Kadhal Valarthen
From Manmadhan · 2004
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Kay Kay
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Manmadhan2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen | I nurtured love, I nurtured love |
| Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen | On you, girl, I nurtured love |
| Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen | I nurtured love, I nurtured love |
| En usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen | Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love |
| Male | |
| Yeh idhayathin ulla pennae naan | Oh girl, inside my heart, I |
| Chedi onnu thaan vechu valarthen | Planted and nurtured a small plant |
| Indru adhil poovaai neeyae thaan | Today, you blossomed on it like a flower |
| Pootha udanae kaadhal valarthen | As soon as it bloomed, I nurtured love |
| Male | |
| Aye pulla pulla unnai enga pudichen | Hey girl, where did I catch you? |
| Aye pulla pulla adhai kandu pudichen | Hey girl, I found that out |
| Aye pulla pulla unnai kannil pudichen | Hey girl, I caught you in my eyes |
| Aye pulla pulla unnai nenjil vidhaichen | Hey girl, I sowed you in my heart |
| Aye pulla aaa | Hey girl ah |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen | I nurtured love, I nurtured love |
| Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen | On you, girl, I nurtured love |
| Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen | I nurtured love, I nurtured love |
| Usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen | Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love |
| Male | |
| Poovin mugavari kaatru ariyumae | The wind knows the address of the flower |
| Ennai un manam ariyaadhaa | Doesn't your heart know me? |
| Pooti vaitha en aasai megangal | My locked-up clouds of desires |
| Unnai paarthadhum pozhiyaadhaa | Won't they pour down upon seeing you? |
| Male | |
| Pala kodi pengal thaan | Millions of women |
| Boomiyilae vaazhalaam | May live on this earth |
| Oru paarvaiyaal manadhai | But with a single glance, the one who stole my heart |
| Parithu chendraval neeyadi … iiiiii | Is you, my girl |
| Male | |
| Unakenavae kaathirundhaalae | If I keep waiting for you alone |
| Kaal adiyil vergalum mulaikum | Roots will sprout under my feet |
| Kaadhalil vazhiyum inbam dhaanae dhaanae | Love itself is overflowing happiness |
| Male | |
| Thandhai anbu adhu pirakum varai | A father's affection is until one is born |
| Thaayin anbu adhu valarum varai | A mother's affection is until one grows up |
| Thozhi oruthi vandhu tharum anbo | But the love a companion comes and bestows |
| Uyirodu vaazhum varai … iii | Endures as long as life stays alive |
| Male | |
| Adiye aye pulla pulla unnai enga pudichen | Hey girl, girl, where did I catch you? |
| Aye pulla pulla adhai kandu pudichen | Hey girl, girl, I found that out |
| Aye pulla pulla unnai kannil pudichen | Hey girl, girl, I caught you in my eyes |
| Aye pulla pulla unnai nenjil vidhaichen | Hey girl, girl, I sowed you in my heart |
| Aye pulla aaa aye pulla aaa ………….. | Hey girl ah, hey girl ah... |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen | I nurtured love, I nurtured love |
| Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen | On you, girl, I nurtured love |
| Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen | I nurtured love, I nurtured love |
| En usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen | Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love |
| Male | |
| Unnai thavira ingu enaku yaaradi | Except for you, who do I have here, girl? |
| Unadhu nizhalilae oivedupen | I will rest under your shadow |
| Unadhu swaasathin soodu theendinaal | If the warmth of your breath touches me |
| Maranam vandhum naan uyirthezhuven | Even if death comes, I will rise back to life |
| Male | |
| Un mugathai paarkavae | Just to see your face |
| En vizhigal vaazhudhae | My eyes continue to live |
| Piriyum nerathil | At the moment we separate |
| Paarvai izhakiren naan adi … iiiiii | I lose my sight, oh girl |
| Male | |
| Udal porul aavi anaithum | Body, wealth, and soul—everything |
