Kadhal Vanoli
From Album · 2002
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Harish Raghavendra, Sujatha
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Details
- Album2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Saagarisa nisagarisa | Saagarisa nisagarisa |
| Saagarisa nisagariri | Saagarisa nisagariri |
| Saagarisa risagarisa | Saagarisa risagarisa |
| Saagarisa nisagariri | Saagarisa nisagariri |
| Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa | Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa |
| Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa | Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa |
| Male | |
| Ettu dhisaikalum | With all eight directions |
| Saatchigal aaga | Standing as witnesses |
| Naangu kangal sandaigal poda | As four eyes engage in a confrontation |
| Naabi kamalathil nandugal oora | As crabs crawl upon the lotus navel |
| Paarvayil kaathal pookal | Love flowers in the gaze |
| Parithaal parithaal parithaa…aaall… | Plucking, plucking, plucking... |
| Female | |
| Kaathal vaanoli | The radio of love |
| Saedhi solluthae | Is broadcasting the news |
| Moga mootangal | Will the clouds of desire |
| Manadhai thoduma manadhai | Touch the heart, touch the heart? |
| Chorus :Thoduma thoduma | Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch? |
| Manadhai thoduma | Will it touch the heart? |
| Female | |
| Vanga kadal pol | Like the Bay of Bengal |
| Nenju kadalil | In the ocean of the heart |
| Kaathal puyal thaan | Will the storm of love |
| Maiyam iduma idumaa | Form its epicenter, form its epicenter? |
| Chorus :Iduma iduma | Chorus: Will it form, will it form? |
| Maiyam iduma | Will it form an epicenter? |
| Female | |
| Kaathal vaanoli | The radio of love |
| Saedhi solluthae | Is broadcasting the news |
| Moga mootangal | Will the clouds of desire |
| Manadhai thoduma manadhai | Touch the heart, touch the heart? |
| Chorus :Thoduma thoduma | Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch? |
| Manadhai thoduma | Will it touch the heart? |
| Female | |
| Vanga kadal pol | Like the Bay of Bengal |
| Nenju kadalil | In the ocean of the heart |
| Kaathal puyal thaan | Will the storm of love |
| Maiyam iduma idumaa | Form its epicenter, form its epicenter? |
| Chorus :Iduma iduma | Chorus: Iduma iduma |
| Maiyam iduma | Will it form an epicenter? |
| Female | |
| Irupathu nodigalil | In just twenty seconds |
| Irudhaya araigalil | In the chambers of the heart |
| Mirudhangaa oligalum kettanavo | Were the rhythms of mridangam heard? |
| Ivan iru kaigalil | In his two hands |
| Irupathu viralgalaai | As if becoming twenty fingers |
| Ivalathu viralgalum sernthanavo | Did her fingers join together? |
| Female | |
| Yaarum nadakkaatha saalayilae | On a deserted road where no one walks |
| Kaathalin thadangal therigindratho | Are the footprints of love visible? |
| Thandavaazhathin orathilae | Beside the railway tracks |
| Pattampoochigal parakkindratho | Are butterflies fluttering? |
| Female | |
| Vannathu poochigal | Colorful butterflies |
| Parandhaal enna | So what if they fly? |
| Viralodu vannam serthiduvom | We shall capture the color on our fingers |
| Chorus :Thodava thodava | Chorus: Shall I touch, shall I touch? |
| Manathai thodava | Shall I touch the heart? |
| Idava idava maiyam idava | Shall I settle at the center, settle at the center? |
| Female | |
| Kaathal vaanoli | The radio of love |
| Saedhi solluthae | Is broadcasting the news |
| Moga mootangal | Will the clouds of desire |
| Manadhai thoduma manadhai | Touch the heart, touch the heart? |
| Chorus :Thoduma thoduma | Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch? |
