Kanda Naal Mudhalai Bit
From Kanda Naal Mudhal · 2005
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Subhiksha
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kanda Naal Mudhal2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kanda naal mudhalaai | From the day I first saw him, |
| Kaadhal peruguthadi | My love has been overflowing, my friend! |
| Kanda naal mudhalaai | From the day I first saw him, |
| Kaadhal peruguthadi | My love has been overflowing, my friend! |
| Female | |
| Kanda naal mudhalaai | From the day I first saw him, |
| Kaadhal peruguthadi | My love has been overflowing, my friend! |
| Kaiyinil vel piditha | Holding a divine spear in his hand, |
| Karunai siva baalanai | The merciful young son of Lord Shiva, |
| Female | |
| Kanda naal mudhalaai | From the day I first saw him, |
| Kaadhal peruguthadi | My love has been overflowing, my friend! |
| Female | |
| Vandisai paadum | Where bees hum their song, |
| Ezhilil vasantha poongavil | In the beautiful garden of spring, |
| Vandisai paadum | Where bees hum their song, |
| Ezhilil vasantha poongavil | In the beautiful garden of spring, |
| Female | |
| Vandisai paadum | Where bees hum their song, |
| Ezhilil vasantha poongavil | In the beautiful garden of spring, |
| Vandisai paadum | Where bees hum their song, |
| Ezhilil vasantha poongavil | In the beautiful garden of spring, |
| Vanthu sugam thantha | The one who came and granted bliss, |
| Kanthanae en kaanthanae | Oh Lord Murugan, my divine beloved! |
| Female | |
| Kanda naal mudhalaai | From the day I first saw him, |
| Kaadhal peruguthadi | My love has been overflowing, my friend! |
| Kaiyinil vel piditha | Holding a divine spear in his hand, |
| Karunai siva baalanai | The merciful young son of Lord Shiva, |
| Female | |
| Kanda naal mudhalaai | From the day I first saw him, |
| Kaadhal peruguthadi | My love has been overflowing, my friend! |
கண்ட நாள் முதலாய்
காதல் பெருகுதடி
கண்ட நாள் முதலாய்
காதல் பெருகுதடி
From the day I first saw him,
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
From the day I first saw him,
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
கண்ட நாள் முதலாய்
காதல் பெருகுதடி
கையினில் வேல் பிடித்த
கருணை சிவ பாலனை
From the day I first saw him,
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
Holding a divine spear in his hand,
The merciful young son of Lord Shiva,
கண்ட நாள் முதலாய்
காதல் பெருகுதடி
From the day I first saw him,
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
வண்டிசை பாடும்
எழில் வசந்த பூங்காவில்
வண்டிசை பாடும்
எழில் வசந்த பூங்காவில்
Where bees hum their song,
In the beautiful garden of spring,
Where bees hum their song,
In the beautiful garden of spring,
வண்டிசை பாடும்
எழில் வசந்த பூங்காவில்
வண்டிசை பாடும்
எழில் வசந்த பூங்காவில்
வந்து சுகம் தந்த
கந்தனே என் காந்தனே
Where bees hum their song,
In the beautiful garden of spring,
Where bees hum their song,
In the beautiful garden of spring,
The one who came and granted bliss,
Oh Lord Murugan, my divine beloved!
கண்ட நாள் முதலாய்
காதல் பெருகுதடி
கையினில் வேல் பிடித்த
கருணை சிவ பாலனை
From the day I first saw him,
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
Holding a divine spear in his hand,
The merciful young son of Lord Shiva,
கண்ட நாள் முதலாய்
காதல் பெருகுதடி
From the day I first saw him,
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
Kanda naal mudhalaai
From the day I first saw him,
Kaadhal peruguthadi
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
Kanda naal mudhalaai
From the day I first saw him,
Kaadhal peruguthadi
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
Kanda naal mudhalaai
From the day I first saw him,
Kaadhal peruguthadi
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
Kaiyinil vel piditha
Holding a divine spear in his hand,
Karunai siva baalanai
The merciful young son of Lord Shiva,
Kanda naal mudhalaai
From the day I first saw him,
Kaadhal peruguthadi
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
Vandisai paadum
Where bees hum their song,
Ezhilil vasantha poongavil
In the beautiful garden of spring,
Vandisai paadum
Where bees hum their song,
Ezhilil vasantha poongavil
In the beautiful garden of spring,
Vandisai paadum
Where bees hum their song,
Ezhilil vasantha poongavil
In the beautiful garden of spring,
Vandisai paadum
Where bees hum their song,
Ezhilil vasantha poongavil
In the beautiful garden of spring,
Vanthu sugam thantha
The one who came and granted bliss,
Kanthanae en kaanthanae
Oh Lord Murugan, my divine beloved!
Kanda naal mudhalaai
From the day I first saw him,
Kaadhal peruguthadi
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
Kaiyinil vel piditha
Holding a divine spear in his hand,
Karunai siva baalanai
The merciful young son of Lord Shiva,
Kanda naal mudhalaai
From the day I first saw him,
Kaadhal peruguthadi
My love has been overflowing, my friend!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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