |
| Female | |
| Ival oru kaadhal azhaga nee | Is she a love-filled beauty, are you? |
| Iru vizhi thaayin mozhiya nee | Are both your eyes like a mother's tongue? |
| Un madiyil naan dhinamum | On your lap, every single day, |
| Oru pullin meedhu paniyaanen | I become a drop of dew upon a blade of grass. |
| Male | |
| Aaruyir unnai maravenae | Oh precious life, I will never forget you, |
| Yaaridam ennai tharuvenae | To whom else shall I surrender myself? |
| Neeyae sol neeyae sol | You tell me, you tell me, |
| Oru minmini illa iravanen | I have become a night without even a single firefly. |
| Female | |
| Aaa…..a.aa…..aaa….aa…. | [Vocalizing] |
| Male | |
| Vaasam adhu vaasam veesuthadi | A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear, |
| Vaasam adhu vaasam veesuthadi | A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear, |
| Vaasam veesum…… | Fragrance wafts... |
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
ஓஹு ஓஓஓ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓஓஓ
[Humming]
[Humming]
[Vocalizing]
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
ஓஹு ஓஓஓ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓஓஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஓஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓஓ
ஓ ஓஓஓ ஓ ஓஓஓ ஓஓஓஓ
[Humming]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
காதல்.....பூ என் காதல்
யாதும் உன் ஆளதோ
கனவே கனவே
கண்ணை கடனாக தருவாயோ
Love... flower of my love,
Is everything not under your reign?
Oh dream, oh dream,
Will you lend me your eyes as a loan?
Oh dear, oh dear, my soul...
Can it not bear this love?
Will not at least one eye sleep?
Despite having words and having a way,
Can I not express my love?
அடியே அடியே உயிரினை
காதல் தாங்காதா
ஒரு விழியாவது தூங்காதா
மொழி இருந்தும் வழி இருந்தும்
என் காதலை சொல்ல முடியாதா.....
One eye has become filled with joy, my dear,
One eye has become filled with resentment, my dear.
Between electricity and a humming buzz,
I struggled right in the middle.
ஒரு விழி இன்பம் ஆனதடி
ஒரு விழி வன்மம் ஆனதடி
மின்சாரம் ரீங்காரம்
இருண்டுக்கும் நடுவே தவித்தேனே
A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear,
A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear.
வாசம் அது வாசம் வீசுதடி
வாசம் அது வாசம் வீசுதடி
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
தான ன னா னா னா
ஓஹ் ஓஓஓ ஓ தான னா னா னா னா னா
...
.................................
...
....................................
If your eyes become a mirror,
Can you not see me right in front of your eyes?
I will not go searching in the sky,
For you are the moon right at home.
Until the peacock feather joins my palm lines,
I will remain united with you.
உன் கண்கள் கண்ணாடி ஆனால்
கண்ணின் முன்னே என்னை காண கூடாதா
ஆகாயம் தேடி நான் போக மாட்டேன்
வீட்டோடு வெண்ணிலா நீதானே
மயில் தோகையோ என் கை ரேகையாய்
சேரும் வரை சேர்ந்திருப்பேன்
Is she a love-filled beauty, are you?
Are both your eyes like a mother's tongue?
On your lap, every single day,
I become a drop of dew upon a blade of grass.
இவள் ஒரு காதல் அழகே நீ
இரு விழி தாயின் மொழியா நீ
உன் மடியில் நான் தினமும்
ஒரு புல்லின் மீது பனியானேன்
Oh precious life, I will never forget you,
To whom else shall I surrender myself?
You tell me, you tell me,
I have become a night without even a single firefly.
ஆருயிர் உன்னை மறவேனே
யாரிடம் என்னை தருவேனே
நீயே சொல் நீயே சொல்
ஒரு மின்மினி இல்லா இரவானேன்
[Vocalizing]
ஆ.....ஆஆ.....ஆஆ.....ஆ......
A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear,
A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear,
Fragrance wafts...
வாசம் அது வாசம் வீசுதடி
வாசம் அது வாசம் வீசுதடி
வாசம் வீசும்.......
