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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Adaimazhai

From Aanmai Thavarael · 2011

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singers
Krish, Ramya
Music director
Mariya Manohar
Details
Aanmai Thavarael2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kadhal adaimazhai kaalamLove is a season of heavy downpours
Paadhangal paravaigal aagumFeet turn into light birds
Vaazhvin vazhi thunai endruBelieving you are my life's companion
Nenjam unnai kandu saaigirathaeMy heart leans upon seeing you
Male
Kaakka vaikkum unaiThough you make me wait
Unai rasiththiruppaenI will keep admiring you
Latcham pala valigalai nee oduththaaoYou broke away a hundred thousand pains
Innum innum vendumWanting more and more
Ena adam pidippenI will stubbornly demand
Male
Un tholil saayumLeaning on your shoulder
Antha nodi vali marakkirathaeThat moment's pain is forgotten
En vaazhvin thooram unThe journey distance of my life
Veettil vanthu mudigirathaeComes to an end at your home
Unnai paarththu nirkkum nimishangalilIn the minutes spent looking at you
Vaazhvin arththangalum purigirathae….uyiraeThe meanings of life are understood... my soul
Male
Neelum neenda nedu vazhiyilOn the long, stretching endless road
Kaalai koochchalidum paniyilIn the morning dew shouting with chill
Yaetho pesi kondu nadappomWe shall walk talking about random things
Yaedho pesiyathai maranthiruppomWe will forget whatever we talked about
Male
Mella mella karaivathu pidikkirathaeI love dissolving slowly and steadily
Unai kandu udhirvathu inikkirathaeShedding myself upon seeing you feels sweet
Thondruthotta valigalum pudhaigirathaeAge-old persistent pains get buried
Male
Hae un koondhal neelamHey, the length of your long tresses
En iravilum alaigirathaeWaves even across my night
Nee paarkkum paarvaiThe gaze you cast upon me
En porumaiyai ketkkirathaeTests the limits of my patience
Kanavil pesi vantha vaarththaigalaiThe words spoken in my dreams
Neril pesa manam thudikkirathae…aahaahMy heart yearns to speak in person... ah
Male
Kadhal adaimazhai kaalamLove is a season of heavy downpours
Paadhangal paravaigal aagumFeet turn into light birds
Vaazhvin vazhi thunai endruBelieving you are my life's companion
Nenjam unnai kandu saaigirathaeMy heart leans upon seeing you
Male
Namai namai dhinam rasikka vidiyal neramDawn is the time to admire ourselves daily
Thandanaigal tharum unathu iniya kolamYour sweet presence grants delightful punishments
Kattu kattaai kadhaigalBundles and bundles of stories
Uraikka viraiyum neramWhen time rushes to recount them
Mounam purivenae ohoI shall maintain silence, oho
Male
Anuthinam pudhuEvery single day in a new
Ulagil nadanthu povomWorld, we shall walk together
Female :Megam polaeFemale: Like a floating cloud
Male :Kadal karaiyil manal veliyilMale: On the seashore, in the sandy expanse
Tholainthu povomWe shall get lost
Female :Suvadai polaeFemale: Like footsteps
Male
Thani maram ondrinBeneath a single solitary tree
Adiyil ilaigal polaeLike fallen leaves at its base
Thaniththu kidappom vaa nee vaaWe will lie together in solitude, come, oh come
Female
Ne thedum neram enWhen you search for me, my
Kallaththanam vedikkirathaePlayful mischief bursts forth
En kadhal thedal thamMy quest for love forgets
Elaigalai marakkirathaeIts own limits and boundaries

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Kadhal Adaimazhai Kaalam' from the 2011 film 'Aanmai Thavarael' is a soulful romantic duet that captures the intoxicating and healing power of love. The song compares love to a relentless torrential rain that transforms everyday reality into a weightless, blissful dream, making one's heart light and erasing all past emotional wounds.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Kadhal adaimazhai kaalam

Love is directly metaphorized as a torrential rainy season ('adaimazhai kaalam').

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Paadhangal paravaigal aagum

Feet are compared directly to flying birds to express lightness and joy.

Monai (Alliteration)

Neelum neenda nedu vazhiyil

Repetition of the initial 'N' sounds ('Neelum', 'neenda', 'nedu') creates rhythmic flow.

Uvamai (Simile)

Female :Megam polae / Adiyil ilaigal polae

Uses 'polae' (like/as) to compare the lovers' presence to floating clouds and fallen leaves under a tree.

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Trivia

'Aanmai Thavarael' (2011) is an action thriller film directed by L. Jethu Joseph. Music composer Mariya Manohar delivered a memorable, critically appreciated soundtrack for the film, with lyrics penned by celebrated lyricist Karthik Netha.

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