| Manadhai thoduma | Will it touch the heart? |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………….. | ... |
| Female | |
| Marangothi paravaiyum | Even the woodpecker bird |
| Marangothi pogudhae | Keeps pecking at the tree and going |
| Manathukkul adai mazahai | Inside the mind, heavy downpour |
| Adikkirathae | Is beating down |
| Mazhai nindru ponaalum | Even after the rain stops |
| Marakkilai thooruthae | The tree branch keeps drizzling |
| Maiyalida patti mandram nadakkirathae | A debate about falling in love is taking place |
| Female | |
| Indru neer vittu indraethaan | Is there a plant that flowers on the very day |
| Malarum thaavaram ullathuvo | It is watered today? |
| Idhaya kilayodu poo pookum | Blooming upon the branch of the heart |
| Kaadhal thaavaram naan athuvo | Am I that plant of love? |
| Female | |
| Kottaiyum kaavalum | A fortress and guards |
| Irundhaal enna | So what if they exist? |
| Kaatraaga kaadhal nulaigirathae | Love enters like the wind |
| Chorus :Thodava thodava | Chorus: Shall I touch, shall I touch? |
| Manathai thodava | Shall I touch the heart? |
| Idava idava maiyam idava | Shall I settle at the center, settle at the center? |
| Female | |
| Kaathal vaanoli | The radio of love |
| Saedhi solluthae | Is broadcasting the news |
| Moga mootangal | Will the clouds of desire |
| Manadhai thoduma manadhai | Touch the heart, touch the heart? |
| Chorus :Thoduma thoduma | Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch? |
| Manadhai thoduma | Will it touch the heart? |
| Female | |
| Vanga kadal pol | Like the Bay of Bengal |
| Nenju kadalil | In the ocean of the heart |
| Kaathal puyal thaan | Will the storm of love |
| Maiyam iduma idumaa | Form its epicenter, form its epicenter? |
| Chorus :Iduma iduma | Chorus: Will it form, will it form? |
| Maiyam iduma | Will it form an epicenter? |
சகரிச நிசகரிச
சகரிச நிசபகரிநி
சகரிச நிசகரிச
சகரிச நிசபகரிநி
ரீகபதநிச ரீகபதநிச
ரீகபதநிச ரீகபதநிச
Saagarisa nisagarisa
Saagarisa nisagariri
Saagarisa risagarisa
Saagarisa nisagariri
Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa
Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa
எட்டு திசைகளும் சாட்சிகள் ஆக
நான்கு கண்கள் சண்டைகள் போட...
நாபி கமலத்தில் நண்டுகள் ஊற
பார்வையில் காதல் பூக்கள்
பறித்தாள் பறித்தாள் பறித்தாள்ள்.......
With all eight directions
Standing as witnesses
As four eyes engage in a confrontation
As crabs crawl upon the lotus navel
Love flowers in the gaze
Plucking, plucking, plucking...
காதல் வானொலி
சேதி சொல்லுதே
மோக மூட்டங்கள்
மனதை தொடுமா
மனதை
குழு :
தொடுமா தொடுமா
மனதை தொடுமா
The radio of love
Is broadcasting the news
Will the clouds of desire
Touch the heart, touch the heart?
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Will it touch the heart?
வாங்க கடல் போல்
நெஞ்சு கடலில்
காதல் புயல் தான்
மையம் இடுமா
இடுமா
குழு :
இடுமா இடுமா
மையம் இடுமா
Like the Bay of Bengal
In the ocean of the heart
Will the storm of love
Form its epicenter, form its epicenter?
Chorus: Will it form, will it form?
Will it form an epicenter?
காதல் வானொலி
சேதி சொல்லுதே
மோக மூட்டங்கள்
மனதை தொடுமா
மனதை
குழு :
தொடுமா தொடுமா
மனதை தொடுமா
The radio of love
Is broadcasting the news
Will the clouds of desire
Touch the heart, touch the heart?
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Will it touch the heart?
வாங்க கடல் போல்
நெஞ்சு கடலில்
காதல் புயல் தான்
மையம் இடுமா
இடுமா
குழு :
இடுமா இடுமா
மையம் இடுமா
Like the Bay of Bengal
In the ocean of the heart
Will the storm of love
Form its epicenter, form its epicenter?
Chorus: Iduma iduma
Will it form an epicenter?
இருபது நொடிகளில்
இருதய அறைகளில்
மிருதங்க ஒலிகளும் கேட்டனவோ
In just twenty seconds
In the chambers of the heart
Were the rhythms of mridangam heard?
In his two hands
As if becoming twenty fingers
Did her fingers join together?
