Sooriyana Kandavudan
From Parvathi Ennai Paradi · 1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sooriyanai kanda udan | Upon seeing the sun, |
| Thaamarai yen malarudhu | why does the lotus bloom? |
| Chandhiranai kanda udan | Upon seeing the moon, |
| Alli yen mayangudhu | why does the night lily swoon? |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanai kanda udan | Upon seeing the sun, |
| Thaamarai yen malarudhu | why does the lotus bloom? |
| Chandhiranai kanda udan | Upon seeing the moon, |
| Alli yen mayangudhu | why does the night lily swoon? |
| Female | |
| Adhu kaadhal kaadhal | That is love, love, |
| Kaadhal endrae sonnaanga | they said it is love. |
| Andha kaadhal ennum | What is the meaning |
| Sollin artham ennaanga | of that word called love? |
| Female | |
| Sooriyani kanda udan | Upon seeing the sun, |
| Thaamarai yen malarudhu | why does the lotus bloom? |
| Chandhiranai kanda udan | Upon seeing the moon, |
| Alli yen mayangudhu | why does the night lily swoon? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal vandhaal | If love arrives, |
| Thookkam poi vidum endru | sleep will disappear, |
| Kadhaigalilae naanum | in stories I too |
| Padithadhu undu | have read about it. |
| Female | |
| Cinema kaadhal ellaam | All cinematic love, |
| Paathirukken naan thaan | I have seen it myself; |
| Pirinjaa paatteduthu | why do they sing songs |
| Paaduradhu yen thaan | when they are separated? |
| Female | |
| Onnum theriyaadhu | Knowing nothing, |
| Naanum thavikka | I am struggling, |
| Ethanaiyo kaelvi nenjai thulaikka | as so many questions pierce my heart. |
| Ennavendru nee solla | To tell me what it is, |
| Vaa vaa raajaa | come, come my king. |
| Female | |
| Adhu kaadhal kaadhal | That is love, love, |
| Kaadhal endrae sonnaanga | they said it is love. |
| Andha kaadhal ennum | What is the meaning |
| Sollin artham ennaanga..hm hahaha | of that word called love?..hm hahaha |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanai kanda udan | Upon seeing the sun, |
| Thaamarai yen malarudhu | why does the lotus bloom? |
| Chandhiranai kanda udan | Upon seeing the moon, |
| Alli yen mayangudhu | why does the night lily swoon? |
| Female | |
| Maalaiyil yedho | In the evening, something |
| Vaattudhu ennai | torments me, |
| Maaligaiyil naalum | a woman living everyday |
| Vaazhndhidum pennai | in a palace. |
| Female | |
| Kulirum vaana nilaa | The cool moon in the sky |
| Kodhikkudhaiyaa theeyaa | boils like fire, oh dear! |
| Yedhuvo manasukkullae | Something inside my mind |
| Paduthudhaiyaa noiyaa | afflicts me like a disease, oh dear! |
| Female | |
| Enna indha viyaadhi | What is this sickness? |
| Naanum ariyen | Even I do not know. |
| Solla theriyaamal | Unable to express it, |
| Dhegam melindhen | my body has grown thin. |
| Ennavendru nee solla | To tell me what it is, |
| Vaa vaa raajaa | come, come my king. |
| Female | |
| Adhu kaadhal kaadhal | That is love, love, |
| Kaadhal endrae sonnaanga | they said it is love. |
| Andha kaadhal ennum | What is the meaning |
| Sollin artham ennaanga | of that word called love? |
| Female | |
| {Sooriyanai kanda udan | {Upon seeing the sun, |
| Thaamarai yen malarudhu | why does the lotus bloom? |
| Chandhiranai kanda udan | Upon seeing the moon, |
| Alli yen mayangudhu} (2) | why does the night lily swoon?} (2) |
| Female | |
| Adhu kaadhal kaadhal | That is love, love, |
| Kaadhal endrae sonnaanga | they said it is love. |
| Andha kaadhal ennum | What is the meaning |
| Sollin artham ennaanga | of that word called love? |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanai kanda udan | Upon seeing the sun, |
| Thaamarai yen malarudhu | why does the lotus bloom? |
| Chandhiranai kanda udan | Upon seeing the moon, |
| Alli yen mayangudhu | why does the night lily swoon? |
சூரியனைக் கண்ட உடன்
தாமரை ஏன் மலருது
சந்திரனைக் கண்ட உடன்
அல்லி ஏன் மயங்குது
Upon seeing the sun,
why does the lotus bloom?
Upon seeing the moon,
why does the night lily swoon?
சூரியனைக் கண்ட உடன்
தாமரை ஏன் மலருது
சந்திரனைக் கண்ட உடன்
அல்லி ஏன் மயங்குது
Upon seeing the sun,
why does the lotus bloom?
