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Lyrics & meaning

Kangal Ondraga

From Cheran Pandiyan · 1991

Lyricist
Soundaryan
Singers
Mano, Chithra
Music director
Soundaryan
Movie name
Cheran Pandiyan
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
28 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kangal ondraga kalandhadhaal
Male :Kadhal thirukolam kondadho
Female :Kaigal ondraga inaindhadhaal
Male :Kavidhai pala paada malarndhadho
………………………………………..
Kangal ondraga kalandhadhaal
Kadhal thirukolam kondadho
Kaigal ondraga inaindhadhaal
Kavidhai pala paada malarndhadho
Vasandhangale …ae..ae…
VaazhthungalenChorus :Aaa…aaa
Valar pirayaai valarungalen
Chorus :Aaa…aaa aaa…aaa..
Kangal ondraga kalandhadhaal
Kadhal thirukolam kondadho
Female : Kaigal ondraga inaindhadhaal
Kavidhai pala paada malarndhadho
…………………………………
Mazhai varumbodhu
Kulir varum kooda
Malar manam veesumae..ae…ae…
Ival manam
Undhan varugayai kandu
Ezhil mugam pookumae..
Adithidum kaigal
Anaithida naanum
Adaikalam aagiren..nn..
Mullayae ellai illayae
Undhan anbinil moozhginen
Kangal ondraga kalandhadhaal
Kadhal thirukolam kondadho
Male :Kaigal ondraga inaindhadhaal
Kavidhai pala paada malarndhadho
………………………………………
Orukanam paarka
Palakanam nenjil
Thiraipadam paarkiren..nn…
Uyirudan nitham urasiyae
Endrum unvasam kalakiren
Pirivadhum
Pinbu inaivadhum
Nadhigalin alaigalum karayuma..aaa…
Penmai dhan
Thoongavillayae
Undhan pithudhan adhigama
Kangal ondraga kalandhadhaal
Female :Kadhal thirukolam kondadho
Male :Kaigal ondraga inaindhadhaal
Female :Kavidhai pala paada malarndhadho
Oh vasandhangale …ae..ae…
VaazhthungalenChorus :Aaa…aaa
Female :Valar pirayaai valarungalen
Chorus :Aaa…aaa aaa…aaa..
Kangal ondraga kalandhadhaal
Female :Kadhal thirukolam kondadho
Male :Kaigal ondraga inaindhadhaal
Female :Kavidhai pala paada malarndhadho
Because our eyes met as one,
Male: Did love take on a sacred form?
Female: Because our hands joined together,
Male: Did it blossom to sing so many poems?
...
Because our eyes met as one,
Did love take on a sacred form?
Because our hands joined together,
Did it blossom to sing so many poems?
Oh seasons of spring...
Bless us, please! Chorus: Ah... ah...
Grow like the waxing crescent moon!
Chorus: Ah... ah, ah... ah...
Because our eyes met as one,
Did love take on a sacred form?
Female: Because our hands joined together,
Did it blossom to sing so many poems?
...
When the rain arrives,
the chill comes along with it,
and flowers spread their sweet scent...
My heart...
upon seeing your arrival,
my face blooms with beauty...
As the hands that once struck
open up to embrace me,
I find my refuge in you...
Oh sweet jasmine, there are no limits;
I am completely drowned in your love.
Because our eyes met as one,
Did love take on a sacred form?
Male: Because our hands joined together,
Did it blossom to sing so many poems?
...
Looking at you for a single moment,
for endless moments in my heart,
I watch a movie play out...
Brushing against your soul every single day,
I always lose myself in you.
Parting,
and then coming together again—
are we like the river's waves and its shore?
This woman's heart
cannot fall asleep at all;
has your craze of love grown so deep?
Because our eyes met as one,
Female: Did love take on a sacred form?
Male: Because our hands joined together,
Female: Did it blossom to sing so many poems?
Oh seasons of spring...
Bless us, please! Chorus: Ah... ah...
Female: Grow like the waxing crescent moon!
Chorus: Ah... ah, ah... ah...
Because our eyes met as one,
Female: Did love take on a sacred form?
Male: Because our hands joined together,
Female: Did it blossom to sing so many poems?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kangal Ondraga Kalandhadhaal is a romantic duet from the film Cheran Pandiyan (1991). The song expresses the blissful union of two lovers whose romantic bond deepens through shared gazes and touch. The lyrics draw sweet parallels to natural phenomena—such as rain bringing coldness, flowers blooming upon the lover's arrival, and lovers parting and reuniting like river waves touching the shore. The couple calls upon the spring seasons to bless their relationship so that it grows continuously like a waxing crescent moon.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme (Edhugai)

“Kangal ondraga kalandhadhaal / Kaigal ondraga inaindhadhaal”

Second letter harmony across consecutive lines (Kangal / Kaigal).

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Valar pirayaai valarungalen”

Comparing the growth of their love to the steady growth of a waxing crescent moon (Valar pirai).

Simile / Natural Parallel

“Pirivadhum / Pinbu inaivadhum / Nadhigalin alaigalum karayuma”

Comparing the cycle of separation and reunion to the ebb and flow of river waves touching the riverbank.

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Trivia

Cheran Pandiyan (1991) was a landmark village drama directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Soundaryan composed the music and wrote the lyrics for this album, winning critical acclaim and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director for his soulful melodies.

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