En Kadhale En Kadhale Male
From Duet · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Duet1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| En kaadhalae en kaadhalae | Oh my love, oh my love |
| Ennai enna seiya pogiraai | What are you going to do to me? |
| Naan oviyan endru therindhum nee | Even knowing that I am a painter |
| Yen kannirandai ketkiraai | Why do you ask for both my eyes? |
| Male | |
| Siluvaigal siragugal | Crosses or wings |
| Rendil enna thara pogiraai | Which of the two are you going to give me? |
| Killuvathai killivittu | After pinching me |
| Yen thalli nindru paarkiraai | Why do you stand far away and watch? |
| Male | |
| En kaadhalae en kaadhalae | Oh my love, oh my love |
| Ennai enna seiya pogiraai | What are you going to do to me? |
| Naan oviyan endru therindhum nee | Even knowing that I am a painter |
| Yen kannirandai ketkiraai | Why do you ask for both my eyes? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalae nee poo erinthaal | Oh love, if you throw a flower |
| Entha malaiyum konjam kuzhaiyum | Even a mountain will soften a little |
| Kaadhalae nee kal erinthaal | Oh love, if you throw a stone |
| Entha kadalum konjam kalangum | Even an ocean will be troubled a bit |
| Male | |
| Ini meelvathaa aaa | To recover now... |
| Illai veelvathaa… | Or to fall... |
| Uyir vazhvathaa aaa | Will my life live on... |
| Illai povathaa.. | Or will it depart... |
| Amuthenpathaa visham enbathaa.. | Is it nectar or is it poison... |
| Illai amuthavishamenbathaa…. | Or is it a poisonous nectar? |
| Male | |
| En kaadhalae en kaadhalae | Oh my love, oh my love |
| Ennai enna seiya pogiraai | What are you going to do to me? |
| Naan oviyan endru therindhum nee | Even knowing that I am a painter |
| Yen kannirandai ketkiraai | Why do you ask for both my eyes? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalae un kaaladiyil | Oh love, at your feet |
| Naan vilunthu vilunthu thozhudhen | I fell repeatedly and worshipped |
| Kangalai nee moodi kondaal | If you closed your eyes |
| Naan kulungi kulungi azhudhen | I sobbed and wept bitterly |
| Male | |
| Ithu maatramaa aaa | Is this a change... |
| Thadumaatramaa… | Or a faltering step? |
| En nenjilae ae… | In my heart... |
| Pani moottamaa…. | Is it a blanket of fog? |
| Nee tholiyaa …illai ethiriyaa | Are you a friend... or an enemy? |
| Endru thinamum poraattamaa.. | Is this an everyday struggle? |
| Male | |
| En kaadhalae en kaadhalae | Oh my love, oh my love |
| Ennai enna seiya pogiraai | What are you going to do to me? |
| Naan oviyan endru therindhum nee | Even knowing that I am a painter |
| Yen kannirandai ketkiraai | Why do you ask for both my eyes? |
| Male | |
| Siluvaigal siragugal | Crosses or wings |
| Rendil enna thara pogiraai | Which of the two are you going to give me? |
| Killuvathai killivittu….. | After pinching me... |
என் காதலே என் காதலே
என்னை என்ன செய்ய போகிறாய்
நான் ஓவியன் என்று தெரிந்தும் நீ
ஏன் கண்ணிரெண்டை கேட்கிறாய்
Oh my love, oh my love
What are you going to do to me?
Even knowing that I am a painter
Why do you ask for both my eyes?
சிலுவைகள் சிறகுகள்
ரெண்டில் என்ன தர போகிறாய்
கிள்ளுவதை கிள்ளி விட்டு
ஏன் தள்ளி நின்று பார்க்கிறாய்
Crosses or wings
Which of the two are you going to give me?
After pinching me
Why do you stand far away and watch?
என் காதலே என் காதலே
என்னை என்ன செய்ய போகிறாய்
நான் ஓவியன் என்று தெரிந்தும் நீ
ஏன் கண்ணிரெண்டை கேட்கிறாய்
Oh my love, oh my love
What are you going to do to me?
Even knowing that I am a painter
Why do you ask for both my eyes?
காதலே நீ பூ எறிந்தால்
எந்த மலையும் கொஞ்சம் குழையும்
காதலே நீ கல் எறிந்தால்
எந்த கடலும் கொஞ்சம் கலங்கும்
Oh love, if you throw a flower
Even a mountain will soften a little
Oh love, if you throw a stone
Even an ocean will be troubled a bit
இனி மீள்வதா ஆஅ
இல்லை வீழ்வதா..
உயிர் வாழ்வதா ஆஅ
இல்லை போவதா..
அமுதென்பதா விஷம் என்பதா..
இல்லை அமுதவிஷமென்பதா
To recover now...
Or to fall...
Will my life live on...
Or will it depart...
Is it nectar or is it poison...
Or is it a poisonous nectar?
என் காதலே என் காதலே
என்னை என்ன செய்ய போகிறாய்
நான் ஓவியன் என்று தெரிந்தும் நீ
ஏன் கண்ணிரெண்டை கேட்கிறாய்
Oh my love, oh my love
What are you going to do to me?
Even knowing that I am a painter
Why do you ask for both my eyes?
காதலே உன் காலடியில்
நான் விழுந்து விழுந்து தொழுதேன்
கண்களை நீ மூடிக்கொண்டால்
நான் குலுங்கி குலுங்கி அழுதேன்
Oh love, at your feet
I fell repeatedly and worshipped
If you closed your eyes
I sobbed and wept bitterly
இது மாற்றமா ஆஅ
தடுமாற்றமா..