Upon seeing the moon,
why does the night lily swoon?
அது காதல் காதல் காதல்
என்றே சொன்னாங்க
அந்தக் காதல் என்னும் சொல்லின்
அர்த்தம் என்னாங்க
That is love, love,
they said it is love.
What is the meaning
of that word called love?
சூரியனைக் கண்ட உடன்
தாமரை ஏன் மலருது
சந்திரனைக் கண்ட உடன்
அல்லி ஏன் மயங்குது
Upon seeing the sun,
why does the lotus bloom?
Upon seeing the moon,
why does the night lily swoon?
காதல் வந்தால்
தூக்கம் போய் விடும் என்று
கதைகளிலே நானும்
படித்தது உண்டு
If love arrives,
sleep will disappear,
in stories I too
have read about it.
சினிமா காதல் எல்லாம்
பாத்திருக்கேன் நான்தான்
பிரிஞ்சா பாட்டெடுத்து
பாடுறது ஏன்தான்
All cinematic love,
I have seen it myself;
why do they sing songs
when they are separated?
ஒண்ணும் தெரியாது
நானும் தவிக்க
எத்தனையோ கேள்வி
நெஞ்சைத் துளைக்க
என்னவென்று நீ சொல்ல
வா வா ராஜா
Knowing nothing,
I am struggling,
as so many questions pierce my heart.
To tell me what it is,
come, come my king.
அது காதல் காதல் காதல்
என்றே சொன்னாங்க
அந்தக் காதல் என்னும் சொல்லின்
அர்த்தம் என்னாங்க
That is love, love,
they said it is love.
What is the meaning
of that word called love?..hm hahaha
சூரியனைக் கண்ட உடன்
தாமரை ஏன் மலருது
சந்திரனைக் கண்ட உடன்
அல்லி ஏன் மயங்குது
Upon seeing the sun,
why does the lotus bloom?
Upon seeing the moon,
why does the night lily swoon?
மாலையில் ஏதேதோ
வாட்டுது என்னை
மாளிகையில் நாளும்
வாழ்ந்திடும் பெண்ணை
குளிரும் வான நிலா
கொதிக்குதையா தீயா
எதுவோ மனசுக்குள்ளே
படுத்துதையா நோயா
In the evening, something
torments me,
a woman living everyday
in a palace.
என்ன இந்த வியாதி
நானும் அறியேன்
சொல்லத் தெரியாமல்
தேகம் மெலிந்தேன்
என்னவென்று நீ சொல்ல
வா வா ராஜா
The cool moon in the sky
boils like fire, oh dear!
Something inside my mind
afflicts me like a disease, oh dear!
அது காதல் காதல் காதல்
என்றே சொன்னாங்க
அந்தக் காதல் என்னும் சொல்லின்
அர்த்தம் என்னாங்க
What is this sickness?
Even I do not know.
Unable to express it,
my body has grown thin.
To tell me what it is,
come, come my king.
{சூரியனைக் கண்ட உடன்
தாமரை ஏன் மலருது
சந்திரனைக் கண்ட உடன்
அல்லி ஏன் மயங்குது} (2)
That is love, love,
they said it is love.
What is the meaning
of that word called love?
அது காதல் காதல் காதல்
என்றே சொன்னாங்க
அந்தக் காதல் என்னும் சொல்லின்
அர்த்தம் என்னாங்க
{Upon seeing the sun,
why does the lotus bloom?
Upon seeing the moon,
why does the night lily swoon?} (2)
சூரியனைக் கண்ட உடன்
தாமரை ஏன் மலருது
சந்திரனைக் கண்ட உடன்
அல்லி ஏன் மயங்குது
That is love, love,
they said it is love.
What is the meaning
of that word called love?
Upon seeing the sun,
why does the lotus bloom?
Upon seeing the moon,
why does the night lily swoon?
Sooriyanai kanda udan
Upon seeing the sun,
Thaamarai yen malarudhu
why does the lotus bloom?
Chandhiranai kanda udan
Upon seeing the moon,
Alli yen mayangudhu
why does the night lily swoon?
Sooriyanai kanda udan
Upon seeing the sun,
Thaamarai yen malarudhu
why does the lotus bloom?
Chandhiranai kanda udan
Upon seeing the moon,
Alli yen mayangudhu
why does the night lily swoon?
Adhu kaadhal kaadhal
That is love, love,
Kaadhal endrae sonnaanga
they said it is love.
Andha kaadhal ennum
What is the meaning
Sollin artham ennaanga
of that word called love?
Sooriyani kanda udan
Upon seeing the sun,
Thaamarai yen malarudhu
why does the lotus bloom?
Chandhiranai kanda udan
Upon seeing the moon,
Alli yen mayangudhu
why does the night lily swoon?
