- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Movie name
- Vasool Raja MBBS
- Movie release year
- 2004
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Kaadu Thiranthu Kidakindrathu' is a deeply poetic and romantic duet exploring the overwhelming intensity and paradoxical nature of love. The lovers describe love as both delicate and destructive—likening its pain to a raging cyclone trapped inside a fragile flower blossom. The lyrics contrast elements of nature like dewdrops and the sun, summer heat and winter cold, to illustrate how love transcends physical sensations to unite two souls. Throughout the track, the characters express how love elevates earthly pleasure ('sitrinbam') into divine beatitude ('perinbam'). They vow to complement and comfort each other against the extremes of nature and life, entering a realm free of past burdens, floating effortlessly like the wind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)
“Kaadu thiranthu... / Kaatru malargalai... / Kangal thiranthae... / Kaadhal uyirgalai...”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines creating melodic cadence.
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Poovil oru sooravaliyo”
Juxtaposes the extreme turbulence of a storm ('sooravali') within the delicate softness of a petal ('poov').
Metaphor
“Sitrinbathin chinna vaasal vazhi Perinbam naam adaivom”
Compares physical intimacy/sensual joy to a 'small doorway' and transcendental love to 'supreme bliss'.
Did you know?
Trivia
This romantic track from the 2004 comedy-drama 'Vasool Raja MBBS' (directed by Saran and starring Kamal Haasan and Sneha) was composed by Bharathwaj and sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam, featuring lyrics penned by Vairamuthu.
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