Kalaiyum Megangale Kadhal
From Porutham · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Porutham1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kalaiyum maegangalae | Oh dispersing clouds, |
| Kadhal aasaikalae…. | Oh desires of love... |
| Female | |
| Kalaiyum maegangalae | Oh dispersing clouds, |
| Kadhal aasaikalae…. | Oh desires of love... |
| Ilamai ennai sudum | My youth burns me, |
| Yaekkam kanneer vidum | My longing sheds tears. |
| Paalaiyil yaedhadi | How can there be, in a desert, |
| Kannanin birunthaavanam | Lord Krishna's Brindavan? |
| Paalaiyil yaedhadi | How can there be, in a desert, |
| Kannanin birunthaavanam | Lord Krishna's Brindavan? |
| Female | |
| Kalaiyum maegangalae | Oh dispersing clouds, |
| Kadhal aasaikalae…. | Oh desires of love... |
| Female | |
| Unnai naan paarthaen | I looked at you, |
| Ennai nee paarththaai | You looked at me. |
| Naan paarththathum nee paarththathum | My gaze and your gaze |
| Vevvaeru konam | Were from completely different angles. |
| Female | |
| Nizhalai naan paarthaen | I looked at a mere shadow, |
| Adhuthaan yaemaanthaen | And that is why I was deceived. |
| Un meethilae en nenjilae | Towards you, in my heart, |
| Enakenna kobam | Why should I hold any anger? |
| Poi maanai thedinaen | I searched for an illusory deer, |
| Mei saernthu pogiraen | And now I depart merging with the truth. |
| Female | |
| Kalaiyum maegangalae | Oh dispersing clouds, |
| Kadhal aasaikalae…. | Oh desires of love... |
| Ilamai ennai sudum | My youth burns me, |
| Yaekkam kanneer vidum | My longing sheds tears. |
| Paalaiyil yaedhadi | How can there be, in a desert, |
| Kannanin birunthaavanam | Lord Krishna's Brindavan? |
| Male | |
| …………………. | |
| Female | |
| Paalum kalendru | Believing it was pure milk, |
| Ennum ninaivondru | A thought I held |
| En nenjilae naan kondathu | Deep inside my heart, |
| Thavarendru kadaen | I realized was a mistake. |
| Female | |
| Kaanal thanneerum | A mirage's water |
| Gangai thanneerum | And the holy Ganges water |
| Ondrallavae endrennavum | Are not the same, yet even that |
| Ariyaathu nindren | I failed to comprehend. |
| Ellorum kannanaa | Is everyone a Krishna? |
| Nee konjam vearuthaan | You are quite different. |
| Female | |
| Kalaiyum maegangalae | Oh dispersing clouds, |
| Kadhal aasaikalae…. | Oh desires of love... |
| Ilamai ennai sudum | My youth burns me, |
| Yaekkam kanneer vidum | My longing sheds tears. |
| Paalaiyil yaedhadi | How can there be, in a desert, |
| Kannanin birunthaavanam | Lord Krishna's Brindavan? |
| Paalaiyil yaedhadi | How can there be, in a desert, |
| Kannanin birunthaavanam | Lord Krishna's Brindavan? |
| Female | |
| Kalaiyum maegangalae | Oh dispersing clouds, |
| Kadhal aasaikalae…. | Oh desires of love... |
கலையும் மேகங்களே.....
காதல் ஆசைகளே.....
Oh dispersing clouds,
Oh desires of love...
கலையும் மேகங்களே
காதல் ஆசைகளே
இளமை என்னை சுடும்
ஏக்கம் கண்ணீர் விடும்
பாலையில் ஏதடி
கண்ணனின் பிருந்தாவனம்
பாலையில் ஏதடி
கண்ணனின் பிருந்தாவனம்
Oh dispersing clouds,
Oh desires of love...
My youth burns me,
My longing sheds tears.
How can there be, in a desert,
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
How can there be, in a desert,
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
கலையும் மேகங்களே
காதல் ஆசைகளே......
Oh dispersing clouds,
Oh desires of love...
உன்னை நான் பார்த்தேன்
என்னை நீ பார்த்தாய்
நான் பார்த்ததும் நீ பார்த்ததும்
வெவ்வேறு கோணம்
I looked at you,
You looked at me.
My gaze and your gaze
Were from completely different angles.
நிழலை நான் பார்த்தேன்
அதுதான் ஏமாந்தேன்
உன் மீதிலே என் நெஞ்சிலே
எனக்கென்ன கோபம்
பொய் மானைத் தேடினேன்
மெய் சோர்ந்து போகிறேன்
I looked at a mere shadow,
And that is why I was deceived.
Towards you, in my heart,
Why should I hold any anger?
I searched for an illusory deer,
And now I depart merging with the truth.
கலையும் மேகங்களே
காதல் ஆசைகளே......
இளமை என்னை சுடும்
ஏக்கம் கண்ணீர் விடும்
பாலையில் ஏதடி
கண்ணனின் பிருந்தாவனம்
Oh dispersing clouds,
Oh desires of love...
My youth burns me,
My longing sheds tears.
How can there be, in a desert,
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
...................................
பாலும் கள்ளென்று
எண்ணும் நினைவொன்று
என் நெஞ்சிலே நான் கொண்டது
தவறென்று கண்டேன்
Believing it was pure milk,
A thought I held
Deep inside my heart,
I realized was a mistake.