Hmm mm mm hmm hmm
[Humming]
Hmm mm mm hmm
[Humming]
Ohoo ooo oo oo hoo oo ooo
[Vocalizing]
Hmm mm mm hmm
[Humming]
Ohoo ooo oo oo hoo oo ooo
[Vocalizing]
Hoo oo oo hoo oo oo
[Vocalizing]
Oo ooo oo ooo oooo
[Vocalizing]
Kaadhal… poo en kaadhal
Love... flower of my love,
Yaadhum un aaladho
Is everything not under your reign?
Kanavae kanavae
Oh dream, oh dream,
Kannai kadanaga tharuvaaiyo
Will you lend me your eyes as a loan?
Adiyae adiyae uyirinai
Oh dear, oh dear, my soul...
Kaadhal thaangatha
Can it not bear this love?
Oru vizhiyavathu thoongatha
Will not at least one eye sleep?
Mozhi irundhum vazhi irundhum
Despite having words and having a way,
En kaadhalai solla mudiyaadha
Can I not express my love?
Oru vizhi inbam aanathadi
One eye has become filled with joy, my dear,
Oru vizhi vanmam aanathadi
One eye has become filled with resentment, my dear.
Minsaram reengaaram
Between electricity and a humming buzz,
Irandukkum naduvae thavithenae
I struggled right in the middle.
Vaasam adhu vaasam veesuthadi
A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear,
Vaasam adhu vaasam veesuthadi
A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear.
Thana na naaa naaa naaa
[Vocalizing]
Ohh oooo oo thana naaa naaa naaa naaa naaa
[Vocalizing]
…………………
...
……………………….
...
Un kangal kannadi aanaal
If your eyes become a mirror,
Kannin munnae ennai kaana koodaatha
Can you not see me right in front of your eyes?
Aagayam thedi naan poga maatten
I will not go searching in the sky,
Veettodu vennila neethanae
For you are the moon right at home.
Mayil thogaiyo en kai regaiyaai
Until the peacock feather joins my palm lines,
Serum varai sernthiruppen
I will remain united with you.
Ival oru kaadhal azhaga nee
Is she a love-filled beauty, are you?
Iru vizhi thaayin mozhiya nee
Are both your eyes like a mother's tongue?
Un madiyil naan dhinamum
On your lap, every single day,
Oru pullin meedhu paniyaanen
I become a drop of dew upon a blade of grass.
Aaruyir unnai maravenae
Oh precious life, I will never forget you,
Yaaridam ennai tharuvenae
To whom else shall I surrender myself?
Neeyae sol neeyae sol
You tell me, you tell me,
Oru minmini illa iravanen
I have become a night without even a single firefly.
Aaa…..a.aa…..aaa….aa….
[Vocalizing]
Vaasam adhu vaasam veesuthadi
A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear,
Vaasam adhu vaasam veesuthadi
A fragrance, that fragrance wafts, my dear,
Vaasam veesum……
Fragrance wafts...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful track captures the delicate balance between bliss and anguish that comes with deep love. The protagonist feels completely consumed by their beloved, comparing their emotional state to being caught between high energy and helpless yearning. The lyrics paint an intimate picture of devotion where the lover is seen as a soothing light and a comforting presence. Through poetic imagery, the speaker surrenders completely to their feelings, comparing themselves to a fragile drop of dew on grass and a dark night devoid of even a single firefly without their beloved. Ultimately, it is a passionate declaration of eternal attachment and emotional dependence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Parallelism / Anaphora
“Oru vizhi inbam aanathadi / Oru vizhi vanmam aanathadi”
The identical framing of both lines creates a poetic contrast between joy ('inbam') and resentment/pain ('vanmam').
Metaphor
“Veettodu vennila neethanae”
The beloved is metaphorically described as the moon that resides inside the house rather than far away in the sky.
Metaphor
“Oru pullin meedhu paniyaanen”
The speaker compares their complete surrender and vulnerability to a delicate dewdrop sitting on a blade of grass on the beloved's lap.
Imagery & Hyperbole
“Oru minmini illa iravanen”
The speaker paints a stark visual image of absolute darkness and loneliness by calling themselves a night without a firefly.
Did you know?
Trivia
This track is from 'Galatta Kalyaanam' (2021), the Tamil dubbed soundtrack of the Hindi film 'Atrangi Re', composed by A. R. Rahman. Penned by Kabilan and sung by Yazin Nizar and Shashaa Tirupati, the song translates the original score's emotional depth into evocative Tamil poetry.
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