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Lyrics & meaning

Kadavul Ninaithan

From Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
6 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kadavul ninaithaan
Mana naal koduthaan
Vaazhkkai undaanadhae
Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae
Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan
Irandum ondraanadhae
Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae
Aayiram kaalamae vaazhavae thirumanam
Aayiram kaalamae vaazhavae thirumanam
Kadavul ninaithaan
Mana naal koduthaan
Vaazhkkai undaanadhae
Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae
Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan
Irandum ondraanadhae
Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae
{Ezhil vaanam engum
Pala vanna maegam
Azhaghaana veenai
Aanadha raagam} (2)
Edhir kaala kaatru
Edhu seiyum endru
Ariyaadha ullam
Adhu dheiva vellam
Maalai nee katti vaithu
Kondu vandha vaelai
Nal pottu vaithu ingu vandha kaalai
Nee enni yaedhum illaiyammaa naalai
Kadavul ninaithaan
Mana naal koduthaan
Vaazhkkai undaanadhae
Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae
Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan
Irandum ondraanadhae
Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae
{Mana maedai thandha
Malar pondra penmai
Manavaalan kaiyil
Vilaiyaattu bommai} (2)
Vilaiyaattu kaana
Varugindra dheivam
Vilaiyaadumaanaal edhu
Vaazhvil unmai
Kaalam nee kaigal thandhu
Ingu vandha neram
Un kaadhil andru solli vaitha vaedham
Un kattazhagum mangalamum vaazhga
Kadavul ninaithaan
Mana naal koduthaan
Vaazhkkai undaanadhae
Kalai magalae nee vaazhgavae
Avanae inaithaan uravai valarthaan
Irandum ondraanadhae
Thiru maganae nee vaazhgavae
Aayiram kaalamae vaazhavae thirumanam
God willed it,
And gave this wedding day;
A new life has begun!
May you live long, blessed daughter!
He brought you together and nurtured this bond,
And two lives have become one!
May you live long, noble son!
May this marriage endure for thousands of years!
May this marriage endure for thousands of years!
God willed it,
And gave this wedding day;
A new life has begun!
May you live long, blessed daughter!
He brought you together and nurtured this bond,
And two lives have become one!
May you live long, noble son!
Across the beautiful sky,
Are clouds of many colors,
Like a lovely veena playing
A melody of pure joy!
What the winds of the future
Might bring tomorrow,
The innocent heart does not know;
It is carried by the flow of divine grace.
When you strung the garland
And brought it here,
The young groom arrived wearing an auspicious mark;
Do not worry about tomorrow, dear daughter.
God willed it,
And gave this wedding day;
A new life has begun!
May you live long, blessed daughter!
He brought you together and nurtured this bond,
And two lives have become one!
May you live long, noble son!
Brought to the wedding stage,
A woman gentle as a flower
Is like a precious doll
In the hands of her groom.
If the God who comes
To watch this play of life
Begins to play games Himself,
What is truly real in this life?
When time held your hand
And brought you to this moment,
The sacred truth whispered in your ear was:
"May your graceful beauty and auspicious life flourish!"
God willed it,
And gave this wedding day;
A new life has begun!
May you live long, blessed daughter!
He brought you together and nurtured this bond,
And two lives have become one!
May you live long, noble son!
May this marriage endure for thousands of years!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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