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Kadavulum Kadhalum

From Padikathavan (2009 Film) · 2009

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Karthik, Harini
Music director
Mani Sharma
Movie name
Padikathavan (2009 Film)
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
14 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kadavulum kaadhalum veru illai
Idhuvarai paarththavar yaarumillai
Mudhan mudhal irandaiyum
Paarthavan naanthaanae yei yei yei
Kaamamum kaadhalum veru illai
Evarukkum idhuvarai theriyavillai
Mudhan mudhal irandaiyum
Purindhaval naan thaanae ye ye ye
Ohuu….hoo..ooo..hoo
Ohuu….hoo..ooo..hoo
Thalaikeezh theriyudhae vaanam
Chorus :Vaanam vaanam
Male :Thalaimeal suttrudhae boomi
Chorus :Boomi
Kalaraai theriyudhae kaatru
Chorus :Kaatru
Male :Ellaam kaadhalae
Chorus :Kaadhalae kaadhalae
Aadaigal anindhu
Aruviyil nadandhaal
Unaippolirukkum endrunarndhen
Female :Meesaiyum mulaithu
Minnalum nadandhaal
Unaippolirukkum endrunarndhen
Nee sindhiya mounathai serthuthaan
Isaikkiren naan oru innisai
Female :Meesaiyum vanmurai rasithuthaan
Naan koda karkkiren thannisai
Ohuu….hoo..ooo..hoo
Ohuu….hoo..ooo..hoo
Mellinam enbadhu penmai
Chorus :Penmai
Male :Vallinam enbadhu aanmai
Chorus :Aanmai
Idaiyinam enbadhu menmai
Chorus :Menmai
Male :Idhuthaan unmaiyae
Chorus :Unmaiyae
Mudhal murai unai naan
Paarththadhil irundhu
Idhuvarai enai naan Paarthadhillai
Female :Unaikkanda iravil
Karaindhadhil irundhu
Idhuvarai imaigal koodavillai
Un udalilum varnangal theriyudhae
Idhu enna adhisayam sollidu
Female :Iravellaam pagalaai thondrudhae
Idhu enna ragasiyam sollidu
Ohuu….hoo..ooo..hoo
Ohuu….hoo..ooo..hoo
Azhagiya vanmurai sei sei
Chorus :Sei sei
Male :Adhil konjam ahimsaigal vai vai
Chorus :Vai vai
Adhuthaan kaadhalil mei mei
Chorus :Mei mei
Male :Adhil illai poiyadi
Chorus :Poiyadi poiyadi
Kadavulum kaadhalum veru illai
Idhuvarai paarththavar yaarumillai
Mudhan mudhal irandaiyum
Paarthavan naanthaanae yei yei yei
God and love are no different
No one has seen either till now
For the very first time, both of them
I am the one who saw them, hey hey hey!
Desire and love are no different
No one knew this till now
For the very first time, both of them
I am the one who understood them, yeah yeah yeah!
Oho... hoo... oho... hoo
Oho... hoo... oho... hoo
The sky looks upside down
Sky, sky
The earth spins above my head
Earth
The air looks colorful
Air
Everything is love
Love, love!
Draped in clothes,
if a waterfall walked,
I realized it would look just like you
Sprouting a mustache,
if a flash of lightning walked,
I realized it would look just like you
Gathering the silence you spilled,
I am playing a sweet melody
Enjoying the rough charm of your mustache,
I too am learning my own rhythm
Oho... hoo... oho... hoo
Oho... hoo... oho... hoo
Softness is womanhood
Womanhood
Strength is manhood
Manhood
Tenderness is the harmony in between
Tenderness
This is the truth
The truth
Ever since the first time
that I saw you,
I haven't looked at myself at all
From the night I saw you
and melted away,
my eyes haven't closed in sleep
Colors are glowing on your body too,
tell me, what wonder is this?
The whole night feels like day,
tell me, what secret is this?
Oho... hoo... oho... hoo
Oho... hoo... oho... hoo
Show a sweet aggression, do it, do it
Do it, do it
Mix a little gentleness into it, add it, add it
Add it, add it
That is the real truth in love
Truth, truth
There is no lie in it, my girl
No lie, no lie
God and love are no different
No one has seen either till now
For the very first time, both of them
I am the one who saw them, hey hey hey!
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Female
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kadavulum Kaadhalum' from Padikathavan (2009) is a romantic duet where the lead couple compares love to divine experience, nature, and Tamil grammar concepts. The male lead equates seeing love to seeing God, while the female lead relates love with passion and desire. Through vivid metaphors involving waterfalls, lightning, and grammatical classifications (Vallinam, Mellinam, Idaiyinam), they express the intoxicating sensation of falling in love and feeling transformed by each other's presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagathani)

“Aadaigal anindhu Aruviyil nadandhaal Unaippolirukkum endrunarndhen”

Comparing the female lover to a waterfall wearing clothes, and the male lover to lightning with a mustache.

Grammatical Allegory (Thamizh Ilakkana Uruvagatai)

“Mellinam enbadhu penmai ... Vallinam enbadhu aanmai ... Idaiyinam enbadhu menmai”

Using Tamil phonetic grammar categories—Vallinam (hard consonants), Mellinam (soft consonants), and Idaiyinam (medium consonants)—to symbolically represent masculinity, femininity, and softness in love.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“Thalaikeezh theriyudhae vaanam ... Kalaraai theriyudhae kaatru”

Exaggerating sensory distortions caused by love, such as seeing the sky upside down, earth spinning overhead, and wind becoming colorful.

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Trivia

The song was composed by Mani Sharma and sung by Haricharan and Rita, featuring lyrics by Snehan. Padikathavan stars Dhanush and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles.

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