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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhali Nee Enna Seivai

From Rangeela · 1995

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Rangeela
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
17 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhali nee
Enna seidhaaiyoo
En kangalil
Pugundhu kondaayoo
En kannodu ullae sendru
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Jeevanukkul paai virithu
Palli kondaayoo
Kaadhala nee
Enna seidhaaiyoo
Kangalil pugundhu kondaayoo
En kannodu ullae sendru
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Paavaikkul paai virithu
Palli kondaayoo
Aaaa…..aaa….aaa…..
Mannukkul ullathellaam
Kandu sella koodavillai
Pennukkul ullathenna
Thedal innum theeravillai
Manmadhan uruvathai
Yaarum paarkavillai
Manjathil muzhu inbam
Manitha jaadhi kaanavillai
Pala kodi makkal vandhu
Parugithaan pona pinnum
Maarungkaadhal amudhangal
Theervadhum illai
Kaadhala
Enna seidhaaiyoo
Kangalil pugundhu kondaayoo
En kannodu ullae sendru
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Paavaikkul paai virithu
Palli kondaayoo
Ooo…ooo….oooo
Ullathin jannal indru
Oosaiyodu theranthathenna
Sorgam ennum raajiyathin
Oram mattum therinthathenna
Thalli nindra malli mottu
Milli meter malardhadhenna
Alli odi naan edukka
Atharkku mun kuvidhadhenna
Pennurimai pesum penmai
Peri puzhalaai pesum penmai
Kanmoodi oomai pola
Saaivadhum enna
Kaadhali nee
Enna seidhaaiyoo
En kangalil
Pugundhu kondaayoo
En kannodu ullae sendru
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Jeevanukkul paai virithu
Palli kondaayoo
Kaadhala
Enna seidhaaiyoo
Kangalil pugundhu kondaayoo
En kannodu ullae sendru
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Paavaikkul paai virithu
Palli kondaayoo
My beloved,
what have you done to me?
Into my eyes,
have you slipped inside?
Going inside through my eyes,
scooping up my entire heart,
spreading a bed within my soul,
have you laid down to rest?
My love,
what have you done to me?
Have you slipped into my eyes?
Going inside through my eyes,
scooping up my entire heart,
spreading a bed inside this girl,
have you laid down to rest?
Aaa... aaa... aaa...
All that is hidden beneath the earth,
no one has managed to discover completely.
And what lies inside a woman,
the search for it has still not ended.
The true form of Manmatha (the god of love),
no one has ever seen.
Complete bliss upon the bed of love,
humankind has never fully known.
Even after millions of people
have come and drank from it,
the sweet nectar of love
never runs dry.
My love,
what have you done to me?
Have you slipped into my eyes?
Going inside through my eyes,
scooping up my entire heart,
spreading a bed inside this girl,
have you laid down to rest?
Oh... oh... ohooo...
Why did the window of the heart
open with a sound today?
Of the kingdom called heaven,
why is only the edge visible?
The jasmine bud that stood at a distance,
why did it bloom just a millimeter?
When I ran to gather it in my hands,
why did it close up before that?
A woman who speaks of women's rights,
a woman who speaks with great pride,
closing her eyes like someone struck mute,
why does she lean and surrender?
My beloved,
what have you done to me?
Into my eyes,
have you slipped inside?
Going inside through my eyes,
scooping up my entire heart,
spreading a bed within my soul,
have you laid down to rest?
My love,
what have you done to me?
Have you slipped into my eyes?
Going inside through my eyes,
scooping up my entire heart,
spreading a bed inside this girl,
have you laid down to rest?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This sensual duet from the Tamil version of Rangeela explores the overwhelming power of love and romantic passion. The lovers describe how the sight of each other enters through the eyes and makes a permanent home in the deepest corners of their souls. The lyrics delve into the mysteries of love, desire, and intimacy, noting that despite billions of people experiencing love throughout history, its sweet nectar remains infinite and unexhausted.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

“Jeevanukkul paai virithu / Palli kondaayoo”

Compares the deep internal presence of love to spreading a bed and resting inside the soul.

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

“Ullathin jannal indru / Oosaiyodu theranthathenna”

Compares the opening of one's feelings to a window of the heart opening wide.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Kanmoodi oomai pola / Saaivadhum enna”

Compares a proud, vocal woman falling in love to a quiet person closing their eyes in silent surrender.

Assonance / Internal Rhyme (Edhugai / Monaai)

“Thalli nindra malli mottu / Milli meter malardhadhenna”

Rhythmic use of matching syllables ('malli' and 'milli') for poetic flow.

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Trivia

This track is the Tamil dubbed version of the iconic song 'Hai Rama' from Ram Gopal Varma's 1995 blockbuster Rangeela, composed by A.R. Rahman. Rendered hauntingly by Hariharan and Swarnalatha with lyrics by Vairamuthu, it is celebrated as one of Tamil cinema's most sophisticated and sensual duets.

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