Kadavul Ninaithan
From Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum · 1981
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kadavul ninaithaan | God willed it |
| Mana naal koduthaan | He granted the wedding day |
| Vaazhkkai undaanadhae | Life was created |
| Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae | Long live, daughter of the arts |
| Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan | He united them and nurtured the relationship |
| Irandum ondraanadhae | The two became one |
| Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae | Long live, auspicious son |
| Aayiram kaalamae vaazhavae thirumanam | May this marriage live for a thousand years |
| Aayiram kaalamae vaazhavae thirumanam | May this marriage live for a thousand years |
| Male | |
| Kadavul ninaithaan | God willed it |
| Mana naal koduthaan | He granted the wedding day |
| Vaazhkkai undaanadhae | Life was created |
| Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae | Long live, daughter of the arts |
| Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan | He united them and nurtured the relationship |
| Irandum ondraanadhae | The two became one |
| Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae | Long live, auspicious son |
| Male | |
| {Ezhil vaanam engum | {Across the beautiful sky |
| Pala vanna maegam | Clouds of many colors |
| Azhaghaana veenai | A beautiful veena |
| Aanadha raagam} (2) | A melody of joy} (2) |
| Male | |
| Edhir kaala kaatru | What the winds of the future |
| Edhu seiyum endru | Will do |
| Ariyaadha ullam | The heart does not know |
| Adhu dheiva vellam | That is a divine flood |
| Male | |
| Maalai nee katti vaithu | The garland you tied and brought |
| Kondu vandha vaelai | At that moment |
| Nal pottu vaithu ingu vandha kaalai | The morning you arrived wearing the auspicious pottu |
| Nee enni yaedhum illaiyammaa naalai | Tomorrow is not what you plan, dear woman |
| Male | |
| Kadavul ninaithaan | God willed it |
| Mana naal koduthaan | He granted the wedding day |
| Vaazhkkai undaanadhae | Life was created |
| Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae | Long live, daughter of the arts |
| Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan | He united them and nurtured the relationship |
| Irandum ondraanadhae | The two became one |
| Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae | Long live, auspicious son |
| Male | |
| {Mana maedai thandha | {Given by the wedding stage |
| Malar pondra penmai | Flower-like womanhood |
| Manavaalan kaiyil | In the groom's hands |
| Vilaiyaattu bommai} (2) | Is a plaything} (2) |
| Male | |
| Vilaiyaattu kaana | To watch the play |
| Varugindra dheivam | The God who arrives |
| Vilaiyaadumaanaal edhu | If He Himself starts playing, what then |
| Vaazhvil unmai | Is the truth in life? |
| Male | |
| Kaalam nee kaigal thandhu | When Time gave its hands |
| Ingu vandha neram | And arrived at this moment |
| Un kaadhil andru solli vaitha vaedham | The Vedic truth whispered in your ear that day |
| Un kattazhagum mangalamum vaazhga | Long live your striking beauty and auspiciousness |
| Male | |
| Kadavul ninaithaan | God willed it |
| Mana naal koduthaan | He granted the wedding day |
| Vaazhkkai undaanadhae | Life was created |
| Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae | Long live, daughter of the arts |
| Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan | He united them and nurtured the relationship |
| Irandum ondraanadhae | The two became one |
| Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae | Long live, auspicious son |
| Aayiram kaalamae vaazhavae thirumanam | May this marriage live for a thousand years |
கடவுள் நினைத்தான்
மண நாள் கொடுத்தான்
வாழ்க்கை உண்டானதே
கலை மகளே நீ வாழ்கவே
அவனே இணைத்தான் உறவை வளர்த்தான்
இரண்டும் ஒன்றானதே
திருமகனே நீ வாழ்கவே
