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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Vennila

From Vaanathaippola · 2000

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Vaanathaippola
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
31 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaa
Sollu poonkaatrae
Nee sollu poonkaatrae
Aa aa aaa aaa aaa
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaa
Sollu poonkaatrae
Nee sollu poonkaatrae
Imaiyaaga naanum irupen
Imaikaamal paarthu rasipen
Pala jenmam naan edupen
Unakaga kaathirupen
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaa
Sollu poonkaatrae
Nee sollu poonkaatrae
Vaanathu nilavaai nee irundhaal
Unaku badhil naan theindhiduven
Deepathai polae nee irundhaal
Unaku badhil naan urugiduven
Poovanam polae nee irundhaal
Poovuku badhil naan udhirdhiduven
Sollu poonkaatrae
Nee sollu poonkaatrae
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaa
Sollu poonkaatrae
Nee sollu poonkaatrae
Aa aaa aa aa aa
Oviyam pol unnai varaindhiduven
Udhiram kondu niram edupen
Silaiyena unnai sedhukidavae
Imaigal ennum uli edupen
Kavidhaiyai pol unnai ezhudhidavae
Uyirukul irundhu sol edupen
Sollu poonkaatrae
Nee sollu poonkaatrae
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaa
Sollu poonkaatrae
Nee sollu poonkaatrae
Imaiyaaga naanum irupen
Imaikaamal paarthu rasipen
Pala jenmam naan edupen
Unakaga kaathirupen
Kaadhal vennila kaiyil serumaa
Sollu poonkaatrae
Nee sollu poonkaatrae
Will the moon of my love reach my hands?
Tell me, gentle breeze.
You tell me, gentle breeze.
Ah ah aahaa aahaa aahaa
Will the moon of my love reach my hands?
Tell me, gentle breeze.
You tell me, gentle breeze.
I will remain as your eyelid,
and admire you without ever blinking.
I will take many births,
and wait just for you.
Will the moon of my love reach my hands?
Tell me, gentle breeze.
You tell me, gentle breeze.
If you were the moon in the sky,
I would wane in your place.
If you were a burning lamp,
I would melt in your place.
If you were a garden of flowers,
I would wither and fall instead of the blossoms.
Tell me, gentle breeze.
You tell me, gentle breeze.
Will the moon of my love reach my hands?
Tell me, gentle breeze.
You tell me, gentle breeze.
Ah aahaa ah ah ah
I will paint you like a picture,
using my own blood as the colors.
To sculpt you like a statue,
I will use my eyelids as the chisel.
To write you like a poem,
I will draw words from within my soul.
Tell me, gentle breeze.
You tell me, gentle breeze.
Will the moon of my love reach my hands?
Tell me, gentle breeze.
You tell me, gentle breeze.
I will remain as your eyelid,
and admire you without ever blinking.
I will take many births,
and wait just for you.
Will the moon of my love reach my hands?
Tell me, gentle breeze.
You tell me, gentle breeze.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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