இவன் இரு கைகளில்
இருபது விரல்களாய்
இவளது விரல்களும் சேர்ந்தனவோ
On a deserted road where no one walks
Are the footprints of love visible?
Beside the railway tracks
Are butterflies fluttering?
யாரும் நடக்காத சாலையிலே
காதலின் தடங்கள் தெரிகின்றதோ
தண்டவாளத்தின் ஓரத்திலே
பட்டாம்பூச்சிகள் பறக்கின்றதோ
Colorful butterflies
So what if they fly?
We shall capture the color on our fingers
Chorus: Shall I touch, shall I touch?
Shall I touch the heart?
Shall I settle at the center, settle at the center?
வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சிகள்
பறந்தாலென்ன
விரல்லோடு வண்ணம்
சேர்ந்திடுவோம்
குழு :
தொடவா தொடவா
மனதை தொடவா
இடவா இடவா
மையம் இடவா
The radio of love
Is broadcasting the news
Will the clouds of desire
Touch the heart, touch the heart?
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Will it touch the heart?
காதல் வானொலி
சேதி சொல்லுதே
மோக மூட்டங்கள்
மனதை தொடுமா
மனதை
குழு :
தொடுமா தொடுமா
மனதை தொடுமா
...
ர ரரர ரரர ரரர
ர ரரர ரரர ரரர
ர ரரர ரரர ரரர...........
Even the woodpecker bird
Keeps pecking at the tree and going
Inside the mind, heavy downpour
Is beating down
Even after the rain stops
The tree branch keeps drizzling
A debate about falling in love is taking place
மரங்கொத்தி பறவையும்
மரங்கொத்தி போகுதே
மனதுக்குள் அடைமழை அடிக்கிறதே
மழை நின்று போனாலும்
மரக்கிளை தூறுதே
மையலிட பட்டிமன்றம் நடக்கிறதே
Is there a plant that flowers on the very day
It is watered today?
Blooming upon the branch of the heart
Am I that plant of love?
இன்று நீர்விட்டு இன்றேதான்
மலரும் தாவரம் உள்ளதுவோ
இதய கிளையோடு பூ பூக்கும்
காதல் தாவரம் நான் அதுவோ
கோட்டையில் காவலும்
இருதால்லென்ன காற்றாக
காதல் நுழைகிறதே
A fortress and guards
So what if they exist?
Love enters like the wind
Chorus: Shall I touch, shall I touch?
Shall I touch the heart?
Shall I settle at the center, settle at the center?
தொடவா தொடவா
மனதை தொடவா
இடவா இடவா மையம் இடவா
The radio of love
Is broadcasting the news
Will the clouds of desire
Touch the heart, touch the heart?
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Will it touch the heart?
காதல் வானொலி
சேதி சொல்லுதே
மோக மூட்டங்கள்
மனதை தொடுமா
மனதை
குழு :
தொடுமா தொடுமா
மனதை தொடுமா
Like the Bay of Bengal
In the ocean of the heart
Will the storm of love
Form its epicenter, form its epicenter?
Chorus: Will it form, will it form?
Will it form an epicenter?
வாங்க கடல் போல்
நெஞ்சு கடலில்
காதல் புயல் தான்
மையம் இடுமா
இடுமா
குழு :
இடுமா இடுமா
மையம் இடுமா
Saagarisa nisagarisa
Saagarisa nisagarisa
Saagarisa nisagariri
Saagarisa nisagariri
Saagarisa risagarisa
Saagarisa risagarisa
Saagarisa nisagariri
Saagarisa nisagariri
Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa
Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa
Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa
Reegapadhanisa rigapadhanisa
Ettu dhisaikalum
With all eight directions
Saatchigal aaga
Standing as witnesses
Naangu kangal sandaigal poda
As four eyes engage in a confrontation
Naabi kamalathil nandugal oora
As crabs crawl upon the lotus navel
Paarvayil kaathal pookal
Love flowers in the gaze
Parithaal parithaal parithaa…aaall…
Plucking, plucking, plucking...
Kaathal vaanoli
The radio of love
Saedhi solluthae
Is broadcasting the news
Moga mootangal
Will the clouds of desire
Manadhai thoduma manadhai
Touch the heart, touch the heart?
