- Lyricist
- Ko Sesha
- Singer
- Leon James
- Music director
- Leon James
- Movie name
- Oh My Kadavule
- Movie release year
- 2019
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Oct 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Haiyo Haiyo' (Haiyo Kadhale) is a lively, contemporary love track from 'Oh My Kadavule' that captures the exuberance and madness of young love. The song portrays a young man utterly smitten by his love interest, using urban Tanglish slang and creative metaphors—comparing her presence to a hot jalebi, a golden chariot, and a five-foot living poem that makes even traditional poetic meters blush.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Soodaana jilebi pola…”
Compares the sweet, enticing, and irresistible nature of the girl to a hot, freshly made jalebi using 'pola' (like).
Personification
“Haiku limerick venbalaam / Vekka pattu ketkumaam”
Poetic forms (Haiku, Limerick, Venba) are personified as getting shy and asking if she is a five-foot poem.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“1000 wattu kannaala”
Exaggerates the brightness and intensity of her eyes by describing them as having a '1000-watt' glow.
Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)
“Ava yemma yemma kollura / Enna summa summa mellura / Ava kanna vechi thaakkura / Enna kandam thundam aakura”
The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming verb endings ('kollura', 'mellura', 'thaakkura', 'aakura').
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Trivia
The track from 'Oh My Kadavule' (2020) was composed and sung by Leon James, featuring lyrics by Ko Sesha. The duo is known for their popular urban romantic tracks combining modern Tamil colloquialisms with English pop sensibilities. The film became a major romantic-comedy hit starring Ashok Selvan and Ritika Singh.
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