- Lyricist
- Agathiyan
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kadhal Kavithai
- Movie release year
- 1998
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaasam mikka malargalai kondu
Vaasam mikka idhayangal parimaari kondom
En nenjil vaasam seibaval engum vaasam seigiraal
Engo vaasam seigiraal
Kaadhal meedhil oru kaadhal
Kaadhal kili engae
Kaadhal solli thandha paadal
Thandha kili nee engae
Dhaesam thaandi kaadhal vandhadhu
Maanae maanae
Kaadhal thaedi kavidhai sonnadhu
Pookkal thaanae
Pookkal thorum thaedi paarkkiraen
Engae engae
Poovai pola vaadi pogiraen anbae anbae
Kaadhal meedhil oru kaadhal
Kaadhal kili engae
Kaadhal solli thandha paadal
Thandha kili nee engae
…………………..
Ennangal neeyillaiyaa
Un ennatthil naanillaiyaa
En paadal unadhillaiyaa
Adhu un kaadhil vizhavillaiyaa
Annai manam konda pennae
Unnai dhinam kaana manam yaengum
Ennai oru pillai yena enni vidu
Endhan manam thoongum
O neeyaaga idhayathai thandhaayae
Kaanaamal yaeno nee sendraayae
Naanum paada
Kaadhal meedhil oru kaadhal
Kaadhal kili engae
Kaadhal solli thandha paadal
Thandha kili nee engae
Dhaesam thaandi kaadhal vandhadhu
Maanae maanae
Kaadhal thaedi kavidhai sonnadhu
Pookkal thaanae
………………………
Naanaaga naan illaiyae
Thirunaalillai nee illaiyael
Thaedaamal thaanillaiyae
Un oorillai paerillaiyae
Nee parandha paadhai thannai
Vaanam engum thaedum vaanam paadi
Naan alaindha saedhi ellaam
Kaatru vandhu sollum unnai thaedi
Naeraaga nee vandhu solvaayaa
Nee illai endraenum solvaayaa
Naanum vaazha
Kaadhal meedhil oru kaadhal
Kaadhal kili engae
Kaadhal solli thandha paadal
Thandha kili nee engae
Dhaesam thaandi kaadhal vandhadhu
Maanae maanae
Kaadhal thaedi kavidhai sonnadhu
Pookkal thaanae
Pookkal thorum thaedi paarkkiraen
Engae engae
Poovai pola vaadi pogiraen anbae anbae
Kaadhal meedhil oru kaadhal
Kaadhal kili engae
Kaadhal solli thandha paadal
Thandha kili nee engae
With fragrant flowers in hand,
we exchanged our loving hearts.
The one who lives in my heart dwells somewhere far,
she lives somewhere far away.
A love born out of love,
where is that love bird?
The song that taught me love,
where are you, the bird who gifted it to me?
Love came crossing distant lands,
my gentle deer,
Seeking love, poetry was spoken,
was it not by the flowers?
I search for you in every flower,
where are you, where?
I am withering away like a flower, my love, my love.
A love born out of love,
where is that love bird?
The song that taught me love,
where are you, the bird who gifted it to me?
...
Aren't you in all my thoughts?
Am I not in your thoughts?
Isn't my song meant for you?
Has it not reached your ears?
Oh girl with a mother's tender heart,
my heart longs to see you every day.
Just look upon me as your child,
and my heart will sleep in peace.
Oh, you gave me your heart on your own,
why then did you disappear without a trace?
For me to keep singing,
A love born out of love,
where is that love bird?
The song that taught me love,
where are you, the bird who gifted it to me?
Love came crossing distant lands,
my gentle deer,
Seeking love, poetry was spoken,
was it not by the flowers?
...
I am no longer myself,
there is no celebration without you.
There is nowhere I haven't searched,
yet I do not know your town or your name.
Along the path where you flew,
a skylark searches across the entire sky.
All the news of my wandering,
the wind will bring to you as it seeks you.
Will you come to me in person and speak,
even if it is only to tell me you won't be mine?
So that I can go on living,
A love born out of love,
where is that love bird?
The song that taught me love,
where are you, the bird who gifted it to me?
Love came crossing distant lands,
my gentle deer,
Seeking love, poetry was spoken,
was it not by the flowers?
I search for you in every flower,
where are you, where?
I am withering away like a flower, my love, my love.
A love born out of love,
where is that love bird?
The song that taught me love,
where are you, the bird who gifted it to me?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Kaadhal Meedhil Oru Kaadhal' expresses deep yearning and anguish over a lost love. The protagonist searches endlessly for his beloved, comparing her to a parrot of love and a gentle flower. He wonders if she remembers him and reflects on how her presence brought meaning and joy to his life, while her absence leaves him wandering aimlessly without identity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Poovai pola vaadi pogiraen anbae anbae”
Compares the protagonist's fading energy and heart to a withered flower using 'pola'.
Metaphor (Uruvagandhu)
“Kaadhal kili engae”
Refers to the beloved as a 'Kaadhal Kili' (Parrot of Love).
Anaphora / Repetition (Erattai Kilavi / Anaphora)
“Engae engae”
Repetition of words like 'Engae engae' and 'Anbae anbae' to emphasize emotional longing.
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
Rhyming of the second letter 'n' in 'Ennangal' and 'Un'.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Kadhal Kavithai' (1998) was directed by Agathiyan, who also penned the lyrics for this track. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and the song was rendered by Hariharan and Sujatha Mohan.
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