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Lyrics & meaning

Vasantha Kaala Nadhigalile

From Moondru Mudichu · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Moondru Mudichu
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
24 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Vasantha kaala nathigalilae
Vairamani neeralaigal} (2)
{Neeralaigal meethinilae
Nenjirendin ninaivalaigal} (2)
{Ninaivalaigal thodarndhu vanthaal
Neramellaam kanavalaigal} (2)
{Kanavalaigal valarvatharku
Kaamanavan malarkanaigal} (2)
Ninaivalaigal thodarndhu vanthaal
Neramellaam kanavalaigal
Kanavalaigal valarvatharku
Kaamanavan malarkanaigal
{Malarkanaigal paainthu vittaal
Madi irandum panjanaigal} (2)
Panjanaiyil palli kondaal
Manamirandum thalaiyanaigal
Vasantha kaala nathigalilae
Vairamani neeralaigal
Neeralaigal meethinilae
Nenjirendin ninaivalaigal
Ahaa….aaa….aaa…..
Ahaa…aaa….aaa….
{Thalaiyanaiyil mugam puthaithu
Sarasamidum pudhu kalaigal} (2)
Pudhukalaigal peruvatharku
Poomalai manavinaigal
Oh poomaalai manavinaigal
Manavinaigal yaarudano
Maayavanin vithi vagaigal
Manavinaigal yaarudano
Maayavanin vithi vagaigal
Vithi vagaiyai mudivu seiyum
Vasantha kaala neralaigal
In the rivers of springtime,
ripples of water shine like diamonds.
Upon those gentle ripples,
flow the waves of memories from two hearts.
If those waves of memories keep flowing,
every moment turns into waves of dreams.
For those waves of dreams to grow,
the god of love shoots his flower arrows.
If those waves of memories keep flowing,
every moment turns into waves of dreams.
For those waves of dreams to grow,
the god of love shoots his flower arrows.
Once those flower arrows strike,
their laps become soft beds.
When resting upon that soft bed,
their two hearts become pillows.
In the rivers of springtime,
ripples of water shine like diamonds.
Upon those gentle ripples,
flow the waves of memories from two hearts.
Aaha... aa... aa...
Aaha... aa... aa...
Hiding one's face in a pillow,
are the new arts of playful romance.
To experience these new arts,
comes a wedding with flower garlands.
Oh, a wedding with flower garlands.
With whom that wedding will be,
is the Lord's mysterious twist of fate.
With whom that wedding will be,
is the Lord's mysterious twist of fate.
Deciding the course of that fate,
are these springtime ripples of water.
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song from Moondru Mudichu poetically traces the journey of love and human destiny through the metaphor of a flowing spring river. Written by Kannadasan, the lyrics illustrate how natural water ripples inspire thought-waves in young hearts, which evolve into dreams, romance, physical intimacy, and ultimately marriage. The song concludes with a philosophical reflection that while love follows a natural progression, who one eventually marries is determined by divine fate, symbolized by the eternal flow of the river.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anthathi (Chain Rhyme)

“Neeralaigal meethinilae / Nenjirendin ninaivalaigal”

A traditional Tamil poetic device where the ending word or phrase of a line becomes the starting word of the subsequent line (e.g., Neeralaigal -> Neeralaigal meethinilae; Ninaivalaigal -> Ninaivalaigal thodarndhu; Kanavalaigal -> Kanavalaigal valarvatharku).

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Vairamani neeralaigal”

Water ripples are compared to sparkling diamonds ('Vairamani neeralaigal'), and human laps and minds are metaphorically elevated to soft beds and pillows ('Madi irandum panjanaigal', 'Manamirandum thalaiyanaigal').

Ethiruka / Monai (Alliteration & Assonance)

“Vasantha kaala nathigalilae / Vairamani neeralaigal”

Consonant and vowel harmony across line beginnings, such as 'Vasantha' and 'Vairamani', or 'Neeralaigal' and 'Nenjirendin'.

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Trivia

Moondru Mudichu (1976), directed by K. Balachander, featured music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan. This song features the prominent use of the classical 'Anthathi' meter adapted for film music and was sung by P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam, and P. Susheela. The film starred Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, and Sridevi in pivotal early roles of their careers.

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