Kalaimaane
From Thaalam · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Thaalam1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannae nee pogum | My beloved, wherever you go, |
| Vazhi engu ponaalum | No matter where the path leads, |
| Ellaa vazhiyum | All paths |
| En veettu vaasalil | At my doorstep |
| Vanthudhaan mudiyum… | Will ultimately end... |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae… | Oh my beloved... |
| Male | |
| Kalaimaanae… | Oh gentle deer... |
| Kalaimaanae un thalai kodhavaa | Oh gentle deer, shall I stroke your hair? |
| Iragaalae un udal neevavaa | Shall I caress your body with a feather? |
| Un kaiyilae… | In your hands... |
| Un kaiyilae poo valai podavaa | Shall I place a flower net on your hands? |
| Un kaiyilae poo valai podavaa | Shall I place a flower net on your hands? |
| Panju kaalgalai nenjil soodavaa | Shall I adorn my heart with your soft, cotton-like feet? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae… | Oh my beloved... |
| Male | |
| Tholaivaanapodhu pakkamaanaval | You who became close when you were distant, |
| Pakkam vandha podhu tholaivaavadho | Are you drifting far away now that you are near? |
| Tholaivaanapodhu pakkamaanaval | You who became close when you were distant, |
| Pakkam vandha podhu tholaivaavadho | Are you drifting far away now that you are near? |
| Male | |
| Mozhiyodu sollukku oodal ennavo | Why this playful rift between language and word? |
| Shirungaara poovukku sevai seiyavo… | Shall I render tender service to the flower of romance? |
| Un kaiyilae poo valai podavaa | Shall I place a flower net on your hands? |
| Un paadhayil poo mazhai sindhavaa | Shall I shower a rain of flowers on your path? |
| Panju kaalgalai nenjil soodavaa | Shall I adorn my heart with your soft, cotton-like feet? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae… | Oh my beloved... |
| Male | |
| Poonjolai amarndhu sendraai | You sat in the flower garden and left |
| Konja neramae | Just for a little while, |
| Sondha vaasam marandha poovil | In the flowers that forgot their own scent, |
| Undhan vaasamae | Now lingers your fragrance. |
| Poonjolai amarndhu sendraai | You sat in the flower garden and left |
| Konja neramae | Just for a little while, |
| Sondha vaasam marandha poovil | In the flowers that forgot their own scent, |
| Undhan vaasamae | Now lingers your fragrance. |
| Male | |
| Nee ennai pirindhadhaai | That you separated from me, |
| Yaar sonnadhu | Who said that? |
| En uyir ulla pullidhaan | In the very point where my life resides, |
| Nee vaazhvadhu | Is where you live. |
| Male | |
| Un kaiyilae poo valai podavaa | Shall I place a flower net on your hands? |
| Un paadhayil poo mazhai sindhavaa | Shall I shower a rain of flowers on your path? |
| Panju kaalgalai nenjil soodavaa | Shall I adorn my heart with your soft, cotton-like feet? |
| Nenjil soodavaa nenjil soodavaa | Shall I adorn my heart, shall I adorn my heart? |
| Nenjil soodavaa ….nenjil soodavaa | Shall I adorn my heart, shall I adorn my heart? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae… | Oh my beloved... |
கண்ணே நீ போகும்
வழி எங்கு போனாலும்
எல்லா வழியும் என்
வீட்டு வாசலில் வந்து
தான் முடியும்
My beloved, wherever you go,
No matter where the path leads,
All paths
At my doorstep
Will ultimately end...
காதலியே
Oh my beloved...
க
லைமானே கலை
மானே உன் தலை கோதவா
இறகாலே உன் உடல் நீவவா
உன் கையிலே உன் கையிலே
பூ வலை போடவா உன்
கையிலே பூ வலை போடவா
பஞ்சு கால்களை நெஞ்சில்
சூடவா
Oh gentle deer...
Oh gentle deer, shall I stroke your hair?
Shall I caress your body with a feather?
In your hands...
Shall I place a flower net on your hands?
Shall I place a flower net on your hands?
Shall I adorn my heart with your soft, cotton-like feet?
காதலியே
Oh my beloved...
தொலைவானபோது
பக்கமானவள் பக்கம் வந்த
போது தொலைவாவதோ
தொலைவானபோது
பக்கமானவள் பக்கம் வந்த
போது தொலைவாவதோ
You who became close when you were distant,
Are you drifting far away now that you are near?
You who became close when you were distant,
Are you drifting far away now that you are near?
மொழியோடு
சொல்லுக்கு ஊடல்
என்னவோ சிருங்கார
பூவுக்கு சேவை செய்யவோ
உன் கையிலே பூ வலை
போடவா உன் பாதையில்
பூ மழை சிந்தவா பஞ்சு
கால்களை நெஞ்சில்
சூடவா
Why this playful rift between language and word?
Shall I render tender service to the flower of romance?
Shall I place a flower net on your hands?
Shall I shower a rain of flowers on your path?
Shall I adorn my heart with your soft, cotton-like feet?
காதலியே
Oh my beloved...
பூஞ்சோலை அமர்ந்து
சென்றாய் கொஞ்ச நேரமே
சொந்த வாசம் மறந்த பூவில்
உந்தன் வாசமே பூஞ்சோலை
அமர்ந்து சென்றாய் கொஞ்ச
நேரமே சொந்த வாசம் மறந்த
பூவில் உந்தன் வாசமே
You sat in the flower garden and left
Just for a little while,
In the flowers that forgot their own scent,
Now lingers your fragrance.
