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Idhu Kaadhala

From Thulluvadho Ilamai · 2002

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Thulluvadho Ilamai
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
11 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
I think.. I’m in love with you
No no no no…well
I’ve been thinking about you
May be.. I’m in love with you
I really don’t know
dont know(3)
Huu uuu uuu uuu uuu
Idhu kaadhala mudhal kaadhala
Oru pennidam uruvaanadha
Idhu nilaikkuma needikkuma nenjae
Un paarvaiyil un sparisathil
Un vaasathil un kobathil
Idhayathai dhaan abagarithaai
Kaaranam soll pennae
Yeyi yeyi yeyi ye
Huu uu uu uuu mmm mm
Idhu kaadhala mudhal kaadhala
Oru pennidam uruvaanadha
Idhu nilaikkuma needikkuma nenjae
Iravu thookkam tholaindhathae
Oru vidha yekkam vandhathae
Vaazhakai inguthaan un kaiyyilae…ye…
Pudhithaai endhan nenjukkul
Paayum ratham
Urangum bodhae yedhaedho
Ularal satham
Kanavukkullae kannaadi
Valaiyal yutham
En kavidhai kirukkukellaamae
Nee dhaan artham
Uyir koondhal yeri odi ponadhae
Ponadhae….(4)
Huu uuu uu uuuu
Huu uuu uuuu
Huu uuu uuuu
Huu uuu uuuu
Idhu kaadhala mudhal kaadhala
Indha vayadhilae varum maatrama
Kuzhambugiren pulambugiren unnaalae
Unnaalae unnaalae unnaalae
Ae ….ae….ae….
Enna pesinen enna ninaikkiren
Engu pogiren yedhu seigiren
Puriyavillai theriyavillai
Pudhai manalaai ponaayae
Ini vasandham yedhadi
Vaazhvae varutham dhaanadi
Kaatril alaindhu naan thirigiren…ye…
Pudhithaai endhan nenjukkul
Paayum ratham
Urangum bodhae yedhaedho
Ularal satham
Kanavukkullae kannaadi
Valaiyal yutham
En kavidhai kirukkukellaamae
Nee dhaan artham
Uyir koondhal yeri odi ponadhae
Ponadhae….(4)
Huu uuu uu uuuu
Huu uuu uuuu
Huu uuu uuuu
Huu uuu uuuu
I think... I'm in love with you
No, no, no, no... well
I've been thinking about you
Maybe... I'm in love with you
I really don't know
Don't know, don't know, don't know
Hoo oo oo oo oo
Is this love? Is this first love?
Did it start because of a girl?
Will this last? Will it endure, my heart?
With your gaze, with your touch,
with your scent, with your anger,
you stole my heart away.
Tell me the reason, girl!
Hey hey hey hey
Hoo oo oo oo mm mm
Is this love? Is this first love?
Did it start because of a girl?
Will this last? Will it endure, my heart?
My nighttime sleep is lost,
a kind of longing has taken over.
My life is right here in your hands...
Freshly inside my heart,
blood surges,
even while sleeping,
sounds of mumbling.
Inside my dreams,
a clash of glass bangles.
For all my scribbled poems,
you are the meaning.
My soul climbed up your hair and ran away,
it ran away, ran away, ran away, ran away...
Hoo oo oo oo...
Hoo oo oo oo...
Hoo oo oo oo...
Hoo oo oo oo...
Is this love? Is this first love?
Or is it a change that comes with this age?
I am confused, I am rambling because of you,
because of you, because of you, because of you.
Hey... hey... hey...
What did I say? What am I thinking?
Where am I going? What am I doing?
I don't understand, I don't know,
you have become like quicksand.
Where is spring for me anymore?
Life is only sorrow, girl.
I wander around, drifting in the wind...
Freshly inside my heart,
blood surges,
even while sleeping,
sounds of mumbling.
Inside my dreams,
a clash of glass bangles.
For all my scribbled poems,
you are the meaning.
My soul climbed up your hair and ran away,
it ran away, ran away, ran away, ran away...
Hoo oo oo oo...
Hoo oo oo oo...
Hoo oo oo oo...
Hoo oo oo oo...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This iconic song portrays the raw emotional awakening and confusion of adolescent first love. The protagonist experiences physical and psychological shifts—sleeplessness, rambling in sleep, rushing adrenaline, and aimless wandering—as he tries to process his intense attraction to a girl. The lyrics capture the overwhelming nature of youth romance where every thought, dream, and scribbled poem centers entirely around his beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Rupakam)

“Pudhai manalaai ponaayae”

Comparing the love or the person to quicksand ('pudhai manal'), highlighting how the protagonist feels helplessly pulled deeper into love.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“Uyir koondhal yeri odi ponadhae”

An exaggerated poetic expression describing the soul surrealistically climbing her long hair and escaping.

Ethukai (Internal Consonance/Rhyme)

“Urangum bodhae yedhaedho / Ularal satham”

The second letter harmony and rhythmic pairing of 'Urangum' and 'Ularal' standard in classical Tamil prosody.

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Trivia

Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002) marked the acting debut of Dhanush and featured a hugely popular soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Pa. Vijay. The song effectively captured the millennial youth culture of Tamil cinema during the early 2000s.

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