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Lyrics & meaning

Kaadhal Theevey

From Dharala Prabhu · 2020

Lyricist
Nixy
Singers
Sid Sriram, Chorus
Music director
Sean Roldan
Movie name
Dharala Prabhu
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
2 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal theevae
Nillaaiyodi
Kaadhal seiya vanthenedi
Kannai paarthu
Kolladha di
Mannai paarkka maranthenadi
Idhu oru vidha porattam
Idhayathil oru pudhu vidha maatram
Anukkalum un per sollum
Maayam ennadi
Pani kanavugal naal thorum
Thani iravugal nadanthal podhum
Uyirukkul dhinam aarpaattam
Nyayam ennadi
Thannan theevaai
Male :Theevaai
Chorus :Pogathadi
Male :Pogathadi
Male :Thanjam kolla vanthenadi
Konjam vaarthai
Male :Vaarthai
Chorus :Marathenadi
Male :Marathenadi
Chorus :Konjum pechil vizhunthenadi
Male :Vizhunthenadi
Sarigamapa nisa riga ri
Ni pa ma ga ri ga ri
Sarigamapa nisa riga ri
Ni pa ma ga ri ga ri
Ri ga rii
Poi unmai
Rendum solla thayakkam illai
Adi nee sirithaal
Adhil menmaiyae unmaiyae
Pul veliyil
Iru thuligazhaaga pirinthom
Indru kaveriyil
Naam odinom koodinom
Oodal edhum illaadha
Kaadhal engum illaiyadi
Kuraigal edhum illaadha
Endha uravilum nizhai illaiyadi
Idhu oru vidha porattam
Idhayathil oru pudhu vidha maatram
Anukkalum un per sollum
Maayam ennadi
Pani kanavugal naal thorum
Thani iravugal nadanthal podhum
Uyirukkul dhinam aarpaattam
Nyayam ennadi
Kaadhal theevae
Nillaaiyodi
Kaadhal seiya vanthenedi
Kannai paarthu
Kolladha di
Mannai paarkka maranthenadi
O island of love,
Won't you stop?
I have come to love you, girl.
Looking into my eyes,
Don't kill me, girl.
I forgot to look down at the ground, girl.
This is a kind of struggle.
A brand new change in my heart.
Even my cells chant your name,
What is this magic, girl?
Misty dreams every single day,
If lonely nights pass by like this,
There is turmoil inside my soul each day,
Is this fair to me, girl?
Like a lonely island,
(Male): Like an island,
(Chorus): Don't drift away, girl.
(Male): Don't drift away, girl.
(Male): I have come to seek shelter in you, girl.
A few words...
(Male): ...words...
(Chorus): ...I forgot them, girl.
(Male): I forgot them, girl.
(Chorus): I fell for your endearing, sweet words, girl.
(Male): I fell for them, girl.
Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa Ri Ga Ri
Ni Pa Ma Ga Ri Ga Ri
Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa Ri Ga Ri
Ni Pa Ma Ga Ri Ga Ri
Ri Ga Ree
Lies or truth,
I have no hesitation telling either.
When you smile, girl,
There is only gentleness and truth in it.
On a grassy meadow,
We were once separated like two dew drops.
Today, in the Kaveri river,
We flowed along and united together.
Without lovers' quarrels,
Love does not exist anywhere, girl.
Without any imperfections,
No relationship can truly last, girl.
This is a kind of struggle.
A brand new change in my heart.
Even my cells chant your name,
What is this magic, girl?
Misty dreams every single day,
If lonely nights pass by like this,
There is turmoil inside my soul each day,
Is this fair to me, girl?
O island of love,
Won't you stop?
I have come to love you, girl.
Looking into my eyes,
Don't kill me, girl.
I forgot to look down at the ground, girl.
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Chorus
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaadhal Theevae is a romantic song expressing the overwhelming euphoria and sweet struggle of falling in love. The protagonist addresses his beloved as an island of love, conveying how her mesmerising presence makes him forget everything around him. He speaks of how even his subatomic existence seems to echo her name, bringing constant inner turmoil and passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kaadhal theevae

The beloved is poetically conceptualized as an island of love ('Kaadhal theevae').

Hyperbole

Anukkalum un per sollum

Exaggerating the depth of love by stating that even the protagonist's atoms chant her name.

Imagery & Metaphor

Pul veliyil iru thuligazhaaga pirinthom indru kaveriyil naam odinom koodinom

Comparing separated lovers to dew drops on grass that eventually merge and flow as the Kaveri river.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Oodal edhum illaadha / Kaadhal engum illaiyadi

Rhyming of the second consonant 'da' in 'Oodal' and 'Kaadhal'.

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Trivia

'Kaadhal Theevae' is composed by Sean Roldan for the 2020 Tamil romantic comedy 'Dharala Prabhu', which is the official remake of the Hindi movie 'Vicky Donor'. Sung by Sid Sriram, the track features his signature blend of Carnatic vocal nuances and modern soul style over a melodious acoustic arrangement.

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