You sat in the flower garden and left
Just for a little while,
In the flowers that forgot their own scent,
Now lingers your fragrance.
நீ என்னை
பிரிந்ததாய் யார்
சொன்னது என் உயிர்
உள்ள புள்ளி தான் நீ
வாழ்வது
That you separated from me,
Who said that?
In the very point where my life resides,
Is where you live.
உன் கையிலே பூ
வலை போடவா உன்
பாதையில் பூ மழை
சிந்தவா பஞ்சு கால்களை
நெஞ்சில் சூடவா நெஞ்சில்
சூடவா நெஞ்சில் சூடவா
நெஞ்சில் சூடவா நெஞ்சில்
சூடவா
Shall I place a flower net on your hands?
Shall I shower a rain of flowers on your path?
Shall I adorn my heart with your soft, cotton-like feet?
Shall I adorn my heart, shall I adorn my heart?
Shall I adorn my heart, shall I adorn my heart?
காதலியே
Oh my beloved...
Kannae nee pogum
My beloved, wherever you go,
Vazhi engu ponaalum
No matter where the path leads,
Ellaa vazhiyum
All paths
En veettu vaasalil
At my doorstep
Vanthudhaan mudiyum…
Will ultimately end...
Kaadhaliyae…
Oh my beloved...
Kalaimaanae…
Oh gentle deer...
Kalaimaanae un thalai kodhavaa
Oh gentle deer, shall I stroke your hair?
Iragaalae un udal neevavaa
Shall I caress your body with a feather?
Un kaiyilae…
In your hands...
Un kaiyilae poo valai podavaa
Shall I place a flower net on your hands?
Un kaiyilae poo valai podavaa
Shall I place a flower net on your hands?
Panju kaalgalai nenjil soodavaa
Shall I adorn my heart with your soft, cotton-like feet?
Kaadhaliyae…
Oh my beloved...
Tholaivaanapodhu pakkamaanaval
You who became close when you were distant,
Pakkam vandha podhu tholaivaavadho
Are you drifting far away now that you are near?
Tholaivaanapodhu pakkamaanaval
You who became close when you were distant,
Pakkam vandha podhu tholaivaavadho
Are you drifting far away now that you are near?
Mozhiyodu sollukku oodal ennavo
Why this playful rift between language and word?
Shirungaara poovukku sevai seiyavo…
Shall I render tender service to the flower of romance?
Un kaiyilae poo valai podavaa
Shall I place a flower net on your hands?
Un paadhayil poo mazhai sindhavaa
Shall I shower a rain of flowers on your path?
Panju kaalgalai nenjil soodavaa
Shall I adorn my heart with your soft, cotton-like feet?
Kaadhaliyae…
Oh my beloved...
Poonjolai amarndhu sendraai
You sat in the flower garden and left
Konja neramae
Just for a little while,
Sondha vaasam marandha poovil
In the flowers that forgot their own scent,
Undhan vaasamae
Now lingers your fragrance.
Poonjolai amarndhu sendraai
You sat in the flower garden and left
Konja neramae
Just for a little while,
Sondha vaasam marandha poovil
In the flowers that forgot their own scent,
Undhan vaasamae
Now lingers your fragrance.
Nee ennai pirindhadhaai
That you separated from me,
Yaar sonnadhu
Who said that?
En uyir ulla pullidhaan
In the very point where my life resides,
Nee vaazhvadhu
Is where you live.
Un kaiyilae poo valai podavaa
Shall I place a flower net on your hands?
Un paadhayil poo mazhai sindhavaa
Shall I shower a rain of flowers on your path?
Panju kaalgalai nenjil soodavaa
Shall I adorn my heart with your soft, cotton-like feet?
Nenjil soodavaa nenjil soodavaa
Shall I adorn my heart, shall I adorn my heart?
Nenjil soodavaa ….nenjil soodavaa
Shall I adorn my heart, shall I adorn my heart?
Kaadhaliyae…
Oh my beloved...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply romantic expression of eternal love, intimacy, and spiritual connection. The protagonist reassures his lover that no matter where her life leads her, all paths will ultimately bring her back to him. He expresses his desire to gently cherish her, asking permission to adore her soft touch and shower her with floral affection. The poetic imagery highlights how her presence infuses everything around her with beauty—even the flowers in a garden forget their own fragrance in favor of hers. He dismisses the idea of physical separation, emphasizing that she resides permanently at the very core of his soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis (Muran)
“Tholaivaanapodhu pakkamaanaval / Pakkam vandha podhu tholaivaavadho”
Contrasts physical distance with emotional proximity to illustrate the paradox of love.
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Panju kaalgalai nenjil soodavaa”
Compares her tender feet to soft cotton ('Panju kaalgalai') to emphasize her delicacy.
Hyperbole & Personification
“Sondha vaasam marandha poovil / Undhan vaasamae”
Exaggerates her charm by describing garden flowers forgetting their natural scent in exchange for her fragrance.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Un paadhayil poo mazhai sindhavaa”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'Po' (Poonjolai) and 'Pa' (Panju, Paadhayil) creating a soft musical rhythm.
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Trivia
'Thaalam' (1999) is the Tamil dubbed version of Subhash Ghai's iconic Hindi musical blockbuster 'Taal'. The original music was composed by A.R. Rahman, and the Tamil lyrics were masterfully adapted by Vairamuthu to fit Tamil poetic traditions while retaining the soulful essence of the original soundtrack.
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