Kaalam Mazhai
From Vidinja Kalyanam · 1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano | Is this season a rainy season? |
| Kaatru puyal aanadho | Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm? |
| Naesam kuraiyaamal vaazhum | Living with unceasing affection, |
| Nenjam poraadudho | Is the heart struggling now? |
| Kanavan manaivi kudumba vaazhkkai | The family life of husband and wife, |
| Kalaindhu poga kanneeril midhakkum | As it shatters, it floats in tears. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano | Is this season a rainy season? |
| Kaatru puyal aanadho | Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm? |
| Male | |
| Oru noolil maalai polae uruvaana pookkalae | Like flowers crafted together on a single thread's garland, |
| Idhazh vaadi vaadi indru sarugaagi ponadhae | Their petals withered away and turned into dry leaves today. |
| Naayagan naayagi andrilgal pol | Like the legendary lovebirds living in deep devotion, |
| Vaazhndhadhor vaazhkkai thaan kaanal neer pol | The beautiful life they lived has turned into a mirage. |
| Dhevan dhevi kaadhal maevi | Like a god and goddess overflowing with love, |
| Vaazhndha naatkal kanavaagi poga | As those days they lived turn into a distant dream. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano | Is this season a rainy season? |
| Kaatru puyal aanadho | Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm? |
| Naesam kuraiyaamal vaazhum | Living with unceasing affection, |
| Nenjam poraadudho | Is the heart struggling now? |
| Male | |
| Ival thaayin tholil saayum azhagaana paingili | She is a beautiful parrot leaning on her mother's shoulder, |
| Mana maalai soodum naalai | A flowering vine that eagerly awaited |
| Edhir paartha poongodi | The day she would wear the wedding garland. |
| Aasaiyin oonjalil aadiya maan | A gentle deer that swung on the swing of desires, |
| Indha naal ingu thaan vaadinaal yen | Why has she withered away on this very day? |
| Thaayum saeyum oomai polae | Mother and child, like mute souls, |
| Vaartthai yaedhum pesaamal thavikka | Suffer in agony without uttering a single word. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano | Is this season a rainy season? |
| Kaatru puyal aanadho | Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm? |
| Naesam kuraiyaamal vaazhum | Living with unceasing affection, |
| Nenjam poraadudho | Is the heart struggling now? |
| Kanavan manaivi kudumba vaazhkkai | The family life of husband and wife, |
| Kalaindhu poga kanneeril midhakkum | As it shatters, it floats in tears. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano | Is this season a rainy season? |
| Kaatru puyal aanadho | Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm? |
காலம் மழைக் காலம் தானோ
காற்று புயலானதோ
நேசம் குறையாமல் வாழும்
நெஞ்சம் போராடுதோ
கணவன் மனைவி குடும்ப வாழ்க்கை
கலைந்து போக கண்ணீரில் மிதக்கும்
Is this season a rainy season?
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
Living with unceasing affection,
Is the heart struggling now?
The family life of husband and wife,
As it shatters, it floats in tears.
காலம் மழைக் காலம் தானோ
காற்று புயலானதோ
Is this season a rainy season?
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
ஒரு நூலில் மாலை போலே
உருவான பூக்களே
இதழ் வாடி வாடி இன்று சருகாகிப் போனதே
நாயகன் நாயகி அன்றில்கள் போல்
வாழ்ந்ததோர் வாழ்க்கை தான்
கானல் நீர் போல்
தேவன் தேவி காதல் மேவி
வாழ்ந்த நாட்கள் கனவாகிப் போக
Like flowers crafted together on a single thread's garland,
Their petals withered away and turned into dry leaves today.
Like the legendary lovebirds living in deep devotion,
The beautiful life they lived has turned into a mirage.
Like a god and goddess overflowing with love,
As those days they lived turn into a distant dream.
காலம் மழைக் காலம் தானோ
காற்று புயலானதோ
நேசம் குறையாமல் வாழும்
நெஞ்சம் போராடுதோ
Is this season a rainy season?
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
Living with unceasing affection,
Is the heart struggling now?
இவள் தாயின் தோளில் சாயும்
அழகான பைங்கிளி
மண மாலை சூடும் நாளை
எதிர் பார்த்த பூங்கொடி
ஆசையின் ஊஞ்சலில் ஆடிய மான்
இந்த நாள் இங்கு தான் வாடினாள் ஏன்
தாயும் சேயும் ஊமை போலே
வார்த்தை ஏதும் பேசாமல் தவிக்க
She is a beautiful parrot leaning on her mother's shoulder,
A flowering vine that eagerly awaited
The day she would wear the wedding garland.
