Kadhal Devan Kadhal Devi
From Uthami · 1985
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Uthami1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kadhal devan kadhal devi vaanil oorvalamo | Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love? |
| Gaanam paadum vaanampaadi geetham aaganumo | Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody? |
| Unnodu naan ennodu nee | I am with you, you are with me. |
| Pon veenai meal kann jaadaithaan | A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena. |
| Female | |
| Kadhal devan kadhal devi vaanil oorvalamo | Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love? |
| Gaanam paadum vaanampaadi geetham aaganumo | Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody? |
| Unnodu naan ennodu nee | I am with you, you are with me. |
| Pon veenai meal kann jaadaithaan | A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena. |
| Male | |
| Kangal thoongiya raaththri raththiri velai kaigal thaavuthae | During the night when the eyes were sleeping, hands reach out. |
| Kaigal thaaviya paathaiyil | Along the path reached out by the hands, |
| Engum penmai naanuthae | Womanhood feels shy everywhere. |
| Female | |
| Vizhiyil kadhalun vaivasaayam | Love is the farming in the eyes, |
| Manathil aasaigal payiraagum | Desires become crops in the heart. |
| Male :Vaaraatho aruvaadai vaaraatho | Male: Will the harvest not arrive? Will it not come? |
| Thaaraatho oru sugam thaaraatho thaaraatho….. | Will it not yield joy? Will it not yield? |
| Female | |
| Kadhal devan kadhal devi vaanil oorvalamo | Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love? |
| Male :Gaanam paadum vaanampaadi geetham aaganumo | Male: Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody? |
| Female :Unnodu naan ennodu nee | Female: I am with you, you are with me. |
| Pon veenai meal kann jaadaithaan | A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena. |
| Female | |
| Manjal poosiya thaamarai poovai | The lotus flower smeared with turmeric, |
| Konji paarkkalaam | Let us fondle and cherish it. |
| Nenjil aadiya naadagamellaam | All the dramas staged inside the heart, |
| Neril aadalaam | Let us enact them in reality. |
| Male | |
| Azhagae thearthalil mudi soodum | Beauty gets crowned in an election, |
| Amaiyum vaalipa arasaangam | A government of youth is established. |
| Female :Vizhaavo radhi mathan ulaavo | Female: Is it a celebration, a procession of Rati and Kama? |
| Nithaanam pudhiyaval nithaanam nithaanam | Patience, the new maiden has patience, patience. |
| Male | |
| Kadhal devan kadhal devi vaanil oorvalamo | Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love? |
| Female :Gaanam paadum vaanampaadi geetham aaganumo | Female: Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody? |
| Male :Unnodu naan ennodu nee | Male: I am with you, you are with me. |
| Female :Pon veenai meal kann jaadaithaan | Female: A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena. |
...................
Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love?
Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody?
I am with you, you are with me.
A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena.
காதல் தேவன் காதல் தேவி வானில் ஊர்வலமோ
கானம் பாடும் வானம்பாடி கீதம் ஆகணுமோ
உன்னோடு நான் என்னோடு நீ
பொன் வீணை மேல் கண் ஜாடைதான்
Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love?
Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody?
I am with you, you are with me.
A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena.
காதல் தேவன் காதல் தேவி வானில் ஊர்வலமோ
கானம் பாடும் வானம்பாடி கீதம் ஆகணுமோ
உன்னோடு நான் என்னோடு நீ
பொன் வீணை மேல் கண் ஜாடைதான்
During the night when the eyes were sleeping, hands reach out.
Along the path reached out by the hands,
Womanhood feels shy everywhere.
கண்கள் தூங்கிய ராத்திரி வேளை கைகள் தாவுதே
கைகள் தாவிய பாதையில்
எங்கும் பெண்மை நாணுதே
Love is the farming in the eyes,
Desires become crops in the heart.
Male: Will the harvest not arrive? Will it not come?
Will it not yield joy? Will it not yield?
விழியில் காதலின் விவசாயம்
மனதில் ஆசைகள் பயிராகும்
வாராதோ அறுவடை வாராதோ
தராதோ ஒரு சுகம் தராதோ தராதோ......
Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love?
Male: Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody?
Female: I am with you, you are with me.
A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena.
காதல் தேவன் காதல் தேவி வானில் ஊர்வலமோ
கானம் பாடும் வானம்பாடி கீதம் ஆகணுமோ
உன்னோடு நான் என்னோடு நீ
பொன் வீணை மேல் கண் ஜாடைதான்
The lotus flower smeared with turmeric,
Let us fondle and cherish it.
