Nenjodu Kalanthidu
From Kaadhal Kondein · 2003
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kaadhal Kondein2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nenjodu kalanthidu uravaalae | Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship. |
| Kaalangal maranthidu anbae | Forget the passage of time, my love. |
| Nilavodu thendralum varum velai | At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive, |
| Kaayangal maranthidu anbae | Forget your wounds, my love. |
| Female | |
| Oru paarvai paarthu naan nindraal | If I stand looking at you with a single glance, |
| Siru poovaaga nee malarvaayae | Will you bloom like a small flower? |
| Oru vaarthai ingu naan sonnaal | If I speak a word here, |
| Vali pogum yen anbae anbae | The pain will disappear, my love, my love. |
| Female | |
| Nenjodu kalanthidu uravaalae | Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship. |
| Kaalangal maranthidu anbae | Forget the passage of time, my love. |
| Nilavodu thendralum varum velai | At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive, |
| Kaayangal maranthidu anbae | Forget your wounds, my love. |
| Female | |
| ………………………………… | [Instrumental Interlude] |
| Female | |
| Kannaadi yendrum udainthaalum kooda | Even if a mirror shatters, |
| Pimbangal kaatum paarkindren | I see that it still reflects images. |
| Puyal pona pinnum puthu pookal pookum | Even after a storm passes, new flowers will bloom; |
| Ilavenil varai naan irukindren | I will remain until the spring season arrives. |
| Female | |
| Muga moodi anigindra ulagithu | In this world where people wear masks, |
| Un mugam yendru ondrengu yennathu | Your face is the only real one belonging to me. |
| Nathi neerilae ada vizhunthaalumae | Even if it falls into the river water, |
| Antha nilavendrum nanaiyadhae vaa nanbaa | That moon never gets wet; come, my friend. |
| Female | |
| Nenjodu kalanthidu uravaalae | Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship. |
| Kaalangal maranthidu anbae | Forget the passage of time, my love. |
| Nilavodu thendralum varum velai | At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive, |
| Kaayangal maranthidu anbae | Forget your wounds, my love. |
| Male | |
| Kaalangal odum idhu kadhaiyaagi pogum | Time will run, and this will turn into a story, |
| En kanneer thuliyin eeram vaazhum | Yet the moisture of my teardrop will live on. |
| Thaayaaga neethaan thalai kotha vanthaalum | Even if you come like a mother to stroke my hair, |
| Madimeethu meendum jananam vendum | I desire to be reborn on your lap again. |
| Male | |
| Yen vaazhkai nee ingu thanthathu | My life here was given by you, |
| Adi un naatkal thaanae ingu vaazhvathu | Hey, it is your days that are living here. |
| Kaadhal illai ithu kaamam illai | This is not romantic love, nor is it lust, |
| Intha uravuku ulagathil peyarillaiii | This relationship has no name in this world. |
| Male | |
| Oru paarvai paarthu nee nindraal | If you stand looking at me with a single glance, |
| Siru poovaaga naan malarvenae | I will bloom like a small flower. |
| Oru vaarthai ingu nee sonnaal | If you speak a single word here, |
| Vali pogum yen anbae anbae | The pain will disappear, my love, my love. |
| Male | |
| Nenjodu kalanthidu uravaalae | Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship. |
| Kaalangal maranthidu anbae | Forget the passage of time, my love. |
| Nilavodu thendralum varum velai | At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive, |
| Kaayangal maranthidu anbae | Forget your wounds, my love. |
நெஞ்சோடு கலந்திடு
உறவாலே காலங்கள் மறந்திடு
அன்பே நிலவோடு தென்றலும்
வரும் வேளை காயங்கள் மறந்திடு
அன்பே
Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship.
Forget the passage of time, my love.
At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive,
Forget your wounds, my love.
ஒரு பார்வை
பார்த்து நான் நின்றால்
சிறு பூவாக நீ மலர்வாயே
ஒரு வார்த்தை இங்கு நான்
சொன்னால் வலி போகும்
என் அன்பே அன்பே
If I stand looking at you with a single glance,
Will you bloom like a small flower?
