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Lyrics & meaning

Valantine’s Day

From Hello · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Sabesh
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Hello
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Valentine’s day today
Valentine’s day today
Valentine’s….valentine’s….
Tere rath tere …tere rath tere….
{February 14 thedhiaa
Uulaga kaadhalukku
Yetri veitha jothiya} (2)
Deepavali vandhaal
Adhu hinduvukku mattum
Id endru vandhaal
Adhu muslimukku mattum
Easter endru vandhaal
Adhu christhavarkku mattum
Madhangal kondaada
Niraya pandigai
Manangal kondaada
Orae pandigai
Adhu kaadhal pandigai
……………………………..
Kaadhal enbadhu
Arugil ponaal vilagi pogumadi
Vilagi ponaal arugil vandhu
Muththam kodukkumadi
Kaadhal enbadhu
Sumai ariyaadhu
Thooki sumakumadi
Sumakkum podhu
Baaram therindhaal
Kaadhal kuraiyuthadi
Naanaa oruththiyai
Kaadhal seigirein
Enbadhu valikkudhadi
Ennaiyum oruththi
Kaadhal seigiraal
Enbadhu inikkudhadi
Hey…kannil vaazhum kaadhali
En kaadhalai neeyae munmozhi
Thirumba neeyae vazhimozhi
Un thittum ennakku thaenmozhi
Valentine’s day today
Valentine’s day today
Valentine’s day today
Valentine’s day today
Mullulla kilaithaan
Odiyaadhendru
Naanum ninaithirundhen
Kili utkaarndhavudan
Kilaiyum murindhu
Odindhu poi vitten
Valaindhu vidaadha
Nadhi dhaan endru
Ennai ninaithirundhen
Naan valaindhadhu mattumaa
Undhan madiyil
Madindhu poivitten
Ellai thaandi parandhu pogavae
Andru ninaithirundhen
Undhan idhaya koondil
Koodu kattavae
Indru ninaikkindren
Hey…kannil vaazhum kaadhali
En kaadhalai neeyae munmozhi
Thirumba neeyae vazhimozhi
Un thittum ennakku thaenmozhi..heii..
Valentine's Day today!
Valentine's Day today!
Valentine's... Valentine's...
There rath there... there rath there...
Is the fourteenth of February
a flame lit up
for love all over the world?
When Diwali comes,
it is only for Hindus.
When Eid comes,
it is only for Muslims.
When Easter comes,
it is only for Christians.
For religions to celebrate,
there are many festivals.
For hearts to celebrate,
there is only one festival,
and that is the festival of love!
...
Love is something that,
if you go near, drifts away, my girl!
If you move away, it comes close
and kisses you, my girl!
Love is something that
lifts and carries any weight
without feeling the burden, my girl!
While carrying it,
if you feel the heaviness,
love begins to fade, my girl!
Loving a girl
all on my own
truly hurts, my girl!
Knowing that a girl
loves me in return
feels so sweet, my girl!
Hey, my sweetheart living in my eyes,
propose my love yourself,
and second the proposal yourself!
Even when you scold me, your words are sweet as honey!
Valentine's Day today!
Valentine's Day today!
Valentine's Day today!
Valentine's Day today!
A branch full of thorns would never snap—
that was what
I used to think.
The moment a parrot sat on it,
the branch broke,
and I fell apart completely!
A river that would never bend—
that was what
I thought I was.
Not only did I bend,
in your lap,
I surrendered completely!
To fly beyond all boundaries
was what I wanted back then.
Inside the cage of your heart,
to build a nest
is what I wish for today!
Hey, my sweetheart living in my eyes,
propose my love yourself,
and second the proposal yourself!
Even when you scold me, your words are sweet as honey... hey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Valentine's Day Today' from the 1999 Tamil film Hello is a vibrant anthem celebrating romantic love and February 14th. The lyricist Vairamuthu sets up a powerful theme by contrasting religious festivals—which are confined to specific faiths like Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity—with the festival of love, which belongs universally to every human heart regardless of religion. The lyrics explore the endearing paradoxes and emotional dynamics of love. The narrator describes love as something weightless yet deeply binding, and reflects on how love has softened his once rigid and proud nature. Ultimately, he surrenders to his beloved, expressing how even her scoldings sound like sweet honey to his ears.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Contrast

“Madhangal kondaada Niraya pandigai / Manangal kondaada Orae pandigai”

Contrasts religious festivals tied to specific communities (Deepavali, Eid, Easter) with Love as a single universal festival for all human hearts.

Iyaibu (Rhyming / Assonance)

“En kaadhalai neeyae munmozhi / Thirumba neeyae vazhimozhi / Un thittum ennakku thaenmozhi”

Uses matching end-rhymes with the suffix '-mozhi' to create a lyrical and melodious rhythm.

Metaphor

“Undhan idhaya koondil Koodu kattavae”

Metaphorically compares the beloved's heart to a cage ('idhaya koondil') where the lover wishes to build a nest.

Paradox

“Arugil ponaal vilagi pogumadi / Vilagi ponaal arugil vandhu Muththam kodukkumadi”

Illustrates the playful dynamics of romance where physical proximity causes love to recede, while distance brings it back closer.

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Trivia

Composed by Deva for the 1999 Tamil movie Hello starring Prashanth and Preetha Vijayakumar, this song was sung by Unni Krishnan and K. S. Chithra. It became a widely popular track among Tamil youth around the turn of the millennium for its catchy hooks celebrating Valentine's Day.

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