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Kaalam Ilavenil Kaalam

From Vidinja Kalyanam · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Vidinja Kalyanam
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
15 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaalam ilavaenil kaalam
Kaatru thaalaattudhu
Naesam kuraiyaamal vaazhum
Nenjai paaraattudhu
Kanavan manaivi kudumba vaazhkkai
Kodiyil kulungum poo pola manakkum
Kaalam ilavaenil kaalam
Kaatru thaalaattudhu
Oru noolil maalai polae
Uruvaana pookkalae
Varum kaalam vaazhvil endrum
Valamaana naatkalae
Naayagan naayagi andrilgal pol
Vaazhndhidum veedu thaan aalayam pol
Dhevan dhevi paadhi paadhi
Jeevan polae neengaamal irukka
Mmm….mmm….mmm….mm…
Female :Kaalam ilavaenil kaalam
Kaatru thaalaattudhu
Naesam kuraiyaamal vaazhum
Nenjai paaraattudhu
Ival thaayin tholil aadum
Azhagaana paingili
Mana maalai soodum naalai
Edhir paarkkum poongodi
Thaai vazhi naanangal vaangiyae thaan
Thaavidum pen ival poo vizhi maan
Thaayum saeyum thalaivan kooda
Vaazhum kudumbam vaadaamal irukka
Kaalam ilavaenil kaalam
Kaatru thaalaattudhu
Naesam kuraiyaamal vaazhum
Nenjai paaraattudhu
Kanavan manaivi kudumba vaazhkkai
Kodiyil kulungum poo pola manakkum
Mmm….mmm….mmm….mm…
Female :Kaalam ilavaenil kaalam
Kaatru thaalaattudhu
This is the time of spring,
The breeze sings a lullaby.
Living with love that never fades,
It celebrates the heart.
The family life of a husband and wife
Is fragrant like flowers swaying on a vine.
This is the time of spring,
The breeze sings a lullaby.
Like a garland strung on a single thread,
You are flowers joined as one.
In your life, the times ahead
Will always be days of prosperity.
Husband and wife, like inseparable andril birds,
The home where they live is like a temple.
Like the God and Goddess as two equal halves,
May you remain together like life and breath.
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mm...
Female: This is the time of spring,
The breeze sings a lullaby.
Living with love that never fades,
It celebrates the heart.
Resting on her mother's shoulder,
She is a sweet, lovely parrot.
Looking forward to the day she wears her wedding garland,
She is a tender flowering vine.
Inheriting her mother's gentle shyness,
This girl is a playful deer with flower-like eyes.
Mother and child, along with the father,
May this family flourish and never fade.
This is the time of spring,
The breeze sings a lullaby.
Living with love that never fades,
It celebrates the heart.
The family life of a husband and wife
Is fragrant like flowers swaying on a vine.
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mm...
Female: This is the time of spring,
The breeze sings a lullaby.
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Female
Chorus
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Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soothing Tamil song celebrates the harmony, warmth, and enduring sweetness of a happy family life set against the gentle backdrop of early spring (ilavenil). The lyrics use evocative nature imagery—breezes, flowers, and vines—to illustrate how love blossoms in a household where husband and wife live in complete unity and mutual devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kodiyil kulungum poo pola manakkum / Oru noolil maalai polae / Naayagan naayagi andrilgal pol / Vaazhndhidum veedu thaan aalayam pol / Dhevan dhevi paadhi paadhi Jeevan polae neengaamal irukka / Poo vizhi maan / Azhagaana paingili / Kaalam ilavaenil kaalam Kaatru thaalaattudhu”

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Trivia

Although listed with unknown credits in some song databases, the music for Vidinja Kalyanam (1986) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Vaali. The lyrics feature classical Sangam Tamil literary tropes such as the 'Andril' birds, mythical birds known for their eternal partnership and inability to survive without one another.

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