Kadhal Bodhai Neeye
From Thodu Vaanam · 2021
- Lyricist
- Krithiga Seenuvasan
- Singers
- Swetha PA, Surya Srini
- Music director
- Surya Srini
- Details
- Thodu Vaanam2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Alai polae nee thaaka | As you strike like a wave |
| Karaindhae pogiren | I keep dissolving away |
| Solladha yekkangal nenjil yerkiren | I carry unsaid longings in my heart |
| Female | |
| Manadhinil pudhuvidha | In my heart, a new kind of |
| Siragugal paranthida | Wings take flight |
| Unnaal unnaal unnaal enayae kaanala | Because of you, because of you, because of you, I cannot see myself |
| Vizhi vizhi mothida mayakkangal koodida | As eyes clash with eyes, dizziness increases |
| Aiyo aiyo aiyo imaigal moodala | Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, my eyelids will not close |
| Female | |
| Idhu kaadhala | Is this love? |
| En kaadhala | Is it my love? |
| En kaadelaam pookkal pookkuthae | Flowers are blooming all around my ears |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal bodhai neeyae neeyae | You alone are the intoxication of love |
| Kaalai maalai vaasam neeyae | You are the fragrance morning and evening |
| Aakkam neeyae yekkam neeyae | You are the creation, you are the longing |
| Vaanil modhum megam nee | You are the cloud clashing in the sky |
| Female | |
| Unnaalae naan kanda | Through the wounds I saw |
| Vazhigal aara pizhaithenae | Because of you, as they healed, I survived |
| Mandraadum mazhai polae | Like the pleading rain |
| Madiyil sera ninaithenae | I wished to settle on your lap |
| Female | |
| Enai vandhu eerthida | To come and attract me |
| Paarkiren unaiyae | I keep looking at you |
| Pudhu vidha maatrida ketten enaiyae | To change in a new way, I asked myself |
| Male :Enadhuyir thozhiyae kaadhalum poiyadi | Male: Oh my soulmate, love is a lie |
| Vaasam illai pookkal pookkal | There is no fragrance in these flowers |
| Male | |
| ……………….. | ... |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal bodhai neeyae neeyae | You alone are the intoxication of love |
| Kaadhal bodhai neeyae neeyae | You alone are the intoxication of love |
அலை போலே நீ தாக்க
கரைந்தே போகிறேன்
சொல்லாத ஏக்கங்கள் நெஞ்சில் ஏற்கிறேன்
As you strike like a wave
I keep dissolving away
I carry unsaid longings in my heart
மனதினில் புதுவித
சிறகுகள் பறந்திட
உன்னால் உன்னால் உன்னால் எனையே காணல
விழி விழி மோதிட மயக்கங்கள் கூடிட
அய்யோ அய்யோ அய்யோ இமைகள் மூடல
In my heart, a new kind of
Wings take flight
Because of you, because of you, because of you, I cannot see myself
As eyes clash with eyes, dizziness increases
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, my eyelids will not close
இது காதலா
என் காதலா
என் காடெல்லாம் பூக்கள் பூக்குதே
Is this love?
Is it my love?
Flowers are blooming all around my ears
காதல் போதை நீயே நீயே
காலை மாலை வாசம் நீயே
ஆக்கம் நீயே ஏக்கம் நீயே
வானில் மோதும் மேகம் நீ
You alone are the intoxication of love
You are the fragrance morning and evening
You are the creation, you are the longing
You are the cloud clashing in the sky
உன்னாலே நான் கண்ட
வலிகள் ஆர பிழைத்தேனே
மன்றாடும் மழை போலே
மடியில் சேர நினைத்தேனே
Through the wounds I saw
Because of you, as they healed, I survived
Like the pleading rain
I wished to settle on your lap
எனை வந்து ஈர்த்திட
பார்க்கிறேன் உனையே
புது வித மாற்றிட கேட்டேன் எனையே
எனதுயிர் தோழியே காதலும் பொய்யடி
வாசம் இல்லை பூக்கள் பூக்கள்
To come and attract me
I keep looking at you
To change in a new way, I asked myself
Male: Oh my soulmate, love is a lie
There is no fragrance in these flowers
......................................
...
காதல் போதை நீயே நீயே
காதல் போதை நீயே நீயே
You alone are the intoxication of love
You alone are the intoxication of love
Alai polae nee thaaka
As you strike like a wave
Karaindhae pogiren
I keep dissolving away
Solladha yekkangal nenjil yerkiren
I carry unsaid longings in my heart
Manadhinil pudhuvidha
In my heart, a new kind of
Siragugal paranthida
Wings take flight
Unnaal unnaal unnaal enayae kaanala
Because of you, because of you, because of you, I cannot see myself
Vizhi vizhi mothida mayakkangal koodida
As eyes clash with eyes, dizziness increases
Aiyo aiyo aiyo imaigal moodala
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, my eyelids will not close
Idhu kaadhala
Is this love?
En kaadhala
Is it my love?
En kaadelaam pookkal pookkuthae
Flowers are blooming all around my ears
Kaadhal bodhai neeyae neeyae
You alone are the intoxication of love
Kaalai maalai vaasam neeyae
You are the fragrance morning and evening
Aakkam neeyae yekkam neeyae
You are the creation, you are the longing
Vaanil modhum megam nee
You are the cloud clashing in the sky
Unnaalae naan kanda
Through the wounds I saw
Vazhigal aara pizhaithenae
Because of you, as they healed, I survived
Mandraadum mazhai polae
Like the pleading rain
Madiyil sera ninaithenae
I wished to settle on your lap
Enai vandhu eerthida
To come and attract me
Paarkiren unaiyae
I keep looking at you
Pudhu vidha maatrida ketten enaiyae
To change in a new way, I asked myself
Male :Enadhuyir thozhiyae kaadhalum poiyadi
Male: Oh my soulmate, love is a lie
Vaasam illai pookkal pookkal
There is no fragrance in these flowers
………………..
...
Kaadhal bodhai neeyae neeyae
You alone are the intoxication of love
Kaadhal bodhai neeyae neeyae
You alone are the intoxication of love
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Thodu Vaanam' expresses the overwhelming emotions and intense intoxication that accompany falling in love. The female lead describes love as a powerful ocean wave that dissolves her identity, bringing a sense of lightness as if she has gained wings. She views her beloved as the source of all fragrance, creation, and healing, acknowledging how his presence healed her past wounds and filled her world with flowers and romantic bliss. Toward the end, a brief male intervention brings a contrasting, cynical view that romantic devotion might be an illusion akin to scentless flowers, before reverting back to the central theme of love being an irresistible and consuming state of being.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Alai polae nee thaaka”
Compares the sudden arrival/impact of the lover to crashing ocean waves ('Alai polae').
Repetition / Anaphora (Adukkuthodar)
“Unnaal unnaal unnaal enayae kaanala”
The words 'Unnaal' and 'Aiyo' are repeated thrice for heightened emotional emphasis.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhal bodhai neeyae neeyae”
Directly identifies the lover as love's intoxication itself ('Kaadhal bodhai neeyae').
Rhyme / Consonance (Edhugai)
“Aakkam neeyae yekkam neeyae”
Harmonious sound symmetry across adjacent line endings like 'Aakkam' and 'Yekkam'.
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Trivia
'Thodu Vaanam' is a 2021 independent Tamil romantic track featuring music composed by Surya Srini, who also provided male vocals opposite Swetha PA, with lyrics penned by Krithiga Seenuvasan.
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