If I speak a word here,
The pain will disappear, my love, my love.
நெஞ்சோடு கலந்திடு
உறவாலே காலங்கள் மறந்திடு
அன்பே நிலவோடு தென்றலும்
வரும் வேளை காயங்கள் மறந்திடு
அன்பே
Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship.
Forget the passage of time, my love.
At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive,
Forget your wounds, my love.
...........................
[Instrumental Interlude]
கண்ணாடி என்றும்
உடைந்தாலும் கூட பிம்பங்கள்
காட்டும் பார்க்கின்றேன் புயல்
போன பின்னும் புது பூக்கள்
பூக்கும் இளவேனில் வரை
நான் இருக்கின்றேன்
Even if a mirror shatters,
I see that it still reflects images.
Even after a storm passes, new flowers will bloom;
I will remain until the spring season arrives.
முகமூடி அணிகின்ற
உலகிது உன் முகம் என்று
ஒன்றிங்கு என்னது நதி நீரிலே
அட விழுந்தாலுமே அந்த
நிலவென்றும் நனையாதே
வா நண்பா
In this world where people wear masks,
Your face is the only real one belonging to me.
Even if it falls into the river water,
That moon never gets wet; come, my friend.
நெஞ்சோடு கலந்திடு
உறவாலே காலங்கள் மறந்திடு
அன்பே நிலவோடு தென்றலும்
வரும் வேளை காயங்கள் மறந்திடு
அன்பே
Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship.
Forget the passage of time, my love.
At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive,
Forget your wounds, my love.
காலங்கள் ஓடும்
இது கதையாகி போகும்
என் கண்ணீர் துளியின்
ஈரம் வாழும் தாயாக
நீதான் தலை கோத
வந்தாலும் மடிமீது
மீண்டும் ஜனனம் வேண்டும்
Time will run, and this will turn into a story,
Yet the moisture of my teardrop will live on.
Even if you come like a mother to stroke my hair,
I desire to be reborn on your lap again.
என் வாழ்க்கை
நீ இங்கு தந்தது அடி உன்
நாட்கள் தானே இங்கு
வாழ்வது காதல் இல்லை
இது காமம் இல்லை இந்த
உறவுக்கு உலகத்தில் பெயரில்லை
My life here was given by you,
Hey, it is your days that are living here.
This is not romantic love, nor is it lust,
This relationship has no name in this world.
விஷ்லிங் :
..............................
If you stand looking at me with a single glance,
I will bloom like a small flower.
If you speak a single word here,
The pain will disappear, my love, my love.
ஒரு பார்வை
பார்த்து நீ நின்றால்
சிறு பூவாக நான்
மலர்வேனே ஒரு
வார்த்தை இங்கு நீ
சொன்னால் வலி போகும்
என் அன்பே அன்பே
Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship.
Forget the passage of time, my love.
At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive,
Forget your wounds, my love.
நெஞ்சோடு கலந்திடு
உறவாலே காலங்கள் மறந்திடு
அன்பே நிலவோடு தென்றலும்
வரும் வேளை காயங்கள் மறந்திடு
அன்பே
Nenjodu kalanthidu uravaalae
Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship.
Kaalangal maranthidu anbae
Forget the passage of time, my love.
Nilavodu thendralum varum velai
At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive,
Kaayangal maranthidu anbae
Forget your wounds, my love.
Oru paarvai paarthu naan nindraal
If I stand looking at you with a single glance,
Siru poovaaga nee malarvaayae
Will you bloom like a small flower?
Oru vaarthai ingu naan sonnaal
If I speak a word here,
Vali pogum yen anbae anbae
The pain will disappear, my love, my love.
Nenjodu kalanthidu uravaalae
Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship.
Kaalangal maranthidu anbae
Forget the passage of time, my love.
Nilavodu thendralum varum velai
At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive,
Kaayangal maranthidu anbae
Forget your wounds, my love.
