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Lyrics & meaning

Idhu Kadhal Kadhal

From Vattaram · 2006

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Rajesh Krishnan
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Vattaram
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
1 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idhu kaathal kaathal
Kaathal kaathal thaana
Illai kannil thondri
Kai varaatha vaana
Ithu kaiyil kaiyil
Kaiyil suttrum poova
Illai kaalai kaalai
Kaalai suttrum paamba
Theriyavillaiyae
Valiyo kuraiyavillaiyae
Ainthu pulangalum
Sonnaal adangavillaiyae
Poththivaithha vithai
Mulaiththathu polae
Buththi kullae neeyum
Vedithathanaalae
Thalai irandaai pilakkirathae…. thozhi..ee
Sattai meedhu pattaampoochchi
Ottum pothu veruthavan
Vittu vilagum pothu
Viral neetti pudippatho
Kaathal vanthu kathavai thatta
Kathavai moodi nadithavan
Theruvai thaandi kaathal ponathum
Theriyaamal thirappatho
Irumbil seitha aayutham ellaam
Enmel vizhunthu udainthathae
Karumbil seitha aayutham ondru
En uyirai aruththathae
Maarbukku naduvilae
Iruthayam veguthae
Idhu kaathal kaathal
Kaathal kaathal thaana
Illai kannil thondri
Kai varaatha vaana
Ithu kaiyil kaiyil
Kaiyil suttrum poova
Illai kaalai kaalai
Kaalai suttrum paamba
Na na na…na na naa….
Male :Oh oh oh….ohhh…ohhh
Unnai thedi unnai thedi
Ottrai siragil parakkiren
Udainthu pona innor siragai
Urangaamal thedinen
Netru varaiyil enthan ithayam
Moongil kaadaai kidanthathu
Mul iruntha kaadu indru
Mullai kaadaai malarnthathu
Manathu endra aayutham kondae
Manitha koottam valarnthathu
Manathu endra aayutham kondu
Thannai thaanae vathaithathu
Kottai pol ezhugiren
Kumizhi pol udaigiren
Idhu kaathal kaathal
Kaathal kaathal thaana
Illai kannil thondri
Kai varaatha vaana
Ithu kaiyil kaiyil
Kaiyil suttrum poova
Illai kaalai kaalai
Kaalai suttrum paamba
Theriyavillaiyae
Valiyo kuraiyavillaiyae
Ainthu pulangalum
Sonnaal adangavillaiyae
Poththivaithha vithai
Mulaiththathu polae
Buththi kullae neeyum
Vedithathanaalae
Thalai irandaai pilakkirathae…. thozhi …ee…
Is this love, love...
Is it really love?
Or is it a sky seen by the eyes,
that remains out of reach?
Is this a flower
that wraps around the wrist,
or is it a snake
that coils around the feet?
I do not understand,
yet the pain does not lessen.
Even my five senses
refuse to obey when told.
Like a hidden seed
suddenly bursting to sprout,
because you exploded
within my mind,
my head is splitting in two... my friend!
He who brushed away the butterfly
when it rested on his shirt,
reaches out his fingers to catch it
only when it leaves?
He who pretended and shut the door
when love came knocking,
opens it secretly to look
once love has crossed the street?
All the weapons made of iron
fell upon me and shattered,
yet a single weapon made of sugarcane
slashed my very life away.
In the middle of my chest,
my heart is burning.
Is this love, love...
Is it really love?
Or is it a sky seen by the eyes,
that remains out of reach?
Is this a flower
that wraps around the wrist,
or is it a snake
that coils around the feet?
Na na na… na na na…
Male: Oh oh oh… ohhh… ohhh…
Searching for you, searching for you,
I fly on a single wing.
The other broken wing,
I searched for without sleep.
Until yesterday, my heart
lay like a wild bamboo forest;
the forest that had thorns
has blossomed today into a jasmine grove.
Using the weapon called the mind,
the human race grew and flourished;
using that same weapon called the mind,
it tormented its own self.
I rise tall like a fortress,
and burst like a bubble.
Is this love, love...
Is it really love?
Or is it a sky seen by the eyes,
that remains out of reach?
Is this a flower
that wraps around the wrist,
or is it a snake
that coils around the feet?
I do not understand,
yet the pain does not lessen.
Even my five senses
refuse to obey when told.
Like a hidden seed
suddenly bursting to sprout,
because you exploded
within my mind,
my head is splitting in two... my friend!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song delves deep into the existential turmoil, psychological paradoxes, and overwhelming sensory experience of falling in love. The protagonist questions whether love is a delicate ornament like a flower or a painful entanglement like a snake. The lyricist highlights human hypocrisy in love—how one pushes love away when it approaches, only to desperately seek it once it slips out of reach.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Karumbil seitha aayutham ondru / En uyirai aruththathae

Refers to Manmatha's (Cupid's) bow made of sugarcane as a weapon that wounds the soul more than real iron weapons.

Simile (Upamai)

Poththivaithha vithai / Mulaiththathu polae

Compares sudden internal realization of love to a buried seed exploding into growth.

Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)

Kottai pol ezhugiren / Kumizhi pol udaigiren

Contrasts immense strength (rising like a fortress) with ultimate fragility (shattering like a water bubble).

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Trivia

The track is from the 2006 Tamil film 'Vattaram', directed by Saran starring Arya. The music was composed by Bharadwaj, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The sugarcane weapon mentioned in the song is an allusion to Hindu mythology, where Manmatha (the God of Love) carries a bow made of sugarcane.

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