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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Kan Jaadai

From Anjaan · 2014

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
Benny Dayal, Shweta Pandit
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Anjaan2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oru kan jaadai seidhaalaeIf she makes a subtle glance with her eye
Manam panjaagum thanaalaeMy heart automatically turns light as cotton
Idai vidadha anbaalaeWith her unrelenting love
Enai venmegam seidhaalaeShe turned me into a floating white cloud
Male
Tharaiyil pogum megam ivalaIs she a cloud walking on the ground?
Mayangi paarthenae..I watched her, utterly mesmerized..
Uyirum koochal podumMy very soul cries out in excitement
Aval seiyum maayam oyaadhae..The magic she performs never ceases..
Male
Oru kan jaadai seidhaalaeIf she makes a subtle glance with her eye
Manam panjaagum thanaalaeMy heart automatically turns light as cotton
Idai vidadha anbaalaeWith her unrelenting love
Enai venmegam seidhaalaeShe turned me into a floating white cloud
Male
Vaanam endraal thalaiku melaeI used to think that the sky
Irukkum endru ninaithirundhenWas something located high above our heads
Endhan vaanam edhiril nindruMy sky stood right in front of me
Punnagaithaal mei marandhenAnd when she smiled, I forgot myself completely
Male
Aasai ellam pooti veithenaeI have locked away all my desires
Saavi undhan vizhigalilaeAnd the key lies within your eyes
Anumadhikum paarvai vandhaalaeIf a single permitting glance comes from you
Alli kolven nimidathilaeI will gather you in my arms in a second
Male
Enaalum vendumaeI want this for all days
Unnodu kaigal serthu pogumTo walk holding hands with you
Nedum payanamOn a long journey
Kaadhal ondru dhaanOnly love alone
Irudhi varai vaazhumLives on until the very end
Vaazhvai arthamaakumAnd gives meaning to life
Male
Oru kan jaadai seidhaalaeIf she makes a subtle glance with her eye
Manam panjaagum thanaalaeMy heart automatically turns light as cotton
Idai vidadha anbaalaeWith her unrelenting love
Enai venmegam seidhaalaeShe turned me into a floating white cloud
Male
Thodarum potta kadhayai polaeLike a serialized ongoing story
Endhan maalai mudigiradhaeMy evening comes to a close
Undhan kangal paarka thaanaeJust to see your eyes
Enadhu kaalai vidigiradhaeMy morning dawns
Male
Vaaram ezhu naalum unnaalaeAll seven days of the week, because of you
Vaanavillaai therigiradhaeAppear bright like a rainbow
Unnai kaana naatkal ellaamaeThe days without seeing you
Karuppu vellai aagiradhaeAll turn into dull black and white
Male
Minsaara thotamaeAn electric spark garden
Unmeni pookum pookalThe flowers blooming on your body
Oru adhirchiadiAre like a shockwave
Kaadhal seiyalaamLet us make love
Muzhu boomi paarthaIn a way that makes the whole earth
Moochai aagum badiHold its breath
Male
Come on…Come on…
Male :Oru kan jaadai seidhaalaeMale : If she makes a subtle glance with her eye
Manam panjaagum thanaalaeMy heart automatically turns light as cotton
Idai vidadha anbaalaeWith her unrelenting love
Enai venmegam seidhaalaeShe turned me into a floating white cloud
Male
Tharaiyil pogum megam ivalaIs she a cloud walking on the ground?
Mayangi paarthenae..I watched her, utterly mesmerized..
Uyirum koochal podumMy very soul cries out in excitement
Aval seiyum maayam oyaadhae..The magic she performs never ceases..
Male
Nana nananna nannaanaNana nananna nannaana
Nana nananna nannaanaNana nananna nannaana
Nana nananna nannaanaNana nananna nannaana
Nana nananna nannaana…aa….Nana nananna nannaana…aa….

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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