A gentle deer that swung on the swing of desires,
Why has she withered away on this very day?
Mother and child, like mute souls,
Suffer in agony without uttering a single word.
காலம் மழைக் காலம் தானோ
காற்று புயலானதோ
நேசம் குறையாமல் வாழும்
நெஞ்சம் போராடுதோ
கணவன் மனைவி குடும்ப வாழ்க்கை
கலைந்து போக கண்ணீரில் மிதக்கும்
Is this season a rainy season?
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
Living with unceasing affection,
Is the heart struggling now?
The family life of husband and wife,
As it shatters, it floats in tears.
காலம் மழைக் காலம் தானோ
காற்று புயலானதோ
Is this season a rainy season?
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano
Is this season a rainy season?
Kaatru puyal aanadho
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
Naesam kuraiyaamal vaazhum
Living with unceasing affection,
Nenjam poraadudho
Is the heart struggling now?
Kanavan manaivi kudumba vaazhkkai
The family life of husband and wife,
Kalaindhu poga kanneeril midhakkum
As it shatters, it floats in tears.
Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano
Is this season a rainy season?
Kaatru puyal aanadho
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
Oru noolil maalai polae uruvaana pookkalae
Like flowers crafted together on a single thread's garland,
Idhazh vaadi vaadi indru sarugaagi ponadhae
Their petals withered away and turned into dry leaves today.
Naayagan naayagi andrilgal pol
Like the legendary lovebirds living in deep devotion,
Vaazhndhadhor vaazhkkai thaan kaanal neer pol
The beautiful life they lived has turned into a mirage.
Dhevan dhevi kaadhal maevi
Like a god and goddess overflowing with love,
Vaazhndha naatkal kanavaagi poga
As those days they lived turn into a distant dream.
Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano
Is this season a rainy season?
Kaatru puyal aanadho
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
Naesam kuraiyaamal vaazhum
Living with unceasing affection,
Nenjam poraadudho
Is the heart struggling now?
Ival thaayin tholil saayum azhagaana paingili
She is a beautiful parrot leaning on her mother's shoulder,
Mana maalai soodum naalai
A flowering vine that eagerly awaited
Edhir paartha poongodi
The day she would wear the wedding garland.
Aasaiyin oonjalil aadiya maan
A gentle deer that swung on the swing of desires,
Indha naal ingu thaan vaadinaal yen
Why has she withered away on this very day?
Thaayum saeyum oomai polae
Mother and child, like mute souls,
Vaartthai yaedhum pesaamal thavikka
Suffer in agony without uttering a single word.
Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano
Is this season a rainy season?
Kaatru puyal aanadho
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
Naesam kuraiyaamal vaazhum
Living with unceasing affection,
Nenjam poraadudho
Is the heart struggling now?
Kanavan manaivi kudumba vaazhkkai
The family life of husband and wife,
Kalaindhu poga kanneeril midhakkum
As it shatters, it floats in tears.
Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano
Is this season a rainy season?
Kaatru puyal aanadho
Has the gentle breeze turned into a storm?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic track from 'Vidinja Kalyanam' (1986) reflects deep sorrow over a falling marriage and broken domestic life. Vaali uses imagery of unexpected storms, withered flowers, and mirages to convey how a once-loving bond between husband and wife has descended into chaos and tears. The lyrics contrast past bliss—where the couple lived like divine beings and inseparable lovebirds—with present tragedy, where dreams have shattered. It also captures the helplessness of a mother and daughter suffering in silence as their hopes for a happy future crumble.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Nature Imagery
“Kaatru puyal aanadho”
Comparing sudden life tragedy to a gentle breeze turning into a destructive storm (Kaatru puyal aanadho).
Simile (Upamai)
“Naayagan naayagi andrilgal pol”
Comparing the happy married couple to mythical 'Andril' birds known for inseparable devotion.
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaazhndhadhor vaazhkkai thaan kaanal neer pol”
Comparing the lost golden days of love to a fleeting mirage ('kaanal neer').
Moonaay (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaalam mazhai kaalam thaano / Kaatru puyal aanadho”
Repetition of the 'Kaa' sound at the beginning of consecutive lines ('Kaalam' / 'Kaatru').
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Trivia
Although listed with unknown credits in some archives, 'Vidinja Kalyanam' (1986) features iconic music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, starring Sathyaraj and Jayashree in lead roles. The emotional rendition of this tragic song is sung by K. J. Yesudas.
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