Idhudhaan En Kadhai
From Galatta Kalyaanam · 2021
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singer
- Srinivas
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Galatta Kalyaanam2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Idhu thaan en kaadhal kadhai | This is my love story |
| Ini mel naan vaazhum varaiyae | From now on, for as long as I live |
| Kadhaiyellaam moovarum irukka | Although there are three people in this entire story |
| Adhil needhaan idhayathin raani | In it, you alone are the queen of my heart |
| Hmm mm hmmm mm humm mm mm mm mmm…(2) | Hmm mm hmmm mm humm mm mm mm mmm... |
| Male | |
| Azhagin azhagae idhai kelu | Oh beauty of beauties, listen to this |
| Un nizhalaai vaazhum nijam naanae | I am the reality that lives as your shadow |
| Sevi kelaa paadal ondru idhayathin isaiyaanadhae | An unheard song became the music of the heart |
| Sevi kela paadal ondru idhayathin isaiyaanadhae | An unheard song became the music of the heart |
| Male | |
| Mazhaiyae naan kanneeril mazhaiyae | Oh rain, I am a rain made of tears |
| Pizhaiyae naan vazhthal pizhaiyae | A mistake, my very living is a mistake |
| Oru paalamaai vandhen naanae | I came as a connecting bridge |
| Bandhu varali aanen sagiyae | I became a sorrowful song, my dear friend |
| Kaadhal seiyavae vandhen naanae | I came only to love |
| Varalattru kadhayaai aanen | I became a tale of historic tragedy |
| hmm mmm mm hm mm hmm mmmm humm mmm mmm | Hmm mmm mm hm mm hmm mmmm humm mmm mmm |
| Male | |
| Kadhayin paadhai iru vazhi thaan iru vazhi thaan | The story's path has only two ways, two ways |
| Adhil oru vazhi naan oru vazhi yaar | In that, one path is mine, but who is the other path? |
| Oru siragin paravai parakkuma | Can a bird with only one wing fly? |
| Adhuvae en nizhai | That indeed is my condition |
| Idhu thaan en kadhai | This is my story |
| Idhu thaan en kadhai | This is my story |
இது தான் என் காதல் கதை
இனி மேல் நான் வாழும் வரையே
கதையெல்லாம் மூவரும் இருக்க
அதில் நீதான் இதயத்தின் ராணி
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்...(2)
This is my love story
From now on, for as long as I live
Although there are three people in this entire story
In it, you alone are the queen of my heart
Hmm mm hmmm mm humm mm mm mm mmm...
அழகின் அழகே இதை கேளு
உன் நிழலாய் வாழும் நிஜம் நானே
செவி கேளா பாடல் ஒன்று
இதயத்தின் இசையானதே
செவி கேளா பாடல் ஒன்று
இதயத்தின் இசையானதே
Oh beauty of beauties, listen to this
I am the reality that lives as your shadow
An unheard song became the music of the heart
An unheard song became the music of the heart
மழையே நான் கண்ணீரில் மழையே
பிழையே நான் வாழ்தல் பிழையே
ஒரு பழமை வந்தேன் நானே
பந்து வரலி ஆனேன் சகியே
காதல் செய்யவே வந்தேன் நானே
வரலாற்று கதையாய் ஆனேன்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்...
Oh rain, I am a rain made of tears
A mistake, my very living is a mistake
I came as a connecting bridge
I became a sorrowful song, my dear friend
I came only to love
I became a tale of historic tragedy
Hmm mmm mm hm mm hmm mmmm humm mmm mmm
கதையின் பாதை
இரு வழி தான் இரு வழி தான்
அதில் ஒரு வழி நான் ஒரு வழி யார்
ஒரு சிறகின் பறவை பறக்குமா
அதுவே என் நிலை
இது தான் என் கதை
இது தான் என் கதை
The story's path has only two ways, two ways
In that, one path is mine, but who is the other path?
Can a bird with only one wing fly?
That indeed is my condition
This is my story
This is my story
Idhu thaan en kaadhal kadhai
This is my love story
Ini mel naan vaazhum varaiyae
From now on, for as long as I live
Kadhaiyellaam moovarum irukka
Although there are three people in this entire story
Adhil needhaan idhayathin raani
In it, you alone are the queen of my heart
Hmm mm hmmm mm humm mm mm mm mmm…(2)
Hmm mm hmmm mm humm mm mm mm mmm...
Azhagin azhagae idhai kelu
Oh beauty of beauties, listen to this
Un nizhalaai vaazhum nijam naanae
I am the reality that lives as your shadow
Sevi kelaa paadal ondru idhayathin isaiyaanadhae
An unheard song became the music of the heart
Sevi kela paadal ondru idhayathin isaiyaanadhae
An unheard song became the music of the heart
Mazhaiyae naan kanneeril mazhaiyae
Oh rain, I am a rain made of tears
Pizhaiyae naan vazhthal pizhaiyae
A mistake, my very living is a mistake
Oru paalamaai vandhen naanae
I came as a connecting bridge
Bandhu varali aanen sagiyae
I became a sorrowful song, my dear friend
Kaadhal seiyavae vandhen naanae
I came only to love
Varalattru kadhayaai aanen
I became a tale of historic tragedy
hmm mmm mm hm mm hmm mmmm humm mmm mmm
Hmm mmm mm hm mm hmm mmmm humm mmm mmm
Kadhayin paadhai iru vazhi thaan iru vazhi thaan
The story's path has only two ways, two ways
Adhil oru vazhi naan oru vazhi yaar
In that, one path is mine, but who is the other path?
Oru siragin paravai parakkuma
Can a bird with only one wing fly?
Adhuvae en nizhai
That indeed is my condition
Idhu thaan en kadhai
This is my story
Idhu thaan en kadhai
This is my story
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the poignant emotion of unrequited love, self-sacrifice, and melancholy within a complex emotional triangle. The speaker reflects on his life, acknowledging that while three people share the story, his heart remains entirely devoted to one person as his queen. He feels like a silent shadow, living through silent heartbreak where unheard feelings turn into internal melodies. Overcome by grief, he compares his existence to a bridge that brings others together while leaving him behind, and a single-winged bird unable to take flight, accepting his tragic destiny with painful resignation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron / Contrast
“Un nizhalaai vaazhum nijam naanae”
Contrasts 'Nizhal' (shadow/illusion) with 'Nijam' (reality/truth) to express the narrator's paradoxical state of being real yet living merely as a shadow.
Metaphor
“Oru paalamaai vandhen naanae”
Compares the narrator's self-sacrificing role to a bridge ('paalam'), indicating he exists solely to connect two others at his own expense.
Metaphor / Imagery
“Oru siragin paravai parakkuma”
Uses the image of a bird with only one wing ('Oru siragin paravai') to symbolize helplessness, longing, and incompleteness.
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Mazhaiyae naan kanneeril mazhaiyae / Pizhaiyae naan vazhthal pizhaiyae”
End rhyme matching 'mazhaiyae' (rain) with 'pizhaiyae' (mistake) to emphasize poetic gloom and self-reproach.
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Trivia
'Galatta Kalyaanam' (2021) is the Tamil dubbed version of the Hindi film 'Atrangi Re', directed by Aanand L. Rai. The song corresponds to 'Tere Rang' from the Hindi original soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman. Veteran singer Srinivas delivered the emotional vocals for the Tamil version.
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