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Lyrics & meaning

Kairegai Polathan Kadhal Female

From Ninaithathu Yaaro · 2014

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Chinmayi
Music director
X. Paulraj
Details
Ninaithathu Yaaro2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…
Female
Kairegai polathaan kaadhalLove is like a fingerprint
Endrum azhiyaadhaeIt never fades away
Anbae nam nenjilMy love, in our heart
Female
Kann imai polathaan kaadhalLove is like an eyelid
Endrum vilagaadhaeIt never moves away
Anbae nam kannilMy love, in our eyes
Female
Mezhugaagavae nenjam nenjamLike wax, the heart, the heart
Medhuvaagavae urugum konjamSlowly melts a little
Sila sollaadha sogangalSome untold sorrows
Sugamaagum….idhamaagumWill become sweet... will become soothing
Female
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…
Female
Endha paravaiWhichever bird
Ennai kandandhuCrosses past me
Pogum pozhudhumWhenever it passes
Unnai ninaithenI thought of you
Female
Engo irundhuFrom somewhere
Neeyum ennaiYou too, of me
Ninaippaai endraeWould think
Nithamum ninaithenDaily I thought
Female
Yedho baaramSome heavy burden
Idhayam sumandhaalIf the heart carries
Un nenjil saindhuLeaning on your chest
Azhavae ninaithenI thought of weeping
Female
NinaivellaamAll thoughts
NinaivellaamAll thoughts
Nijamaaga ninaithenI hoped would come true
Unakkaaga oru naalilFor your sake, on some day
Uyir tharavum ninaithenI even thought of giving my life
Female
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…
Female
Kairegai polathaan kaadhalLove is like a fingerprint
Endrum azhiyaadhaeIt never fades away
Anbae nam nenjilMy love, in our heart
Female
Undhan kangalYour eyes
Kalangum nodiyilIn the moment they tear up
Kaatrin viralaaiAs the fingers of the wind
Kanneer thudaippenI will wipe your tears
Female
Unnai ezhudhumWriting a poem about you
Kavidhai adhilaeIn that poem
Kadaisi vaarthaiThe very last word
Naanaai iruppenI will be that
Female
Unnai suttriSurrounding you
Kanavaai varuvenI will come as a dream
Nee vendaam endraalIf you say you do not want me
Kalaindhae viduvenI will simply fade away
Female
PirindhaalumEven if separated
Un ninaivaiFrom your memory
Piriyaamal iruppenI will never be separated
Irandhaalum unkkendrumEven if I die, forever to you
Theriyaamal irappenWithout your knowledge, I will exist
Female
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…
Female
Kairegai polathaan kaadhalLove is like a fingerprint
Endrum azhiyaadhaeIt never fades away
Anbae nam nenjilMy love, in our heart
Female
Kann imai polathaan kaadhalLove is like an eyelid
Endrum vilagaadhaeIt never moves away
Anbae nam kannilMy love, in our eyes
Female
Mezhugaagavae nenjam nenjamLike wax, the heart, the heart
Medhuvaagavae urugum konjamSlowly melts a little
Sila sollaadha sogangalSome untold sorrows
Sugamaagum….idhamaagumWill become sweet... will become soothing
Female
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…Aaaa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…aa..aaa…aa…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This emotional track from 'Ninaithathu Yaaro' reflects on the eternal and indestructible nature of true love. Comparing love to permanent fingerprints and protective eyelids, the song conveys how deep affection softens grief and transforms life's heavy burdens into comforting warmth. The speaker reminisces about constant thoughts of the beloved, wishing for mutual remembrance and expressing a willingness to sacrifice everything for their happiness. As the song progresses, the devotion reaches a selfless, poetic height—offering to wipe away tears like a gentle breeze, to be the final word in a poem written about the lover, and to exist as a quiet guardian angel even after death or separation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kairegai polathaan kaadhal

Compares love to indelible fingerprints ('Kairegai polathaan kaadhal'), signifying permanent bonding.

Simile (Upamai)

Kann imai polathaan kaadhal

Compares love to eyelids ('Kann imai polathaan kaadhal'), emphasizing protective closeness.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaatrin viralaai

Personifies the wind as having fingers ('Kaatrin viralaai') capable of wiping tears.

Alliteration (Monai)

Ninaivellaam Nijamaaga ninaithen

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Ni') in 'Ninaivellaam / Nijamaaga ninaithen'.

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Trivia

'Ninaithathu Yaaro' (2014) was directed by veteran filmmaker Vikraman with music composed by Paul J. The film is famously remembered for featuring cameo appearances by over 80 prominent Tamil film directors.

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