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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Rajiyam Enathu

From Mannavan Vanthaanadi · 1975

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Mannavan Vanthaanadi
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
10 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal raajiyam enadhu
Andha kaaval raajiyam unadhu
Idhu mannan maadathu nilavau
Idhil maalai naadagam ezhudhu
Kaadhal raajiyam enadhu
Andha kaaval raajiyam unadhu
Idhu mannan maadathu nilavau
Idhil maalai naadagam ezhudhu
Kannaana kanmani vanappu
Kalyaana pandhalin amaippu
Dheva dheviyin thirumaeni
Manjal kondaadum maanikka sivappu
Kannaana kanmani vanappu
Kalyaana pandhalin amaippu
Dheva dheviyin thirumaeni
Manjal kondaadum maanikka sivappu
Kaadhal raajiyam enadhu
Andha kaaval raajiyam unadhu
Idhu mannan maadathu nilavau
Endhan maarbil nee vandhu ulavu
Thingal oru kannil
Kulir thendral maru kannil
Thaalaattum penmai idhu
Vaigai malar poigai yena
Mangai mani sengai
Neeraattum naeram idhu
Aaa….aa….aaa…aa…
Thingal oru kannil
Kulir thendral maru kannil
Thaalaattum penmai idhu
Vaigai malar poigai yena
Mangai mani sengai
Neeraattum naeram idhu
Thenpaandi thaevanin anaippu
Kutraala thendralil ninaippu
Raaja leelaigal idhu thaano
Ullam kollaadha aanandha thavippu
Kaadhal raajiyam enadhu
Andha kaaval raajiyam unadhu
Idhu mannan maadathu nilavau
Idhil maalai naadagam ezhudhu
Konjum thamizh moondrum
Tharum sandham adhil thondrum
Thaanaaga paadal varum
Thatthum kili nitham
Mani mutham idum satham
Thaenaaga kaadhil vizhum
Singaara pon magal sirippu
Sangeetha veenaiyin padaippu
Azhagu dhaevadhai alangaaram
Kamban sollaadha kaaviya sirappu
Kaadhal raajiyam enadhu
Andha kaaval raajiyam unadhu
Female :Idhu mannan maadathu nilavau
Idhil maalai naadagam ezhudhu
The kingdom of love is mine,
And the kingdom to guard and protect it is yours.
This is the moon over the king's terrace;
Write an evening romance beneath it.
The kingdom of love is mine,
And the kingdom to guard and protect it is yours.
This is the moon over the king's terrace;
Write an evening romance beneath it.
The beauty of my precious darling,
Like the splendor of a wedding canopy,
The sacred form of a divine goddess,
A ruby-red glow celebrated by turmeric.
The beauty of my precious darling,
Like the splendor of a wedding canopy,
The sacred form of a divine goddess,
A ruby-red glow celebrated by turmeric.
The kingdom of love is mine,
And the kingdom to guard and protect it is yours.
This is the moon over the king's terrace;
Come and rest softly upon my chest.
The moon glowing in one eye,
A gentle cool breeze in the other,
This is womanhood singing a lullaby.
Like a pool of blossoms along the Vaigai river,
With a maiden's tender hands,
This is the hour to bathe you in love.
Aah... ah... aah... ah...
The moon glowing in one eye,
A gentle cool breeze in the other,
This is womanhood singing a lullaby.
Like a pool of blossoms along the Vaigai river,
With a maiden's tender hands,
This is the hour to bathe you in love.
In the embrace of the southern Pandya king,
With thoughts drifting in the Courtallam breeze,
Are these the royal games of love—
This joyful longing that the heart cannot contain?
The kingdom of love is mine,
And the kingdom to guard and protect it is yours.
This is the moon over the king's terrace;
Write an evening romance beneath it.
From the three sweet branches of Tamil,
A rhythmic melody will arise,
And a song will effortlessly flow.
Like a playful parrot fluttering every day,
The sweet sound of kisses
Will fall like honey upon the ears.
The smile of this graceful golden woman,
A creation like music from a veena (traditional stringed instrument),
Adorned like the goddess of beauty,
An epic wonder never told even by poet Kamban.
The kingdom of love is mine,
And the kingdom to guard and protect it is yours.
This is the moon over the king's terrace;
Write an evening romance beneath it.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song expresses a poetic dialogue celebrating intimacy, royal elegance, and the intoxicating beauty of love. The narrator describes the lover's eyes as holding the gentle coolness of the moon and the soft breeze, comparing their togetherness to the grand setup of a royal palace and the serene waters of the Vaigai river. The song elevates the heroine's grace and charm, equating her laughter to music from a veena and her allure to a epic grandeur that even the legendary poet Kamban could not fully capture.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Metaphor/Simile)

Thingal oru kannil / Kulir thendral maru kannil

Comparing the heroine's eyes to the moon ('Thingal') and a cool breeze ('Kulir thendral'), as well as her hands to the gentle flowing river Vaigai.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kaadhal raajiyam enadhu / Andha kaaval raajiyam unadhu

Rhyming of the second letter 'da' in 'Kaadhal' and 'Aandhu' / 'maanikku' style phonetic harmony.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Kamban sollaadha kaaviya sirappu

Describing her beauty as a poetic masterpiece so vast that even the immortal Tamil poet Kamban failed to articulate it.

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Trivia

The lyrics were penned by Kannadasan for the 1975 Tamil movie 'Mannavan Vanthaanadi', starring Sivaji Ganesan and Latha. The music for the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

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