என் நெஞ்சிலே ஏ
பனி மூட்டமா..
நீ தோழியா... இல்லை எதிரியா
என்று தினமும் போராட்டமா...
Is this a change...
Or a faltering step?
In my heart...
Is it a blanket of fog?
Are you a friend... or an enemy?
Is this an everyday struggle?
என் காதலே என் காதலே
என்னை என்ன செய்ய போகிறாய்
நான் ஓவியன் என்று தெரிந்தும் நீ
ஏன் கண்ணிரெண்டை கேட்கிறாய்
Oh my love, oh my love
What are you going to do to me?
Even knowing that I am a painter
Why do you ask for both my eyes?
சிலுவைகள் சிறகுகள்
ரெண்டில் என்ன தர போகிறாய்
கிள்ளுவதை கிள்ளிவிட்டு.....
Crosses or wings
Which of the two are you going to give me?
After pinching me...
En kaadhalae en kaadhalae
Oh my love, oh my love
Ennai enna seiya pogiraai
What are you going to do to me?
Naan oviyan endru therindhum nee
Even knowing that I am a painter
Yen kannirandai ketkiraai
Why do you ask for both my eyes?
Siluvaigal siragugal
Crosses or wings
Rendil enna thara pogiraai
Which of the two are you going to give me?
Killuvathai killivittu
After pinching me
Yen thalli nindru paarkiraai
Why do you stand far away and watch?
En kaadhalae en kaadhalae
Oh my love, oh my love
Ennai enna seiya pogiraai
What are you going to do to me?
Naan oviyan endru therindhum nee
Even knowing that I am a painter
Yen kannirandai ketkiraai
Why do you ask for both my eyes?
Kaadhalae nee poo erinthaal
Oh love, if you throw a flower
Entha malaiyum konjam kuzhaiyum
Even a mountain will soften a little
Kaadhalae nee kal erinthaal
Oh love, if you throw a stone
Entha kadalum konjam kalangum
Even an ocean will be troubled a bit
Ini meelvathaa aaa
To recover now...
Illai veelvathaa…
Or to fall...
Uyir vazhvathaa aaa
Will my life live on...
Illai povathaa..
Or will it depart...
Amuthenpathaa visham enbathaa..
Is it nectar or is it poison...
Illai amuthavishamenbathaa….
Or is it a poisonous nectar?
En kaadhalae en kaadhalae
Oh my love, oh my love
Ennai enna seiya pogiraai
What are you going to do to me?
Naan oviyan endru therindhum nee
Even knowing that I am a painter
Yen kannirandai ketkiraai
Why do you ask for both my eyes?
Kaadhalae un kaaladiyil
Oh love, at your feet
Naan vilunthu vilunthu thozhudhen
I fell repeatedly and worshipped
Kangalai nee moodi kondaal
If you closed your eyes
Naan kulungi kulungi azhudhen
I sobbed and wept bitterly
Ithu maatramaa aaa
Is this a change...
Thadumaatramaa…
Or a faltering step?
En nenjilae ae…
In my heart...
Pani moottamaa….
Is it a blanket of fog?
Nee tholiyaa …illai ethiriyaa
Are you a friend... or an enemy?
Endru thinamum poraattamaa..
Is this an everyday struggle?
En kaadhalae en kaadhalae
Oh my love, oh my love
Ennai enna seiya pogiraai
What are you going to do to me?
Naan oviyan endru therindhum nee
Even knowing that I am a painter
Yen kannirandai ketkiraai
Why do you ask for both my eyes?
Siluvaigal siragugal
Crosses or wings
Rendil enna thara pogiraai
Which of the two are you going to give me?
Killuvathai killivittu…..
After pinching me...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song from Duet expresses the deep paradoxes and agony of love. The protagonist addresses love directly, questioning why it demands the very essence of his being—asking for a painter's eyes—and whether it brings heavy crosses of suffering or wings of freedom. Love is portrayed as a force capable of softening mountains yet agitating vast oceans, blurring the line between healing nectar and lethal poison.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Naan oviyan endru therindhum nee / Yen kannirandai ketkiraai”
Comparing the lover to a painter whose vision is demanded by love, symbolizing how love asks for one's most precious asset.
Antithesis / Binary Contrast
“Siluvaigal siragugal / Rendil enna thara pogiraai”
Juxtaposing 'Siluvaigal' (crosses/suffering) and 'Siragugal' (wings/liberation) to show the dual nature of romantic devotion.
Hyperbole
“Kaadhalae nee poo erinthaal / Entha malaiyum konjam kuzhaiyum”
Exaggerating love's impact by stating that a flower thrown by love can melt a mountain, and a stone thrown can perturb an entire ocean.
Oxymoron
“Amuthenpathaa visham enbathaa.. / Illai amuthavishamenbathaa….”
Combining mutually contradictory terms 'amuthu' (nectar of immortality) and 'visham' (deadly poison) to describe love.
Adukkuthodar (Iterative Repetition)
“Naan vilunthu vilunthu thozhudhen / Naan kulungi kulungi azhudhen”
Repetition of words like 'vilunthu vilunthu' and 'kulungi kulungi' to intensify the imagery of emotional vulnerability and sobbing.
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Trivia
Composed by A.R. Rahman for K. Balachander's 1994 film Duet, this track features memorable saxophone passages by maestro Kadri Gopalnath alongside vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.
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