Kadhal Kaditham
From Cheran Pandiyan · 1991
- Lyricist
- Soundaryan
- Singers
- Swarnalatha, S. A. Rajkumar
- Music director
- Soundaryan
- Details
- Cheran Pandiyan1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaditham | A love letter |
| Varainthen unakku | I wrote for you |
| Vanthatha vanthatha | Did it arrive, did it arrive? |
| Vasantham vanthatha | Did spring arrive? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaditham | A love letter |
| Varainthen unakku | I wrote for you |
| Vanthatha vanthatha | Did it arrive, did it arrive? |
| Vasantham vanthatha | Did spring arrive? |
| Female | |
| Ullam thullugindrathae | My heart leaps with joy |
| Nenjai allugindrathae | It captivates my soul |
| Ungal kaditham vanthathal | Because your letter arrived |
| Inbam engum ponguthae | Happiness overflows everywhere |
| Unmai anbu ondru than | True love alone is |
| Intha kaadhalil | In this romance |
| Endrum vaazhnthidum | An eternal living |
| Iniya seedhanam | Sweet dowry |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal kaditham | A love letter |
| Varainthai enakku | You wrote for me |
| Vanthathae vanthathae | It has arrived, it has arrived |
| Vasantham vanthathae | Spring has arrived |
| Male | |
| Uyirin uruvam | The form of a soul |
| Theriyaa thirunthen | I lived without knowing |
| Unaiyae uyiraai | You as my very soul |
| Arinthen thodarnthen | I realized and followed |
| Female | |
| Vaanum nilavum polavae | Like the sky and the moon |
| Malarum manamum polavae | Like the flower and its fragrance |
| Kadalum alaiyum polavae | Like the sea and its waves |
| Endrum vaazha vendumae | We must live forever |
| Male | |
| Unmai anbu ondru than | True love alone is |
| Intha kaadhalil | In this romance |
| Endrum vaazhnthidum | An eternal living |
| Iniya seedhanam | Sweet dowry |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaditham | A love letter |
| Varainthen unakku | I wrote for you |
| Vanthatha vanthatha | Did it arrive, did it arrive? |
| Vasantham vanthatha | Did spring arrive? |
| Female | |
| Payilum pozhuthil | While studying |
| Ezhuthum ezhuthil | In the words I write |
| Unathu peyar thaan | Your name alone is |
| Adhigam enakku | Written the most by me |
| Male | |
| Vaanam kaiyil ettinaal | If the sky were within my reach |
| Angum unnai ezhuthuven | I would write your name there too |
| Nilavai kondu vandhu than | I would bring the moon down |
| Peyaril varnam theettuven | And paint color upon your name |
| Female | |
| Unmai anbu ondru than | True love alone is |
| Intha kaadhalil | In this romance |
| Endrum vaazhnthidum | An eternal living |
| Iniya seedhanam | Sweet dowry |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal kaditham | A love letter |
| Varainthaai enakku | You wrote for me |
| Vanthathae vanthathae | It has arrived, it has arrived |
| Vasantham vanthathae | Spring has arrived |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaditham | A love letter |
| Varainthen unakku | I wrote for you |
| Female :Vanthathae vanthathae | Female: It has arrived, it has arrived |
| Vasantham vanthathae | Spring has arrived |
காதல் கடிதம்
வரைந்தேன் உனக்கு
வந்ததா வந்ததா
வசந்தம் வந்ததா
A love letter
I wrote for you
Did it arrive, did it arrive?
Did spring arrive?
காதல் கடிதம்
வரைந்தேன் உனக்கு
வந்ததா வந்ததா
வசந்தம் வந்ததா
A love letter
I wrote for you
Did it arrive, did it arrive?
Did spring arrive?
உள்ளம்
துள்ளுகின்றதே நெஞ்சை
அள்ளுகின்றதே உங்கள்
கடிதம் வந்ததால் இன்பம்
எங்கும் பொங்குதே உண்மை
அன்பு ஒன்றுதான் இந்த காதலில்
என்றும் வாழ்ந்திடும் இனிய சீதனம்
My heart leaps with joy
It captivates my soul
Because your letter arrived
Happiness overflows everywhere
True love alone is
In this romance
An eternal living
Sweet dowry
காதல் கடிதம்
வரைந்தாய் எனக்கு
வந்ததே வந்ததே
வசந்தம் வந்ததே
A love letter
You wrote for me
It has arrived, it has arrived
Spring has arrived
உயிரின்
உருவம் தெரியாதிருந்தேன்
உனையே உயிராய்
அறிந்தேன் தொடர்ந்தேன்
The form of a soul
I lived without knowing
You as my very soul
I realized and followed
வானும் நிலவும்
போலவே மலரும் மணமும்
போலவே கடலும் அலையும்
போலவே என்றும் வாழ
வேண்டுமே
Like the sky and the moon
Like the flower and its fragrance
Like the sea and its waves
We must live forever
உண்மை
அன்பு ஒன்றுதான்
இந்த காதலில்
என்றும் வாழ்ந்திடும்
இனிய சீதனம்
True love alone is
In this romance
An eternal living
Sweet dowry
காதல் கடிதம்
வரைந்தேன் உனக்கு
வந்ததா வந்ததா
வசந்தம் வந்ததா
A love letter
I wrote for you
Did it arrive, did it arrive?
