Mudhal Kaadhal
From Adiyae · 2023
- Lyricist
- Bagavathy P K
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Adiyae2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaatrinil ival kural | Her voice is floating in the breeze |
| Ithazhaadum or ghazal | A soulful ghazal plays on her moving lips |
| Kaarmugil piraiyinil | Like a crescent moon amid dark rain clouds |
| Nuthalaadum poonkuzhal | Her flower-adorned hair sways over her forehead |
| Male | |
| Pagal iravaaga suzhalugirene | I keep spinning as day turns into night |
| Nerungidum neram nee | When the moment comes closer, you... |
| Oru nizhalaaga nerungugirene | I approach you like a shadow |
| Irunthumae thooram nee | Yet you still remain at a distance |
| Male | |
| Adi yaarumae ariyaamalae | Oh dear, without anyone ever knowing |
| Pari ponadhae manamae | My heart was stolen away |
| Uyir vaazhave idam vendumae | I need a place to live my life |
| Un nenjil enakkum | Inside your heart for me as well |
| Male | |
| En kannae enna tholachen | My dear, I lost myself |
| On oyyara punnagaiyil | In your graceful, captivating smile |
| Kandu pudichen | I found myself again |
| En pennae unna nenachen | My girl, I kept thinking of you |
| Un kallorum kanasaivil | In the seductive glance of your eyes |
| Enna tholachen | I lost myself |
| Male | |
| Kaatrinil ival kural | Her voice is floating in the breeze |
| Ithazhaadum or ghazal | A soulful ghazal plays on her moving lips |
| Kaarmugil piraiyinil | Like a crescent moon amid dark rain clouds |
| Nuthalaadum poonkuzhal | Her flower-adorned hair sways over her forehead |
| Male | |
| Yaaradhu yaaradhu | Who is that, who is that |
| Kaalathin kaatil tholaivathu | Getting lost in the forest of time |
| Neer edhu thee edhu | What is water, what is fire |
| Kaathalil nee edhu | In love, who are you |
| Naan edhu | Who am I |
| Male | |
| Nalliravain nilavum nee enil | If you are the moon of the deep night |
| Un theriya mugamum naan adhu | I am your unseen shadow face |
| Male | |
| Mudhal meesaiyum | The very first mustache |
| Mudhal kaadhalum | And the very first love |
| Ariyaamalae mulaikkum | Sprout silently without one knowing |
| Adhu polavae | Just like that |
| Namm kaadhalin | The mark of our love |
| Adaiyalam irukkum | Will forever remain |
| Male | |
| En kannae enna tholachen | My dear, I lost myself |
| On oyyara punnagaiyil | In your graceful, captivating smile |
| Kandu pudichen | I found myself again |
| En pennae unna nenachen | My girl, I kept thinking of you |
| Un kallorum kanasaivil | In the seductive glance of your eyes |
| Enna tholachen | I lost myself |
| Male | |
| Kaatrinil ival kural | Her voice is floating in the breeze |
| Ithazhaadum or ghazal | A soulful ghazal plays on her moving lips |
| En kannae | My dear |
| Kaarmugil piraiyinil | Like a crescent moon amid dark rain clouds |
| Nuthalaadum poonkuzhal | Her flower-adorned hair sways over her forehead |
| En pennae | My girl |
காற்றினால் இவள் குரல்
இதழாடும் ஓர் கசல்
கார்முகில் பிறையினில்
நுதலாடும் பூங்குழல்
Her voice is floating in the breeze
A soulful ghazal plays on her moving lips
Like a crescent moon amid dark rain clouds
Her flower-adorned hair sways over her forehead
பகல் இரவாக சுழலுகிறேனே
நெருங்கிடும் நேரம் நீ
ஒரு நிழலாக நெருங்குகிறேனே
இருந்துமே தூரம் நீ
I keep spinning as day turns into night
When the moment comes closer, you...
I approach you like a shadow
Yet you still remain at a distance
அடி யாருமே அறியாமலே
பறி போனதே மனமே
உயிர் வாழவே இடம் வேண்டுமே
உன் நெஞ்சில் எனக்கும்
Oh dear, without anyone ever knowing
My heart was stolen away
I need a place to live my life
Inside your heart for me as well
என் கண்ணே
என்ன தொலச்சேன்
உன் ஒய்யார புன்னகையில்
கண்டு புடிச்சேன்
என் பெண்ணே
உன்ன நெனச்சேன்
உன் கள்ளூரும் கண்ணசைவில்
என்ன தொலச்சேன்
My dear, I lost myself
In your graceful, captivating smile
I found myself again
My girl, I kept thinking of you
In the seductive glance of your eyes
I lost myself
காற்றினால் இவள் குரல்
இதழாடும் ஓர் கசல்
கார்முகில் பிறையினில்
நுதலாடும் பூங்குழல்
Her voice is floating in the breeze
A soulful ghazal plays on her moving lips
Like a crescent moon amid dark rain clouds
Her flower-adorned hair sways over her forehead
யாரது யாரது
காலத்தின் காட்டில் தொலைவது
நீர் எது தீ எது
காதலில் நீ எது நான் எது
Who is that, who is that
Getting lost in the forest of time
What is water, what is fire
In love, who are you
Who am I
நல்லிரவின் நிலவும் நீ எனில்
உன் தெரியாத முகமும் நான் அது
If you are the moon of the deep night
I am your unseen shadow face
முதல் மீசையும் முதல் காதலும்
அரியமாலே முளைக்கும்
அது போலவே நம் காதலின்
அடையாளம் இருக்கும்
The very first mustache
And the very first love
Sprout silently without one knowing
Just like that
The mark of our love
Will forever remain
என் கண்ணே
என்ன தொலச்சேன்
உன் ஒய்யார புன்னகையில்
கண்டு புடிச்சேன்
என் பெண்ணே
உன்ன நெனச்சேன்
உன் கள்ளூரும் கண்ணசைவில்
என்ன தொலச்சேன்
My dear, I lost myself
In your graceful, captivating smile
I found myself again
My girl, I kept thinking of you
In the seductive glance of your eyes
I lost myself
காற்றினால் இவள் குரல்
இதழாடும் ஓர் கசல்
என் கண்ணே…
கார்முகில் பிறையினில்
நுதலாடும் பூங்குழல்
என் பெண்ணே…
Her voice is floating in the breeze
A soulful ghazal plays on her moving lips
My dear
Like a crescent moon amid dark rain clouds
Her flower-adorned hair sways over her forehead
My girl
Kaatrinil ival kural
Her voice is floating in the breeze
Ithazhaadum or ghazal
A soulful ghazal plays on her moving lips
Kaarmugil piraiyinil
Like a crescent moon amid dark rain clouds
Nuthalaadum poonkuzhal
Her flower-adorned hair sways over her forehead
Pagal iravaaga suzhalugirene
I keep spinning as day turns into night
Nerungidum neram nee
When the moment comes closer, you...
