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Kalavadum Kalvane

From Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham · 2022

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Anand Aravindakshan, Aarthi Mn Ashwin
Music director
Hari SR
Details
Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mmHmm mm mm hmm mm mm
Yedhedho enakkul mayakkamSome strange intoxication arises within me
Puriyaadha pudhiraai midhakkumFloating like an incomprehensible puzzle
Pirivondril piriyum rasikkumFinding pleasure even in the sorrow of separation
Thedal thodanguthadaA new search begins, my dear
Female
Arugil nee atra tharunamThe moments when you are not near me
Azhagaai orr bodhai thaanAre themselves a beautiful state of intoxication
Thalai kothi pesiya vaarthaiThe words spoken while running fingers through hair
Ularal aaguthaeHave now turned into soft rambling
Un viralai theduthaeIt keeps searching for your fingers
Female
Sirumuththam kaanaa iravaeOh night that missed a gentle kiss
Un sattai thunaiyaai arugaeWith your shirt beside me as my companion
Un vaasam thedi alaigirenI wander about searching for your fragrance
Female
Kaadhal adhu kaalam thandhaI realized that love is like a smoke
Puhaiyal ena kandu kondenaeGiven to me as an addiction by time
Pollaadha penmai udaiyudhaeMy stubborn womanhood breaks down completely
Female
Kalavaadum kalvanaeOh thief who steals my heart away
Kalavaadum kalvanaeOh thief who steals my heart away
Male
Hmmmmm mmmHmmmmm mmm
Ilamaalai velai naanumIn the quiet early evening hour
Isaiyodu neeyum vendumI need you along with sweet music
Mazhalai pol manasu theduthadiThe mind searches innocently like a child, my dear girl
Male
Tharai meedhu kaalgal illaiMy feet no longer rest on the ground
Nadaipodum naatkal mellaAs the days gently walk past
Arugaamai aaval kooduthadiThe yearning for closeness keeps growing, my dear girl
Male
Araigal un vaasam ketkumThe empty rooms ask for your sweet fragrance
Adhigam pesaamal naanWithout speaking too many words, I
Azhage nam thotti chedigal unakkena ..pookkuthaeMy beauty, our potted plants are blooming just for you
Ethirpaarthae yenguthaeEagerly waiting and longing for your arrival
Male
Kaadhal inaiyae thunaiyaeOh soulmate and companion of love
Kaanum porulil unaiyaeSeeing your reflection in everything I look at
Kangal thedum nilavaeOh moon that my yearning eyes search for
Varuven unakkenavaeI will come to you, solely for your sake

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham' (2022) captures the intimate, ethereal feeling of romantic yearning and the sensory memory of a beloved. The song expresses how love creates a delicate trance-like state where absence breeds deep longing, transforming mundane moments into poetic experiences where scents, clothing, and potted plants evoke the partner's presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Kaadhal adhu kaalam thandha Puhaiyal ena kandu kondenae

Compares love to a smoke/addiction offered by time ('Kaadhal adhu kaalam thandha puhaiyal').

Simile (Upamai)

Mazhalai pol manasu theduthadi

Compares the mind searching for love to an innocent child ('Mazhalai pol manasu').

Personification

Araigal un vaasam ketkum

Personifies empty rooms asking for the lover's fragrance ('Araigal un vaasam ketkum').

Rhyme / Ethukai (Second Letter Assonance)

Puriyaadha pudhiraai midhakkum

Repetition of second letter sound '-dhi-' in 'midhakkum' and '-ri-' in 'piriyum'.

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Trivia

The song title 'Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham' pays homage to the legendary Kannadasan song from the classic movie 'Paava Mannippu' (1961), but adapted into a modern romantic track composed by Hari SR for the 2022 romantic drama film of the same name.

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