- Lyricist
- Ponniyin Selvan
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Manoj Bhatnaghar
- Movie name
- Endrendrum Kadhal
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Jan 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Endrendrum Kaadhal' (Love Everlasting) celebrates love not merely as romantic affection between two human beings, but as the ultimate, omnipresent driving force behind all of creation. It highlights the universality and timelessness of love, pointing out that from the primitive Stone Age to the modern era of computers and the internet, love has remained constant and essential to human existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Karkaalam thodangi / Computer varaiyil”
The initial sound 'Ka'/'Co' creates a rhythmic head rhyme connecting the primitive era with the modern technological age.
Personification
“Nadhi valaindhu povadhu ellaam / Karaiyodu konda kaadhal”
The inanimate river is given human emotions, portraying its winding path as an act of affection towards its riverbanks.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Kaadhal illai endral / Namm saami vaazhathu”
The lyricist poetically exaggerates love's importance by claiming that even God could not exist without love.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Karkaalam thodangi / Internet varaiyil”
Contrasts the ancient Stone Age (Karkaalam) with the modern Internet era to emphasize the timeless nature of love.
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Trivia
The 1999 Tamil romantic drama film 'Endrendrum Kadhal' starred Vijay and Rambha. Unusually for a mainstream Tamil film of that era, the director Manoj Bhatnagar himself composed the soundtrack for the film, with lyrics written by Ponniyin Selvan.
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