| Unakenavae tharuven pennae | I will give to you, my girl |
| Un arugil vaazhndhaal podhum kannae kannae | It is enough if I live by your side, my dear |
| Male | |
| Unadhu per ezhudhi pakkathula | After writing your name, right next to it |
| Enadhu perai naanum ezhudhi vechen | I wrote my own name as well |
| Adhu mazhaiyil azhiyaama kodai pudichen | So it wouldn't be erased by rain, I held an umbrella |
| Mazhai vittum naan nanainjen | Even after the rain stopped, I remained drenched |
| Aye pulla pulla | Hey girl, girl |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen | I nurtured love, I nurtured love |
| Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen | On you, girl, I nurtured love |
| Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen | I nurtured love, I nurtured love |
| Usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen | Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love |
| Male | |
| Idhayathin ulla pennae naan | Inside my heart, oh girl, I |
| Sedi onnu thaan vechu valarthen | Planted and nurtured a small plant |
| Indru adhil poovaai neeyae thaan | Today, you blossomed on it like a flower |
| Pootha udanae kaadhal valarthen | As soon as it bloomed, I nurtured love |
| Male | |
| Aye pulla pulla unnai enga pudichen | Hey girl, girl, where did I catch you? |
| Aye pulla pulla adhai kandu pudichen | Hey girl, girl, I found that out |
| Aye pulla pulla unnai kannil pudichen | Hey girl, girl, I caught you in my eyes |
| Aye pulla pulla unnai nenjil vidhaichen | Hey girl, girl, I sowed you in my heart |
| Aye pulla aaa | Hey girl ah |
காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
காதல் வளர்த்தேன் உன்மேல்
நானும் நானும் புள்ள காதல்
வளர்த்தேன் காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
காதல் வளர்த்தேன் என் உசுருக்குள்ள
கூடு கட்டி காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
On you, girl, I nurtured love
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
யே இதயத்தின்
உள்ள பெண்ணே நான்
செடி ஒன்னு தான் வெச்சு
வளர்த்தேன் இன்று அதில்
பூவாய் நீயே தான் பூத்தவுடனே
காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
Oh girl, inside my heart, I
Planted and nurtured a small plant
Today, you blossomed on it like a flower
As soon as it bloomed, I nurtured love
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள
உன்னை எங்க புடிச்சேன்
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள அதை கண்டு
புடிச்சேன் ஏ புள்ள புள்ள
உன்னை கண்ணில் புடிச்சேன்
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள உன்னை நெஞ்சில்
விதைச்சேன் ஏ புள்ள...
Hey girl, where did I catch you?
Hey girl, I found that out
Hey girl, I caught you in my eyes
Hey girl, I sowed you in my heart
Hey girl ah
காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
காதல் வளர்த்தேன் உன்மேல்
நானும் நானும் புள்ள காதல்
வளர்த்தேன் காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
காதல் வளர்த்தேன் என் உசுருக்குள்ள
கூடு கட்டி காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
On you, girl, I nurtured love
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
................................
The wind knows the address of the flower
Doesn't your heart know me?
My locked-up clouds of desires
Won't they pour down upon seeing you?
பூவின் முகவரி
காற்று அறியுமே என்னை
உன் மனம் அறியாதா பூட்டி
வைத்த என் ஆசை மேகங்கள்
உன்னை பார்த்ததும் பொழியாதா
Millions of women
May live on this earth
But with a single glance, the one who stole my heart
Is you, my girl
பல கோடி
பெண்கள் தான் பூமியிலே
வாழலாம் ஒரு பார்வையால்
மனதை பறித்து சென்றவள் நீயடி
If I keep waiting for you alone
Roots will sprout under my feet
Love itself is overflowing happiness
உனக்கெனவே
காத்திருந்தாலே கால்
அடியில் வேர்களும்
முளைக்கும் காதலில்
வழியும் இன்பம் தானே
தானே
A father's affection is until one is born
A mother's affection is until one grows up
But the love a companion comes and bestows
Endures as long as life stays alive
தந்தை அன்பு
அது பிறக்கும் வரை
தாயின் அன்பு அது
வளரும் வரை தோழி
ஒருத்தி வந்து தரும்
அன்போ உயிரோடு
வாழும் வரை
Hey girl, girl, where did I catch you?
Hey girl, girl, I found that 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...
