En Kaathale
From Pidichirukku · 2008
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Manu Ramesan
- Details
- Pidichirukku2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ahaaa…aaa…aahhaa….(4) | Ahaaa…aaa…aahhaa…. |
| En kaathalae hae | Oh my love |
| En kaathalae | Oh my love |
| Kann thaeduthae hae | My eyes search for you |
| En kaathalae | Oh my love |
| Male | |
| Uyirae edhirae varuvaaya | Oh my life, will you come before me? |
| Pirivin thuyaram arivaayaa | Do you know the agony of separation? |
| Enakkae ennai tharuvaaya | Will you give me back to myself? |
| Oh…iravum pagalum thaniyaaga | Oh, alone night and day |
| Kanavae thinamum unavaaga | With dreams as my daily food |
| Urugum enai nee maranthaaya | Have you forgotten me as I melt away? |
| Kaalgalae sumaiyaaga | With my legs becoming a heavy burden |
| Yaathirai pogiren | I go on a journey |
| Male | |
| En kaathalae hae | Oh my love |
| En kaathalae | Oh my love |
| Kann thaeduthae hae | My eyes search for you |
| En kaathalae | Oh my love |
| Male | |
| Haa…aaa…haa…aaaa…(4) | Haa…aaa…haa…aaaa… |
| Male | |
| Nizhal thondravae | For a shadow to appear |
| Veyil vendumae | Sunlight is required |
| Nizhal vaazhvathae | A shadow lives |
| Veyilaalae thaan | Only because of sunlight |
| Male | |
| Nizhal polavae | Just like a shadow |
| Thodarvenadi | I will follow you, my dear |
| Naan vaazhvathae | The reason I live |
| Unnalae thaan | Is only because of you |
| Male | |
| Thorkindra | That which loses |
| Chorus :Kaathal ooril illai | Chorus: Love does not exist in this town |
| Male :Thotraal | Male: If it loses |
| Chorus :Adhan perae kaadhal illai | Chorus: Its name is not love |
| Male :Yaaralum | Male: By anyone |
| Chorus :Kaadhal saaivathillai | Chorus: Love does not bow down |
| Male :Kaathal seivom | Male: Let us love |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkaikul | Within life |
| Chorus :Kaathal thondravillai | Chorus: If love does not blossom |
| Male :Endraal naam | Male: Then our |
| Chorus :Vaazhkai maaravillai | Chorus: Life has not changed |
| Male :Kaanal neer | Male: Mirage |
| Chorus :Neerin jaathi illai | Chorus: Is not truly water |
| Male :Kaathal seivom | Male: Let us love |
| Kaathalil tholaiyaadha | Without getting lost in love |
| Vaazhkaiyae veenadi | Life itself is useless, my dear |
| Male | |
| En kaathalae hae | Oh my love |
| En kaathalae | Oh my love |
| Kann thaeduthae hae | My eyes search for you |
| En kaathalae | Oh my love |
| Male | |
| Unai thedidum | Searching for you |
| Ninaivaalae thaan | Only due to those memories |
| En dhegamae | My body |
| Uyir thaanguthae | Holds onto life |
| Male | |
| Unai paarthida | Just to see you |
| Naal ondrilae | On one day |
| Uyir neenginaal | Even if my life leaves me |
| Adhu podhumae | That would be enough |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal namm | Love, in our |
| Chorus :Nenjil thondrum neram | Chorus: The moment it arises in the heart |
| Male :Boomiyae | Male: The earth itself |
| Chorus :Etti thaandum thooram | Chorus: Is just a distance within reach |
| Male :Pennae nee | Male: Oh girl, wherever you |
| Chorus :Engu poga koodum | Chorus: Might go |
| Male :Sernthidalaam | Male: We can unite |
| Male | |
| Baashaigal | Languages |
| Chorus :Maari pona thesam | Chorus: In a land where languages change |
| Male :Aasaigal | Male: Desires |
| Chorus :Maaridatha nenjam | Chorus: A heart whose desires never change |
| Male :Veshangal | Male: Disguises |
| Chorus :Neeki vaitha kaigal | Chorus: Hands that stripped away pretenses |
| Male :Korthidalam | Male: We can hold hands |
| Thoorigai alaiyaamal | Without moving the paintbrush |
| Oviyam thondrumaa… | Can a painting ever appear? |
| Male | |
| En kaathalae hae | Oh my love |
| En kaathalae | Oh my love |
| Kann thaeduthae hae | My eyes search for you |
| En kaathalae | Oh my love |
ஆஹா
ஆஆ ஆஹா (4)
என் காதலே ஹே
என் காதலே கண்
தேடுதே ஹே என்
காதலே
Ahaaa…aaa…aahhaa….
