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Kaadhalikka Neram Illaiya

From Suchithra Album Songs · 2015

Lyricist
Suchithra
Singers
Suchitra, Ranjith
Music director
Suchitra
Movie name
Suchithra Album Songs
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
16 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaalai pookkal poothirukku
Salai oram kaathirukku
Innum enna kaadhalikka neram illaiya
Clockin mullum oda oda
Pitha naraigal kooda kooda
Innum enna kaadhalikka neram illaiya
Odhattin oram innum sattru
Thayangi nirkkum kelvi ondru
Maaindhu pogum thagaval unakku
Kidaikavillaiyaa
Ulaga veppam koodi koodi
Pani karaindhu vellamaagi
Manidha inamae azhiyum endru
Thondravillaiyaa
Aayul raegai thaeyaa thaeyaa
Aasai nenjil kaaya kaaya
Soodu soranai indri neeyum iruppadhaen
Naalu pookkal vaadi pogum
Nooru mottu malargal aagum
Innum konjam kaathirukka neram illaiyaa
Ulagam azhiya time irukku
Adha nenachu bayam edhukku
Innum konjam kaathirukka neram illaiyaa
Vayasu solli meratti meratti
Manasu kulla kolappi kolappi
Indha nodiyin inimai nee kaanavillaiyaa
Ennai ippo tension panni
Samblam vittu pension ennum
Conversation boring endru thonavillaiyaa
Kavalai ellam suttu podu
Kanakkai mottai podu
Kaadhal geedhal ippo edhukku chellamae
Nadhi …nilaa…nilam
Nilaikaadhu endru
Unn padhattam verum orr
Vidhandaavaadham
Aamaam un pechil
Irukku edho gnyaayam
Aanaal kadhalil
Vizhundhaal padumaa kaayam
Amaaa…thaayae…
Arguement seiya neram illai
Kaalai pookkal poothirukku
Salai oram kaathirukku
Innum enna kaadhalikka neram illaiya
Naalu pookkal vaadi pogum
Nooru mottu malargal aagum
Innum konjam kaathirukka…
Undhan odhattin oram sattru munbu
Thayangi nindra kelvi ondru
Andha kelvi echilodu
Karaindhu vittadhae
Indha nimidam karaiyum munnae
Male :Indha sirippu maraiyum munnae
Female :Strongai rendu tea kudikka
Neram illaiyaa
Both :Kavalai ellam suttu podu
Kanakkai moottai katti podu
Kaadhal geedhal ippo edhukku chellamae
The morning flowers have blossomed,
waiting by the side of the road.
Don't you still have time to fall in love?
As the hands of the clock keep racing,
as grey hairs keep multiplying,
don't you still have time to fall in love?
At the edge of your lips, lingering a little,
a question stands hesitating.
The news that we are going to perish,
haven't you heard it yet?
As global warming keeps rising,
as ice melts into floods,
and the human race itself will be wiped out,
didn't that thought cross your mind?
As the life line wears away,
as desire in the heart dries up,
why do you remain without any feeling?
A few flowers might wither away,
but a hundred buds will bloom into flowers.
Don't you have time to wait a little longer?
There is still time before the world ends,
why be afraid thinking about it?
Don't you have time to wait a little longer?
Scaring me constantly about age,
confusing my mind over and over,
don't you see the sweetness of this very moment?
Stressing me out right now,
jumping from salary to talk of pension,
don't you feel this conversation is boring?
Burn away all your worries,
erase all your calculations,
why bother with love and all that now, darling?
River... moon... land...
saying that they won't last,
your panic is nothing but
a pointless argument.
Yes, in what you say,
there is some truth.
But if we fall
in love, will it hurt?
Oh yes, my lady...
There's no time to argue!
The morning flowers have blossomed,
waiting by the side of the road.
Don't you still have time to fall in love?
A few flowers might wither away,
but a hundred buds will bloom into flowers.
To wait just a little longer...
At the corner of your lips a moment ago,
a question stood hesitating.
That question, swallowed right down,
has completely dissolved away!
Before this minute slips away,
Male: Before this smile fades away,
Female: To drink two cups of strong tea,
don't we have time?
Both: Burn away all your worries,
pack up all calculations and toss them away,
why bother with love and all that now, darling?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song presents a playful, philosophical dialogue between two perspectives on love and life. One voice urges urgency, pointing out the passage of time, aging, global climate change, and the shortness of human life to argue that there is no time to delay love. The opposing voice takes a relaxed, pragmatic stance, arguing that life continues with new blossoms replacing old ones, and that worrying about future security, pensions, or global catastrophes ruins the enjoyment of the present moment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Ulaga veppam koodi koodi / Pani karaindhu vellamaagi

Matching second consonant 'l' sound in 'Ulaga' and 'Pani' context.

Monaai (Alliteration / First letter matching)

Kavalai ellam suttu podu / Kanakkai mottai podu

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'K' in 'Kavalai' and 'Kanakkai'.

Metaphor & Imagery

Clockin mullum oda oda / Pitha naraigal kooda kooda

Uses physical concepts like ticking clock hands, grey hairs, and blooming/withering flowers as allegories for aging and passing time.

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Trivia

This track features a conversational narrative style composed and written by singer-lyricist Suchithra, blending everyday contemporary spoken Tamil with global themes like climate change to create a uniquely conversational pop song.

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