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Kadhal Vaithu

From Deepavali · 2007

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Vijay Yesudas
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Deepavali
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
24 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaahhhaa…aaahaaaa…
Aahaaaa..aahhaaa…aaaa…..aaaa…
Kaadhal vaithu
Kaadhal vaithu kathirunthen
Kaatril unthan kural mattum
Kettirunthen
Sirithai isai arinthen
Nadanthai dhisai arinthen
Kaadhal enum kadalukkul
Naan vizhunthen
Karaiyinil vantha pinnum
Naan midhanthen
Asainthai anbae asainthen
Azhagai aiyo tholainthen
Kaadhal vaithu
Kaadhal vaithu kathirunthen
Kaatril unthan kural mattum
Kettirunthen
Asainthai anbae asainthen
Azhagai aiyo tholainthen
Devathai kadhai kettapothellam
Nijam endru ninaikkavillai
Neril unnaiyaee… partha pinbu naan
Nambi vitten marukkavillai
Adhikalai vidivathellam
Unnai parkkum mayakkathilthan
Andhi malai maraivathellam
Unnai partha kirakkathilthan
Kaadhal vaithu
Kaadhal vaithu kathirunthen
Kaatril unthan kural mattum
Kettirunthen
Asainthai anbae asainthen
Azhagai aiyo tholainthen
Unnai kanda nazh
Ozhi vattam pol
Ullukkullae suzhaluthadi
Un idathil naan pesiyathellam
Uyirukkul ozhikkuthadi
Kadalodu pesa vaithai
Kadigaram veesa vaithai
Mazhaiodu kuzhikka vaithai
Veyil kuda rasikka vaithai…
Kaadhal vaithu
Kaadhal vaithu kathirunthen
Kaatril unthan kural mattum
Kettirunthen
Sirithai isai arinthen
Nadanthai dhisai arinthen
Kaadhal enum kadalukkul
Naan vizhunthen
Karaiyinil vantha pinnum
Naan midhanthen
{Asainthai anbae asainthen
Azhagai aiyo tholainthen} (2)
Ah... ahaha...
Ahaha... ah-ha... aa... aa...
With love in my heart,
with love in my heart, I waited.
In the breeze, only your voice
I kept hearing.
You smiled, and I discovered music.
You passed by, and I found my direction.
Into the ocean called love,
I fell.
Even after reaching the shore,
I was still floating.
You swayed, my love, and I swayed along.
Oh, so beautifully, I lost myself!
With love in my heart,
with love in my heart, I waited.
In the breeze, only your voice
I kept hearing.
You swayed, my love, and I swayed along.
Oh, so beautifully, I lost myself!
Whenever I heard fairy tales,
I never thought they were real.
After seeing you in person,
I believed; I could not deny it.
The early morning dawns only
in the daze of longing to see you.
The evening dusk fades away only
in the spell of having seen you.
With love in my heart,
with love in my heart, I waited.
In the breeze, only your voice
I kept hearing.
You swayed, my love, and I swayed along.
Oh, so beautifully, I lost myself!
The day I saw you,
like a ring of light,
keeps spinning inside me.
Everything I spoke to you
keeps echoing in my soul.
You made me talk to the sea,
you made me throw away the clock.
You made me bathe in the rain,
you made me enjoy even the hot sun...
With love in my heart,
with love in my heart, I waited.
In the breeze, only your voice
I kept hearing.
You smiled, and I discovered music.
You passed by, and I found my direction.
Into the ocean called love,
I fell.
Even after reaching the shore,
I was still floating.
You swayed, my love, and I swayed along.
Oh, so beautifully, I lost myself!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kaadhal Vaithu' from the 2007 Tamil film Deepavali is a soulful romantic ballad expressing the overwhelming joy and wonder of falling in love. The song captures a lover's deep devotion as he reflects on how his beloved's presence has utterly redefined his world, turning fairy tales into reality and filling ordinary moments with enchantment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kaadhal enum kadalukkul / Naan vizhunthen”

Love is directly compared to an ocean where the protagonist falls in and continues floating even on shore.

Rhyme & Parallelism (Iyaibu)

“Sirithai isai arinthen / Nadanthai dhisai arinthen”

Rhythmic rhyming end-words 'arinthen' creating melodic flow in describing her actions.

Simile (Upamai)

“Ozhi vattam pol / Ullukkullae suzhaluthadi”

Comparing the memory of meeting the beloved to a halo of light spinning inside the heart.

Hyperbole (Uyirvu Navirtchi)

“Kadalodu pesa vaithai / Kadigaram veesa vaithai”

Exaggerating love's emotional effect to whimsical actions like speaking with the ocean and playing with time.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Na. Muthu Kumar, this song is rendered by Vijay Yesudas. It became a huge chartbuster in 2007 and remains one of the celebrated romantic melodies in Tamil film music history.

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