En kadhal
From Punnagai Poove · 2002
- Lyricist
- Arivumathi
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Punnagai Poove2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal | My love |
| Uyir pizhathu kondadhu | Has survived and come alive |
| Unnai paarthu | Looking at you |
| En vaanam ingu vidiyudhae | My sky dawns here |
| Male | |
| En kangal | My eyes |
| Adhu unnaiyae | Only at you |
| Dhinam paarthida vendum | Desire to gaze every day |
| Un viralgal ennai theendumae | Your fingers touch me |
| Male | |
| {Koondhalae ennai nee | Oh lovely tresses, you |
| Thottupoo thottu poo | Touch me and go, touch me and go |
| Kaadhalae ennai nee | Oh my love, you |
| Thottupoo thottu poo} (2) | Touch me and go, touch me and go |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Naan naanillai | I am no longer myself |
| Aval en uyirukkul | She lives inside my soul |
| Oru kaadhal ennum | In the single word called |
| Sollukkul vaazhven | Love, I shall reside |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal | My love |
| Uyir pizhathu kondadhu | Has survived and come alive |
| Unnai paarthu | Looking at you |
| En vaanam ingu vidiyudhae | My sky dawns here |
| Male | |
| En kangal | My eyes |
| Adhu unnaiyae | Only at you |
| Dhinam paarthida vendum | Desire to gaze every day |
| Un viralgal ennai theendumae | Your fingers touch me |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| {Nee illamal en | Without you, my |
| Boomi sutrathae | Earth does not spin |
| En idhayam bagam | The realm of my heart |
| Tharai mattam aghum…yeah} (2) | Will be razed to the ground... yeah |
| Male | |
| {Yen pogindraai | Why do you walk away? |
| Ennai yerka mattaaya | Will you not accept me? |
| Nee illai endral | If you are not with me |
| Udaiyathoo nenjam} (2) | Won't my heart break into pieces? |
............................
என் காதல்
உயிர் பிழைத்து
கொண்டது உன்னை
பார்த்து என் வானம்
இங்கு விடியுதே
My love
Has survived and come alive
Looking at you
My sky dawns here
என் கண்கள்
அது உன்னையே தினம்
பார்த்திட வேண்டும் உன்
விரல்கள் என்னை தீண்டுமே
My eyes
Only at you
Desire to gaze every day
Your fingers touch me
{ கூந்தலே என்னை
நீ தொட்டு போ தொட்டு
போ காதலே என்னை
நீ தொட்டு போ தொட்டு
போ } (2)
Oh lovely tresses, you
Touch me and go, touch me and go
Oh my love, you
Touch me and go, touch me and go
............................
நான் நானில்லை
அவள் என் உயிருக்குள்
ஒரு காதல் என்னும்
சொல்லுக்குள் வாழ்வேன்
I am no longer myself
She lives inside my soul
In the single word called
Love, I shall reside
என் காதல்
உயிர் பிழைத்து
கொண்டது உன்னை
பார்த்து என் வானம்
இங்கு விடியுதே
My love
Has survived and come alive
Looking at you
My sky dawns here
என் கண்கள்
அது உன்னையே தினம்
பார்த்திட வேண்டும் உன்
விரல்கள் என்னை தீண்டுமே
My eyes
Only at you
Desire to gaze every day
Your fingers touch me
............................
{ நீ இல்லாமல்
என் பூமி சுற்றாதே என்
இதயம் பாகம் தரை மட்டம்
ஆகும் யே } (2)
Without you, my
Earth does not spin
The realm of my heart
Will be razed to the ground... yeah
{ ஏன் போகின்றாய்
என்னை ஏற்க மாட்டாயா
நீ இல்லை என்றால்
உடையாதோ நெஞ்சம் } (2)
Why do you walk away?
Will you not accept me?
If you are not with me
Won't my heart break into pieces?
………………………..
En kaadhal
My love
Uyir pizhathu kondadhu
Has survived and come alive
Unnai paarthu
Looking at you
En vaanam ingu vidiyudhae
My sky dawns here
En kangal
My eyes
Adhu unnaiyae
Only at you
Dhinam paarthida vendum
Desire to gaze every day
Un viralgal ennai theendumae
Your fingers touch me
{Koondhalae ennai nee
Oh lovely tresses, you
Thottupoo thottu poo
Touch me and go, touch me and go
Kaadhalae ennai nee
Oh my love, you
Thottupoo thottu poo} (2)
Touch me and go, touch me and go
……………………………
Naan naanillai
I am no longer myself
Aval en uyirukkul
She lives inside my soul
Oru kaadhal ennum
In the single word called
Sollukkul vaazhven
Love, I shall reside
En kaadhal
My love
Uyir pizhathu kondadhu
Has survived and come alive
Unnai paarthu
Looking at you
En vaanam ingu vidiyudhae
My sky dawns here
En kangal
My eyes
Adhu unnaiyae
Only at you
Dhinam paarthida vendum
Desire to gaze every day
Un viralgal ennai theendumae
Your fingers touch me
…………………………..
{Nee illamal en
Without you, my
Boomi sutrathae
Earth does not spin
En idhayam bagam
The realm of my heart
Tharai mattam aghum…yeah} (2)
Will be razed to the ground... yeah
{Yen pogindraai
Why do you walk away?
Ennai yerka mattaaya
Will you not accept me?
Nee illai endral
If you are not with me
Udaiyathoo nenjam} (2)
Won't my heart break into pieces?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'En Kaadhal Uyir Pizhathu' portrays the overwhelming feeling of rebirth brought by true love. The protagonist feels that their existence gained purpose and light only after meeting their beloved, describing love as an invigorating force that transforms their world. Without the lover's presence and touch, life feels stationary and grief-stricken.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En vaanam ingu vidiyudhae”
Comparing the arrival of love to the dawning of a new sky ('En vaanam ingu vidiyudhae').
Repetition (Edugai/Adukkuthodar)
“Thottupoo thottu poo”
Repetition of 'Thottupoo' creates an evocative, rhythmic plea of affection.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitshi)
“En idhayam bagam tharai mattam aghum…yeah”
Exaggerating heartbreak to the physical flattening or razing of the heart to ground level.
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Trivia
This track from the movie 'Punnagai Poove' (2003) features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with poignant lyrics written by poet Arivumathi.
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