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள
உன்னை எங்க புடிச்சேன்
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள அதை கண்டு
புடிச்சேன் ஏ புள்ள புள்ள
உன்னை கண்ணில் புடிச்சேன்
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள உன்னை நெஞ்சில்
விதைச்சேன் ஏ புள்ள... ஏ புள்ள...
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
On you, girl, I nurtured love
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
காதல் வளர்த்தேன் உன்மேல்
நானும் நானும் புள்ள காதல்
வளர்த்தேன் காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
காதல் வளர்த்தேன் என் உசுருக்குள்ள
கூடு கட்டி காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
Except for you, who do I have here, girl?
I will rest under your shadow
If the warmth of your breath touches me
Even if death comes, I will rise back to life
உன்னை தவிர
இங்கு எனக்கு யாரடி
உனது நிழலிலே
ஓய்வெடுப்பேன் உனது
சுவாசத்தின் சூடு தீண்டினால்
மரணம் வந்தும் நான்
உயிர்த்தெழுவேன்
Just to see your face
My eyes continue to live
At the moment we separate
I lose my sight, oh girl
உன் முகத்தை
பார்க்கவே என் விழிகள்
வாழுதே பிரியும் நேரத்தில்
பார்வை இழக்கிறேன் நானடி
Body, wealth, and soul—everything
I will give to you, my girl
It is enough if I live by your side, my dear
உடல் பொருள்
ஆவி அனைத்தும்
உனக்கெனவே தருவேன்
பெண்ணே உன் அருகில்
வாழ்ந்தால் போதும்
கண்ணே கண்ணே
After writing your name, right next to it
I wrote my own name as well
So it wouldn't be erased by rain, I held an umbrella
Even after the rain stopped, I remained drenched
Hey girl, girl
உனது பேரெழுதி
பக்கத்துல எனது பேரை
நானும் எழுதி வெச்சேன்
அது மழையில் அழியாம
கொடை புடிச்சேன் மழை
விட்டும் நான் நனைஞ்சேன்
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
On you, girl, I nurtured love
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
காதல் வளர்த்தேன் உன்மேல்
நானும் நானும் புள்ள காதல்
வளர்த்தேன் காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
காதல் வளர்த்தேன் என் உசுருக்குள்ள
கூடு கட்டி காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
Inside my heart, oh girl, I
Planted and nurtured a small plant
Today, you blossomed on it like a flower
As soon as it bloomed, I nurtured love
இதயத்தின்
உள்ள பெண்ணே நான்
செடி ஒன்னு தான் வெச்சு
வளர்த்தேன் இன்று அதில்
பூவாய் நீயே தான் பூத்தவுடனே
காதல் வளர்த்தேன்
Hey girl, girl, where did I catch you?
Hey girl, girl, I found that out
Hey girl, girl, I caught you in my eyes
Hey girl, girl, I sowed you in my heart
Hey girl ah
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள
உன்னை எங்க புடிச்சேன்
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள அதை கண்டு
புடிச்சேன் ஏ புள்ள புள்ள
உன்னை கண்ணில் புடிச்சேன்
ஏ புள்ள புள்ள உன்னை நெஞ்சில்
விதைச்சேன் ஏ புள்ள...
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen
On you, girl, I nurtured love
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
En usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
Yeh idhayathin ulla pennae naan
Oh girl, inside my heart, I
Chedi onnu thaan vechu valarthen
Planted and nurtured a small plant
Indru adhil poovaai neeyae thaan
Today, you blossomed on it like a flower
Pootha udanae kaadhal valarthen
As soon as it bloomed, I nurtured love
Aye pulla pulla unnai enga pudichen
Hey girl, where did I catch you?
Aye pulla pulla adhai kandu pudichen
Hey girl, I found that out
Aye pulla pulla unnai kannil pudichen
Hey girl, I caught you in my eyes
Aye pulla pulla unnai nenjil vidhaichen
Hey girl, I sowed you in my heart
Aye pulla aaa
Hey girl ah
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen
On you, girl, I nurtured love
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
Poovin mugavari kaatru ariyumae
The wind knows the address of the flower
Ennai un manam ariyaadhaa
Doesn't your heart know me?
