- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Tanvi Shah, Bhargavi Pillai
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Sillunu Oru Kadhal
- Movie release year
- 2006
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Apr 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Jillendru Oru Kaadhal' celebrates the omnipresent and soothing nature of love. The lyrics draw parallels between human affection and elements of nature—such as birds, butterflies, rivers, trees, clouds, and the sky—showing that loving is a fundamental act performed by all living and natural entities in the universe. The speaker urges their lover to leave behind trivial quarrels, arguments, and conflicts, asserting that fighting is a waste of time while love is as sweet and delightful as honey.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Antistrophe (Iyaibu)
“Paravaigal seiyudhae / Pattaampoochi seiyudhae / Nadhigal seiyudhae / Marangal seiyudhae”
Repeated line endings with the verb 'seiyudhae' ('is doing it') across consecutive lines to establish rhythm and nature's harmony.
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Edhugai & Iyaibu)
“Kaalaiyil kaadhali / Maalaiyil kaadhali / Velaiyil kaadhali / Selaiyil kaadhali”
Consistent internal and end rhyming with '-aalaiyil kaadhali' across four parallel lines.
Metaphor
“Thithikkum theanadaa”
Directly equating love ('Kaadhal') to sweet, delicious honey ('Thithikkum theanadaa').
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