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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Vanoli

From Album · 2002

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Harish Raghavendra, Sujatha
Music director
Karthik Raja
Movie name
Album
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
17 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Saagarisa nisagarisa
Saagarisa nisagariri
Saagarisa risagarisa
Saagarisa nisagariri
Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa
Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa
Ettu dhisaikalum
Saatchigal aaga
Naangu kangal sandaigal poda
Naabi kamalathil nandugal oora
Paarvayil kaathal pookal
Parithaal parithaal parithaa…aaall…
Kaathal vaanoli
Saedhi solluthae
Moga mootangal
Manadhai thoduma manadhai
Chorus :Thoduma thoduma
Manadhai thoduma
Vanga kadal pol
Nenju kadalil
Kaathal puyal thaan
Maiyam iduma idumaa
Chorus :Iduma iduma
Maiyam iduma
Kaathal vaanoli
Saedhi solluthae
Moga mootangal
Manadhai thoduma manadhai
Chorus :Thoduma thoduma
Manadhai thoduma
Vanga kadal pol
Nenju kadalil
Kaathal puyal thaan
Maiyam iduma idumaa
Chorus :Iduma iduma
Maiyam iduma
Irupathu nodigalil
Irudhaya araigalil
Mirudhangaa oligalum kettanavo
Ivan iru kaigalil
Irupathu viralgalaai
Ivalathu viralgalum sernthanavo
Yaarum nadakkaatha saalayilae
Kaathalin thadangal therigindratho
Thandavaazhathin orathilae
Pattampoochigal parakkindratho
Vannathu poochigal
Parandhaal enna
Viralodu vannam serthiduvom
Chorus :Thodava thodava
Manathai thodava
Idava idava maiyam idava
Kaathal vaanoli
Saedhi solluthae
Moga mootangal
Manadhai thoduma manadhai
Chorus :Thoduma thoduma
Manadhai thoduma
……………………………..
Marangothi paravaiyum
Marangothi pogudhae
Manathukkul adai mazahai
Adikkirathae
Mazhai nindru ponaalum
Marakkilai thooruthae
Maiyalida patti mandram nadakkirathae
Indru neer vittu indraethaan
Malarum thaavaram ullathuvo
Idhaya kilayodu poo pookum
Kaadhal thaavaram naan athuvo
Kottaiyum kaavalum
Irundhaal enna
Kaatraaga kaadhal nulaigirathae
Chorus :Thodava thodava
Manathai thodava
Idava idava maiyam idava
Kaathal vaanoli
Saedhi solluthae
Moga mootangal
Manadhai thoduma manadhai
Chorus :Thoduma thoduma
Manadhai thoduma
Vanga kadal pol
Nenju kadalil
Kaathal puyal thaan
Maiyam iduma idumaa
Chorus :Iduma iduma
Maiyam iduma
Saa ga ri sa ni sa ga ri sa
Saa ga ri sa ni sa ga ri ri
Saa ga ri sa ri sa ga ri sa
Saa ga ri sa ni sa ga ri ri
Ree ga pa dha ni sa ri ga pa dha ni sa
Ree ga pa dha ni sa ri ga pa dha ni sa
With all eight directions
standing as witnesses,
as four eyes lock in a playful duel,
and tingling thrills crawl over the navel,
with her gaze, the flowers of love
she plucked, she plucked, she plucked...
The radio of love
broadcasts the news:
will the clouds of desire
touch the heart, the heart?
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Will it touch the heart?
Like in the Bay of Bengal,
in the ocean of the heart,
will a storm of love
gather at the center?
Chorus: Will it gather, will it gather?
Will it gather at the center?
The radio of love
broadcasts the news:
will the clouds of desire
touch the heart, the heart?
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Will it touch the heart?
Like in the Bay of Bengal,
in the ocean of the heart,
will a storm of love
gather at the center?
Chorus: Will it gather, will it gather?
Will it gather at the center?
In just twenty seconds,
inside the chambers of the heart,
were the beats of a mridangam drum heard?
In his two hands,
as twenty fingers joined together,
did her fingers intertwine?
On a path where no one walks,
can the footprints of love be seen?
Along the edge of the railway tracks,
are butterflies taking flight?
Even if the butterflies
flutter away, so what?
We will bring colors to our fingertips!
Chorus: Shall I touch, shall I touch?
Shall I touch the heart?
Shall it gather, shall it gather at the center?
The radio of love
broadcasts the news:
will the clouds of desire
touch the heart, the heart?
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Will it touch the heart?
...
Even the woodpecker
pecks at the bark and flies away,
yet a heavy downpour
lashes inside the heart!
Even after the rain stops,
the tree branches keep dripping;
a debate on falling in love goes on!
Is there a plant that blooms
on the very day it is watered?
Blooming along the branches of the heart,
am I that plant of love?
Even if there are forts and guards
standing watch, so what?
Love slips inside like the wind!
Chorus: Shall I touch, shall I touch?
Shall I touch the heart?
Shall it gather, shall it gather at the center?
The radio of love
broadcasts the news:
will the clouds of desire
touch the heart, the heart?
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Will it touch the heart?
Like in the Bay of Bengal,
in the ocean of the heart,
will a storm of love
gather at the center?
Chorus: Will it gather, will it gather?
Will it gather at the center?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic track captures the onset of overwhelming love and passion using vivid imagery of nature, weather, and metaphors. The protagonist compares the sudden rush of feelings to a weather broadcast announcing a storm centered over the heart, drawing parallels between romantic desire and monsoon rain, ocean storms, and blooming flora. Through rich poetic comparisons, the song depicts the intimacy and emotional turmoil experienced when two lovers connect, transcending physical barriers like fortresses as love effortlessly glides in like the wind.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upama)

Vanga kadal pol / Nenju kadalil / Kaathal puyal thaan

Compares the ocean of the heart (nenju kadal) to the Bay of Bengal (Vanga kadal) experiencing a storm of love.

Metaphor (Rupaka)

Kaathal vaanoli / Saedhi solluthae

Metaphorically represents love as a weather report broadcast on a radio station (Kaathal vaanoli).

Imagery

Mazhai nindru ponaalum / Marakkilai thooruthae

Creates vivid tactile and visual imagery of droplets falling from tree branches after rain to describe lingering emotions.

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Trivia

The song features in the 2002 movie 'Album', directed by Vasanthabalan in his directorial debut. The soundtrack was composed by Karthik Raja, featuring evocative lyrics by Kabilan that utilize modern weather bulletin terminology as metaphor for emotion.

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