Idhu Kaadhal Nenjam Lyrics English Meaning – Naan Sonnathey Sattam | Ilaiyaraaja | K. S. Chithra
K.S. Chithra and Ilayaraja craft urgent romantic yearning in Naan Sonnathey Sattam. Chithra’s vocals carry insistent melodic patterns over Ilayaraja’s sparse arrangement. The track mirrors the album’s focus on love as an active pursuit rather than passive emotion.
Released: December 22, 2025
Idhu Kaadhal Nenjam
Ilaiyaraaja | K. S. Chithra • From “Naan Sonnathey Sattam”
Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Composer
Ilayaraja
Naan Sonnathey Sattam’s Idhu Kaadhal Nenjam Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Chithra questions sudden emotional shifts through weather metaphors: ‘What is this lightning without rain clouds?’ Physical sensations intensify as ‘clothes become burdens,’ matching the composition’s rising strings and percussion. These devices make internal conflicts tactile.
Idhu Kadhal NenjamThis is a heart full of love,
Kavidhai Padum Nerama time for singing poetry.
Adhil Kalandhu KollaTo have you join in with it,
Unnai Thedum Vegamit’s searching for you with a passion.
Idhu Kadhal NenjamThis is a heart full of love,
Kavidhai Padum Nerama time for singing poetry.
Adhil Kalandhu KollaTo have you join in with it,
Unnai Thedum Vegamit’s searching for you with a passion.
Mazhai Megam IndriWithout a single rain cloud,
Vandhadhenna Minnalowhat is this lightning that’s struck?
Oru Theeyai ThoovumIt scatters a fire,
Thendral Enna Thendralowhat kind of breeze is this?
Idhu Kadhal NenjamThis is a heart full of love,
Kavidhai Padum Nerama time for singing poetry.
Adhil Kalandhu KollaTo have you join in with it,
Unnai Thedum Vegamit’s searching for you with a passion.
Vellai Vellai MegamWhite, fluffy clouds,
Van Veedhi Engum Pogumdrift along the streets of the sky.
Alli Thoovum PanneerThey sprinkle rosewater,
Kannil Inba Kanneerbringing joyful tears to my eyes.
Malai Vandha VelaiAs evening fell,
En Mannan Thotta Velaiit was the moment my king touched me.
Katru Vandhu TheendumThe wind comes to touch me,
Kadhal Noyai Thoondumstirring this ache of love.
Kalam Neram IllaiThis love knows no time or moment,
Indha Kadhal Romba Thollaiit’s such a sweet kind of trouble.
Thevai Endrum ThevaiI need it, I always need,
Endhan Dhevan Undhan Sevaimy god, your affection.
Ennavo Ennavo Pannudhe NenjamMy heart is feeling something new,
Manmadhan Mandhiram Sollava Konjamshould I whisper the love-god ‘Manmadhan’s’ spell?
Aadai Kooda Baram AnadheEven my own clothes feel like a burden now.
Idhu Kadhal NenjamThis is a heart full of love,
Kavidhai Padum Nerama time for singing poetry.
Adhil Kalandhu KollaTo have you join in with it,
Unnai Thedum Vegamit’s searching for you with a passion.
Mazhai Megam IndriWithout a single rain cloud,
Vandhadhenna Minnalowhat is this lightning that’s struck?
Oru Theeyai ThoovumIt scatters a fire,
Thendral Enna Thendralowhat kind of breeze is this?
Idhu Kadhal NenjamThis is a heart full of love,
Kavidhai Padum Nerama time for singing poetry.
Pattu Vanna KannamOn my silken cheeks,
Nee Thottu Thandha Chinnamis the mark you left with your touch.
Maravillai InnumI still haven’t forgotten it,
Ponnai Pola Minnumit shines just like gold.
Alli Alli ThaviPulling me into an embrace,
En Angam Engum Neeviyou caressed every part of me.
Enna Mayam SeidhaiWhat kind of magic did you cast,
Endhan Nenjai Koidhaithat you completely stole my heart?
Pada Pada RagamMy heart flutters with a new rhythm,
Unai Parkka Parkka Mogamand the more I see you, the more desire grows.
Thunbam Pondra InbamIt’s a pleasure that feels like pain,
Adhai Thedi Odum Nenjamand my heart runs searching for it.
Kadhalin Vedhanai Yaridam SollaWho can I tell about this agony of love?
Kanmani Pavaiyai Thedi Va MellaCome slowly, searching for the apple of your eye.
Padum Padal KetkavillaiyaCan’t you hear the song I’m singing?
Idhu Kadhal NenjamThis is a heart full of love,
Kavidhai Padum Nerama time for singing poetry.
Adhil Kalandhu KollaTo have you join in with it,
Unnai Thedum Vegamit’s searching for you with a passion.
Mazhai Megam IndriWithout a single rain cloud,
Vandhadhenna Minnalowhat is this lightning that’s struck?
Oru Theeyai ThoovumIt scatters a fire,
Thendral Enna Thendralowhat kind of breeze is this?
Idhu Kadhal NenjamThis is a heart full of love,
Kavidhai Padum Nerama time for singing poetry.
Adhil Kalandhu KollaTo have you join in with it,
Unnai Thedum Vegamit’s searching for you with a passion.
The Idhu Kaadhal Nenjam lyrics meaning lies in love’s disruptive yet irresistible duality. Ilayaraja’s score arches upward during Chithra’s repetitions of ‘searching with passion,’ reinforcing that romantic desire thrives on unresolved tension. English translations show rhythmic precision in Tamil romantic idioms.
