Kaadhal Enbadha
From Gemini · 2002
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Timothy
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Gemini2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh | [Vocalizations] |
| Hey hey hey uh uh uh uh uh uh | [Vocalizations] |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbadha | Is it called love? |
| Kaamam enbadha | Is it called lust? |
| Irandin mathiyil | In between these two, |
| Innoru unarchiya | Is it a whole new emotion? |
| Male | |
| Uyirai uyiraal | By digging into life |
| Ullae kudaindhu | Deep inside with life, |
| Uyirin uyrai | The innermost essence of life, |
| Unarum muyarchiya | Is it an attempt to feel? |
| Male | |
| Vennila thondri | The white moon appeared, |
| Venneer thelithadhu | And sprinkled boiling water. |
| Poo vizhundhadhil | When a single flower fell, |
| Bhoomi udaindhadhu | The entire earth shattered. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaadhal | Love, love, |
| Idhu kaadhal endren | I declared this as love! |
| Kaadhal kaadhal | Love, love, |
| Idhu kaadhal endren | I declared this as love! |
| Kaatril kaatril orr | In the breeze, in the breeze, a... |
| Osai ketkkudhae….. | Sound is being heard... |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………… | ... |
..........................
[Vocalizations]
[Vocalizations]
காதல் என்பதா
காமம் என்பதா இரண்டின்
மத்தியில் இன்னொரு
உணர்ச்சியா
Is it called love?
Is it called lust?
In between these two,
Is it a whole new emotion?
உயிரை
உயிரால் உள்ளே
குடைந்து உயிரின்
உயிரை உணரும்
முயற்சியா
By digging into life
Deep inside with life,
The innermost essence of life,
Is it an attempt to feel?
வெண்ணிலா
தோன்றி வெந்நீர்
தெளித்தது பூ விழுந்ததில்
பூமி உடைந்தது
The white moon appeared,
And sprinkled boiling water.
When a single flower fell,
The entire earth shattered.
காதல் காதல்
இது காதல் என்றேன்
காதல் காதல் இது
காதல் என்றேன்
காற்றில் காற்றில்
ஓர் ஓசை கேட்குதே
Love, love,
I declared this as love!
Love, love,
I declared this as love!
In the breeze, in the breeze, a...
Sound is being heard...
..........................
...
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
[Vocalizations]
Hey hey hey uh uh uh uh uh uh
[Vocalizations]
Kaadhal enbadha
Is it called love?
Kaamam enbadha
Is it called lust?
Irandin mathiyil
In between these two,
Innoru unarchiya
Is it a whole new emotion?
Uyirai uyiraal
By digging into life
Ullae kudaindhu
Deep inside with life,
Uyirin uyrai
The innermost essence of life,
Unarum muyarchiya
Is it an attempt to feel?
Vennila thondri
The white moon appeared,
Venneer thelithadhu
And sprinkled boiling water.
Poo vizhundhadhil
When a single flower fell,
Bhoomi udaindhadhu
The entire earth shattered.
Kaadhal kaadhal
Love, love,
Idhu kaadhal endren
I declared this as love!
Kaadhal kaadhal
Love, love,
Idhu kaadhal endren
I declared this as love!
Kaatril kaatril orr
In the breeze, in the breeze, a...
Osai ketkkudhae…..
Sound is being heard...
………………………
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poetic track delves into the intense, disorienting nature of love and passion. The lyrics question whether this overwhelming sensation is conventional love, physical lust, or a mysterious third emotion that transcends both, digging deep into the essence of life itself. Through dramatic imagery and striking metaphors—such as a cool moon casting hot water and a light flower falling with enough force to shatter the earth—the poem conveys how love completely distorts perception and shakes the world of the lover.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“Poo vizhundhadhil / Bhoomi udaindhadhu”
Extravagant exaggeration used to show the surreal gravity of love, claiming that a falling flower shattered the earth.
Paradox / Imagery
“Vennila thondri / Venneer thelithadhu”
Contradictory sensory imagery where the traditionally cool and pleasant moon sprinkles boiling water, signifying the painful heat of romantic passion.
Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Kaadhal kaadhal / Idhu kaadhal endren”
Repetition of words like 'Kaadhal' and 'Kaatril' to emphasize the emotional crescendo and pervasive nature of the feeling.
Edugai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil prosody)
“Vennila thondri / Venneer thelithadhu”
The second letters 'n' in 'Vennila' and 'Venneer' match, creating a rhythmic Tamil rhyme scheme.
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Trivia
This track is from the hit 2002 Tamil action-romance film 'Gemini', starring Vikram and Kiran Rathod. The film's soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, and became a massive commercial success.
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