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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Vennila

From Vaanathaippola · 2000

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaaWill the moon of love reach my hands?
Sollu poonkaatraeTell me, gentle breeze.
Nee sollu poonkaatraeYou tell me, gentle breeze.
Female
Aa aa aaa aaa aaaAa aa aaa aaa aaa
Male
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaaWill the moon of love reach my hands?
Sollu poonkaatraeTell me, gentle breeze.
Nee sollu poonkaatraeYou tell me, gentle breeze.
Male
Imaiyaaga naanum irupenI will remain as the eyelids.
Imaikaamal paarthu rasipenI will admire you without even blinking.
Pala jenmam naan edupenI will take many births.
Unakaga kaathirupenI will wait for you.
Male
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaaWill the moon of love reach my hands?
Sollu poonkaatraeTell me, gentle breeze.
Nee sollu poonkaatraeYou tell me, gentle breeze.
Male
Vaanathu nilavaai nee irundhaalIf you are the moon in the sky,
Unaku badhil naan theindhiduvenI will wane instead of you.
Deepathai polae nee irundhaalIf you are like a lamp,
Unaku badhil naan urugiduvenI will melt instead of you.
Male
Poovanam polae nee irundhaalIf you are like a flower garden,
Poovuku badhil naan udhirdhiduvenI will shed petals instead of the flowers.
Sollu poonkaatraeTell me, gentle breeze.
Nee sollu poonkaatraeYou tell me, gentle breeze.
Male
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaaWill the moon of love reach my hands?
Sollu poonkaatraeTell me, gentle breeze.
Nee sollu poonkaatraeYou tell me, gentle breeze.
Female
Aa aaa aa aa aaAa aaa aa aa aa
Male
Oviyam pol unnai varaindhiduvenI will draw you like a painting.
Udhiram kondu niram edupenI will take color using my own blood.
Silaiyena unnai sedhukidavaeTo sculpt you like a statue,
Imaigal ennum uli edupenI will take my eyelashes as a chisel.
Male
Kavidhaiyai pol unnai ezhudhidavaeTo write you like a poem,
Uyirukul irundhu sol edupenI will retrieve words from deep within my soul.
Sollu poonkaatraeTell me, gentle breeze.
Nee sollu poonkaatraeYou tell me, gentle breeze.
Male
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaaWill the moon of love reach my hands?
Sollu poonkaatraeTell me, gentle breeze.
Nee sollu poonkaatraeYou tell me, gentle breeze.
Male
Imaiyaaga naanum irupenI will remain as the eyelids.
Imaikaamal paarthu rasipenI will admire you without even blinking.
Pala jenmam naan edupenI will take many births.
Unakaga kaathirupenI will wait for you.
Male
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaaWill the moon of love reach my hands?
Sollu poonkaatraeTell me, gentle breeze.
Nee sollu poonkaatraeYou tell me, gentle breeze.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kaadhal Vennila is a poignant expression of ultimate devotion, longing, and selfless love. The protagonist questions the gentle breeze, asking whether their beloved—metaphorically addressed as the moon of love—will ever belong to them. The song highlights an willingness to endure suffering and wait across multiple lifetimes just to behold and protect the beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification (Munnilai Paraval)

Sollu poonkaatrae / Nee sollu poonkaatrae

Addressing the gentle breeze ('poonkaatrae') as a conscious listener and seeking answers about fate and love.

Simile (Upamai)

Deepathai polae nee irundhaal

Comparing the beloved's presence to the moon, a lamp, a flower garden, a painting, and a sculpture using 'pol/polae/ena'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Imaigal ennum uli edupen

Describing the fine eyelashes as a sculptor's chisel used to carve the image of the beloved.

Alliteration (Monai)

Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaa

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in adjacent words for melodic rhythm.

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Trivia

Composed by S. A. Rajkumar with lyrics by Pa. Vijay, Vaanathaippola (2000) was a major box-office hit starring Vijayakanth and won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

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