ஆயிரம் காலமே வாழவே திருமணம்
ஆயிரம் காலமே வாழவே திருமணம்
God willed it
He granted the wedding day
Life was created
Long live, daughter of the arts
He united them and nurtured the relationship
The two became one
Long live, auspicious son
May this marriage live for a thousand years
May this marriage live for a thousand years
கடவுள் நினைத்தான்
மண நாள் கொடுத்தான்
வாழ்க்கை உண்டானதே
கலை மகளே நீ வாழ்கவே
அவனே இணைத்தான் உறவை வளர்த்தான்
இரண்டும் ஒன்றானதே
திருமகனே நீ வாழ்கவே
God willed it
He granted the wedding day
Life was created
Long live, daughter of the arts
He united them and nurtured the relationship
The two became one
Long live, auspicious son
{எழில் வானம் எங்கும்
பல வண்ண மேகம்
அழகான வீணை
ஆனந்த ராகம்} (2)
{Across the beautiful sky
Clouds of many colors
A beautiful veena
A melody of joy} (2)
எதிர் கால காற்று
எது செய்யும் என்று
அறியாத உள்ளம்
அது தெய்வ வெள்ளம்
What the winds of the future
Will do
The heart does not know
That is a divine flood
மாலை நீ கட்டி வைத்து
கொண்டு வந்த வேளை
நல் போட்டு வைத்து இங்கு வந்த காளை
நீ எண்ணி ஏதும் இல்லையம்மா நாளை
The garland you tied and brought
At that moment
The morning you arrived wearing the auspicious pottu
Tomorrow is not what you plan, dear woman
கடவுள் நினைத்தான்
மண நாள் கொடுத்தான்
வாழ்க்கை உண்டானதே
கலை மகளே நீ வாழ்கவே
அவனே இணைத்தான் உறவை வளர்த்தான்
இரண்டும் ஒன்றானதே
திருமகனே நீ வாழ்கவே
God willed it
He granted the wedding day
Life was created
Long live, daughter of the arts
He united them and nurtured the relationship
The two became one
Long live, auspicious son
{மண மேடை தந்த
மலர் போன்ற பெண்மை
மணவாளன் கையில்
விளையாட்டு பொம்மை} (2)
{Given by the wedding stage
Flower-like womanhood
In the groom's hands
Is a plaything} (2)
விளையாட்டு காண
வருகின்ற தெய்வம்
விளையாடுமானால் எது
வாழ்வில் உண்மை
To watch the play
The God who arrives
If He Himself starts playing, what then
Is the truth in life?
காலம் நீ கைகள் தந்து
இங்கு வந்த நேரம்
உன் காதில் அன்று சொல்லி வைத்த வேதம்
உன் கட்டழகும் மங்கலமும் வாழ்க
When Time gave its hands
And arrived at this moment
The Vedic truth whispered in your ear that day
Long live your striking beauty and auspiciousness
கடவுள் நினைத்தான்
மண நாள் கொடுத்தான்
வாழ்க்கை உண்டானதே
கலை மகளே நீ வாழ்கவே
அவனே இணைத்தான் உறவை வளர்த்தான்
இரண்டும் ஒன்றானதே
திருமகனே நீ வாழ்கவே
ஆயிரம் காலமே வாழவே திருமணம்
God willed it
He granted the wedding day
Life was created
Long live, daughter of the arts
He united them and nurtured the relationship
The two became one
Long live, auspicious son
May this marriage live for a thousand years
Kadavul ninaithaan
God willed it
Mana naal koduthaan
He granted the wedding day
Vaazhkkai undaanadhae
Life was created
Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae
Long live, daughter of the arts
Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan
He united them and nurtured the relationship
Irandum ondraanadhae
The two became one
Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae
Long live, auspicious son
Aayiram kaalamae vaazhavae thirumanam
May this marriage live for a thousand years
Aayiram kaalamae vaazhavae thirumanam
May this marriage live for a thousand years
Kadavul ninaithaan
God willed it
Mana naal koduthaan
He granted the wedding day
Vaazhkkai undaanadhae
Life was created
Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae
Long live, daughter of the arts
Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan
He united them and nurtured the relationship
Irandum ondraanadhae
The two became one
Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae
Long live, auspicious son
{Ezhil vaanam engum
{Across the beautiful sky
Pala vanna maegam
Clouds of many colors
Azhaghaana veenai
A beautiful veena
Aanadha raagam} (2)
A melody of joy} (2)
Edhir kaala kaatru
What the winds of the future
Edhu seiyum endru
Will do
Ariyaadha ullam
The heart does not know
Adhu dheiva vellam
That is a divine flood
