Caseta Caelum

Narumugaiye song (Iruvar) (1997)

நீ ஒரு திரு மொழி சொல்லாய்..! He: O blossom poised upon the edge of bloom,Pause for a breath, and let your petals speak—Part those sweet lips, like honey-laden roses,And gift me verses precious as your grace. Beneath the full moon’s silver,… Continue reading
Swasame Swasame song (Thenali) (2000)

ஸ்வாசமே ஸ்வாசமே..! She: What words are left to speak of me,When love has swept me off my feet?So softly, my heart has surrendered—It tumbles gently into your hands. O My very breath, Breath of my life… He: Come to me… Continue reading
Kanava Illai Kaatra song (Ratchagan) (1997)

கனவா.. நீ காற்றா..! Is it a dream that stirs me, or the wind’s soft sigh?Or is it you, my love, who simply drifts on by? Are you a tender dream resting softly in my hands?Or the wind that learned to… Continue reading
Margazhi Thingal Allava song (Sangamam) (1999)

மார்கழித் திங்களல்லவா..! In this holy month, our union must wait,A sacred time before we meet our fate,Come, maidens fair with jewels worn bright,When you’ll be mine, beneath the new dawn’s light. In Ayarpadi’s sacred pastoral grove,Where Krishna’s glory dwells and… Continue reading
Enge Enathu Kavithai song (Kandukondain Kandukondain) (2000)

எங்கே எனது கவிதை..! As the crescent blooms and the moon glides near,My heart dances with joy at its tender light,At the faintest shadow, I whisper your name in delight,And this heart of mine begins to sparkle and shine. Where has… Continue reading
En Iniya Pon Nilave song (Moodu Pani) (1980)

என் இனிய பொன் நிலாவே..! My sweet golden moon, draped in heaven’s glow,You live in my dreams where the soft moonbeams flow,A tender new sweetness stirs deep in my heart,Each day blooms anew, never willing to part. The rain descends like… Continue reading
Suttum Vizhi song (Kandukondain Kandukondain) (2000)

வாலைக் குமரியடீ கண்ணம்மா மருவக்காதல் கொண்டேன்..! Oh my love, do your eyes hold the sun and the moon,Their radiant spark like a glowing afternoon? Oh my dear, are those dark, tender spheres of your gaze,The infinite heavens wrapped in a midnight haze? Your deep indigo… Continue reading
Kanne Kalaimane Song (Moondram Pirai) (1982)

கண்ணே கலைமானே..! O my love, my star-crowned fawn,In you reigns the peacock-maiden. Day and night, your breath I trace—This wish alone I beg the skies. Silence wears the face of peace—Poverty, its twin release. My tender nestling,A happy, joyful little… Continue reading
Mounamana Neram Song (Salangai Oli) (1983)

மௌனமான நேரம் இள மனதில் என்ன பாரம்!? She: In these quiet hours we share,What thoughts weigh heavily on your mind?Whispers of the soul battle with lips sealed in silence,Won’t you ask me what’s concealed? He: Can a youthful heart endure love’s… Continue reading