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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Aararo

From Narasimha · 2001

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Saisivan, Mahalakshmi Iyer
Music director
Mani Sharma
Movie name
Narasimha
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
17 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Kadhal aaraaro
Kadhal aaraaro
Kannaal sonnaayae
Pennaae nee yaaro
Minnal pennae jannal moodaathae…ae…
Unnul naanae veliyae thaedaathae
Minnal pennae jannal moodaathae…ae…
Unnul naanae veliyae thaedaathae
Kadhal aaraaro
Kadhal aaraaro
Kannaal kettaayae
Kalvaa nee yaaro
Tharaiyil meengal kangal aanathae…ae…
Thookkam thookkam thoornthae ponathae
Manasu manasu indru
Valaiyosai aanathae…ae…
Kolusu manigal enai
Kolai seithae ponathae
Manasu manasu indru
Valaiyosai aanathae…ae…
Kolusu manigal enai
Kolai seithae ponathae
Inaivathanaal idhazh inappathanaal
Intha muththam theeraathae
Male :Nanaivathanaal mazhai nanaippathanaal
Nadhi kuttram kooraathae
Female :Kaambillaamal pookkumae
Kadhal pookkalthaan
Kadhal aaraaro
Kadhal aaraaro
Female :Kannaal kettaayae
Kalvaa nee yaaro
Eriyum vizhiyil enai
Karpooram aakkinaai
Thiriyai thirudum
Oru dheepam pol maattrinaai
Eriyum vizhiyil enai
Karpooram aakkinaai
Thiriyai thirudum
Oru dheepam pol maattrinaai
Thoangidavum alai adangidavum
Oru jenmam podhaathae
Female :Pirivathanaal uyir mudivathanaal
Intha kadhal saagaathae
Male :Neeyillaatha vaazhkkaiyae
Thevaiyillaiyae
Kadhal aaraaro
Kadhal aaraaro
Kannaal kettaayae
Kalvaa nee yaaro
Minnal pennae jannal moodaathae…ae…
Unnul naanae veliyae thaedaathae
...
A lullaby of love,
A lullaby of love,
You spoke it with your eyes,
O girl, who are you?
Girl like lightning, do not close your window...
I am within you, do not search outside.
Girl like lightning, do not close your window...
I am within you, do not search outside.
A lullaby of love,
A lullaby of love,
You asked with your eyes,
O thief, who are you?
My eyes have become like fish gasping on land...
My sleep has completely vanished away.
Today, my heart, my heart
Has become the sound of jingling bangles...
The bells on your anklets
Have completely slain me.
Today, my heart, my heart
Has become the sound of jingling bangles...
The bells on your anklets
Have completely slain me.
By coming together, by joining our lips,
This kiss will never end.
Just because the rain drenches it,
A river will not complain.
They bloom even without a stem,
Only the flowers of love.
A lullaby of love,
A lullaby of love,
You asked with your eyes,
O thief, who are you?
With your burning gaze,
You turned me into camphor.
Like a flame that steals the wick,
You transformed me into a lamp.
With your burning gaze,
You turned me into camphor.
Like a flame that steals the wick,
You transformed me into a lamp.
To fall asleep and for the waves to settle,
A single lifetime is not enough.
Just because we part or life ends,
This love will never die.
A life without you
Is not needed at all.
A lullaby of love,
A lullaby of love,
You asked with your eyes,
O thief, who are you?
Girl like lightning, do not close your window...
I am within you, do not search outside.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kadhal Aaraaro from the movie Narasimha (2001) is a romantic duet expressing deep emotional connection and eternal love between two lovers. The song features a poetic dialogue where the lovers describe the intoxicating nature of love, comparing it to an unstoppable force that transcends sleep, separation, and even death itself. They describe their passion through rich imagery, such as camphor burning in blazing eyes and flowers blooming without stems. Throughout the song, the male lead addresses his lover as a girl of lightning, urging her not to shut him out because he resides within her soul. In turn, the female lead playfully calls him a thief who stole her heart with his eyes. Together, they proclaim that their love is immortal, needing no external validation, and that a single lifetime is not enough to exhaust their affection for each other.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Minnal pennae jannal moodaathae…ae…

The lover addresses his beloved as 'Minnal pennae' (Lightning Girl), metaphorically comparing her sudden and brilliant presence to lightning.

Hyperbole (Uravanai) & Visual Imagery

Eriyum vizhiyil enai Karpooram aakkinaai

The intense gaze of the lover is exaggerated as a fire that turns the speaker into burning camphor.

Paradox (Muran)

Female :Kaambillaamal pookkumae

Describing love flowers blooming without a stalk/stem ('Kaambillaamal pookkumae'), highlighting the intangible, magical nature of romantic feeling.

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Trivia

The song 'Kadhal Aaraaro' features music composed by Mani Sharma for the movie Narasimha (2001), starring Vijayakanth and Isha Koppikar. The lyrics were penned by lyricist Yugabharathi, featuring vocal performances by Hariharan and Sujatha Mohan.

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