Did spring arrive?
பயிலும்
பொழுதில் எழுதும்
எழுத்தில் உனது
பெயர் தான் அதிகம்
எனக்கு
While studying
In the words I write
Your name alone is
Written the most by me
வானம் கையில்
எட்டினால் அங்கும்
உன்னை எழுதுவேன்
நிலவை கொண்டு வந்து
தான் பெயரில் வர்ணம்
தீட்டுவேன்
If the sky were within my reach
I would write your name there too
I would bring the moon down
And paint color upon your name
உண்மை
அன்பு ஒன்றுதான்
இந்த காதலில் என்றும்
வாழ்ந்திடும் இனிய சீதனம்
True love alone is
In this romance
An eternal living
Sweet dowry
காதல் கடிதம்
வரைந்தாய் எனக்கு
வந்ததே வந்ததே
வசந்தம் வந்ததே
A love letter
You wrote for me
It has arrived, it has arrived
Spring has arrived
காதல் கடிதம்
வரைந்தேன் உனக்கு
வந்ததே வந்ததே
வசந்தம் வந்ததே
A love letter
I wrote for you
Female: It has arrived, it has arrived
Spring has arrived
Kaadhal kaditham
A love letter
Varainthen unakku
I wrote for you
Vanthatha vanthatha
Did it arrive, did it arrive?
Vasantham vanthatha
Did spring arrive?
Kaadhal kaditham
A love letter
Varainthen unakku
I wrote for you
Vanthatha vanthatha
Did it arrive, did it arrive?
Vasantham vanthatha
Did spring arrive?
Ullam thullugindrathae
My heart leaps with joy
Nenjai allugindrathae
It captivates my soul
Ungal kaditham vanthathal
Because your letter arrived
Inbam engum ponguthae
Happiness overflows everywhere
Unmai anbu ondru than
True love alone is
Intha kaadhalil
In this romance
Endrum vaazhnthidum
An eternal living
Iniya seedhanam
Sweet dowry
Kaadhal kaditham
A love letter
Varainthai enakku
You wrote for me
Vanthathae vanthathae
It has arrived, it has arrived
Vasantham vanthathae
Spring has arrived
Uyirin uruvam
The form of a soul
Theriyaa thirunthen
I lived without knowing
Unaiyae uyiraai
You as my very soul
Arinthen thodarnthen
I realized and followed
Vaanum nilavum polavae
Like the sky and the moon
Malarum manamum polavae
Like the flower and its fragrance
Kadalum alaiyum polavae
Like the sea and its waves
Endrum vaazha vendumae
We must live forever
Unmai anbu ondru than
True love alone is
Intha kaadhalil
In this romance
Endrum vaazhnthidum
An eternal living
Iniya seedhanam
Sweet dowry
Kaadhal kaditham
A love letter
Varainthen unakku
I wrote for you
Vanthatha vanthatha
Did it arrive, did it arrive?
Vasantham vanthatha
Did spring arrive?
Payilum pozhuthil
While studying
Ezhuthum ezhuthil
In the words I write
Unathu peyar thaan
Your name alone is
Adhigam enakku
Written the most by me
Vaanam kaiyil ettinaal
If the sky were within my reach
Angum unnai ezhuthuven
I would write your name there too
Nilavai kondu vandhu than
I would bring the moon down
Peyaril varnam theettuven
And paint color upon your name
Unmai anbu ondru than
True love alone is
Intha kaadhalil
In this romance
Endrum vaazhnthidum
An eternal living
Iniya seedhanam
Sweet dowry
Kaadhal kaditham
A love letter
Varainthaai enakku
You wrote for me
Vanthathae vanthathae
It has arrived, it has arrived
Vasantham vanthathae
Spring has arrived
Kaadhal kaditham
A love letter
Varainthen unakku
I wrote for you
Female :Vanthathae vanthathae
Female: It has arrived, it has arrived
Vasantham vanthathae
Spring has arrived
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kaadhal Kaditham' from Cheran Pandiyan is a joyful romantic duet centered around the exchanging of love letters between two lovers. The male protagonist eagerly asks if his written confession of love has reached his beloved and brought the warmth of spring into her heart. The female protagonist responds with immense bliss, explaining how reading his words fills her with uncontrollable excitement and happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Vasantham vanthatha”
Spring (Vasantham) is used as a metaphor for the arrival of happiness, love, and new beginnings brought by the love letter.
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaanum nilavum polavae / Malarum manamum polavae / Kadalum alaiyum polavae”
The bond between lovers is compared to inseparable pairings found in nature—sky and moon, flower and fragrance, sea and waves.
Rhyme / Rhythm (Edhugai and Monai)
“Ullam thullugindrathae / Nenjai allugindrathae”
Internal and line-ending rhymes like 'Ullam thullugindrathae' and 'Nenjai allugindrathae' enhance the musicality of the lyrics.
Did you know?
Trivia
Soundaryan made his debut as both music director and lyricist with Cheran Pandiyan (1991), directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The song is sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Swarnalatha, becoming a major chartbuster of the early 1990s Tamil cinema.
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