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Lyrics & meaning

Dope Track

From Pyaar Prema Kaadhal · 2018

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
30 Apr 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Katrae un kaal adiyai naan thedi
Kannae naan kaathurinthen kanmoodi
Ithu enna pudhu kaalam ennodu
Kulirodu anal veesum nenjodu
Ithu polae irunthathillai… eppothum
Katrae un kaal adiyai naan thedi
Kannae naan kaathurinthen kanmoodi
Ithu enna pudhu kaalam ennodu
Kulirodu anal veesum nenjodu
Kazhangarai vizhakena vazhgiren naanae
Thanimaiyum uravena theigiren naanae
Nadhigalin nilavathu
Thinam thinam nanaiyathu
Irunthum karaigal neengathae
Kadal karai suvadagal azhagiya nimidangal
Nizhaipathu yethadi
Nizhal athu than pirigiradhae
Nijam athu than maraigirathae
Kannum kannum thavikkirathae
Ondrai ondru thozhaikirathae
Sollathadi kanmani
Neeyum enna devathai
Siraginai virikka maranthaayae
Nilladi ponmani neeyum enna penno
Aan manam thavikka paranthaayae
Nadhigalin nilavathu
Thinam thinam nanaiyathu
Irunthum karaigal neengathae
Kadal karai suvadagal azhagiya nimidangal
Nizhaipathu yethadi
Pyaar prema kaadhal
Pyaar prema kaadhal
Pyaar prema kaadhal
Pyaar prema kaadhal
Pyaar prema…kaadhal
Kaadhal………………
O breeze, searching for your footsteps,
My darling, I waited with closed eyes.
What is this new phase that has come over me?
With both chill and fire sweeping through my heart.
It has never been like this... ever before.
O breeze, searching for your footsteps,
My darling, I waited with closed eyes.
What is this new phase that has come over me?
With both chill and fire sweeping through my heart.
I live all alone like a lighthouse,
Wasting away, with only loneliness as my companion.
The moon upon the river,
Dips and gets drenched every single day,
Yet the riverbanks never leave its side.
Footprints on the shore, beautiful moments,
Do they ever truly last?
Even my own shadow is parting from me,
The reality itself is fading away,
Our eyes ache and yearn,
As they lose sight of each other.
Without a word, my darling,
What kind of angel are you,
That you forgot to spread your wings?
Wait, my precious, what kind of girl are you,
That you flew away, leaving a man's heart in torment?
The moon upon the river,
Dips and gets drenched every single day,
Yet the riverbanks never leave its side.
Footprints on the shore, beautiful moments,
Do they ever truly last?
Pyaar, Prema, Kaadhal
Pyaar, Prema, Kaadhal
Pyaar, Prema, Kaadhal
Pyaar, Prema, Kaadhal
Pyaar, Prema... Kaadhal
Kaadhal...
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song explores the deep emotional turmoil, beauty, and paradoxes of falling in love. The protagonist reflects on the overwhelming changes in his heart, describing love as a mixture of warm comfort and aching chill. Through vivid imagery of lighthouses, river reflections, and shore footprints, he laments the fleeting nature of moments and the pain of longing. He portrays his beloved as a divine, angelic presence whose sudden departure leaves his heart yearning in solitude, culminating in a rhythmic chant celebrating love across languages.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Kulirodu anal veesum nenjodu”

Juxtaposes warmth ('anal') with coldness ('kulir') coexisting within the heart to highlight the conflicting emotions brought by love.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Kazhangarai vizhakena vazhgiren naanae”

Compares the protagonist's lonely existence to a solitary lighthouse ('Kazhangarai vizhakena').

Contrast / Antimetabole (Ethir-thodai)

“Nizhal athu than pirigiradhae / Nijam athu than maraigirathae”

Pairs opposing concepts like shadow ('Nizhal') and reality/truth ('Nijam') to depict confusion and separation.

Metaphor / Hyperbole

“Neeyum enna devathai / Siraginai virikka maranthaayae”

Compares the beloved to a flightless angel who forgot to open her wings, emphasizing her supernatural beauty.

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Trivia

The recurring refrain 'Pyaar Prema Kaadhal' unites the word for 'Love' across three major Indian languages: Hindi (Pyaar), Telugu (Prema), and Tamil (Kaadhal). Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2018 romantic comedy starring Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson, the film's soundtrack was widely acclaimed.

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