கானல் தண்ணீரும்
கங்கை தண்ணீரும்
ஒன்றல்லவே என்றெண்ணவும்
அறியாது நின்றேன்
எல்லோரும் கண்ணனா
நீ கொஞ்சம் வேறுதான்
A mirage's water
And the holy Ganges water
Are not the same, yet even that
I failed to comprehend.
Is everyone a Krishna?
You are quite different.
கலையும் மேகங்களே
காதல் ஆசைகளே......
இளமை என்னை சுடும்
ஏக்கம் கண்ணீர் விடும்
பாலையில் ஏதடி
கண்ணனின் பிருந்தாவனம்
பாலையில் ஏதடி
கண்ணனின் பிருந்தாவனம்
Oh dispersing clouds,
Oh desires of love...
My youth burns me,
My longing sheds tears.
How can there be, in a desert,
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
How can there be, in a desert,
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
கலையும் மேகங்களே
காதல் ஆசைகளே......
Oh dispersing clouds,
Oh desires of love...
Kalaiyum maegangalae
Oh dispersing clouds,
Kadhal aasaikalae….
Oh desires of love...
Kalaiyum maegangalae
Oh dispersing clouds,
Kadhal aasaikalae….
Oh desires of love...
Ilamai ennai sudum
My youth burns me,
Yaekkam kanneer vidum
My longing sheds tears.
Paalaiyil yaedhadi
How can there be, in a desert,
Kannanin birunthaavanam
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
Paalaiyil yaedhadi
How can there be, in a desert,
Kannanin birunthaavanam
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
Kalaiyum maegangalae
Oh dispersing clouds,
Kadhal aasaikalae….
Oh desires of love...
Unnai naan paarthaen
I looked at you,
Ennai nee paarththaai
You looked at me.
Naan paarththathum nee paarththathum
My gaze and your gaze
Vevvaeru konam
Were from completely different angles.
Nizhalai naan paarthaen
I looked at a mere shadow,
Adhuthaan yaemaanthaen
And that is why I was deceived.
Un meethilae en nenjilae
Towards you, in my heart,
Enakenna kobam
Why should I hold any anger?
Poi maanai thedinaen
I searched for an illusory deer,
Mei saernthu pogiraen
And now I depart merging with the truth.
Kalaiyum maegangalae
Oh dispersing clouds,
Kadhal aasaikalae….
Oh desires of love...
Ilamai ennai sudum
My youth burns me,
Yaekkam kanneer vidum
My longing sheds tears.
Paalaiyil yaedhadi
How can there be, in a desert,
Kannanin birunthaavanam
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
………………….
Paalum kalendru
Believing it was pure milk,
Ennum ninaivondru
A thought I held
En nenjilae naan kondathu
Deep inside my heart,
Thavarendru kadaen
I realized was a mistake.
Kaanal thanneerum
A mirage's water
Gangai thanneerum
And the holy Ganges water
Ondrallavae endrennavum
Are not the same, yet even that
Ariyaathu nindren
I failed to comprehend.
Ellorum kannanaa
Is everyone a Krishna?
Nee konjam vearuthaan
You are quite different.
Kalaiyum maegangalae
Oh dispersing clouds,
Kadhal aasaikalae….
Oh desires of love...
Ilamai ennai sudum
My youth burns me,
Yaekkam kanneer vidum
My longing sheds tears.
Paalaiyil yaedhadi
How can there be, in a desert,
Kannanin birunthaavanam
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
Paalaiyil yaedhadi
How can there be, in a desert,
Kannanin birunthaavanam
Lord Krishna's Brindavan?
Kalaiyum maegangalae
Oh dispersing clouds,
Kadhal aasaikalae….
Oh desires of love...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kalaiyum Maegangalae' expresses the profound sorrow and disillusionment of a heart heartbreak. The protagonist reflects on love as fleeting and unpredictable, much like dispersing clouds in the sky. She mourns how her youthful passion and unfulfilled longings bring pain and tears, comparing her expectation of love in a loveless situation to searching for Krishna's lush Brindavan in a barren desert. Through poignant metaphors, she acknowledges her mistake in falling for mere illusions—comparing her false hopes to a mirage mistaken for the holy Ganges or an illusory golden deer (Poi Maan). Realizing that the love was completely one-sided and viewed from entirely different perspectives, she reaches a philosophical acceptance, letting go of anger as she learns to see reality as it is.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor / Comparison)
“Kalaiyum maegangalae”
Comparing love desires to fleeting clouds ('Kalaiyum maegangalae') and comparing false love to a mirage ('Kaanal thanneer').
Uruvagam (Imagery / Contrast)
“Paalaiyil yaedhadi Kannanin birunthaavanam”
Contrasting a dry desert ('Paalai') with Krishna's divine garden ('Birunthaavanam') to highlight the impossibility of finding true love in an unfeeling person.
Mythological Metaphor (Ramayana allusion)
“Poi maanai thedinaen Mei saernthu pogiraen”
Using the 'Poi Maan' (illusory golden deer from Ramayana) as a symbol for deceptive attraction.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Poi maanai thedinaen / Mei saernthu pogiraen”
Rhyming of second letters across consecutive lines ('Paalaiyil' / 'Kannanin' or 'Poi' / 'Mei').
Did you know?
Trivia
The movie 'Porutham' (1985) features lyrics written by Vairamuthu that heavily rely on classical Tamil poetic motifs like desert imagery (Paalai thinai) to represent separation and heartbreak.
Keep listening
More from Porutham
Porutham
Porutham
Porutham
Porutham
Porutham