Oh my love
Oh my love
My eyes search for you
Oh my love
உயிரே எதிரே
வருவாயா பிரிவின்
துயரம் அறிவாயா
எனக்கே என்னை
தருவாயா ஓ இரவும்
பகலும் தனியாக கனவே
தினமும் உணவாக உருகும்
என்னை நீ மறந்தாயா
கால்களே சுமையாக
யாத்திரை போகிறேன்
Oh my life, will you come before me?
Do you know the agony of separation?
Will you give me back to myself?
Oh, alone night and day
With dreams as my daily food
Have you forgotten me as I melt away?
With my legs becoming a heavy burden
I go on a journey
என் காதலே
ஹே என் காதலே
கண் தேடுதே ஹே
என் காதலே
Oh my love
Oh my love
My eyes search for you
Oh my love
ஹா ஆஆ
ஹா ஆஆ (4)
Haa…aaa…haa…aaaa…
நிழல் தோன்றவே
வெயில் வேண்டுமே நிழல்
வாழ்வதே வெயிலாலே
தான்
For a shadow to appear
Sunlight is required
A shadow lives
Only because of sunlight
நிழல் போலவே
தொடர்வேனடி நான்
வாழ்வதே உன்னாலே
தான்
Just like a shadow
I will follow you, my dear
The reason I live
Is only because of you
தோற்கின்ற
குழு :
காதல் ஊரில்
இல்லை
தோற்றால்
குழு :
அதன் பேரே
காதல் இல்லை
யாராலும்
குழு :
காதல் சாய்வதில்லை
காதல் செய்வோம்
That which loses
Chorus: Love does not exist in this town
Male: If it loses
Chorus: Its name is not love
Male: By anyone
Chorus: Love does not bow down
Male: Let us love
வாழ்க்கைக்குள்
குழு :
காதல்
தோன்றவில்லை
என்றால் நாம்
குழு :
வாழ்க்கை
மாறவில்லை
கானல் நீர்
குழு :
நீரின் ஜாதி இல்லை
காதல் செய்வோம்
காதலில் தொலையாத
வாழ்கையே வேணாண்டி
Within life
Chorus: If love does not blossom
Male: Then our
Chorus: Life has not changed
Male: Mirage
Chorus: Is not truly water
Male: Let us love
Without getting lost in love
Life itself is useless, my dear
என் காதலே
ஹே என் காதலே கண்
தேடுதே ஹே என் காதலே
Oh my love
Oh my love
My eyes search for you
Oh my love
உன்னை தேடிடும்
நினைவாலே தான் என்
தேகமே உயிர் தாங்குதே
Searching for you
Only due to those memories
My body
Holds onto life
உன்னை பார்த்திட
நாள் ஒன்றிலே உயிர்
நீங்கினால் அது போதுமே
Just to see you
On one day
Even if my life leaves me
That would be enough
காதல் நம்
குழு :
நெஞ்சில்
தோன்றும் நேரம்
பூமியே
குழு :
எட்டி தாண்டும்
தூரம்
பெண்ணே நீ
குழு :
எங்கு போக கூடும்
சேர்ந்திடலாம்
Love, in our
Chorus: The moment it arises in the heart
Male: The earth itself
Chorus: Is just a distance within reach
Male: Oh girl, wherever you
Chorus: Might go
Male: We can unite
பாஷைகள்
குழு :
மாறி போன
தேசம்
ஆசைகள்
குழு :
மாறிடாத நெஞ்சம்
வேஷங்கள்
குழு :
நீக்கி வைத்த கைகள்
கோர்திடலாம்
தூரிகை
அலையாமல் ஓவியம்
தோன்றுமா
Languages
Chorus: In a land where languages change
Male: Desires
Chorus: A heart whose desires never change
Male: Disguises
Chorus: Hands that stripped away pretenses
Male: We can hold hands
Without moving the paintbrush
Can a painting ever appear?
என் காதலே
ஹே என் காதலே
கண் தேடுதே ஹே
என் காதலே
Oh my love
Oh my love
My eyes search for you
Oh my love
Ahaaa…aaa…aahhaa….(4)
Ahaaa…aaa…aahhaa….
En kaathalae hae
Oh my love
En kaathalae
Oh my love
Kann thaeduthae hae
My eyes search for you
En kaathalae
Oh my love
Uyirae edhirae varuvaaya
Oh my life, will you come before me?