All the dramas staged inside the heart,
Let us enact them in reality.
மஞ்சள் பூசிய தாமரைப்பூவை
கொஞ்சிப் பார்க்கலாம்
நெஞ்சில் ஆடிய நாடகமெல்லாம்
நேரில் ஆடலாம்
Beauty gets crowned in an election,
A government of youth is established.
Female: Is it a celebration, a procession of Rati and Kama?
Patience, the new maiden has patience, patience.
அழகே தேர்தலில் முடி சூடும்
அமையும் வாலிப அரசாங்கம்
விழாவோ ரதி மதன் உலாவோ
நிதானம் புதியவள் நிதானம் நிதானம்
Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love?
Female: Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody?
Male: I am with you, you are with me.
Female: A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena.
காதல் தேவன் காதல் தேவி வானில் ஊர்வலமோ
கானம் பாடும் வானம்பாடி கீதம் ஆகணுமோ
உன்னோடு நான் என்னோடு நீ
பொன் வீணை மேல் கண் ஜாடைதான்
Kadhal devan kadhal devi vaanil oorvalamo
Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love?
Gaanam paadum vaanampaadi geetham aaganumo
Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody?
Unnodu naan ennodu nee
I am with you, you are with me.
Pon veenai meal kann jaadaithaan
A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena.
Kadhal devan kadhal devi vaanil oorvalamo
Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love?
Gaanam paadum vaanampaadi geetham aaganumo
Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody?
Unnodu naan ennodu nee
I am with you, you are with me.
Pon veenai meal kann jaadaithaan
A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena.
Kangal thoongiya raaththri raththiri velai kaigal thaavuthae
During the night when the eyes were sleeping, hands reach out.
Kaigal thaaviya paathaiyil
Along the path reached out by the hands,
Engum penmai naanuthae
Womanhood feels shy everywhere.
Vizhiyil kadhalun vaivasaayam
Love is the farming in the eyes,
Manathil aasaigal payiraagum
Desires become crops in the heart.
Male :Vaaraatho aruvaadai vaaraatho
Male: Will the harvest not arrive? Will it not come?
Thaaraatho oru sugam thaaraatho thaaraatho…..
Will it not yield joy? Will it not yield?
Kadhal devan kadhal devi vaanil oorvalamo
Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love?
Male :Gaanam paadum vaanampaadi geetham aaganumo
Male: Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody?
Female :Unnodu naan ennodu nee
Female: I am with you, you are with me.
Pon veenai meal kann jaadaithaan
A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena.
Manjal poosiya thaamarai poovai
The lotus flower smeared with turmeric,
Konji paarkkalaam
Let us fondle and cherish it.
Nenjil aadiya naadagamellaam
All the dramas staged inside the heart,
Neril aadalaam
Let us enact them in reality.
Azhagae thearthalil mudi soodum
Beauty gets crowned in an election,
Amaiyum vaalipa arasaangam
A government of youth is established.
Female :Vizhaavo radhi mathan ulaavo
Female: Is it a celebration, a procession of Rati and Kama?
Nithaanam pudhiyaval nithaanam nithaanam
Patience, the new maiden has patience, patience.
Kadhal devan kadhal devi vaanil oorvalamo
Is it a procession in the sky of the god of love and goddess of love?
Female :Gaanam paadum vaanampaadi geetham aaganumo
Female: Will the song sung by the skylark turn into a melody?
Male :Unnodu naan ennodu nee
Male: I am with you, you are with me.
Female :Pon veenai meal kann jaadaithaan
Female: A signal of the eyes upon the golden veena.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kadhal Devan Kadhal Devi is a romantic duet from the 1985 film Uthami, composed by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh and rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jairam. The song captures the intimate, playful romantic conversation between two lovers who elevate their affection to divine proportions, comparing themselves to celestial lovers like Rati and Kama.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vizhiyil kadhalun vaivasaayam / Manathil aasaigal payiraagum”
Love is poetically metaphorized as agriculture of the eyes, where desires grow as crops in the heart awaiting harvest.
Allusion (Purana Kurippeeduthal)
“Vizhaavo radhi mathan ulaavo”
Refers to Rati and Manmatha (Kama), the divine figures of love and beauty in Hindu mythology.
Rhyme / Monai
“Unnodu naan ennodu nee”
Rhythmic repetition of words creating internal balance and musical rhythm.
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Trivia
The track showcases Shankar-Ganesh's characteristic late-80s melodious style, highlighted by the harmonious vocal pairing of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jairam.
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