- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Kay Kay
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Manmadhan
- Movie release year
- 2004
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
En usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen
Yeh idhayathin ulla pennae naan
Chedi onnu thaan vechu valarthen
Indru adhil poovaai neeyae thaan
Pootha udanae kaadhal valarthen
Aye pulla pulla unnai enga pudichen
Aye pulla pulla adhai kandu pudichen
Aye pulla pulla unnai kannil pudichen
Aye pulla pulla unnai nenjil vidhaichen
Aye pulla aaa
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
Usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen
Poovin mugavari kaatru ariyumae
Ennai un manam ariyaadhaa
Pooti vaitha en aasai megangal
Unnai paarthadhum pozhiyaadhaa
Pala kodi pengal thaan
Boomiyilae vaazhalaam
Oru paarvaiyaal manadhai
Parithu chendraval neeyadi … iiiiii
Unakenavae kaathirundhaalae
Kaal adiyil vergalum mulaikum
Kaadhalil vazhiyum inbam dhaanae dhaanae
Thandhai anbu adhu pirakum varai
Thaayin anbu adhu valarum varai
Thozhi oruthi vandhu tharum anbo
Uyirodu vaazhum varai … iii
Adiye aye pulla pulla unnai enga pudichen
Aye pulla pulla adhai kandu pudichen
Aye pulla pulla unnai kannil pudichen
Aye pulla pulla unnai nenjil vidhaichen
Aye pulla aaa aye pulla aaa …………..
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
En usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen
Unnai thavira ingu enaku yaaradi
Unadhu nizhalilae oivedupen
Unadhu swaasathin soodu theendinaal
Maranam vandhum naan uyirthezhuven
Un mugathai paarkavae
En vizhigal vaazhudhae
Piriyum nerathil
Paarvai izhakiren naan adi … iiiiii
Udal porul aavi anaithum
Unakenavae tharuven pennae
Un arugil vaazhndhaal podhum kannae kannae
Unadhu per ezhudhi pakkathula
Enadhu perai naanum ezhudhi vechen
Adhu mazhaiyil azhiyaama kodai pudichen
Mazhai vittum naan nanainjen
Aye pulla pulla
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
Usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen
Idhayathin ulla pennae naan
Sedi onnu thaan vechu valarthen
Indru adhil poovaai neeyae thaan
Pootha udanae kaadhal valarthen
Aye pulla pulla unnai enga pudichen
Aye pulla pulla adhai kandu pudichen
Aye pulla pulla unnai kannil pudichen
Aye pulla pulla unnai nenjil vidhaichen
Aye pulla aaa
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
For you, my girl, I nurtured love
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
Deep inside my heart, oh girl, I
Planted and nurtured a little plant
Today, as a flower on that plant, you
Bloomed, and the moment you did, I nurtured love
Hey girl, girl, where did I catch you?
Hey girl, girl, I figured it out
Hey girl, girl, I caught you in my eyes
Hey girl, girl, I sowed you in my heart
Hey girl, ah
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
For you, my girl, I nurtured love
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
The breeze knows the address of the flower
Doesn't your heart know me?
The locked-up clouds of my desires
Won't they pour down the moment they see you?
Millions of women
May live on this earth
Yet with just one glance, the one
Who stole away my heart is you, girl...
If I wait just for you
Roots will sprout beneath my feet
Isn't that the joy overflowing in love?
A father's love is until birth
A mother's love is while growing up
But the love a beloved woman gives
Lasts as long as life remains...
Hey girl, girl, where did I catch you?
Hey girl, girl, I figured it out
Hey girl, girl, I caught you in my eyes
Hey girl, girl, I sowed you in my heart
Hey girl, ah, hey girl, ah...
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
For you, my girl, I nurtured love
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
Who else do I have in this world but you, girl?
I will rest in your shadow
If the warmth of your breath touches me
Even if death comes, I will come back to life
Just to gaze at your face
My eyes keep living
In the moments we part
I lose my sight, oh girl...
Body, wealth, and soul—everything
I will give only to you, girl
Living beside you is enough, my darling
I wrote your name, and beside it
I wrote down my name as well
I held an umbrella so the rain wouldn't wash it away
Even after the rain stopped, I remained drenched
Hey girl, girl
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
For you, my girl, I nurtured love
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
Deep inside my heart, oh girl, I
Planted and nurtured a little plant
Today, as a flower on that plant, you
Bloomed, and the moment you did, I nurtured love
Hey girl, girl, where did I catch you?
Hey girl, girl, I figured it out
Hey girl, girl, I caught you in my eyes
Hey girl, girl, I sowed you in my heart
Hey girl, ah
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Kaadhal Valarthen' from the movie Manmadhan is an intense, soulful expression of romantic devotion. The protagonist describes how love grew inside his soul like a plant blossoming into a flower, completely transforming his world. He vows eternal loyalty, asserting that his entire existence—body, wealth, and spirit—belongs to his beloved, whose presence alone gives his life meaning and whose absence blinds him with sorrow.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagamb (Metaphor)
“Chedi onnu thaan vechu valarthen”
Comparing the blossoming of love to a sapling growing into a flower inside the heart ('Chedi onnu thaan vechu valarthen / Indru adhil poovaai neeyae thaan').
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Kaal adiyil vergalum mulaikum”
Exaggerating the wait for love by stating that roots will sprout under his feet while waiting ('Unakenavae kaathirundhaalae / Kaal adiyil vergalum mulaikum').
Emonai (Initial Rhyming / Alliteration)
“Thandhai anbu adhu pirakum varai / Thaayin anbu adhu valarum varai”
Matching starting phonemes in consecutive lines like 'Unadhu' / 'Unadhu' and 'Thandhai' / 'Thaayin'.
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