Kadhali Nee Enna Seivai
From Rangeela · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Rangeela1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhali nee | Oh my beloved girl, |
| Enna seidhaaiyoo | What have you done? |
| En kangalil | Into my eyes, |
| Pugundhu kondaayoo | Did you enter? |
| En kannodu ullae sendru | Going inside through my eyes, |
| Nenjellaam alli kondu | Gathering my entire heart, |
| Jeevanukkul paai virithu | Spreading a bed inside my soul, |
| Palli kondaayoo | Did you lay down to rest? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhala nee | Oh my beloved boy, |
| Enna seidhaaiyoo | What have you done? |
| Kangalil pugundhu kondaayoo | Did you enter through my eyes? |
| En kannodu ullae sendru | Going inside through my eyes, |
| Nenjellaam alli kondu | Gathering my entire heart, |
| Paavaikkul paai virithu | Spreading a bed inside this maiden, |
| Palli kondaayoo | Did you lay down to rest? |
| Male | |
| Aaaa…..aaa….aaa….. | Aaaa…..aaa….aaa….. |
| Mannukkul ullathellaam | All that is hidden within the earth, |
| Kandu sella koodavillai | Could not be fully seen or explored. |
| Pennukkul ullathenna | What lies inside a woman's heart, |
| Thedal innum theeravillai | The search is still never ending. |
| Female | |
| Manmadhan uruvathai | The true physical form of Cupid, |
| Yaarum paarkavillai | No one has ever witnessed. |
| Manjathil muzhu inbam | The complete bliss upon the bed, |
| Manitha jaadhi kaanavillai | Mankind has never fully attained. |
| Male | |
| Pala kodi makkal vandhu | Though billions of people have come, |
| Parugithaan pona pinnum | And drank from it before, |
| Maarungkaadhal amudhangal | The ever-changing nectars of love, |
| Theervadhum illai | Are never depleted. |
| Female | |
| Kaadhala | Oh beloved, |
| Enna seidhaaiyoo | What have you done? |
| Kangalil pugundhu kondaayoo | Did you enter through my eyes? |
| En kannodu ullae sendru | Going inside through my eyes, |
| Nenjellaam alli kondu | Gathering my entire heart, |
| Paavaikkul paai virithu | Spreading a bed inside this maiden, |
| Palli kondaayoo | Did you lay down to rest? |
| Female | |
| Ooo…ooo….oooo | Ooo…ooo….oooo |
| Ullathin jannal indru | Why did the window of the heart today, |
| Oosaiyodu theranthathenna | Open wide with a sound? |
| Sorgam ennum raajiyathin | Of the kingdom called heaven, |
| Oram mattum therinthathenna | Why is only the edge visible? |
| Male | |
| Thalli nindra malli mottu | The jasmine bud that stood far away, |
| Milli meter malardhadhenna | Why did it blossom by a millimeter? |
| Alli odi naan edukka | When I ran eagerly to pick it, |
| Atharkku mun kuvidhadhenna | Why did it fold back before that? |
| Female | |
| Pennurimai pesum penmai | Womanhood that speaks of women's rights, |
| Peri puzhalaai pesum penmai | Womanhood that speaks with immense pride, |
| Kanmoodi oomai pola | Closing its eyes like a mute person, |
| Saaivadhum enna | Why does it lean over in surrender? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhali nee | Oh my beloved girl, |
| Enna seidhaaiyoo | What have you done? |
| En kangalil | Into my eyes, |
| Pugundhu kondaayoo | Did you enter? |
| En kannodu ullae sendru | Going inside through my eyes, |
| Nenjellaam alli kondu | Gathering my entire heart, |
| Jeevanukkul paai virithu | Spreading a bed inside my soul, |
| Palli kondaayoo | Did you lay down to rest? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhala | Oh beloved, |
| Enna seidhaaiyoo | What have you done? |
| Kangalil pugundhu kondaayoo | Did you enter through my eyes? |
| En kannodu ullae sendru | Going inside through my eyes, |
| Nenjellaam alli kondu | Gathering my entire heart, |
| Paavaikkul paai virithu | Spreading a bed inside this maiden, |
| Palli kondaayoo | Did you lay down to rest? |
காதலி நீ என்ன
செய்தாயோ
என் கண்களில் புகுந்து
கொண்டாயோ
என் கண்ணோடு உள்ளே சென்று
நெஞ்செல்லாம் அள்ளிக் கொண்டு
ஜீவனுக்குள் பாய் விரித்து
பள்ளி கொண்டாயோ
Oh my beloved girl,
What have you done?