…………………………………
[Instrumental Interlude]
Kannaadi yendrum udainthaalum kooda
Even if a mirror shatters,
Pimbangal kaatum paarkindren
I see that it still reflects images.
Puyal pona pinnum puthu pookal pookum
Even after a storm passes, new flowers will bloom;
Ilavenil varai naan irukindren
I will remain until the spring season arrives.
Muga moodi anigindra ulagithu
In this world where people wear masks,
Un mugam yendru ondrengu yennathu
Your face is the only real one belonging to me.
Nathi neerilae ada vizhunthaalumae
Even if it falls into the river water,
Antha nilavendrum nanaiyadhae vaa nanbaa
That moon never gets wet; come, my friend.
Nenjodu kalanthidu uravaalae
Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship.
Kaalangal maranthidu anbae
Forget the passage of time, my love.
Nilavodu thendralum varum velai
At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive,
Kaayangal maranthidu anbae
Forget your wounds, my love.
Kaalangal odum idhu kadhaiyaagi pogum
Time will run, and this will turn into a story,
En kanneer thuliyin eeram vaazhum
Yet the moisture of my teardrop will live on.
Thaayaaga neethaan thalai kotha vanthaalum
Even if you come like a mother to stroke my hair,
Madimeethu meendum jananam vendum
I desire to be reborn on your lap again.
Yen vaazhkai nee ingu thanthathu
My life here was given by you,
Adi un naatkal thaanae ingu vaazhvathu
Hey, it is your days that are living here.
Kaadhal illai ithu kaamam illai
This is not romantic love, nor is it lust,
Intha uravuku ulagathil peyarillaiii
This relationship has no name in this world.
Oru paarvai paarthu nee nindraal
If you stand looking at me with a single glance,
Siru poovaaga naan malarvenae
I will bloom like a small flower.
Oru vaarthai ingu nee sonnaal
If you speak a single word here,
Vali pogum yen anbae anbae
The pain will disappear, my love, my love.
Nenjodu kalanthidu uravaalae
Blend with my heart, oh dear relationship.
Kaalangal maranthidu anbae
Forget the passage of time, my love.
Nilavodu thendralum varum velai
At the time when the moon and gentle breeze arrive,
Kaayangal maranthidu anbae
Forget your wounds, my love.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nenjodu Kalandhidu is an emotionally deep track from Kaadhal Kondein that explores a bond transcending conventional definitions of romantic love or friendship. The song portrays two souls offering solace, comfort, and emotional healing to one another amidst life's trauma and pain. Through rich visual imagery—such as broken mirrors still reflecting light, spring blooming after storms, and the moon remaining dry despite its reflection in water—lyricist Na. Muthukumar captures the purity of an unnamable, selfless relationship that acts as a soothing balm for deep psychological wounds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile
“Siru poovaaga nee malarvaayae”
Compares the emotional blossoming and joy of the beloved to the delicate opening of a flower.
Metaphor
“Kannaadi yendrum udainthaalum kooda / Pimbangal kaatum paarkindren”
Uses the image of a shattered mirror still reflecting images as a metaphor for a broken soul retaining its inner essence and beauty.
Metaphor
“Nathi neerilae ada vizhunthaalumae / Antha nilavendrum nanaiyadhae vaa nanbaa”
Employs the reflection of the moon untouched by water to symbolize pure love remaining unpolluted by external chaos.
Anaphora / Epiphora
“Kaadhal illai ithu kaamam illai / Intha uravuku ulagathil peyarillaiii”
Repetition of 'illai' at the line ends to emphasize the indescribable nature of their unique connection.
Ethukai (Second-letter Assonance)
“Nenjodu kalanthidu uravaalae / Kaalangal maranthidu anbae”
Traditional Tamil poetic technique where the second consonant of consecutive lines matches (Nenjodu / Kaalangal / Kaayangal).
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for Selvaraghavan's hit psychological drama Kaadhal Kondein (2003), this song features vocals by P. Unnikrishnan and Sujatha Mohan. The track gained iconic status for Na. Muthukumar's profoundly empathetic lyrics capturing Dhanush's character's complex emotional world.
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