Kadhal Kanmani
From Bachelor · 2020
- Lyricist
- Nithish
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Bachelor2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Is love | Is love |
| Naanum naana | Am I really myself? |
| Naanum naana | Am I really myself? |
| Naanum naana | Am I really myself? |
| Naanaa | Myself? |
| Male | |
| Ae…… ooo…. | Ae…… ooo…. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kanmani | O precious darling of love |
| Sentheeyil minmini | A firefly in glowing fire |
| Yaakkai thedalin | In the bodily search |
| Andhaadhi | An endless loop |
| Male | |
| Maayaa maalaiyil | In the magical evening |
| Theyaa thedalil | In the unquenchable search |
| Kaayaa kaayudhe | It remains unburned |
| Sentheeye | O red fire! |
| Male | |
| Saalaiyile oor kadakkum | Passing through towns on the road |
| Vazhi pokkan naanaanaal | If I am a traveler |
| Paadhaiyile poo thazhuvum | Embracing flowers along the pathway |
| Vaan thooral neeyaavaai | You become the sky's gentle drizzle |
| Male | |
| Ae…… ooo…. | Ae…… ooo…. |
| Female | |
| En muththangal | My kisses |
| Theeraadhada | Will never end, darling |
| Indha kaalamum | Even this time |
| Podhaadhada | Will not be enough |
| Male | |
| Muththangal mantaadum | Begging for kisses |
| Oru mazhalai aagiren | I become a child |
| Michangal kettanaikkum | Hugging the remaining bits |
| Peru mazhaiyaai maarinaai | You turned into a heavy downpour |
| Male | |
| Porvaikkul poi kalainthu | Vanishing underneath the blanket |
| Narampizhaigal meettuvom | We shall strum the misaligned nerves |
| Kaar vizhiyum imai pole | Like dark eyes and eyelids |
| Dhinam manjam kooduvom | We shall unite on the bed every day |
| Male | |
| Pagalodu irul korkkum | Weaving dark night with day |
| Female :Irul korkkum | Female : Weaving dark night |
| Male :Maalai pol | Male : Like the dusk |
| Female :Maalai pol | Female : Like the dusk |
| Male :Aavom va | Male : Come, let us become |
| Female :Aavom va | Female : Come, let us become |
| Male :Vidiyaatha naalondril | Male : On an endless day that never dawns |
| Female :Naalondril | Female : On a day |
| Male :Ellaigalaai | Male : As boundaries |
| Female :Ellaigalaai | Female : As boundaries |
| Male :Iruppom vaa | Male : Come, let us stay |
| Male | |
| Ae…… ooo…. | Ae…… ooo…. |
| Male | |
| Hey kaadhal kanmani | Hey precious darling of love |
| Kai theendum minmini | A firefly touched by hands |
| Yaakkai thedalin andhaadhi | The continuous loop of physical search |
| Male | |
| Maayaa maalaiyil | In the magical evening |
| Theyaa thedalil | In the unquenchable search |
| Kaayaa kaayudhe sentheeye | O red fire, it burns unburned |
| Male | |
| Saalaiyile oor kadakkum | Passing through towns on the road |
| Vazhi pokkan naanaanaal | If I am a traveler |
| Padhaiyile poo thazhuvum | Embracing flowers along the pathway |
| Vaan thooral neeyaavaai | You become the sky's gentle drizzle |
| Female | |
| Amor love | Amor love |
| My lust is love | My lust is love |
| Female | |
| Naanum naana | Am I really myself? |
| Naanum naana | Am I really myself? |
| Naanum naana | Am I really myself? |
| Naanaa | Myself? |
ஆமோர்
லவ் ....
மை லஸ்ட்
இஸ் லவ்
Is love
Am I really myself?
Am I really myself?
Am I really myself?
Myself?
நானும் நானா
நானும் நானா
நானும் நானா
நானா .....
Ae…… ooo….
.......................
O precious darling of love
A firefly in glowing fire
In the bodily search
An endless loop
காதல் கண்மணி செந்தீயில் மின்மினி
யாக்கை தேடலின் அந்தாதி
மாய மாலையில் தீயா தேடலில்
காய காயுதே செந்தீயே
In the magical evening
In the unquenchable search
It remains unburned
O red fire!
சாலையிலே ஊர் கடக்கும்
வழிப்போக்கன் நான் ஆனால்
பாதையிலே பூ தவழும்
வான் தூறல் நீயாவாய்
Passing through towns on the road
If I am a traveler
Embracing flowers along the pathway
You become the sky's gentle drizzle
.
.........................
Ae…… ooo….
என் முத்தங்கள் தீராதடா
இந்த காலங்கள் போதாதடா
My kisses
Will never end, darling
Even this time
Will not be enough
முத்தங்கள் மன்றாடும்
ஒரு மழலை ஆகிறேன்
மிச்சங்கள் கேட்டணைக்கும்
பெரு மழையாய் மாறினாய்
Begging for kisses
I become a child
Hugging the remaining bits
You turned into a heavy downpour
போர்வைக்குள் போய் களைந்து
மாரம்பிழைகள் மீட்டுவோம்
கார் விழியும் இமை போலே
தினம் மஞ்சம் கூடுவோம்
Vanishing underneath the blanket
We shall strum the misaligned nerves
Like dark eyes and eyelids
We shall unite on the bed every day
பகலோடு இருள் கோர்க்கும்
இருள் கோர்க்கும்
மாலை போல்
மாலை போல்
ஆவோம் வா
ஆவோம் வா
Weaving dark night with day
Female : Weaving dark night
Male : Like the dusk
Female : Like the dusk
Male : Come, let us become
Female : Come, let us become
Male : On an endless day that never dawns
Female : On a day
Male : As boundaries
Female : As boundaries
Male : Come, let us stay
விடியாத
விடியாத
நாள் ஒன்றில்
நாள் ஒன்றில்
எல்லைகளாய்
எல்லைகளாய்
இருப்போம் வா
Ae…… ooo….