Oru nizhalaaga nerungugirene
I approach you like a shadow
Irunthumae thooram nee
Yet you still remain at a distance
Adi yaarumae ariyaamalae
Oh dear, without anyone ever knowing
Pari ponadhae manamae
My heart was stolen away
Uyir vaazhave idam vendumae
I need a place to live my life
Un nenjil enakkum
Inside your heart for me as well
En kannae enna tholachen
My dear, I lost myself
On oyyara punnagaiyil
In your graceful, captivating smile
Kandu pudichen
I found myself again
En pennae unna nenachen
My girl, I kept thinking of you
Un kallorum kanasaivil
In the seductive glance of your eyes
Enna tholachen
I lost myself
Kaatrinil ival kural
Her voice is floating in the breeze
Ithazhaadum or ghazal
A soulful ghazal plays on her moving lips
Kaarmugil piraiyinil
Like a crescent moon amid dark rain clouds
Nuthalaadum poonkuzhal
Her flower-adorned hair sways over her forehead
Yaaradhu yaaradhu
Who is that, who is that
Kaalathin kaatil tholaivathu
Getting lost in the forest of time
Neer edhu thee edhu
What is water, what is fire
Kaathalil nee edhu
In love, who are you
Naan edhu
Who am I
Nalliravain nilavum nee enil
If you are the moon of the deep night
Un theriya mugamum naan adhu
I am your unseen shadow face
Mudhal meesaiyum
The very first mustache
Mudhal kaadhalum
And the very first love
Ariyaamalae mulaikkum
Sprout silently without one knowing
Adhu polavae
Just like that
Namm kaadhalin
The mark of our love
Adaiyalam irukkum
Will forever remain
En kannae enna tholachen
My dear, I lost myself
On oyyara punnagaiyil
In your graceful, captivating smile
Kandu pudichen
I found myself again
En pennae unna nenachen
My girl, I kept thinking of you
Un kallorum kanasaivil
In the seductive glance of your eyes
Enna tholachen
I lost myself
Kaatrinil ival kural
Her voice is floating in the breeze
Ithazhaadum or ghazal
A soulful ghazal plays on her moving lips
En kannae
My dear
Kaarmugil piraiyinil
Like a crescent moon amid dark rain clouds
Nuthalaadum poonkuzhal
Her flower-adorned hair sways over her forehead
En pennae
My girl
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaatrinil Ival Kural from the movie Adiyae (2023) is a deeply evocative romantic ballad that captures the ethereal feeling of falling in love. The song paints vivid poetic pictures of the heroine's grace—comparing her soft spoken words to a ghazal carried by the wind and her hair framing her forehead to dark rainclouds framing a crescent moon. The protagonist expresses his bewilderment at how effortlessly his heart was stolen, seeking shelter within her affection as day turns into night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ithazhaadum or ghazal”
Compares her soft lip movements and words directly to a musical 'ghazal' playing on her lips.
Classical Imagery (Sangam-style metaphor)
“Kaarmugil piraiyinil Nuthalaadum poonkuzhal”
Compares dark cloud-like hair (Kaarmugil) and a crescent moon-like forehead (piraiyinil) to convey traditional Indian aesthetic beauty.
Simile (Upamai)
“Mudhal meesaiyum Mudhal kaadhalum Ariyaamalae mulaikkum Adhu polavae”
Draws a realistic comparison between how a young man's first mustache grows naturally unnoticed and how first love blossoms within.
Rhyme & Assonance (Iyaibu / Monai)
“Neer edhu thee edhu Kaathalil nee edhu Naan edhu”
Repetitive rhyming structure and questioning cadence in lines contrasting elements like water, fire, and identity.
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Trivia
This track features soulful vocals by acclaimed music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, singing for Justin Prabhakaran's soundtrack in the sci-fi romantic comedy 'Adiyae' starring GV Prakash Kumar and Gouri G Kishan. The film revolves around parallel universes and time travel.
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