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Kaalathukkum Nee Venum

From Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu · 2022

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Silambarasan, Rakshita Suresh
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
21 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna thara unna vida
Nambum orr idam illa
Ini naalai muthal naanum neeyum
Vera vera illa
Ennodu vaa ippaye vaa
Nee vantha nizhal thantha
Edhanaalo oththu konden
Nee paakkumbothum pesumbothum
Nenjila minnal kanden
Inimel en vaazhvae unnodu
Oh varuvenae pinnodu
Oh innum nooru aandu
Nam aayul venum
Kai regaiyellaam theinjum
Nam aasai vaazhum
Un anbu ennum baanam
En usir vara venum
Un moochukaatril naan moozhgi
Maainthida venum
Kangal naangum paarthum
Paarvai ondrae venum
Kaalathukkum nee venum
Enna thara unna vida
Nambum orr idam illa
Ini naalai muthal naanum neeyum
Vera vera illa
Unnodu naan ippaye dhaan
………………………..
Un koora chela koothaadum
Kungumathil mungum
Female :Oh thangathodu pesum kaadhoram
Oh vaazhai manjal thennaigal
Vaasal pandhal aagum
Female :Oh mela chaththam metti chaththam
Inainju kondaadum
Oh innum nooru aandu
Nam aayul venum
Kai regaiyellaam thenjum
Nam aasai vaazhum
Un anbu ennum baanam
En usir vara venum
Un moochukaatril naan moozhgi
Maainthida venum
Kangal naangum paarthum
Paarvai ondrae venum
Kaalathukkum nee venum
Ottu ketkkum kaathae konjam
Etti paarppaaiyo
Oru vetkkam thinnu nikkum enna
Thottu poovaaiyo
En ennam polae vannam kanden
Innaal kanaalkalai
Nigazhthi paarkkum mudhal naal
Un anbu ennum baanam
En usir vara venum
Naan munnae pinnae soodaatha
Mullaipoovum nee
Thendral aakum theeyae
Enai mella kollum noyae
En nenjam unnaal paagaaga urugiduthae
Oh innum nooru aandu
Nam aayul venum
Kai regaiyellaam theinjum
Nam aasai vaazhum
What is there to give? Besides you,
There is no place I can trust.
From tomorrow onwards, you and I
Are not two separate people anymore.
Come with me, come right now.
You arrived and gave me shelter,
And for some reason, I welcomed it.
Whenever you looked at me and spoke,
I saw a flash of lightning in my heart.
From now on, my entire life is with you.
Oh, I will follow right behind you.
Oh, for another hundred years,
May our lives last.
Even if the lines on our palms wear away,
Our love will live on.
The arrow of your love
Must reach deep into my soul.
Drowning in your warm breath,
I want to fade away.
Though four eyes look at each other,
Our gaze must become one.
I need you for all eternity.
What is there to give? Besides you,
There is no place I can trust.
From tomorrow onwards, you and I
Are not two separate people anymore.
I am with you right now.
...
Your bridal silk saree will dance with joy,
Dipped in sacred kumkum powder.
Oh, whispering right beside your gold-adorned ear,
Oh, banana trees, turmeric, and coconut fronds
Will form the canopy at our doorway.
Oh, the rhythm of wedding drums and the chime of toe rings
Will unite in celebration.
Oh, for another hundred years,
May our lives last.
Even if the lines on our palms wear away,
Our love will live on.
The arrow of your love
Must reach deep into my soul.
Drowning in your warm breath,
I want to fade away.
Though four eyes look at each other,
Our gaze must become one.
I need you for all eternity.
O ear that eavesdrops on us,
Will you lean in and peek?
As shyness completely consumes me,
Will you touch me as you pass by?
I found vibrant colors just as I had dreamed;
Today is the very first day
Where all those dreams come true.
The arrow of your love
Must reach deep into my soul.
Like a blossom I have never worn before,
You are that fresh jasmine flower.
You are a fire that turns into a gentle breeze,
You are a sweet sickness slowly killing me,
Because of you, my heart melts like sweet syrup.
Oh, for another hundred years,
May our lives last.
Even if the lines on our palms wear away,
Our love will live on.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kaalathukkum Nee Venum' is a profound romantic ballad from the movie 'Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu', expressing unwavering devotion, lifelong commitment, and the eternal bond between two lovers. The lyrics beautifully weave imagery of traditional Tamil wedding rituals with deep emotional intensity, symbolizing two lives merging into one entity meant to last beyond a lifetime.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Un anbu ennum baanam

Love is metaphorically described as an arrow ('baanam') piercing straight to the soul.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Thendral aakum theeyae

Juxtaposition of fire ('thee') transforming into a soft breeze ('thendral') and love being a sweet sickness ('noya').

Imagery (Katchi Inbam)

Female :Oh mela chaththam metti chaththam

Evokes vivid visual and auditory imagery of Tamil wedding customs including drums ('mela chaththam') and toe rings ('metti chaththam').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Kai regaiyellaam theinjum

Exaggerating love lasting beyond palm lines wearing out with old age.

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Trivia

'Kaalathukkum Nee Venum' is composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Thamarai, and features lead actor Silambarasan T. R. (Simbu) providing lead vocals alongside Rakshita Suresh.

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