Kadhal Nallavana
From Valiyavan · 2015
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singers
- Singdha Chandra, Elfe
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Valiyavan2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaadhal nallavana | Is love a good person? |
| Illa kettavana | Or is it a bad person? |
| Kaadhal nallavana | Is love a good person? |
| Illa kettavana | Or is it a bad person? |
| Male | |
| Silence.. | Silence.. |
| Chorus | |
| Silence silence sonna | Even if you demand silence, |
| Kaadhal satham ingu ooyathu | The sound of love will not cease here. |
| Violence violence undu | There may be violence, violence, |
| Ana mutham eeram kayathu | But the wetness of a kiss never dries. |
| Chorus | |
| Yetham kokaricha lovu lovu | Love love that brings a surge of joy, |
| Thukam kai viricha lovu lovu | Love love that embraces sadness, |
| Vazhkai pul aricha lovu lovu | Love love that gives goosebumps to life, |
| Vanam mel idicha lovu lovu | Love love even if the sky crashes down, |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal nallavana | Is love a good person? |
| Illa kettavana | Or is it a bad person? |
| Chorus :Kaadhal nallavana | Chorus : Is love a good person? |
| Illa kettavana | Or is it a bad person? |
| Chorus | |
| Vena vena sonna | If you say you don't want it, |
| Lovu vitu engum pogathu | Love will not leave you and go away. |
| Venum venum nu ninna | If you stand longing for it, |
| Love yereduthum paakathu | Love will not even glance at you. |
| Chorus | |
| Kaalil rekai tharum lovu lovu | Love love that gives wings to your feet, |
| Kannil eeram varum lovu lovu | Love love that brings tears to your eyes, |
| Nenjai kaati sellum lovu lovu | Love love that leaves after revealing its heart, |
| Manam moodi kollum lovu lovu | Love love that shuts the mind completely, |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal nallavana | Is love a good person? |
| Illa kettavana | Or is it a bad person? |
| Chorus :Kaadhal nallavana | Chorus : Is love a good person? |
| Illa kettavana | Or is it a bad person? |
| Chorus | |
| Smallah weakah aalu | Whether a person is small or weak, |
| Ena thitam kittam podathu | Don't try to make any plans against love, |
| Weako strongo body | Whether the body is weak or strong, |
| Kaadhal ulla vantha pogathu | Once love enters inside, it will never leave. |
| Chorus | |
| Vella karanukum lovu lovu | Love love for a foreigner, |
| Ulla karanukum lovu lovu | Love love for a local native, |
| Nalla manasukum lovu lovu | Love love for a good-hearted person, |
| Kanda payalukum lovu lovu | Love love for any random guy, |
| Chorus | |
| Kaadhal nallavana | Is love a good person? |
| Illa kettavana | Or is it a bad person? |
| Kaadhal nallavana | Is love a good person? |
| Illa kettavana | Or is it a bad person? |
| Female :Kaadhal nallavan thaan | Female : Love is indeed a good person, |
| Romba nallavanthan | It is actually very good! |
காதல் நல்லவனா
இல்ல கெட்டவனா
காதல் நல்லவனா
இல்ல கெட்டவனா
Is love a good person?
Or is it a bad person?
Is love a good person?
Or is it a bad person?
சைலென்ஸ்
Silence..
சைலென்ஸ்
சைலென்ஸ் சொன்னா
காதல் சத்தம் இங்கு ஓயாது
வயலென்ஸ் வயலென்ஸ் உண்டு
ஆனா முத்தம் ஈரம் காயாது
Even if you demand silence,
The sound of love will not cease here.
There may be violence, violence,
But the wetness of a kiss never dries.
ஏத்தம் கொக்கரிச்சா
லவ்வு லவ்வு
தூக்கம் கை விரிச்சா லவ்வு லவ்வு
வாழ்க்கை புல் அரிச்சா லவ்வு லவ்வு
வானம் மேல் இடிச்சா லவ்வு லவ்வு
Love love that brings a surge of joy,
Love love that embraces sadness,
Love love that gives goosebumps to life,
Love love even if the sky crashes down,
காதல் நல்லவனா
இல்ல கெட்டவனா
காதல் நல்லவனா
இல்ல கெட்டவனா
Is love a good person?
Or is it a bad person?
Chorus : Is love a good person?
Or is it a bad person?
வேனா வேனா சொன்னா
லவ்வு விட்டு எங்கும் போகாது
வேணும் வேணும்னு நின்னா
லவ் ஏறெடுத்து பாக்காது
If you say you don't want it,
Love will not leave you and go away.
If you stand longing for it,
Love will not even glance at you.
காலில் ரேகை தரும்
லவ்வு லவ்வு
கண்ணில் ஈரம் வரும் லவ்வு லவ்வு
நெஞ்சை காட்டி செல்லும் லவ்வு
மனம் மூடி கொல்லும் லவ்வு லவ்வு
Love love that gives wings to your feet,
Love love that brings tears to your eyes,
Love love that leaves after revealing its heart,
Love love that shuts the mind completely,
காதல் நல்லவனா
இல்ல கெட்டவனா
காதல் நல்லவனா
இல்ல கெட்டவனா
Is love a good person?
