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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadu Thiranthu

From Vasool Raja MBBS · 2004

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Bharathwaj
Details
Vasool Raja MBBS2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaadu thiranthu kidakindrathuThe forest lies wide open
Kaatru malargalai pudaikindrathuThe wind sifts through the blossoms
Kangal thiranthae kidakindrathuThe eyes lie wide open
Kaadhal uyirgalai udaikindrathuLove breaks souls into pieces
Adadaa….nenjil varum kaadhal valiAh... the pain of love arising in the heart
Poovil oru sooravaliyo oh …oohhooIs it a cyclone brewing inside a flower? Oh...
Female
Nenjai vittu vantha vaarthai ondruA word that departed from the heart
Thondaikkul soozhkondathoHas it been trapped within the throat?
Male :Unnai vittu udal meelavillaiMale: My body hasn't returned after leaving you
En kaalgal ver kondathoHave my feet grown roots where I stand?
Female :Bhoomikku vantha pani thuli naanFemale: I am a dewdrop that fell upon the earth
Sooriyanae ennai kudithu viduOh Sun, drink me up completely
Male :Yugam yugamaai naan erinthu vittenMale: For ages upon ages, I have been burning
Pani thuliyae ennai anaithu viduOh dewdrop, extinguish my fire
Male
Uravae…uyirae…. unarvaeee…Oh beloved relationship... oh soul... oh deep feeling...
Nenjil varum kaadhal valiThe pain of love arising in the heart
Poovil oru sooravaliyo..oohhoo..Is it a cyclone brewing inside a flower? Oh...
Female
La la la lalalala..La la la lalalala…La la la lalalala..La la la lalalala…
Ooooooooo……Ooooooooo……
Male
Sitrinbathin chinna vaasal vazhiThrough the narrow doorway of sensual joy
Perinbam naam adaivomWe shall attain supreme divine bliss
Female :Kaal thadangal atra bhoomiyilaeFemale: In a world devoid of any footprints
Kaatraga naam nuzhaivomWe shall enter freely like the breeze
Male :Chithirai maadhathai naan nanaithuMale: Drenching the hot summer month of Chithirai
Female :Kodaiyil unakkoru kulir koduppenFemale: I will offer you soothing cool comfort in summer
Margazhi maadhathai naan erithuMale: Igniting the freezing winter month of Margazhi
Munpani kaalathil anal koduppenI will offer you warmth in the early morning frost
Male
Adiyae… sagiyae… sugiyaeeee…Oh my darling... my companion... my source of pleasure...
Nenjil varum kaadhal valiThe pain of love arising in the heart
Poovil oru sooraavaliyo…ooohh.hoo…Is it a cyclone brewing inside a flower? Oh...
Female
Kaadu thiranthu kidakindrathuThe forest lies wide open
Kaatru malargalai pudaikindrathuThe wind sifts through the blossoms
Kangal thiranthae kidakindrathuThe eyes lie wide open
Kaadhal uyirgalai udaikindrathuLove breaks souls into pieces
Male
Adadaa….nenjil varum kaadhal valiAh... the pain of love arising in the heart
Poovil oru sooravaliyo oh …ooh..hoohoo..Is it a cyclone brewing inside a flower? Oh...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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'.

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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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