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Lyrics & meaning

Kanda Naal Mudhalai Bit

From Kanda Naal Mudhal · 2005

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Subhiksha
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Kanda Naal Mudhal
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
17 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanda naal mudhalaai
Kaadhal peruguthadi
Kanda naal mudhalaai
Kaadhal peruguthadi
Kanda naal mudhalaai
Kaadhal peruguthadi
Kaiyinil vel piditha
Karunai siva baalanai
Kanda naal mudhalaai
Kaadhal peruguthadi
Vandisai paadum
Ezhilil vasantha poongavil
Vandisai paadum
Ezhilil vasantha poongavil
Vandisai paadum
Ezhilil vasantha poongavil
Vandisai paadum
Ezhilil vasantha poongavil
Vanthu sugam thantha
Kanthanae en kaanthanae
Kanda naal mudhalaai
Kaadhal peruguthadi
Kaiyinil vel piditha
Karunai siva baalanai
Kanda naal mudhalaai
Kaadhal peruguthadi
From the day I first saw him,
my love keeps growing, my friend.
From the day I first saw him,
my love keeps growing, my friend.
From the day I first saw him,
my love keeps growing, my friend.
For the one who holds a spear in his hand,
for the compassionate son of Lord Shiva,
from the day I first saw him,
my love keeps growing, my friend.
Where bees hum their songs,
in the lovely spring garden,
where bees hum their songs,
in the lovely spring garden,
where bees hum their songs,
in the lovely spring garden,
where bees hum their songs,
in the lovely spring garden,
he came and gave me joy,
Lord Muruga, my beloved!
From the day I first saw him,
my love keeps growing, my friend.
For the one who holds a spear in his hand,
for the compassionate son of Lord Shiva,
from the day I first saw him,
my love keeps growing, my friend.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses deep divine love and romantic devotion (Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava) towards Lord Murugan. The narrator addresses her companion, describing how her love has continuously grown and overflowed ever since the very first day she caught sight of the merciful son of Lord Shiva carrying his divine spear. Set against the serene backdrop of a spring garden filled with humming bees, the song celebrates Lord Murugan coming to bestow supreme happiness, honoring Him as both the divine savior and her eternal beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Kaiyinil vel piditha / Karunai siva baalanai”

Matching initial consonant sounds across words, such as 'Kaiyinil' and 'Karunai', or 'Kanda' and 'Kaadhal'.

Refrain (Pallavi repetition)

“Kanda naal mudhalaai”

The core phrase 'Kanda naal mudhalaai / Kaadhal peruguthadi' recurs throughout the song to emphasize the central theme of enduring love.

Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava (Devotional Metaphor)

“Vanthu sugam thantha / Kanthanae en kaanthanae”

A traditional poetic tradition where the devotee takes the role of a heroine longing for the Divine expressed as her hero/husband ('Kanthanae en kaanthanae').

Imagery

“Vandisai paadum / Ezhilil vasantha poongavil”

Sensory depiction of nature, picturing bees humming in a blooming spring garden ('Vandisai paadum ezhilil vasantha poongavil').

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Trivia

Although featured in the 2005 movie 'Kanda Naal Mudhal' (arranged by Yuvan Shankar Raja), 'Kanda Naal Mudhalaai' is originally a highly celebrated Carnatic classical song composed by N. S. Chidambaram and popularized by iconic musicians in the Raga Bageshri/Valaji scale.

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