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Lyrics & meaning

Indha Kadhalil

From Bommai – 2023 Film · 2023

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Andrea Jeremiah, Aslam
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Bommai – 2023 Film2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Indha kadhalil marubadiIn this love, once again
Veezhum nodiThe moment of falling
Viraal korkavumTo intertwine fingers
Un oru karam pothumadiJust one hand of yours is enough, my dear
Un imaithida vizhigalai parthabadiAs I gaze at your unblinking eyes
Peramaidhiyil idhayamum thungudhadiIn vast silence, my heart slumbers, my dear
Female
Udai udal uyirAttire, body, and soul
Mundraiyum thandiTranscending all three
Unnai ennai inguYou and me here
Serthadu kaadhalLove is what united us
Thani ulaginilIn a separate world
Naam ini vaazhaFor us to live from now on
Thodarum KadhaalLove will continue
Male
Ho hoooHo hooo
Nodi ganam yugamSecond, moment, and epoch
Mundraiyum thandiTranscending all three
Unnil ennil inguIn you and in me here
Neendidum kaadhalLove that endures
Poovi peru veliyaavuum thandiTranscending the vast space of the world
Padarum KadhaalLove that spreads wide
Female
Andru nee enai pirinthaduThat day you separated from me
Yaarin sathiWhose conspiracy was that?
Indru unnudan inaithadhuToday, what united me with you
Kaadhal nadhiIs the river of love
Male
Inimael indha manithargalFrom now on, these human beings
Thevai illaiAre not needed
Indha kaadhalai thaduthidaTo stop this love
Yaarum illaiThere is no one
Female
Nee verinthidum nodi vinai PunnagaiyaeThe moment you blossom into a smile
Male :Nee thaanae adhai varainthidum ThoorigaiyaeYou are the paintbrush that paints it
Male
Orey mughamOne single face
Orey kuraalOne single voice
Mupothum undhaan vasanaiAlways your fragrance
Kan moodinalWhen I close my eyes
Orey kanaa nee dhaanadiYou are the only dream, my dear
Female
Vizhigalil mai theetiApplying kohl in the eyes
Thiranthayae ennaiYou unlocked me
Marubadi mai konduOnce again with ink
Adaindhenae unnaiI reached you
Male
Marundhaai karaindhaaiYou dissolved like medicine
Arundhaai irundhaai piranthaaiyaeYou were the ultimate nectar and were born anew
Female
Hmm mm mm mm mmmHmm mm mm mm mmm
Male
Oo. Oo.. Oohoo…Oo. Oo.. Oohoo…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the movie 'Bommai' depicts a deeply surreal and surrealistic love that transcends time, space, physical bodies, and societal bounds. The lyrics express an intense psychological and romantic bond between two souls who find solace in their own created universe, away from the interference of the world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Udai udal uyir

Repetition of the initial 'U' vowel sound across words in the line.

Metaphor

Kaadhal nadhi

Comparing love to a flowing river ('Kaadhal nadhi') that brings together parted lovers.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Thiranthayae ennai / Adaindhenae unnai

Matching ending rhyming sounds 'ennai' and 'unnai'.

Visual Imagery

Vizhigalil mai theeti thiranthayae ennai

Evocative visual depiction of applying kohl ('mai') to symbolize awakening and transformation.

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Trivia

The film 'Bommai' (2023), directed by Radha Mohan and starring S.J. Suryah and Priya Bhavani Shankar, revolves around a protagonist who falls in love with a mannequin. Lyricist Madhan Karky crafted the lines to reflect both high poetic romance and the obsessive, otherworldly nature of the protagonist's love, composed to Yuvan Shankar Raja's soulful score.

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