Kadhal Vandhu Song Lyrics – Aethiree
From Aethiree · 2004
- Lyricist
- Kalidasan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Aethiree2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kadhal vandhu theendum bothu | When love comes and touches you, |
| Manasukkulla thee dhaanae | Isn't there a fire ignited within the heart? |
| Theendiyadhu kaadhal dhaana | Was it really love that touched me? |
| Theriyavillai adhu dhaane | That is the very thing I do not know. |
| Male | |
| Urakkam illai iravilae | There is no sleep during the night, |
| Pasikavillai pagalailae | There is no hunger during the day, |
| Imaikka villai kangalae | The eyes do not even blink, |
| Puriyavillai pengalae | Women are impossible to understand! |
| Female | |
| Kadhal vandhu theendum bothu | When love comes and touches you, |
| Udal muluthum thee dhaanae | Isn't the entire body caught in fire? |
| Theendi theendi endhan uyirai | By touching me repeatedly, |
| Karaithavanum nee dhaane | You are the one who melted my soul. |
| Female | |
| Urakkam illai iravilae | There is no sleep during the night, |
| Pasikavillai pagalailae | There is no hunger during the day, |
| Imaikka villai kangalae | The eyes do not even blink, |
| Puriyavillai aangalae | Men are impossible to understand! |
| Male | |
| Kanavinai manadhil saemithaen | I saved a dream inside my heart, |
| Adhai kangalil indru kaamithen | Today, I showed it through my eyes. |
| Female :Manadhinil unaiyae yosithean | Female: I kept thinking only of you in my mind, |
| En magilchiyai unnidam yaasithean | I begged for my happiness from you. |
| Male | |
| Ilamai enbadhu selavida thaane | Youth is meant to be spent, isn't it? |
| Enadhu unavu nee dhaane | You are my sustenance/food. |
| Female :Selavu seivadhil sikkanam venum | Female: One must be thrifty while spending, |
| Kaadhalil mattum kadan pada vendum | Only in love should one fall into debt. |
| Male | |
| Kadhal vandhu theendum bothu | When love comes and touches you, |
| Manasukkulla thee dhaanae | Isn't there a fire ignited within the heart? |
| Female :Theendi theendi endhan uyirai | Female: By touching me repeatedly, |
| Karaithavanum nee dhaane | You are the one who melted my soul. |
| Female | |
| Malai iravu sandhippil | In a rain-soaked night meeting, |
| Pudhu malr pol mayangi sirikkiren | I faint and smile like a fresh flower. |
| Male :Nee soodum poovin per solu | Male: Tell me the name of the flower you wear, |
| Un thottathu poovaai malargiren | I shall bloom as a flower in your garden. |
| Female | |
| Malarndha poovin vasanai neeyae | You are the fragrance of the blossomed flower, |
| Ennai manakka marandhu vittaye | Yet you forgot to leave your fragrance on me. |
| Male :Ennai naanae marundhiduvenae | Male: I would even forget my own self, |
| En uyir needhaan pirivena | You are my life, would I ever separate from you? |
| Female | |
| Kadhal vandhu theendum bothu | When love comes and touches you, |
| Udal muluthum thee dhaanae | Isn't the entire body caught in fire? |
| Male :Theendi theendi endhan uyirai | Male: By touching me repeatedly, |
| Karaithavanlm nee dhaane | You are the one who melted my soul. |
காதல் வந்து தீண்டும் போது
மனசுக்குள்ள தீ தானே
தீண்டியது காதல் தானா
தெரியவில்லை அது தானே
When love comes and touches you,
Isn't there a fire ignited within the heart?
Was it really love that touched me?
That is the very thing I do not know.
உறக்கம் இல்லை இரவிலே
பசிக்கவில்லை பகலிலே
இமைக்கவில்லை கண்களே
புரியவில்லை பெண்களே
There is no sleep during the night,
There is no hunger during the day,
The eyes do not even blink,
Women are impossible to understand!
காதல் வந்து தீண்டும் போது
உடல் முழுதும் தீ தானா
தீண்டி தீண்டி எந்தன் உயிரை
கரைத்தவனும் நீ தானே
When love comes and touches you,
Isn't the entire body caught in fire?
By touching me repeatedly,
You are the one who melted my soul.
உறக்கம் இல்லை இரவிலே
பசிக்கவில்லை பகலிலே
இமைக்கவில்லை கண்களே
புரியவில்லை ஆண்களே
There is no sleep during the night,
There is no hunger during the day,
The eyes do not even blink,
Men are impossible to understand!
கனவினை மனதில் சேமித்தேன்
அதை கண்களில் இன்று காமித்தேன்
மனதினில் உன்னையே யோசித்தேன்
என் மகிழ்ச்சியை உன்னிடம் யாசித்தேன்
I saved a dream inside my heart,
Today, I showed it through my eyes.
Female: I kept thinking only of you in my mind,
I begged for my happiness from you.
இளமை என்பது செலவிட தானே
எனது உனவு நீ தானே
செலவு செய்வதில் சிக்கனம் வேணும்
காதலில் மட்டும் கடன் பட வேண்டும்
Youth is meant to be spent, isn't it?
You are my sustenance/food.
Female: One must be thrifty while spending,
Only in love should one fall into debt.
காதல் வந்து தீண்டும் போது
உடல் முழுதும் தீ தானா
தீண்டி தீண்டி எந்தன் உயிரை
கரைத்தவனும் நீ தானே
When love comes and touches you,
Isn't there a fire ignited within the heart?
Female: By touching me repeatedly,
You are the one who melted my soul.
