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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadhil Kettadhu

From Anbe Odi Vaa · 1984

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Anbe Odi Vaa
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
16 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhil kettadhu oru paattu
Male :Kaadhal poothadhu adhai kettu
Kaalam thorum oru geetham neeyaanaal
Adhan naadham naanaaven
Bodhai yerum pudhu raagam neeyaanaal
Adhan baavam naanaaven
Kaadhil kettadhu oru paattu
Male :Kaadhal poothadhu adhai kettu
Neela vizhi yettil unnai varaindhu
Nenjil vaithu paarthen ennai marandhu
Maanum meenum vaazhum kannil
Ennai vaithaaiyo
Paasam ennum noolai kondu
Nenjai thaithaaiyo
Naan ini mel unnodu thaan
Female :Nee nadandhaal pinnodu naan
Male :Naan ini mel unnodu thaan
Female :Nee nadandhaal pinnodu naan
Male :Ennaalum sangeetham eppodhum sandhosham
Kaadhil kettadhu oru paattu
Male :Kaadhal poothadhu adhai kettu
Kaalam thorum oru geetham neeyaanaal
Adhan naadham naanaaven
Bodhai yerum pudhu raagam neeyaanaal
Adhan baavam naanaaven
Kaana kaana naanum neeyum
Pakkam nerunga
Katti kondum otti kondum
Mutham vazhanga
Podhum yena acham varum
Male :Bodhaigalum ucham varum
Female :Podhum yena acham varum
Male :Bodhaigalum ucham varum
Ammaadi appaadi un aasai pollaadhu
Kaadhil kettadhu oru paattu
Kaadhal poothadhu adhai kettu
Kaalam thorum oru geetham neeyaanaal
Adhan naadham naanaaven
Bodhai yerum pudhu raagam neeyaanaal
Adhan baavam naanaaven
Kaadhil kettadhu oru paattu
Kaadhal poothadhu adhai kettu
A song reached my ears,
Male: Hearing it, love blossomed.
If you become a song for all time,
I will become its melody.
If you become an intoxicating new tune,
I will become its soulful expression.
A song reached my ears,
Male: Hearing it, love blossomed.
Drawing your picture on the pages of my blue eyes,
I held you in my heart and gazed, forgetting myself.
In your eyes where deer and fish seem to dwell,
did you capture me inside?
With the thread called love,
did you stitch my heart?
From now on, I am only with you.
Female: If you walk ahead, I will follow right behind.
Male: From now on, I am only with you.
Female: If you walk ahead, I will follow right behind.
Male: Music every day, happiness forever!
A song reached my ears,
Male: Hearing it, love blossomed.
If you become a song for all time,
I will become its melody.
If you become an intoxicating new tune,
I will become its soulful expression.
As you and I look at each other,
drawing closer and closer,
Embracing tightly and holding on,
sharing sweet kisses,
A fear arises, wondering if this is too much,
Male: and the intoxication reaches its peak.
Female: A fear arises, wondering if this is too much,
Male: and the intoxication reaches its peak.
Oh my goodness, this desire of yours is unstoppable!
A song reached my ears,
Hearing it, love blossomed.
If you become a song for all time,
I will become its melody.
If you become an intoxicating new tune,
I will become its soulful expression.
A song reached my ears,
Hearing it, love blossomed.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kaadhil Kettadhu Oru Paattu' from the film Anbe Odi Vaa (1984) is a romantic duet penned by Vairamuthu that uses musical analogies to depict deep romantic unison. The lovers view each other as complementary halves of music—if one is the song or raga, the other is the underlying tone or emotional expression (baavam). This thematic linkage shows how love transforms their everyday life into continuous music and happiness. The lyricist weaves metaphors of affection stitching hearts and eyes holding vivid expressions of love. As intimacy builds, the song captures both the sweet anxiety of overwhelming love and the ecstatic bliss of emotional and physical closeness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Rupakam)

“Kaalam thorum oru geetham neeyaanaal / Adhan naadham naanaaven / Bodhai yerum pudhu raagam neeyaanaal / Adhan baavam naanaaven Doctoring poetic unity through music metaphors: song/sound and raga/expression pairings.”

Metaphor & Imagery

“Paasam ennum noolai kondu / Nenjai thaithaaiyo”

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme) & Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Neela vizhi yettil unnai varaindhu / Nenjil vaithu paarthen ennai marandhu”

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Trivia

The film 'Anbe Odi Vaa' was released in 1984, featuring music composed by the maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with memorable romantic lyrics provided by Vairamuthu during their famous collaborative era in 1980s Tamil cinema.

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