Pirivin thuyaram arivaayaa
Do you know the agony of separation?
Enakkae ennai tharuvaaya
Will you give me back to myself?
Oh…iravum pagalum thaniyaaga
Oh, alone night and day
Kanavae thinamum unavaaga
With dreams as my daily food
Urugum enai nee maranthaaya
Have you forgotten me as I melt away?
Kaalgalae sumaiyaaga
With my legs becoming a heavy burden
Yaathirai pogiren
I go on a journey
En kaathalae hae
Oh my love
En kaathalae
Oh my love
Kann thaeduthae hae
My eyes search for you
En kaathalae
Oh my love
Haa…aaa…haa…aaaa…(4)
Haa…aaa…haa…aaaa…
Nizhal thondravae
For a shadow to appear
Veyil vendumae
Sunlight is required
Nizhal vaazhvathae
A shadow lives
Veyilaalae thaan
Only because of sunlight
Nizhal polavae
Just like a shadow
Thodarvenadi
I will follow you, my dear
Naan vaazhvathae
The reason I live
Unnalae thaan
Is only because of you
Thorkindra
That which loses
Chorus :Kaathal ooril illai
Chorus: Love does not exist in this town
Male :Thotraal
Male: If it loses
Chorus :Adhan perae kaadhal illai
Chorus: Its name is not love
Male :Yaaralum
Male: By anyone
Chorus :Kaadhal saaivathillai
Chorus: Love does not bow down
Male :Kaathal seivom
Male: Let us love
Vaazhkaikul
Within life
Chorus :Kaathal thondravillai
Chorus: If love does not blossom
Male :Endraal naam
Male: Then our
Chorus :Vaazhkai maaravillai
Chorus: Life has not changed
Male :Kaanal neer
Male: Mirage
Chorus :Neerin jaathi illai
Chorus: Is not truly water
Male :Kaathal seivom
Male: Let us love
Kaathalil tholaiyaadha
Without getting lost in love
Vaazhkaiyae veenadi
Life itself is useless, my dear
En kaathalae hae
Oh my love
En kaathalae
Oh my love
Kann thaeduthae hae
My eyes search for you
En kaathalae
Oh my love
Unai thedidum
Searching for you
Ninaivaalae thaan
Only due to those memories
En dhegamae
My body
Uyir thaanguthae
Holds onto life
Unai paarthida
Just to see you
Naal ondrilae
On one day
Uyir neenginaal
Even if my life leaves me
Adhu podhumae
That would be enough
Kaadhal namm
Love, in our
Chorus :Nenjil thondrum neram
Chorus: The moment it arises in the heart
Male :Boomiyae
Male: The earth itself
Chorus :Etti thaandum thooram
Chorus: Is just a distance within reach
Male :Pennae nee
Male: Oh girl, wherever you
Chorus :Engu poga koodum
Chorus: Might go
Male :Sernthidalaam
Male: We can unite
Baashaigal
Languages
Chorus :Maari pona thesam
Chorus: In a land where languages change
Male :Aasaigal
Male: Desires
Chorus :Maaridatha nenjam
Chorus: A heart whose desires never change
Male :Veshangal
Male: Disguises
Chorus :Neeki vaitha kaigal
Chorus: Hands that stripped away pretenses
Male :Korthidalam
Male: We can hold hands
Thoorigai alaiyaamal
Without moving the paintbrush
Oviyam thondrumaa…
Can a painting ever appear?
En kaathalae hae
Oh my love
En kaathalae
Oh my love
Kann thaeduthae hae
My eyes search for you
En kaathalae
Oh my love
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful track expresses the profound ache and devotion of a lover searching for his soulmate. He describes how his existence feels incomplete without her, comparing himself to a shadow that cannot exist without sunlight. He highlights that true love never fails or surrenders, and that living without experiencing deep love renders life meaningless.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nizhal thondravae / Veyil vendumae”
Compares sunlight and shadow to the lover and his beloved, indicating that his existence relies entirely on her presence.
Rhetorical Question
“Thoorigai alaiyaamal / Oviyam thondrumaa…”
Asks if a painting can exist without a paintbrush moving, emphasizing that effort and emotion are necessary for true love.
Anaphora / Repetition
“En kaathalae hae / En kaathalae”
The phrase 'En kaathalae' is repeated regularly throughout the chorus for emotional emphasis.
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Trivia
Pidichirukku is a 2008 Tamil romantic drama film starring Ashok and Vizag Vishaka, directed by Kanagu. The soundtrack featured melodious compositions that gained popularity among romantic music enthusiasts.
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