ஹம்மிங் :
…………
In a rain-soaked night meeting,
I faint and smile like a fresh flower.
Male: Tell me the name of the flower you wear,
I shall bloom as a flower in your garden.
மாலை இரவு சந்திப்பில்
புது மலர் போல் மயங்கி சிரிக்கிறேன்
நீ சூடும் பூவின் பெயர் சொல்
உன் தோட்டத்து பூவாய் மலர்கிறேன்
You are the fragrance of the blossomed flower,
Yet you forgot to leave your fragrance on me.
Male: I would even forget my own self,
You are my life, would I ever separate from you?
மலர்ந்த பூவின் வாசனை நீயே
என்னை மணக்க மறந்து விட்டாயே
என்னை நானே மறந்திடுவேனா
என் உயிர் நீதான் பிரிவேனா
When love comes and touches you,
Isn't the entire body caught in fire?
Male: By touching me repeatedly,
You are the one who melted my soul.
காதலன்தான் தீண்டும் போது
உடல் முழுதும் தீ தானா
தீண்டி தீண்டி எந்தன் உயிரை
கரைத்தவளும் நீ தானே
Kadhal vandhu theendum bothu
When love comes and touches you,
Manasukkulla thee dhaanae
Isn't there a fire ignited within the heart?
Theendiyadhu kaadhal dhaana
Was it really love that touched me?
Theriyavillai adhu dhaane
That is the very thing I do not know.
Urakkam illai iravilae
There is no sleep during the night,
Pasikavillai pagalailae
There is no hunger during the day,
Imaikka villai kangalae
The eyes do not even blink,
Puriyavillai pengalae
Women are impossible to understand!
Kadhal vandhu theendum bothu
When love comes and touches you,
Udal muluthum thee dhaanae
Isn't the entire body caught in fire?
Theendi theendi endhan uyirai
By touching me repeatedly,
Karaithavanum nee dhaane
You are the one who melted my soul.
Urakkam illai iravilae
There is no sleep during the night,
Pasikavillai pagalailae
There is no hunger during the day,
Imaikka villai kangalae
The eyes do not even blink,
Puriyavillai aangalae
Men are impossible to understand!
Kanavinai manadhil saemithaen
I saved a dream inside my heart,
Adhai kangalil indru kaamithen
Today, I showed it through my eyes.
Female :Manadhinil unaiyae yosithean
Female: I kept thinking only of you in my mind,
En magilchiyai unnidam yaasithean
I begged for my happiness from you.
Ilamai enbadhu selavida thaane
Youth is meant to be spent, isn't it?
Enadhu unavu nee dhaane
You are my sustenance/food.
Female :Selavu seivadhil sikkanam venum
Female: One must be thrifty while spending,
Kaadhalil mattum kadan pada vendum
Only in love should one fall into debt.
Kadhal vandhu theendum bothu
When love comes and touches you,
Manasukkulla thee dhaanae
Isn't there a fire ignited within the heart?
Female :Theendi theendi endhan uyirai
Female: By touching me repeatedly,
Karaithavanum nee dhaane
You are the one who melted my soul.
Malai iravu sandhippil
In a rain-soaked night meeting,
Pudhu malr pol mayangi sirikkiren
I faint and smile like a fresh flower.
Male :Nee soodum poovin per solu
Male: Tell me the name of the flower you wear,
Un thottathu poovaai malargiren
I shall bloom as a flower in your garden.
Malarndha poovin vasanai neeyae
You are the fragrance of the blossomed flower,
Ennai manakka marandhu vittaye
Yet you forgot to leave your fragrance on me.
Male :Ennai naanae marundhiduvenae
Male: I would even forget my own self,
En uyir needhaan pirivena
You are my life, would I ever separate from you?
Kadhal vandhu theendum bothu
When love comes and touches you,
Udal muluthum thee dhaanae
Isn't the entire body caught in fire?
Male :Theendi theendi endhan uyirai
Male: By touching me repeatedly,
Karaithavanlm nee dhaane
You are the one who melted my soul.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kadhal Vandhu Theendum Bothu' from the movie 'Aethiree' (2004) is a romantic duet composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja that explores the enchanting and destabilizing nature of falling in love. The lyrics depict how love alters physical routines—causing sleepless nights, loss of appetite, and a sweet bewilderment between men and women. The protagonists express their shared affection through playful dialogue about youth, emotions, and intimacy. Through vivid imagery of fire, rain, and blooming flowers, the song articulates love as an all-consuming passion that melts the soul and binds two people together. The track balances gentle banter about understanding the opposite sex with deep romantic devotion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Manasukkulla thee dhaanae / Udal muluthum thee dhaanae”
Love's sensation is directly compared to an all-consuming fire burning within the heart and body.
Anaphora / Parallelism (Iyaibu)
“Urakkam illai iravilae / Pasikavillai pagalailae / Imaikka villai kangalae”
Consecutive lines end with similar rhythmic patterns and structures to highlight the physical symptoms of love.
Adukku Thodar (Repetition)
“Theendi theendi endhan uyirai”
The word 'theendi' is repeated back-to-back for emotional emphasis and rhythmic lyricism.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Pudhu malr pol mayangi sirikkiren”
The female protagonist compares her swooning smile during a rainy encounter to a newly blossomed flower.
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Trivia
'Aethiree' (2004) features a soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja during a peak phase in his career. Sung by Ranjith and Sujatha, 'Kadhal Vandhu Theendum Bothu' is picturized on Madhavan and Sadha, capturing their playful chemistry with lively choreography.
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