Into my eyes,
Did you enter?
Going inside through my eyes,
Gathering my entire heart,
Spreading a bed inside my soul,
Did you lay down to rest?
காதலா நீ என்ன
செய்தாயோ
கண்களில் புகுந்து
கொண்டாயோ
என் கண்ணோடு உள்ளே சென்று
நெஞ்செல்லாம் அள்ளிக் கொண்டு
பாவைக்குள் பாய் விரித்து
பள்ளி கொண்டாயோ
Oh my beloved boy,
What have you done?
Did you enter through my eyes?
Going inside through my eyes,
Gathering my entire heart,
Spreading a bed inside this maiden,
Did you lay down to rest?
ஆஅ ...ஆஅ....ஆஅ...
மண்ணுக்குள் உள்ளதெல்லாம்
கண்டு செல்லக் கூடவில்லை
பெண்ணுக்குள் உள்ளதென்ன
தேடல் இன்னும் தீரவில்லை
Aaaa…..aaa….aaa…..
All that is hidden within the earth,
Could not be fully seen or explored.
What lies inside a woman's heart,
The search is still never ending.
மன்மதன் உருவத்தை
யாரும் பார்க்கவில்லை
மஞ்சத்தில் முழு இன்பம்
மனித ஜாதி காணவில்லை
The true physical form of Cupid,
No one has ever witnessed.
The complete bliss upon the bed,
Mankind has never fully attained.
பலகோடி மக்கள் வந்து
பருகித்தான் போன பின்னும்
மாறுங் காதல் அமுதங்கள்
தீர்வதும் இல்லை
Though billions of people have come,
And drank from it before,
The ever-changing nectars of love,
Are never depleted.
காதலா என்ன செய்தாயோ
கண்களில் புகுந்து கொண்டாயோ
என் கண்ணோடு உள்ளே சென்று
நெஞ்செல்லாம் அள்ளிக் கொண்டு
பாவைக்குள் பாய் விரித்து
பள்ளி கொண்டாயோ
Oh beloved,
What have you done?
Did you enter through my eyes?
Going inside through my eyes,
Gathering my entire heart,
Spreading a bed inside this maiden,
Did you lay down to rest?
ஓ ஓ ஓ
உள்ளத்தின் ஜன்னல் இன்று
ஓசையோடு திறந்ததென்ன
சொர்கம் என்னும் ராஜ்ஜியத்தின்
ஓரம் மட்டும் தெரிந்ததென்ன
Ooo…ooo….oooo
Why did the window of the heart today,
Open wide with a sound?
Of the kingdom called heaven,
Why is only the edge visible?
தள்ளி நின்ற மல்லி மொட்டு
மில்லி மீட்டர் மலர்ந்ததென்ன
அள்ளி ஓடி நான் எடுக்க
அதற்க்கு முன்னே குவிந்ததென்ன
The jasmine bud that stood far away,
Why did it blossom by a millimeter?
When I ran eagerly to pick it,
Why did it fold back before that?
பெண்ணுரிமை பேசும் பெண்மை
பெரிபுழலாய் பேசும் பெண்மை
கண்மூடி ஊமை போல
சாய்வதும் என்ன...
Womanhood that speaks of women's rights,
Womanhood that speaks with immense pride,
Closing its eyes like a mute person,
Why does it lean over in surrender?
காதலி நீ என்ன
செய்தாயோ
என் கண்களில் புகுந்து
கொண்டாயோ
என் கண்ணோடு உள்ளே சென்று
நெஞ்செல்லாம் அள்ளிக் கொண்டு
ஜீவனுக்குள் பாய் விரித்து
பள்ளி கொண்டாயோ
Oh my beloved girl,
What have you done?
Into my eyes,
Did you enter?
Going inside through my eyes,
Gathering my entire heart,
Spreading a bed inside my soul,
Did you lay down to rest?
