Kadhal Kappal
From Iraivi · 2016
- Lyricist
- Muthamil
- Singer
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Iraivi2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanna kaati moraicha | If you glare pointing your eyes, |
| Otha vaati siricha podhum | It's enough if you smile just once, |
| Socha kaalam inikum | The remaining lifetime will be sweet, |
| Pacha vaazhai thulirkum neram | It is time for the fresh tender banana sprout to blossom. |
| Male | |
| Unnala thaanae mazhai megam peiyum | Only because of you do the rain clouds pour, |
| Illaama ponaa enna seiya | If you are not around, what shall I do? |
| Sollaama pogum unnoda mounam | Your silence that leaves without speaking a word, |
| Sillaaga pethu enna kolla | Breaks me into tiny shards and slays me. |
| Male | |
| Yen kannae nerupaa kovam | Why, my dear, is your anger like fire? |
| Ada nee enna veruthaa paavam | Ah, if you hate me, it is a sin! |
| En vaazhkai muzhuka | Throughout my entire life, |
| Nee vandhaa minukum | If you enter, it will shine bright. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kappal yeri ini povomaa | Shall we embark on the ship of love now? |
| Hey { kaalam kaalam maarum | Hey, time changes over time, |
| Kaadhal saayam oorum } (2) | The color of love soaks deep (2) |
| Male | |
| Mothamaaga enaku | Altogether for me, |
| Onnai thaanae pidikum mogam | I am possessed by longing for you alone. |
| Unna thedi thudika | To throb in search of you, |
| Ratha naadi vedichu thaavum | My blood vessels burst and leap. |
| Male | |
| Malluku venaam manasingu sera | No need to wrestle for hearts to join here, |
| Manichu ponaa thappu illa | It is no mistake to forgive and let go. |
| Palaku thookum varam onnu ketten | I asked for a boon to carry your palanquin, |
| Nee thaanae rani nenjukulla … | For you alone are the queen inside my heart... |
| Male | |
| Yen kannae nerupaa kovam | Why, my dear, is your anger like fire? |
| Ada nee enna veruthaa paavam | Ah, if you hate me, it is a sin! |
| En vaazhkai muzhuka | Throughout my entire life, |
| Nee vandhaa minukum | If you enter, it will shine bright. |
| Kaadhal kappal yeri ini povomaa hey | Shall we embark on the ship of love now, hey? |
| Male | |
| Kothu kothaa azhaga kotti vacha vazhiyum | Where beauty is showered in clusters and overflows, |
| Anga thaanae rathiya nee irupa | Right there, you reside like Rathi, the goddess of love. |
| Nitham unnil kalandhu nithirayum marandhu | Merging in you daily and forgetting sleep, |
| Anbu konda nadhiyil naan midhapen | I will float on the river filled with love. |
| Male | |
| Hey unnala thaanae mazhai megam peiyum | Hey, only because of you do the rain clouds pour, |
| Illaama ponaa enna seiya | If you are not around, what shall I do? |
| Palaku thookum varam onnu ketten | I asked for a boon to carry your palanquin, |
| Nee thaanae rani nenjukulla … | For you alone are the queen inside my heart... |
| Male | |
| Yen kannae nerupaa kovam | Why, my dear, is your anger like fire? |
| Ada nee enna veruthaa paavam | Ah, if you hate me, it is a sin! |
| En vaazhkai muzhuka | Throughout my entire life, |
| Nee vandhaa minukum | If you enter, it will shine bright. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kappal yeri ini povomaa | Shall we embark on the ship of love now? |
| Hey { kaalam kaalam maarum | Hey, time changes over time, |
| Kaadhal saayam oorum } (2) | The color of love soaks deep (2) |
கண்ணக் காட்டி
முறைச்சா ஒத்த வாட்டி
சிாிச்சாப் போதும் சொச்ச
காலம் இனிக்கும் பச்ச
வாழை துளிா்க்கும் நேரம்
If you glare pointing your eyes,
It's enough if you smile just once,
The remaining lifetime will be sweet,
It is time for the fresh tender banana sprout to blossom.
