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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Kan Jaadai

From Anjaan · 2014

Lyricist: Viveka
Singers: Benny Dayal, Shweta Pandit
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Anjaan
Movie release year: 2014
Lyrics added on: 19 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Oru kan jaadai seidhaalae

Manam panjaagum thanaalae

Idai vidadha anbaalae

Enai venmegam seidhaalae

Tharaiyil pogum megam ivala

Mayangi paarthenae..

Uyirum koochal podum

Aval seiyum maayam oyaadhae..

Oru kan jaadai seidhaalae

Manam panjaagum thanaalae

Idai vidadha anbaalae

Enai venmegam seidhaalae

Vaanam endraal thalaiku melae

Irukkum endru ninaithirundhen

Endhan vaanam edhiril nindru

Punnagaithaal mei marandhen

Aasai ellam pooti veithenae

Saavi undhan vizhigalilae

Anumadhikum paarvai vandhaalae

Alli kolven nimidathilae

Enaalum vendumae

Unnodu kaigal serthu pogum

Nedum payanam

Kaadhal ondru dhaan

Irudhi varai vaazhum

Vaazhvai arthamaakum

Oru kan jaadai seidhaalae

Manam panjaagum thanaalae

Idai vidadha anbaalae

Enai venmegam seidhaalae

Thodarum potta kadhayai polae

Endhan maalai mudigiradhae

Undhan kangal paarka thaanae

Enadhu kaalai vidigiradhae

Vaaram ezhu naalum unnaalae

Vaanavillaai therigiradhae

Unnai kaana naatkal ellaamae

Karuppu vellai aagiradhae

Minsaara thotamae

Unmeni pookum pookal

Oru adhirchiadi

Kaadhal seiyalaam

Muzhu boomi paartha

Moochai aagum badi

Come on…

Male :Oru kan jaadai seidhaalae

Manam panjaagum thanaalae

Idai vidadha anbaalae

Enai venmegam seidhaalae

Tharaiyil pogum megam ivala

Mayangi paarthenae..

Uyirum koochal podum

Aval seiyum maayam oyaadhae..

Nana nananna nannaana

Nana nananna nannaana

Nana nananna nannaana

Nana nananna nannaana…aa….

With a wink of her eye, she signaled to me,

My heart turned light as cotton on its own.

With her never-ending love,

She made me float like a white cloud.

Is she a cloud walking on the ground?

I gazed at her, spellbound...

My very soul cries out in joy,

The magic she weaves never ends...

With a wink of her eye, she signaled to me,

My heart turned light as cotton on its own.

With her never-ending love,

She made me float like a white cloud.

I always thought the sky

Was something above our heads.

When my sky stood right before me

And smiled, I lost myself completely.

I have locked away all my desires,

And the key is in your eyes.

If you give me a glance of permission,

I will gather you in my arms in a moment.

I want this forever,

To hold hands with you and go

On this long journey.

Love is the only thing

That lives on until the very end,

Giving meaning to life.

With a wink of her eye, she signaled to me,

My heart turned light as cotton on its own.

With her never-ending love,

She made me float like a white cloud.

Like a story marked 'To be continued',

My evening comes to a close.

Just to look into your eyes,

My morning dawns.

All seven days of the week, because of you,

Look like a rainbow.

All the days I do not see you

Turn into black and white.

Like an electric touch,

The flowers blooming on your body

Give me a sweet shock!

Let us make love,

So that the whole earth watches

And catches its breath!

Come on...

Male: With a wink of her eye, she signaled to me,

My heart turned light as cotton on its own.

With her never-ending love,

She made me float like a white cloud.

Is she a cloud walking on the ground?

I gazed at her, spellbound...

My very soul cries out in joy,

The magic she weaves never ends...

Naana nananna nannaanaa

Naana nananna nannaanaa

Naana nananna nannaanaa

Naana nananna nannaanaa... aa...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kadhal Aasai' captures the ethereal and overwhelming feeling of falling deeply in love. The protagonist describes how a mere glance from his beloved lightens his heart to the weight of cotton and transports him into a state of blissful weightlessness, as if he were a white cloud floating in the sky. He views her as his ultimate heaven standing right before him, making his entire existence revolve around her presence. Throughout the track, the lyrics depict love as the ultimate force that gives life true meaning. When he is with her, his week blossoms into vivid colors like a rainbow, whereas days spent without her turn into monochromatic black and white. It celebrates both the tender emotional connection and the electrifying romantic passion shared between the two lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Manam panjaagum thanaalae”

Compares the lightness and soft state of the heart to cotton ('panju') upon receiving a romantic glance.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Endhan vaanam edhiril nindru”

Refers to the beloved directly as 'my sky' standing in front of him rather than up above.

Contrast / Imagery (Muran)

“Vaanavillaai therigiradhae / Karuppu vellai aagiradhae”

Contrasts the vibrant 'rainbow' colors of days spent with her against the dull 'black and white' days spent without seeing her.

Ethugai (Second-letter Assonance)

“Tharaiyil pogum megam ivala / Mayangi paarthenae..”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines in classic Tamil poetic form.

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Trivia

This track, titled 'Kadhal Aasai', features in the 2014 Tamil action-thriller 'Anjaan', directed by N. Lingusamy and starring Suriya and Samantha. Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the song was sung by Yuvan himself along with Sooraj Santhosh, featuring lyrics penned by Viveka. The soundtrack was a chart-buster upon release, with this song praised for its breezy arrangement and modern synth-pop melody.

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