காதலா என்ன செய்தாயோ
கண்களில் புகுந்து கொண்டாயோ.
என் கண்ணோடு உள்ளே சென்று
நெஞ்செல்லாம் அள்ளிக் கொண்டு
பாவைக்குள் பாய் விரித்து
பள்ளி கொண்டாயோ...
Oh beloved,
What have you done?
Did you enter through my eyes?
Going inside through my eyes,
Gathering my entire heart,
Spreading a bed inside this maiden,
Did you lay down to rest?
Kaadhali nee
Oh my beloved girl,
Enna seidhaaiyoo
What have you done?
En kangalil
Into my eyes,
Pugundhu kondaayoo
Did you enter?
En kannodu ullae sendru
Going inside through my eyes,
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Gathering my entire heart,
Jeevanukkul paai virithu
Spreading a bed inside my soul,
Palli kondaayoo
Did you lay down to rest?
Kaadhala nee
Oh my beloved boy,
Enna seidhaaiyoo
What have you done?
Kangalil pugundhu kondaayoo
Did you enter through my eyes?
En kannodu ullae sendru
Going inside through my eyes,
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Gathering my entire heart,
Paavaikkul paai virithu
Spreading a bed inside this maiden,
Palli kondaayoo
Did you lay down to rest?
Aaaa…..aaa….aaa…..
Aaaa…..aaa….aaa…..
Mannukkul ullathellaam
All that is hidden within the earth,
Kandu sella koodavillai
Could not be fully seen or explored.
Pennukkul ullathenna
What lies inside a woman's heart,
Thedal innum theeravillai
The search is still never ending.
Manmadhan uruvathai
The true physical form of Cupid,
Yaarum paarkavillai
No one has ever witnessed.
Manjathil muzhu inbam
The complete bliss upon the bed,
Manitha jaadhi kaanavillai
Mankind has never fully attained.
Pala kodi makkal vandhu
Though billions of people have come,
Parugithaan pona pinnum
And drank from it before,
Maarungkaadhal amudhangal
The ever-changing nectars of love,
Theervadhum illai
Are never depleted.
Kaadhala
Oh beloved,
Enna seidhaaiyoo
What have you done?
Kangalil pugundhu kondaayoo
Did you enter through my eyes?
En kannodu ullae sendru
Going inside through my eyes,
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Gathering my entire heart,
Paavaikkul paai virithu
Spreading a bed inside this maiden,
Palli kondaayoo
Did you lay down to rest?
Ooo…ooo….oooo
Ooo…ooo….oooo
Ullathin jannal indru
Why did the window of the heart today,
Oosaiyodu theranthathenna
Open wide with a sound?
Sorgam ennum raajiyathin
Of the kingdom called heaven,
Oram mattum therinthathenna
Why is only the edge visible?
Thalli nindra malli mottu
The jasmine bud that stood far away,
Milli meter malardhadhenna
Why did it blossom by a millimeter?
Alli odi naan edukka
When I ran eagerly to pick it,
Atharkku mun kuvidhadhenna
Why did it fold back before that?
Pennurimai pesum penmai
Womanhood that speaks of women's rights,
Peri puzhalaai pesum penmai
Womanhood that speaks with immense pride,
Kanmoodi oomai pola
Closing its eyes like a mute person,
Saaivadhum enna
Why does it lean over in surrender?
Kaadhali nee
Oh my beloved girl,
Enna seidhaaiyoo
What have you done?
En kangalil
Into my eyes,
Pugundhu kondaayoo
Did you enter?
En kannodu ullae sendru
Going inside through my eyes,
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Gathering my entire heart,
Jeevanukkul paai virithu
Spreading a bed inside my soul,
Palli kondaayoo
Did you lay down to rest?
Kaadhala
Oh beloved,
Enna seidhaaiyoo
What have you done?
Kangalil pugundhu kondaayoo
Did you enter through my eyes?
En kannodu ullae sendru
Going inside through my eyes,
Nenjellaam alli kondu
Gathering my entire heart,
Paavaikkul paai virithu
Spreading a bed inside this maiden,
Palli kondaayoo
Did you lay down to rest?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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