Chorus :Thoduma thoduma
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Manadhai thoduma
Will it touch the heart?
Vanga kadal pol
Like the Bay of Bengal
Nenju kadalil
In the ocean of the heart
Kaathal puyal thaan
Will the storm of love
Maiyam iduma idumaa
Form its epicenter, form its epicenter?
Chorus :Iduma iduma
Chorus: Will it form, will it form?
Maiyam iduma
Will it form an epicenter?
Kaathal vaanoli
The radio of love
Saedhi solluthae
Is broadcasting the news
Moga mootangal
Will the clouds of desire
Manadhai thoduma manadhai
Touch the heart, touch the heart?
Chorus :Thoduma thoduma
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Manadhai thoduma
Will it touch the heart?
Vanga kadal pol
Like the Bay of Bengal
Nenju kadalil
In the ocean of the heart
Kaathal puyal thaan
Will the storm of love
Maiyam iduma idumaa
Form its epicenter, form its epicenter?
Chorus :Iduma iduma
Chorus: Iduma iduma
Maiyam iduma
Will it form an epicenter?
Irupathu nodigalil
In just twenty seconds
Irudhaya araigalil
In the chambers of the heart
Mirudhangaa oligalum kettanavo
Were the rhythms of mridangam heard?
Ivan iru kaigalil
In his two hands
Irupathu viralgalaai
As if becoming twenty fingers
Ivalathu viralgalum sernthanavo
Did her fingers join together?
Yaarum nadakkaatha saalayilae
On a deserted road where no one walks
Kaathalin thadangal therigindratho
Are the footprints of love visible?
Thandavaazhathin orathilae
Beside the railway tracks
Pattampoochigal parakkindratho
Are butterflies fluttering?
Vannathu poochigal
Colorful butterflies
Parandhaal enna
So what if they fly?
Viralodu vannam serthiduvom
We shall capture the color on our fingers
Chorus :Thodava thodava
Chorus: Shall I touch, shall I touch?
Manathai thodava
Shall I touch the heart?
Idava idava maiyam idava
Shall I settle at the center, settle at the center?
Kaathal vaanoli
The radio of love
Saedhi solluthae
Is broadcasting the news
Moga mootangal
Will the clouds of desire
Manadhai thoduma manadhai
Touch the heart, touch the heart?
Chorus :Thoduma thoduma
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Manadhai thoduma
Will it touch the heart?
……………………………..
...
Marangothi paravaiyum
Even the woodpecker bird
Marangothi pogudhae
Keeps pecking at the tree and going
Manathukkul adai mazahai
Inside the mind, heavy downpour
Adikkirathae
Is beating down
Mazhai nindru ponaalum
Even after the rain stops
Marakkilai thooruthae
The tree branch keeps drizzling
Maiyalida patti mandram nadakkirathae
A debate about falling in love is taking place
Indru neer vittu indraethaan
Is there a plant that flowers on the very day
Malarum thaavaram ullathuvo
It is watered today?
Idhaya kilayodu poo pookum
Blooming upon the branch of the heart
Kaadhal thaavaram naan athuvo
Am I that plant of love?
Kottaiyum kaavalum
A fortress and guards
Irundhaal enna
So what if they exist?
Kaatraaga kaadhal nulaigirathae
Love enters like the wind
Chorus :Thodava thodava
Chorus: Shall I touch, shall I touch?
Manathai thodava
Shall I touch the heart?
Idava idava maiyam idava
Shall I settle at the center, settle at the center?
Kaathal vaanoli
The radio of love
Saedhi solluthae
Is broadcasting the news
Moga mootangal
Will the clouds of desire
Manadhai thoduma manadhai
Touch the heart, touch the heart?
Chorus :Thoduma thoduma
Chorus: Will it touch, will it touch?
Manadhai thoduma
Will it touch the heart?
Vanga kadal pol
Like the Bay of Bengal
Nenju kadalil
In the ocean of the heart
Kaathal puyal thaan
Will the storm of love
Maiyam iduma idumaa
Form its epicenter, form its epicenter?
Chorus :Iduma iduma
Chorus: Will it form, will it form?
Maiyam iduma
Will it form an epicenter?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
Did you know?
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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