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Lyrics & meaning

Kaalaiyil Pookum

From Kaadhale Nimmadhi · 1998

Lyricist
Arivumathi
Singers
Hariharan, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Kaadhale Nimmadhi
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
15 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaalaiyil pookkum
Kalloori poovae…ae…hae…
Enai maalaiyil mayakkum
Nanmadhan nee dhaanae…ae…
Poovil serndhu pooti kolvom
Female:Mutha chaetril maati kolvom
Male:Kabavukku parisalippom
Vaanam sendru neelam kolvom
Male :Kaadhal kondu kaalam velvom
Female :Nizhalukku uyir tharuvom
Kaadhale nimmathi
Chorus :Kaadhale nimmathi
Female :Kaadhale nimmathi
Chorus :Kaadhale nimmathi
Male :Kaadhale nimmathi
……………………………….
Kaadhalukkum karpu undu
Sol sol
Male :Aaa….aa…
Karpu mattum kaadhal illai sol sol
Female :Gyaani thanni kaadhal vellum
Sol sol
Male :Kaadhalukkum gyaanam undu
Sol sol
Nootraandai nootraandai
Nodiyinil kadandhavar yaaro
Male :Kaatrae sol kaatrae sol
Kaadhalil vendravar thaano
Paurnami madi thara
Viyarvaigal udai thara
Manmadham malargiradhae
Kaadhale nimmathi
Female Chorus :Kaadhale nimmathi
Female :Kaadhale nimmathi
Male Chorus :Kaadhale nimmathi
Male :Kaadhale nimmathi
……………………………….
Kadhalukku nermai undu
Sol sol
Female :Nermaiyilum thuimai undu
Sol sol
Male :Kaadhalukku aanamai undu
Sol sol
Female :Aanmaikkullum thaaimai undu
Sol sol
Kannaalae kannaalae
Kaadhalai vanangida thaanae
Female :Vandhomae vandhomae
Kaadhalin pillaigal naamae
Kavidhaigal vazhi vidu
Kanavugal vidai pera
Thidum ena vidigiradhae
Kaadhale nimmathi
Female Chorus :Kaadhale nimmathi
Male :Aaaa….
Kaadhale nimmathi
Male Chorus :Kaadhale nimmathi
Male :Kaadhale nimmathi
Kaalaiyil pookkum
Kalloori poovae…ae…hae…
Enai maalaiyil mayakkum
Nanmadhan nee dhaanae…ae…
Poovil serndhu pooti kolvom
Female :Mutha chaetril maati kolvom
Male :Kabavukku parisalippom
Vaanam sendru neelam kolvom
Male :Kaadhal kondu kaalam velvom
Female :Nizhalukku uyir tharuvom
Kaadhale nimmathi
Chorus :Kaadhale nimmathi
Female :Kaadhale nimmathi
Chorus :Kaadhale nimmathi
Both :Kaadhale nimmathi
Blooming in the morning,
O college flower...
Intoxicating me in the evening,
Aren't you Manmadhan (god of love) himself?
Let us get together inside a flower and lock ourselves in,
Female: Let us get caught in a quicksand of kisses,
Male: Let us give a gift to our dreams,
Let us go up to the sky and take its blue,
Male: Through love, let us conquer time,
Female: Let us breathe life into shadows!
Love is peace of mind,
Chorus: Love is peace of mind!
Female: Love is peace of mind!
Chorus: Love is peace of mind!
Male: Love is peace of mind!
...
Love has its own purity,
Tell me, tell me!
Male: Ah... ah...
Purity alone isn't love, tell me, tell me!
Female: Love conquers even the wisest sage,
Tell me, tell me!
Male: Love too has its own wisdom,
Tell me, tell me!
An entire century, a whole century...
Who is it that crossed it in a single second?
Male: Tell me, O breeze, tell me, O breeze!
Was it the one who triumphed in love?
As the full moon offers its lap,
And our sweat becomes our clothing,
Passionate love blossoms!
Love is peace of mind,
Female Chorus: Love is peace of mind!
Female: Love is peace of mind!
Male Chorus: Love is peace of mind!
Male: Love is peace of mind!
...
Love has honesty,
Tell me, tell me!
Female: And within honesty lies purity,
Tell me, tell me!
Male: Love has manly strength,
Tell me, tell me!
Female: And within manly strength lies motherly tenderness,
Tell me, tell me!
With our own eyes, through our eyes,
Just to bow down and worship love,
Female: We have arrived, we have come!
We are the children of love!
Let poems clear the way,
As sweet dreams say goodbye,
The dawn suddenly breaks!
Love is peace of mind,
Female Chorus: Love is peace of mind!
Male: Ah...
Love is peace of mind,
Male Chorus: Love is peace of mind!
Male: Love is peace of mind!
Blooming in the morning,
O college flower...
Intoxicating me in the evening,
Aren't you Manmadhan (god of love) himself?
Let us get together inside a flower and lock ourselves in,
Female: Let us get caught in a quicksand of kisses,
Male: Let us give a gift to our dreams,
Let us go up to the sky and take its blue,
Male: Through love, let us conquer time,
Female: Let us breathe life into shadows!
Love is peace of mind,
Chorus: Love is peace of mind!
Female: Love is peace of mind!
Chorus: Love is peace of mind!
Both: Love is peace of mind!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kaadhale Nimmadhi' is a deeply poetic and philosophical duet celebrating love as the ultimate source of peace and spiritual fulfillment. Through an engaging musical debate, the lovers explore how love encompasses virtues such as chastity, wisdom, honesty, purity, masculinity, and motherly affection. They portray love not merely as romantic attraction, but as a timeless force capable of granting life to dreams and bringing inner tranquility.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Mutha chaetril maati kolvom

Comparing kisses to mud/mire ('Mutha chaetril') and the beloved to a college flower ('Kalloori poovae').

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Sol sol

Repeated words like 'Sol sol', 'Nootraandai nootraandai', and 'Vandhomae vandhomae' add rhythmic cadence and lyrical emphasis.

Moonaai (Initial Rhyme)

Kaadhalukkum karpu undu

Matching initial consonant sounds in consecutive lines like 'Kaadhalukkum' and 'Karpu'.

Personification

Kaatrae sol kaatrae sol

Attributing human qualities to elements like wind ('Kaatrae sol') and shadows ('Nizhalukku uyir tharuvom').

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Trivia

The song is from the 1998 Tamil film 'Kaadhale Nimmadhi', starring Suriya and Prashanth. The music was composed by Deva, and the lyrics were written by prominent Tamil poet and lyricist Arivumathi.

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