...................................
Hey precious darling of love
A firefly touched by hands
The continuous loop of physical search
காதல் கண்மணி செந்தீயில் மின்மினி
யாக்கை தேடலின் அந்தாதி
மாய மாலையில் தீயா தேடலில்
காய காயுதே செந்தீயே
In the magical evening
In the unquenchable search
O red fire, it burns unburned
சாலையிலே ஊர் கடக்கும்
வழிப்போக்கன் நான் ஆனால்
பாதையிலே பூ தவழும்
வான் தூறல் நீயாவாய்
Passing through towns on the road
If I am a traveler
Embracing flowers along the pathway
You become the sky's gentle drizzle
ஆமோர்
லவ் ....
மை லஸ்ட்
இஸ் லவ்
Amor love
My lust is love
நானும் நானா
நானும் நானா
நானும் நானா
நானா .....
Am I really myself?
Am I really myself?
Am I really myself?
Myself?
Is love
Is love
Naanum naana
Am I really myself?
Naanum naana
Am I really myself?
Naanum naana
Am I really myself?
Naanaa
Myself?
Ae…… ooo….
Ae…… ooo….
Kaadhal kanmani
O precious darling of love
Sentheeyil minmini
A firefly in glowing fire
Yaakkai thedalin
In the bodily search
Andhaadhi
An endless loop
Maayaa maalaiyil
In the magical evening
Theyaa thedalil
In the unquenchable search
Kaayaa kaayudhe
It remains unburned
Sentheeye
O red fire!
Saalaiyile oor kadakkum
Passing through towns on the road
Vazhi pokkan naanaanaal
If I am a traveler
Paadhaiyile poo thazhuvum
Embracing flowers along the pathway
Vaan thooral neeyaavaai
You become the sky's gentle drizzle
Ae…… ooo….
Ae…… ooo….
En muththangal
My kisses
Theeraadhada
Will never end, darling
Indha kaalamum
Even this time
Podhaadhada
Will not be enough
Muththangal mantaadum
Begging for kisses
Oru mazhalai aagiren
I become a child
Michangal kettanaikkum
Hugging the remaining bits
Peru mazhaiyaai maarinaai
You turned into a heavy downpour
Porvaikkul poi kalainthu
Vanishing underneath the blanket
Narampizhaigal meettuvom
We shall strum the misaligned nerves
Kaar vizhiyum imai pole
Like dark eyes and eyelids
Dhinam manjam kooduvom
We shall unite on the bed every day
Pagalodu irul korkkum
Weaving dark night with day
Female :Irul korkkum
Female : Weaving dark night
Male :Maalai pol
Male : Like the dusk
Female :Maalai pol
Female : Like the dusk
Male :Aavom va
Male : Come, let us become
Female :Aavom va
Female : Come, let us become
Male :Vidiyaatha naalondril
Male : On an endless day that never dawns
Female :Naalondril
Female : On a day
Male :Ellaigalaai
Male : As boundaries
Female :Ellaigalaai
Female : As boundaries
Male :Iruppom vaa
Male : Come, let us stay
Ae…… ooo….
Ae…… ooo….
Hey kaadhal kanmani
Hey precious darling of love
Kai theendum minmini
A firefly touched by hands
Yaakkai thedalin andhaadhi
The continuous loop of physical search
Maayaa maalaiyil
In the magical evening
Theyaa thedalil
In the unquenchable search
Kaayaa kaayudhe sentheeye
O red fire, it burns unburned
Saalaiyile oor kadakkum
Passing through towns on the road
Vazhi pokkan naanaanaal
If I am a traveler
Padhaiyile poo thazhuvum
Embracing flowers along the pathway
Vaan thooral neeyaavaai
You become the sky's gentle drizzle
Amor love
Amor love
My lust is love
My lust is love
Naanum naana
Am I really myself?
Naanum naana
Am I really myself?
Naanum naana
Am I really myself?
Naanaa
Myself?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song explores the deep, passionate, and sensual connection between two lovers. It weaves together themes of desire, physical intimacy, and emotional surrender, framing lust as an inseparable form of deep love. Through evocative imagery of fireflies, endless rain, dusk, and blankets, the lyrics illustrate how love transforms into an immersive experience where time and physical boundaries fade away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Andhaadhi (Continuous Loop)
“Yaakkai thedalin Andhaadhi”
Refers to the Tamil classical poetic tradition where the ending of a line connects to the beginning of the next, symbolizing an unending physical and emotional quest.
Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)
“Maayaa maalaiyil / Theyaa thedalil / Kaayaa kaayudhe”
The words 'Maayaa', 'Theyaa', and 'Kaayaa' create an internal rhyming rhythm (Iyaibu) emphasizing the surreal evening and unquenchable desire.
Metaphor
“Peru mazhaiyaai maarinaai”
Compares the lover's overwhelming affection and presence to a sudden, heavy downpour ('Peru mazhai').
Imagery & Contrast
“Pagalodu irul korkkum maalai pol”
Uses the image of dusk ('maalai') uniting light ('pagal') and dark ('irul') as a metaphor for two lovers coming together as one.
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Trivia
Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Nithish, 'Adiye' incorporates Neo-Soul and R&B elements rarely seen in mainstream Tamil cinema, quickly becoming a viral hit upon release.
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