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Kaadhaley Kannir

From Mugen Rao Album Songs · 2019

Lyricist
Mugen Rao MGR
Singers
Mugen Rao (MGR, A’sha, Coruz Hooks
Music director
Coruz Hooks
Details
Mugen Rao Album Songs2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaadhalae kanneerudan naanaeOh love, here I am in tears
Kaadhalae alaigindren veenaeOh love, I wander in vain
Kaadhalae en uyir nee thaanaeOh love, you are my life itself
Endhan devathaiyae vaa vaaCome, come my angel
Male
Anbae ennai pirinthu selladhaeMy beloved, do not leave me and go
Kanavae nee kalainthu selladhaeMy dream, do not shatter and go
Anbaal naan thavikindrenaeI suffer because of love
Endhan anbae neeye vaaCome, my love, come yourself
Female
Kanavae…kalaiyadhaeDream... do not fade
En uyirae…enai piriyadhaeMy life... do not separate from me
Male
Hoo ho ooo ooHoo ho ooo oo
Hoo ooooHoo oooo
Kaadhal konden kaadhal kondenI fell in love, I fell in love
Un idathil naanum kandenI found myself in your place
Anbae sagiyae unnai kaanaMy dear companion, to see you
Anudhinam ododi vandhenI came running every single day
Male
Yeno unnai kaanayilI do not know why, when I don't see you
En nenjil theeyaai yeriyuthadiA fire burns in my heart, my dear
Kannal unnidam pesayilWhen I speak to you with my eyes
En kanneer thuliyum peruguthadiMy tears stream down uncontrollably
Male
Kaadhalae un ninaivaalOh love, remembering you
Anudhinam vaadugirenI wither every day
Kanavae unnaalaeMy dream, because of you
En thookathai ilakkirenI am losing my sleep
Anbu sagiaye aasai rathiyaeMy loving friend, my desired goddess
Unnai kandathumThe moment I saw you
Or uyir kalanthathu anbilA soul blended in love
Female
Kanneer surakuthu un nenjilTears flow in your heart
Indru kalanthathada en moochilToday it merged in my breath
Pinbu marainthathada andha kaatrilAnd then disappeared into that wind
Yeno…I wonder why...
Kaadhalae kanneerudan neeyoOh love, are you in tears?
Kaadhalae alaigindren veenoOh love, am I wandering in vain?
Kaadhalae un uyir naanthanoOh love, am I your life?
Endhan anbaai neeyae vaaCome as my love
Female
Anbae unnai pirinthu selvenoMy love, will I ever leave you and go?
Kanavai naan kalaithu selvenoWill I shatter this dream and leave?
Anbaal naan thavikka vaipenoWill I make you suffer out of love?
Endhan kalavaniyae vaaCome, my female thief of my heart
Male
Kanavo manthiramoIs it a dream or magic?
Kaadhal seidha thanthiramoOr a trick played by love?
Kannai urikidum sambavamoAn incident that captivates the eyes?
Nenjil pathinthidum nyabagamoOr a memory etched in the heart?
Male
Nee ennai theendum poluthuWhen you touch me
Endhan manamo sikki thavikuthuMy mind gets trapped and struggles
En kangal unnai kaanaFor my eyes to see you
Varudungalaaga thavathil kidakuthuThey remain in penance for years
Oru murai en manathai paaruLook into my heart once
Kuvinthirukkum andha aasaigal nooruHundreds of desires are gathered there
Nee seidhathu seriya solTell me, was what you did right?
En mel enna thavara solTell me, what mistake is on my part?
Male
Thavikkiren maraikkirenI suffer, I hide my pain
Kanavinai sithaikkirenI destroy my dreams
Thudikkiren ninaikkirenI yearn, I remember
Thanimayil thavikkirenI struggle in solitude
Kaadhalin bodhai thavara solTell me, is intoxication of love a mistake?
Female
Kavithayai un kannil kandenI saw poetry in your eyes
Anbai un uyiril kondenI held love within your soul
Yeno undhan moochinil naanumI know not why, in your breath too
Unnil indru kalanthenaeI merged with you today
Female
Anbae unnai pirinthu selvenoMy love, will I leave you and go?
Kanavai naan kalaithu selvenoWill I break this dream and go?
Anbaal unnai thavikka vaipenoWill I cause you to suffer out of love?
Endhan kalavaniyae vaaCome, my sweetheart thief
Male
Kaadhalae kanneerudan naanaeOh love, here I am in tears
Kaadhalae alaigindren veenaeOh love, I wander in vain
Kaadhalae en uyir nee thaanaeOh love, you are my life itself
Endhan devathaiyae vaa vaaCome, come my angel
Male
Anbae ennai pirinthu selladhaeMy beloved, do not leave me and go
Kanavae nee kalainthu selladhaeMy dream, do not shatter and go
Anbaal naan thavikindrenaeI suffer because of love
Endhan anbae neeye vaaCome, my love, come yourself
Female
Kanavae…kalaiyadhaeDream... do not fade
Male :Kanavae…kalaiyadhaeMale: Dream... do not fade
Female :En uyirae…enai piriyadhaeFemale: My life... do not separate from me
Male :En uyirae…enai piriyadhaeMale: My life... do not separate from me
Piriyadhae…enai piriyadhaeDo not separate... do not leave me
Selladhae…vittu selladhaeDo not go... do not leave and go
Male
Piriyadhae…pennae piriyadhaeDo not separate... girl, do not separate
Hoo hooHoo hoo
Selladhae selladhae…vittu selladhaeDo not go, do not go... do not leave and go

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a deeply emotional Tamil romantic ballad about yearning, love, separation, and pleading for emotional union. The protagonist expresses intense agony over being separated from their beloved, describing love as both an intoxicating dream and a painful plight that causes sleepless nights and tears.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora (Edhugai / Rhyme)

Kaadhalae kanneerudan naanae / Kaadhalae alaigindren veenae

Repeated line-initial phrases creating a rhythmic emphasis on love ('Kaadhalae').

Metaphor

En nenjil theeyaai yeriyuthadi

Comparing the pain of longing to a fire burning in the heart ('theeyaai yeriyuthadi').

Hyperbole

Varudungalaaga thavathil kidakuthu

Exaggerating the waiting process as performing 'penance for years' just to catch a glimpse.

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Trivia

Mugen Rao MGR, a Malaysian artist who gained widespread fame after winning Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3, composed and wrote several hit independent singles including 'Kaadhalay' which gained massive popular traction among youth across Malaysia and Tamil Nadu.

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