உன்னாலத்தானே
மழை மேகம் பெய்யும்
இல்லாமப் போனா என்ன
செய்ய சொல்லாமப் போகும்
உன்னோட மௌனம்
சில்லாகப் பேத்து
என்னக் கொல்ல
Only because of you do the rain clouds pour,
If you are not around, what shall I do?
Your silence that leaves without speaking a word,
Breaks me into tiny shards and slays me.
ஏன் கண்ணே
நெருப்பா கோவம் அட
நீ என்ன வெறுத்தா பாவம்
என் வாழ்க்கை முழுக்க
நீ வந்தா மினுக்கும்
Why, my dear, is your anger like fire?
Ah, if you hate me, it is a sin!
Throughout my entire life,
If you enter, it will shine bright.
காதல் கப்பல் ஏறி
இனி போவோமா ஹேய்
{ காலம் காலம் மாறும்
காதல் சாயம் ஊறும் } (2)
Shall we embark on the ship of love now?
Hey, time changes over time,
The color of love soaks deep (2)
மொத்தமாக எனக்கு
உன்னைத்தானே பிடிக்கும்
மோகம் உன்னத்தேடி துடிக்க
ரத்த நாடி வெடிச்சு தாவும்
Altogether for me,
I am possessed by longing for you alone.
To throb in search of you,
My blood vessels burst and leap.
மல்லுக்கு வேணாம்
மனசிங்கு சேர மன்னிச்சுப்
போனா தப்பு இல்ல பல்லக்கு
தூக்கும் வரம் ஒன்னு கேட்டேன்
நீதானே ராணி நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
No need to wrestle for hearts to join here,
It is no mistake to forgive and let go.
I asked for a boon to carry your palanquin,
For you alone are the queen inside my heart...
ஏன் கண்ணே
நெருப்பா கோவம் அட
நீ என்ன வெறுத்தா பாவம்
என் வாழ்க்கை முழுக்க
நீ வந்தா மினுக்கும்
காதல் கப்பல் ஏறி இனி
போவோமா ஹேய்
Why, my dear, is your anger like fire?
Ah, if you hate me, it is a sin!
Throughout my entire life,
If you enter, it will shine bright.
Shall we embark on the ship of love now, hey?
கொத்துக் கொத்தா
அழகா கொட்டி வச்சா வழியும்
அங்க தானே ரதியா நீ இருப்ப
நித்தம் உன்னில் கலந்து
நித்திரையும் மறந்து
அன்பு கொண்ட நதியில்
நான் மிதப்பேன்
Where beauty is showered in clusters and overflows,
Right there, you reside like Rathi, the goddess of love.
Merging in you daily and forgetting sleep,
I will float on the river filled with love.
ஹே உன்னாலத்தானே
மழை மேகம் பெய்யும்
இல்லாமப் போனா என்ன
செய்ய பல்லக்கு தூக்கும்
வரம் ஒன்னு கேட்டேன்
நீதானே ராணி நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
Hey, only because of you do the rain clouds pour,
If you are not around, what shall I do?
I asked for a boon to carry your palanquin,
For you alone are the queen inside my heart...
ஏன் கண்ணே
நெருப்பா கோவம் அட
நீ என்ன வெறுத்தா பாவம்
என் வாழ்க்கை முழுக்க
நீ வந்தா மினுக்கும்
Why, my dear, is your anger like fire?
Ah, if you hate me, it is a sin!
Throughout my entire life,
If you enter, it will shine bright.
காதல் கப்பல் ஏறி
இனி போவோமா ஹேய்
{ காலம் காலம் மாறும்
காதல் சாயம் ஊறும் } (2)
Shall we embark on the ship of love now?
Hey, time changes over time,
The color of love soaks deep (2)
Kanna kaati moraicha
If you glare pointing your eyes,
Otha vaati siricha podhum
It's enough if you smile just once,
Socha kaalam inikum
The remaining lifetime will be sweet,
Pacha vaazhai thulirkum neram
It is time for the fresh tender banana sprout to blossom.
