- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kadhal Oviyam
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Sept 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Nadhiyil Aadum Poovanam from the 1982 film Kadhal Oviyam is a deeply romantic and evocative song that celebrates love, physical intimacy, and divine beauty. The song uses rich nature imagery—comparing the heroine to a floating flower garden, a divine rose, and a masterpiece crafted by Lord Brahma. The lovers express their longing and deep emotional connection through poetic metaphors involving the moon, music, nightfall, and tender touches.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nadhiyil aadum poovanam”
Compares the heroine floating in the river to a blooming garden ('poovanam') and a divine rose ('deva roja').
Personification
“Oru vilakku vizhithu paarkumae”
Attributes human actions of staying awake and watching to an inanimate lamp ('vilakku').
Rhyme / Monai and Edhugai
“Nadhiyil aadum poovanam / Alaigal veesum saamaram”
Utilizes rich Tamil poetic rhythms with matching initial and secondary consonant sounds like 'Nadhiyil' and 'Alaigal', as well as rhythmic endings 'pothumae' and 'oorumae'.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the film 'Kadhal Oviyam' directed by P. Bharathiraja, this iconic track features vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. Lyricist Vairamuthu crafted the lyrics, which are celebrated for their sensual and ethereal classical Tamil imagery.
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