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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhalin Desam

From Raasi · 1997

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Mano, Swarnalatha
Music director
Sirpy
Details
Raasi1997

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kadhalin desamIn the land of love
Kadhavugal thirakkumThe doors will open
Anantha paravaiA bird of joy
Vaanaththai alakkumWill measure the vast sky
Male
Idhupola inbam illaiyadiThere is no bliss like this, my dear
Ennil unnai kandupudiFind yourself within me
Velli nilaaviOh silver moonlit girl
Female :Kattilai poduFemale: Set up the bed
Sugam eththanai vendumHow much pleasure do you desire?
Male :Aah..aa…Male: Ah... aa...
Female :Sugam vittu vidaamalFemale: Without letting pleasure go
Pattiyal poduMake a list
Female
MuththamidaamalWithout kissing
Male :Oh oo….Male: Oh oo...
Female :Sugam mottu vidaathuFemale: Pleasure will not blossom into a bud
Thuli saththamillaamal jannalai mooduClose the window without a sound
Male
Idhupola inbam illaiyadiThere is no bliss like this, my dear
Ennil unnai kandupudiFind yourself within me
Male
UdhadugalaalWith my lips
Un uyaraththai alappaenI will measure your height
Mookkuththi oliyilIn the gleam of your nose-ring
Iravinai kadappaenI will pass the night
Female
Muththangal thanthaalIf you give me kisses
Neraththil kulippaenI will bathe in that moment
Sugamaaga vanthaenI arrived pleasantly
Vaaraththil ThavippaenI will yearn throughout the week
Male
Urangaamal UnnilWithout sleeping, in you
Urakkaththai rasippaenI will admire your slumber
Nee thoongum azhagilIn the beauty of your sleep
Kanavugal sumappanI will carry dreams
Chorus
Kadhalil thanimaigal mudiyaathuSolitude cannot end in love
Kaayam seithu paarththaalumEven if you try to wound it
Kadhal vaanam udaiyaathuThe sky of love will not shatter
Male
Kadhalin desamIn the land of love
Kadhavugal thirakkumThe doors will open
Anantha paravaiA bird of joy
Vaanaththai alakkumWill measure the vast sky
Male
Idhupola inbam illaiyadiThere is no bliss like this, my dear
Ennil unnai kandupidiFind yourself within me
Chorus
………………….................
Female
Unai thottu silirkkumShivering upon touching you
Penmaiyai rasippenI will admire your womanhood
Enai vittu thavikkumYearning as it leaves me
Selaiyai rasippenI will admire your saree
Male
Chithirai maathamLike the month of Chithirai
Vetkaththai rasippenI will admire your shyness
Chi ena sollumSaying 'Chi' in protest
Sinungalai rasippenI will admire your playful sulk
Female
Adikkadi maraivilFrequently in secrecy
Anaippathai rasippenI will admire the embrace
Ragasiym thedumSearching for secrets
Viralgalai rasippenI will admire your fingers
Chorus
Kangal rendum santhiththathaiWhen both our eyes meet
Idhayam poovaai aagaathoWill the heart not blossom like a flower?
Kaigal rendum inainthaalWhen both our hands join
Raththam theanaai aagaathoWill blood not turn into sweet honey?
Male
Idhupola inbam illaiyadiThere is no bliss like this, my dear
Ennil unnai kandupidiFind yourself within me

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kadhalin Desam from the 1997 Tamil film Raasi is a romantic duet expressing the deep passion, intimacy, and poetic devotion between two lovers. The lyrics metaphorically equate love to a land where happiness soars endlessly like a bird in the vast sky, emphasizing that true emotional and physical unity brings unmatched joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Anantha paravai Vaanaththai alakkum

Compares the joy of lovers to a bird flying through the sky and love to an open country.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Edhugai / Monai)

Udhadugalaal Un uyaraththai alappaen

Repetition of sound patterns in consecutive lines such as Udhadugalaal and Un uyaraththai.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Raththam theanaai aagaatho

Exaggerates emotional intensity by suggesting blood turns into sweet honey when hands join.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Sirpy, known for his melodic compositions in late 90s Tamil cinema, and was rendered by veteran playback singers Mano and Swarnalatha.

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