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Lyrics & meaning

Moolai Thirugum

From Kana Kandaen · 2005

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Srinivas, Kalyani
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Kana Kandaen
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
21 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaalai arumbhi
Pagalellaam podhaagi
Maalai malarum innoii
Moolai thirugum
Moochukkul adupperikkum
Idappakkam valappakkam
Idhayam pendulum aadum
Moolai thirugum
Moochukkul adupperikkum
Idappakkam valappakkam
Idhayam pendulum aadum
Vaai mattum pesaadhu
Udambellaam pesum
Female :Vaai mattum pesaadhu
Udambellaam pesum
Idhu mosamaana noi
Romba paasamaana noi
Male :Idhu mosamaana noi
Romba paasamaana noi
Moolai thirugum
Female :Moochukkul adupperikkum
Idappakkam valappakkam
Idhayam pendulum aadum
Moolai irundha idam
Soolai aagi vidum
Adhu dhaan noyin aarambam
Kaalgal parithu kondu
Siragai iraval tharum
Aanaal adhuvae aanandham
Oru kadidham ezhudhavae
Kai vaanai kizhikkumae
Viral ezhudhi mudithadhum
Adhai kizhithu podumae
Idhu aan noiyaa
Pen noiyaa
Kaaman noi dhaan enbomae
Moolai thirugum
Female :Moochukkul adupperikkum
Male :Idappakkam valappakkam
Idhayam pendulum aadum
Aadum …aadum..aadumm…
Sotrai marudhalithu
Vinmeen vizhanga chollum
Annam thanneer sellaadhu
Nenjil kuzhal seluthi
Kurudhi kudithu kollum
Vendaam endraal ketkaadhu
Oru nanban endru dhaan
Adhu kadhavu thirakkumae
Pin kaadhalaagiyae
Vandha kadhavu saathumae
Indha noiyndri ponaalae
Vaazhkkai sowkkiyam aagaadhae
Moolai thirugum
Male :Moochukkul adupperikkum
Female :Idappakkam valappakkam
Idhayam pendulum aadum
Aadum …aadum..aadumm…
Vaai mattum pesaadhu
Udambellaam pesum
Female :Vaai mattum pesaadhu
Udambellaam pesum
Idhu mosamaana noi
Romba paasamaana noi
Female :Idhu mosamaana noi
Romba paasamaana noi
Budding in the morning,
growing through the day,
this affliction blooms in the evening.
It twists the brain,
lights a furnace inside your breath,
from left to right,
the heart swings like a pendulum.
It twists the brain,
lights a furnace inside your breath,
from left to right,
the heart swings like a pendulum.
Not just the mouth,
the whole body speaks.
Female: Not just the mouth,
the whole body speaks.
This is a terrible disease,
yet such a loving disease.
Male: This is a terrible disease,
yet such a loving disease.
It twists the brain,
Female: lights a furnace inside your breath,
from left to right,
the heart swings like a pendulum.
Where the brain once was,
it becomes a blazing furnace,
and that is only the beginning of this disease.
Snatching away your feet,
it lends you wings instead,
but that itself is pure joy.
Just to write a single letter,
the hand reaches up and tears the sky,
but the moment the fingers finish writing,
it tears the letter to pieces.
Is this a man's disease,
or a woman's disease?
Let us call it the disease of Kamadeva (the god of desire).
It twists the brain,
Female: lights a furnace inside your breath,
Male: from left to right,
the heart swings like a pendulum.
Swings... swings... swings...
Refusing everyday food,
it tells you to swallow the stars.
Neither food nor water will go down.
Sinking a straw into the heart,
it drinks up your blood,
and will not listen even if you say no.
Pretending to be just a friend,
it opens the door,
and then, turning into love,
it locks the door it entered through.
Without this disease,
life is never truly well.
It twists the brain,
Male: lights a furnace inside your breath,
Female: from left to right,
the heart swings like a pendulum.
Swings... swings... swings...
Not just the mouth,
the whole body speaks.
Female: Not just the mouth,
the whole body speaks.
This is a terrible disease,
yet such a loving disease.
Female: This is a terrible disease,
yet such a loving disease.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song dynamically portrays love through the metaphor of a sweet yet agonizing disease ('Kaaman Noi'). It describes the psychological and physical transformations experienced by someone in love—restlessness, loss of appetite, an overactive imagination, and emotional volatility. Despite comparing love to a affliction that twists the mind and consumes one's vital energy, the lyrics conclude that life would be completely dull and devoid of joy without this very illness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kaalai arumbhi / Pagalellaam podhaagi / Maalai malarum innoii

Compares the experience of falling in love to a physical disease that blossoms in stages throughout the day.

Simile

Idhayam pendulum aadum

Compares the erratic throbbing of the heart under the influence of love to the movement of a clock pendulum.

Oxymoron

Idhu mosamaana noi / Romba paasamaana noi

Juxtaposes 'mosamaana noi' (terrible disease) with 'paasamaana noi' (affectionate disease) to emphasize love's paradoxical nature.

Hyperbole

Oru kadidham ezhudhavae / Kai vaanai kizhikkumae

Exaggerates the act of writing a love letter as reaching out to tear the sky.

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Trivia

'Kana Kandaen' (2005) marked the directorial debut of acclaimed cinematographer K. V. Anand. The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.

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