Kaadhal vandhaal
If love arrives,
Thookkam poi vidum endru
sleep will disappear,
Kadhaigalilae naanum
in stories I too
Padithadhu undu
have read about it.
Cinema kaadhal ellaam
All cinematic love,
Paathirukken naan thaan
I have seen it myself;
Pirinjaa paatteduthu
why do they sing songs
Paaduradhu yen thaan
when they are separated?
Onnum theriyaadhu
Knowing nothing,
Naanum thavikka
I am struggling,
Ethanaiyo kaelvi nenjai thulaikka
as so many questions pierce my heart.
Ennavendru nee solla
To tell me what it is,
Vaa vaa raajaa
come, come my king.
Adhu kaadhal kaadhal
That is love, love,
Kaadhal endrae sonnaanga
they said it is love.
Andha kaadhal ennum
What is the meaning
Sollin artham ennaanga..hm hahaha
of that word called love?..hm hahaha
Sooriyanai kanda udan
Upon seeing the sun,
Thaamarai yen malarudhu
why does the lotus bloom?
Chandhiranai kanda udan
Upon seeing the moon,
Alli yen mayangudhu
why does the night lily swoon?
Maalaiyil yedho
In the evening, something
Vaattudhu ennai
torments me,
Maaligaiyil naalum
a woman living everyday
Vaazhndhidum pennai
in a palace.
Kulirum vaana nilaa
The cool moon in the sky
Kodhikkudhaiyaa theeyaa
boils like fire, oh dear!
Yedhuvo manasukkullae
Something inside my mind
Paduthudhaiyaa noiyaa
afflicts me like a disease, oh dear!
Enna indha viyaadhi
What is this sickness?
Naanum ariyen
Even I do not know.
Solla theriyaamal
Unable to express it,
Dhegam melindhen
my body has grown thin.
Ennavendru nee solla
To tell me what it is,
Vaa vaa raajaa
come, come my king.
Adhu kaadhal kaadhal
That is love, love,
Kaadhal endrae sonnaanga
they said it is love.
Andha kaadhal ennum
What is the meaning
Sollin artham ennaanga
of that word called love?
{Sooriyanai kanda udan
{Upon seeing the sun,
Thaamarai yen malarudhu
why does the lotus bloom?
Chandhiranai kanda udan
Upon seeing the moon,
Alli yen mayangudhu} (2)
why does the night lily swoon?} (2)
Adhu kaadhal kaadhal
That is love, love,
Kaadhal endrae sonnaanga
they said it is love.
Andha kaadhal ennum
What is the meaning
Sollin artham ennaanga
of that word called love?
Sooriyanai kanda udan
Upon seeing the sun,
Thaamarai yen malarudhu
why does the lotus bloom?
Chandhiranai kanda udan
Upon seeing the moon,
Alli yen mayangudhu
why does the night lily swoon?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song portrays a young, innocent woman contemplating the deep mystery and emotional stirrings of love. Using natural metaphors—such as the lotus blooming at sunrise and the night lily opening under moonbeams—she questions why love causes such profound physical and psychological transformations. Having read about love in stories and seen it depicted in movies, she finds herself bewildered when similar feelings, restless sleeplessness, and inexplicable yearning begin to take hold of her. She yearns for her beloved ('Raajaa') to arrive and explain these confusing emotions that make the cool night air feel warm and cause her to pine away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Nature Metaphor / Imagery
“Sooriyanai kanda udan / Thaamarai yen malarudhu / Chandhiranai kanda udan / Alli yen mayangudhu”
The blooming of the lotus (Thaamarai) in response to the sun (Sooriyan) and the opening of the water lily (Alli) under the moon (Chandhiran) are classic Sangam literature imagery used to symbolize natural, spontaneous attraction and emotional awakening.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Kulirum vaana nilaa / Kodhikkudhaiyaa theeyaa”
The lyricist contrasts the naturally cool sky/moon ('Kulirum vaana nilaa') with boiling heat/fire ('Kodhikkudhaiyaa theeyaa') to emphasize the feverish, conflicting sensations brought by romantic yearning.
Monorhyme / Anaphora (Edhukai & Monai)
“Sooriyanai kanda udan ... Chandhiranai kanda udan”
Standard Tamil poetic meters employ initial letter rhyming (Monai) and second letter rhyming (Edhukai), such as 'Sooriyanai' and 'Chandhiranai', creating rhythm and musicality.
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Trivia
The film 'Parvathi Ennai Paradi' (1993) features music scored by S. P. Venkatesh, starring Saravanan and Sri Durga. Lyricist Vaali draws heavily on classical Sangam literature traditions of comparing human emotions to natural phenomena like lotus blossoms and moon phases, blending classical Tamil poetic motifs with modern pop song sensibilities.
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