Or is it a bad person?
Chorus : Is love a good person?
Or is it a bad person?
ஸ்மாலா வீக்கா ஆளு
என்ன திட்டம் திட்டம் போடாது
வீக்கோ ஸ்ட்ராங்கோ பாடி
காதல் உள்ள வந்தா போகாது
Whether a person is small or weak,
Don't try to make any plans against love,
Whether the body is weak or strong,
Once love enters inside, it will never leave.
வெள்ள காரனுக்கும்
லவ்வு லவ்வு
உள்ளூர் காரனுக்கும் லவ்வு லவ்வு
Love love for a foreigner,
Love love for a local native,
Love love for a good-hearted person,
Love love for any random guy,
நல்ல மனசுக்கும்
லவ்வு லவ்வு
கண்ட பயலுக்கும் லவ்வு லவ்வு
Is love a good person?
Or is it a bad person?
Is love a good person?
Or is it a bad person?
Female : Love is indeed a good person,
It is actually very good!
காதல் நல்லவனா
இல்ல கெட்டவனா
காதல் நல்லவனா
இல்ல கெட்டவனா
காதல் நல்லவன் தான்
ரொம்ப நல்லவந்தான்
Kaadhal nallavana
Is love a good person?
Illa kettavana
Or is it a bad person?
Kaadhal nallavana
Is love a good person?
Illa kettavana
Or is it a bad person?
Silence..
Silence..
Silence silence sonna
Even if you demand silence,
Kaadhal satham ingu ooyathu
The sound of love will not cease here.
Violence violence undu
There may be violence, violence,
Ana mutham eeram kayathu
But the wetness of a kiss never dries.
Yetham kokaricha lovu lovu
Love love that brings a surge of joy,
Thukam kai viricha lovu lovu
Love love that embraces sadness,
Vazhkai pul aricha lovu lovu
Love love that gives goosebumps to life,
Vanam mel idicha lovu lovu
Love love even if the sky crashes down,
Kaadhal nallavana
Is love a good person?
Illa kettavana
Or is it a bad person?
Chorus :Kaadhal nallavana
Chorus : Is love a good person?
Illa kettavana
Or is it a bad person?
Vena vena sonna
If you say you don't want it,
Lovu vitu engum pogathu
Love will not leave you and go away.
Venum venum nu ninna
If you stand longing for it,
Love yereduthum paakathu
Love will not even glance at you.
Kaalil rekai tharum lovu lovu
Love love that gives wings to your feet,
Kannil eeram varum lovu lovu
Love love that brings tears to your eyes,
Nenjai kaati sellum lovu lovu
Love love that leaves after revealing its heart,
Manam moodi kollum lovu lovu
Love love that shuts the mind completely,
Kaadhal nallavana
Is love a good person?
Illa kettavana
Or is it a bad person?
Chorus :Kaadhal nallavana
Chorus : Is love a good person?
Illa kettavana
Or is it a bad person?
Smallah weakah aalu
Whether a person is small or weak,
Ena thitam kittam podathu
Don't try to make any plans against love,
Weako strongo body
Whether the body is weak or strong,
Kaadhal ulla vantha pogathu
Once love enters inside, it will never leave.
Vella karanukum lovu lovu
Love love for a foreigner,
Ulla karanukum lovu lovu
Love love for a local native,
Nalla manasukum lovu lovu
Love love for a good-hearted person,
Kanda payalukum lovu lovu
Love love for any random guy,
Kaadhal nallavana
Is love a good person?
Illa kettavana
Or is it a bad person?
Kaadhal nallavana
Is love a good person?
Illa kettavana
Or is it a bad person?
Female :Kaadhal nallavan thaan
Female : Love is indeed a good person,
Romba nallavanthan
It is actually very good!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kaadhal Nallavana' from the film Valiyavan (2015) takes a playful and inquisitive look at the chaotic nature of love. Through catchy Tanglish lyrics, the protagonist ponders whether love is ultimately beneficial ('good') or troublesome ('bad'), pointing out how love operates beyond human control, logic, or societal status. The lyricist highlights that love affects everyone equally—whether rich or poor, weak or strong, foreign or local. Despite bringing both joy and heartbreak, silence and violence, the song whimsically concludes with the female perspective affirming that love, in spite of all its madness, is fundamentally good.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Kaadhal nallavana / Illa kettavana”
The core refrain 'Kaadhal nallavana / Illa kettavana' repeatedly poses a rhetorical query about love's true character.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Silence silence sonna / Kaadhal satham ingu ooyathu”
Opposing concepts like silence vs. sound, weak vs. strong, and foreign vs. local are paired to show love's universality.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Refrain)
“Yetham kokaricha lovu lovu”
The repetitive rhythmic echo 'lovu lovu' at the end of consecutive lines creates a playful cadence typical of fast-paced Tamil folk-pop tracks.
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Trivia
Composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Viveka, this track relies heavily on 'Tanglish' (Tamil-English blend) wordplay such as 'Smallah weakah' and 'Weako strongo' to capture the modern, energetic youth vibe of the film Valiyavan.
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