Unnala thaanae mazhai megam peiyum
Only because of you do the rain clouds pour,
Illaama ponaa enna seiya
If you are not around, what shall I do?
Sollaama pogum unnoda mounam
Your silence that leaves without speaking a word,
Sillaaga pethu enna kolla
Breaks me into tiny shards and slays me.
Yen kannae nerupaa kovam
Why, my dear, is your anger like fire?
Ada nee enna veruthaa paavam
Ah, if you hate me, it is a sin!
En vaazhkai muzhuka
Throughout my entire life,
Nee vandhaa minukum
If you enter, it will shine bright.
Kaadhal kappal yeri ini povomaa
Shall we embark on the ship of love now?
Hey { kaalam kaalam maarum
Hey, time changes over time,
Kaadhal saayam oorum } (2)
The color of love soaks deep (2)
Mothamaaga enaku
Altogether for me,
Onnai thaanae pidikum mogam
I am possessed by longing for you alone.
Unna thedi thudika
To throb in search of you,
Ratha naadi vedichu thaavum
My blood vessels burst and leap.
Malluku venaam manasingu sera
No need to wrestle for hearts to join here,
Manichu ponaa thappu illa
It is no mistake to forgive and let go.
Palaku thookum varam onnu ketten
I asked for a boon to carry your palanquin,
Nee thaanae rani nenjukulla …
For you alone are the queen inside my heart...
Yen kannae nerupaa kovam
Why, my dear, is your anger like fire?
Ada nee enna veruthaa paavam
Ah, if you hate me, it is a sin!
En vaazhkai muzhuka
Throughout my entire life,
Nee vandhaa minukum
If you enter, it will shine bright.
Kaadhal kappal yeri ini povomaa hey
Shall we embark on the ship of love now, hey?
Kothu kothaa azhaga kotti vacha vazhiyum
Where beauty is showered in clusters and overflows,
Anga thaanae rathiya nee irupa
Right there, you reside like Rathi, the goddess of love.
Nitham unnil kalandhu nithirayum marandhu
Merging in you daily and forgetting sleep,
Anbu konda nadhiyil naan midhapen
I will float on the river filled with love.
Hey unnala thaanae mazhai megam peiyum
Hey, only because of you do the rain clouds pour,
Illaama ponaa enna seiya
If you are not around, what shall I do?
Palaku thookum varam onnu ketten
I asked for a boon to carry your palanquin,
Nee thaanae rani nenjukulla …
For you alone are the queen inside my heart...
Yen kannae nerupaa kovam
Why, my dear, is your anger like fire?
Ada nee enna veruthaa paavam
Ah, if you hate me, it is a sin!
En vaazhkai muzhuka
Throughout my entire life,
Nee vandhaa minukum
If you enter, it will shine bright.
Kaadhal kappal yeri ini povomaa
Shall we embark on the ship of love now?
Hey { kaalam kaalam maarum
Hey, time changes over time,
Kaadhal saayam oorum } (2)
The color of love soaks deep (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song, commonly known as 'Kaadhal Kappal' from the movie Iraivi, is a vibrant and passionate expression of love. The protagonist pleads with his beloved to drop her fiery anger and grant him a single smile, which he believes can sweeten his entire life. He describes her as the central force of his world—the queen of his heart—whose absence renders him lifeless and whose silence breaks him into pieces.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhal kappal yeri ini povomaa”
Comparing love to a ship embarking on a journey ('Kaadhal kappal yeri ini povomaa').
Hyperbole (Uravanidhal)
“Ratha naadi vedichu thaavum”
Exaggerating longing to the extent that blood vessels burst and leap.
Simile (Upamai) / Imagery
“Yen kannae nerupaa kovam”
Comparing anger to burning fire ('nerupaa kovam').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kothu kothaa azhaga kotti vacha vazhiyum”
Matching starting sounds in 'Kothu' and 'kotti' for rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
The song 'Kaadhal Kappal' from Iraivi (2016) was composed and rendered by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics penned by Muthamil. Santhosh Narayanan's distinctive vocal delivery gave the track a breezy, folk-pop energy that became popular upon release.
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