Maalai nee katti vaithu
The garland you tied and brought
Kondu vandha vaelai
At that moment
Nal pottu vaithu ingu vandha kaalai
The morning you arrived wearing the auspicious pottu
Nee enni yaedhum illaiyammaa naalai
Tomorrow is not what you plan, dear woman
Kadavul ninaithaan
God willed it
Mana naal koduthaan
He granted the wedding day
Vaazhkkai undaanadhae
Life was created
Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae
Long live, daughter of the arts
Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan
He united them and nurtured the relationship
Irandum ondraanadhae
The two became one
Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae
Long live, auspicious son
{Mana maedai thandha
{Given by the wedding stage
Malar pondra penmai
Flower-like womanhood
Manavaalan kaiyil
In the groom's hands
Vilaiyaattu bommai} (2)
Is a plaything} (2)
Vilaiyaattu kaana
To watch the play
Varugindra dheivam
The God who arrives
Vilaiyaadumaanaal edhu
If He Himself starts playing, what then
Vaazhvil unmai
Is the truth in life?
Kaalam nee kaigal thandhu
When Time gave its hands
Ingu vandha neram
And arrived at this moment
Un kaadhil andru solli vaitha vaedham
The Vedic truth whispered in your ear that day
Un kattazhagum mangalamum vaazhga
Long live your striking beauty and auspiciousness
Kadavul ninaithaan
God willed it
Mana naal koduthaan
He granted the wedding day
Vaazhkkai undaanadhae
Life was created
Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae
Long live, daughter of the arts
Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan
He united them and nurtured the relationship
Irandum ondraanadhae
The two became one
Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae
Long live, auspicious son
Aayiram kaalamae vaazhavae thirumanam
May this marriage live for a thousand years
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kadavul Ninaithaan' from Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (1981) is a celebrated wedding song imbued with Kannadasan's signature philosophical reflection on human life and divine destiny. While celebrating the sacred union of marriage and wishing the couple a long, blissful life, the lyrics gently remind us that human beings plan, but God ultimately decides the course of life. The bride and groom are depicted as vehicles of divine play, entering a sacred bond orchestrated by higher powers. Through imagery of colorful clouds, musical veena melodies, and metaphors comparing human life to a toy in the hands of the Almighty, the song balances joyful wedding blessings with a deeper contemplative message about accepting time, fate, and the unpredictable nature of the future.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Malar pondra penmai”
Compares fragile and pure womanhood to a delicate flower.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vilaiyaattu bommai”
Refers to a human life or bride as a plaything in the hands of destiny or the groom.
Initial Rhyme (Monai)
“Vilaiyaattu kaana / Varugindra dheivam”
Repetition of initial consonants or vowels across adjacent words like 'Vilaiyaattu' and 'Varugindra' or 'Vilaiyaadumaanaal' and 'Vaazhvil'.
Second-letter Rhyme (Edugai)
“Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan / Irandum ondraanadhae”
Repetition of the second letter 'ra' in 'Irandum' and 'Uravai' or 'ka' in 'Kadavul' and 'Mana'.
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Trivia
'Kadavul Ninaithaan' from Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (1981) features iconic music composed by M. S. Viswanathan and deep lyrics by Kaviarasu Kannadasan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, and Jaishankar. It remains one of the most famous auspicious wedding songs played across Tamil households and marriage ceremonies to this day.
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