Pooti vaitha en aasai megangal
My locked-up clouds of desires
Unnai paarthadhum pozhiyaadhaa
Won't they pour down upon seeing you?
Pala kodi pengal thaan
Millions of women
Boomiyilae vaazhalaam
May live on this earth
Oru paarvaiyaal manadhai
But with a single glance, the one who stole my heart
Parithu chendraval neeyadi … iiiiii
Is you, my girl
Unakenavae kaathirundhaalae
If I keep waiting for you alone
Kaal adiyil vergalum mulaikum
Roots will sprout under my feet
Kaadhalil vazhiyum inbam dhaanae dhaanae
Love itself is overflowing happiness
Thandhai anbu adhu pirakum varai
A father's affection is until one is born
Thaayin anbu adhu valarum varai
A mother's affection is until one grows up
Thozhi oruthi vandhu tharum anbo
But the love a companion comes and bestows
Uyirodu vaazhum varai … iii
Endures as long as life stays alive
Adiye aye pulla pulla unnai enga pudichen
Hey girl, girl, where did I catch you?
Aye pulla pulla adhai kandu pudichen
Hey girl, girl, I found that out
Aye pulla pulla unnai kannil pudichen
Hey girl, girl, I caught you in my eyes
Aye pulla pulla unnai nenjil vidhaichen
Hey girl, girl, I sowed you in my heart
Aye pulla aaa aye pulla aaa …………..
Hey girl ah, hey girl ah...
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen
On you, girl, I nurtured love
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
En usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
Unnai thavira ingu enaku yaaradi
Except for you, who do I have here, girl?
Unadhu nizhalilae oivedupen
I will rest under your shadow
Unadhu swaasathin soodu theendinaal
If the warmth of your breath touches me
Maranam vandhum naan uyirthezhuven
Even if death comes, I will rise back to life
Un mugathai paarkavae
Just to see your face
En vizhigal vaazhudhae
My eyes continue to live
Piriyum nerathil
At the moment we separate
Paarvai izhakiren naan adi … iiiiii
I lose my sight, oh girl
Udal porul aavi anaithum
Body, wealth, and soul—everything
Unakenavae tharuven pennae
I will give to you, my girl
Un arugil vaazhndhaal podhum kannae kannae
It is enough if I live by your side, my dear
Unadhu per ezhudhi pakkathula
After writing your name, right next to it
Enadhu perai naanum ezhudhi vechen
I wrote my own name as well
Adhu mazhaiyil azhiyaama kodai pudichen
So it wouldn't be erased by rain, I held an umbrella
Mazhai vittum naan nanainjen
Even after the rain stopped, I remained drenched
Aye pulla pulla
Hey girl, girl
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Un mel nanum nanum pulla kaadhal valarthen
On you, girl, I nurtured love
Kaadhal valarthen kaadhal valarthen
I nurtured love, I nurtured love
Usurukulla koodu katti kaadhal valarthen
Building a nest inside my soul, I nurtured love
Idhayathin ulla pennae naan
Inside my heart, oh girl, I
Sedi onnu thaan vechu valarthen
Planted and nurtured a small plant
Indru adhil poovaai neeyae thaan
Today, you blossomed on it like a flower
Pootha udanae kaadhal valarthen
As soon as it bloomed, I nurtured love
Aye pulla pulla unnai enga pudichen
Hey girl, girl, where did I catch you?
Aye pulla pulla adhai kandu pudichen
Hey girl, girl, I found that out
Aye pulla pulla unnai kannil pudichen
Hey girl, girl, I caught you in my eyes
Aye pulla pulla unnai nenjil vidhaichen
Hey girl, girl, I sowed you in my heart
Aye pulla aaa
Hey girl ah
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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Trivia
Although credited as unknown in the prompt, 'Kaadhal Valarthen' was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the hit romantic thriller Manmadhan (2004), starring Silambarasan (TR) and Jyothika. The song was sung by KK and became an iconic love anthem among youth in Tamil Nadu during the mid-2000s.
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