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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadhal Oru Sathurangam

From Azhagu Kutti Chellam · 2016

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Chinmayi, Abhay Jodhpurkar
Music director
Ved Shankar
Movie name
Azhagu Kutti Chellam
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
21 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal oru sathurangam
Oru kattathil athu kaathirukkum..mm mm mm
Kaadhal athu vandhu vittaal
Un idhayathai bali kaettu varum..mm mm mm
Angingum aadukindra oonjal thaan manamo
Endrendrum kaadhal adhu nenjai kollum
Kaadhal athu maayam thaana sol
Nenjae nenjae uyirae en uyirae
Both :Indha kaadhal poril vithigal illai
Kaadhal oru sathurangam
Oru kattathil athu kaathirukkum..mm mm mm
Kaadhal athu vandhu vittaal
Un idhayathai bali kaettu varum..mm mm
Vizhi thoodilgal podum …
Hoo ooo oo hoo oo
Mozhi mounathil moozhgum
Hoo ooo oo hoo oo oo oo
Idhu enna idhu enna
Pudhu vidha mayakkam
Iravilum pagalilum anbae
Idhu ennai thurathidum
Kaadhal vandha pinbu naanum
Mella maari ponen
Manasukkul mazhai varuthae
Mazhai thuli enai thottu sudaathae
Kulirilum manathilum vidaathae
Suga vazhi idhayathil tharaathae
Both :Hae…hae ae…hae …ae…..
Nam kaadhal oru sathurangam
Oru kattathil athu kaathirukkum..mm mm
Pani paarvaigal moodum
Hoo ooo oo hoo oo
Ini veyil vanthaal odum
Hoo ooo oo hoo oo oo oo
Un nizhal unnaivittu
Vaerengo pogum
Kanngalil anudhinam aiyyo
Ini kanavugal kudi varum
Un gunam seyal ellaam
Mella maari pogum
Unmaiyil poigal solvaayae
Hooo ooo oo oo
Viral padum sugam adhu vidaathe
Vizhunthidum manam ezhaathae
Ithu oru magarantha vizhavae
Both : Hae…hae ae…hae …ae…..
Kaadhal oru sathurangam
Oru kattathil athu kaathirukkum..mm mm
Kaadhal adhu vandhu vittaal
Un idhayathai bali kaettu varum
Love is a game of chess,
It waits in one of the squares... mm mm mm.
Once that love arrives,
It comes demanding your heart as a sacrifice... mm mm mm.
Is the heart just a swing swaying back and forth?
Forever, love torments the soul.
Tell me, is love just pure magic?
Oh heart, my heart, my life, my very life!
Both: There are no rules in this war of love.
Love is a game of chess,
It waits in one of the squares... mm mm mm.
Once that love arrives,
It comes demanding your heart as a sacrifice... mm mm.
Eyes cast their fishing hooks...
Hoo oo o hoo oo
Words drown in silence.
Hoo oo o hoo oo oo oo
What is this? What is this?
A brand-new kind of sweet trance.
Day and night, my love,
It keeps chasing after me.
Ever since love arrived,
I have slowly changed too.
Rain begins to fall inside my heart.
May the raindrops not burn when they touch me.
Do not leave me in the cold or in my thoughts.
Do not bring this sweet ache to the heart.
Both: Hey... hey yeah... hey... yeah.....
Our love is a game of chess,
It waits in one of the squares... mm mm.
Mist veils our glances,
Hoo oo o hoo oo
Now it will vanish once the sunlight arrives.
Hoo oo o hoo oo oo oo
Your shadow will leave you
And wander off somewhere else.
In your eyes, every single day, oh dear,
Dreams will move in and make a home.
Your nature and all your habits
Will slowly begin to change.
You will find yourself speaking lies as truth.
Hoo oo oo oo
The joy of touching fingers will not fade.
A fallen heart will never rise again.
This is a festival of pollen and blooms.
Both: Hey... hey yeah... hey... yeah.....
Love is a game of chess,
It waits in one of the squares... mm mm.
Once that love arrives,
It comes demanding your heart as a sacrifice.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaadhal Oru Sathurangam from the movie Azhagu Kutti Chellam explores the chaotic, captivating, and paradoxical nature of falling in love. Using chess as an extended metaphor, the lyricist portrays love as an enigmatic game without rules where every move leads to emotional surrender and transformation. The songs captures how love alters one's perception, turning ordinary reality into a dreamlike state filled with sweet pain and silent ecstasy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kaadhal oru sathurangam”

Compares love directly to a game of chess where moves are unexpected and strategic.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Angingum aadukindra oonjal thaan manamo”

Compares the indecisive, oscillating human mind to a swing.

Oxymoron

“Suga vazhi idhayathil tharaathae”

Combines pleasure ('suga') and pain ('vazhi/vali') to describe the intoxicating bittersweet sensation of falling in love.

Etukai (Second letter rhyming)

“Iravilum pagalilum anbae / Idhu ennai thurathidum”

The second consonant sound 'ra' rhymes across consecutive lines ('Iravilum' and 'thura...').

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Trivia

The song features lyrics by late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar and music composed by Ved Shankar for the 2016 film Azhagu Kutti Chellam, directed by Charles and produced by Anthony.

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