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Kadhal Anukkal

From Enthiran · 2010

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Vijay Prakash, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Enthiran
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
19 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Kaadhal anukal udambil ethanai
Neutron electron un neela
Kannil motham ethanai
Unnai ninaithaal
Thisukal thorum aasai chindhanai
Haiyoo sanaa sanaa orae vinaa
Azhagin motham neeyaa
Nee newton newtonin vidhiyaa
Undhan nesam nesam edhir vinaiyaa
Nee aayiram vinmeen
Thiratiya punnagaiyaa
Azhagin motham neeyaa aaa
Nee mutrum ariviyal pithan
Aanaal mutham ketpathil jithan
Unnaal dheem thom thom
Dheem thom thom dheem thom thom
Manadhil satham
Thaen thaen idhazhil yutham
Rojaa poovil ratham
Hooo dheem thom thom
Manadhil satham
Ho ho ho { ho baby ho baby
Senthaenil ossaabi
Ho baby ho baby
Megathil pootha gulaabi } (2)
Pataam poochi pataam poochi
Kaalgalai kondu thaan rusi ariyum
Kaadhal kollum manidha poochi
Kangalai kondu thaan rusi ariyum
Odugira thanniyil thanniyil
Oxygen miga adhigam
Paadugira manasukul manasukul
Aasaigal miga adhigam
Aasaiyae vaa vaa
Aayiram kaadhalai aindhae nodiyil seivom
Pennae vaa vaa vaa
Kaadhal kaara … aa
Nesam valarka oru neram odhuku
Endhan nenjam veengi vitadhae
Kaadhal kaari … iii
Undhan idaiyai polae
Endhan pizhaipil kooda
Kaadhalin neramum ilaithu vitadhae
Ho ho ho { ho baby ho baby
Senthaenil ossaabi
Ho baby ho baby
Megathil pootha gulaabi } (2)
……………………………..
………………………………….
Kaadhal anukal udambil ethanai
Neutron electron
Un kaandha kannil motham ethanai
Unnai ninaithaal
Thisukal thorum aasai chindhanai
Anbae ………………………….
Sanaa sanaa orae vinaa
Azhagin motham neeyaa
Nee newton newtonin vidhiyaa
Undhan nesam nesam edhir vinaiyaa
Nee aayiram vinmeen
Thiratiya punnagaiyaa
Azhagin motham neeyaa aaa
Ho ho ho { ho baby ho baby
Senthaenil ossaabi
Ho baby ho baby
Megathil pootha gulaabi } (4)
………………………………………..
...
How many love atoms are in the body?
How many neutrons and electrons
are in your blue eyes in total?
When I think of you,
desire fills every single tissue of mine.
Oh Sana, Sana, just one question:
are you the sum total of all beauty?
Are you Newton's, Newton's law?
Is your love an opposite reaction?
Are you a smile gathered from
a thousand shining stars?
Are you the sum total of all beauty? Ah...
You are completely obsessed with science,
but an expert at asking for a kiss!
Because of you, a 'dheem thom thom',
'dheem thom thom, dheem thom thom'
beat sounds in my heart.
A sweet battle on honey lips,
blood upon a rose.
Oh, a 'dheem thom thom'
beat sounds in my heart.
Oh ho ho, oh baby, oh baby,
wasabi dipped in pure honey!
Oh baby, oh baby,
a rose blooming in the clouds!
A butterfly, a butterfly,
tastes only through its feet.
The human insect that falls in love
tastes only through its eyes.
In running water, running water,
the oxygen is so high.
Inside a singing heart, a singing heart,
desires run so high.
Come, my desire, come!
Let us make love a thousand times in just five seconds!
Come to me, girl, come, come!
My lover... ah...
Set aside some time to grow our love,
my heart is swollen with longing.
My sweetheart...
Just like your slender waist,
in my daily life too,
the time for love has grown so thin.
Oh ho ho, oh baby, oh baby,
wasabi dipped in pure honey!
Oh baby, oh baby,
a rose blooming in the clouds!
...
...
How many love atoms are in the body?
How many neutrons and electrons
are in your magnetic eyes in total?
When I think of you,
desire fills every single tissue of mine.
My love...
Sana, Sana, just one question:
are you the sum total of all beauty?
Are you Newton's, Newton's law?
Is your love an opposite reaction?
Are you a smile gathered from
a thousand shining stars?
Are you the sum total of all beauty? Ah...
Oh ho ho, oh baby, oh baby,
wasabi dipped in pure honey!
Oh baby, oh baby,
a rose blooming in the clouds!
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kadhal Anukkal (Love Atoms) is a vibrant techno-romantic track from the futuristic film 'Enthiran'. Written by Vairamuthu and set to music by A. R. Rahman, the song portrays the love between a scientist (Vaseegaran) and his lover (Sanaa), blending complex scientific jargon with poetic Tamil expressions of love. Scientific concepts such as neutrons, electrons, tissue biology, and Newton's third law are creatively intertwined with metaphors of romance, kisses, and affection. The lyrics playfully compare natural scientific phenomena—like butterflies tasting with their feet versus humans tasting love through sight, or running water having high oxygen—to the heightened surge of emotions in love. It captures the unique dynamic of an intellectual, science-crazed man being deeply enchanted and overwhelmed by his partner's beauty and affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Scientific Metaphor (Ariviyal Uvamai)

“Kaadhal anukal udambil ethanai / Neutron electron un neela”

Blending physical science (atoms, neutrons, electrons) with romantic affection to express the intensity of feelings at a microscopic/cellular level.

Edhugai (Monoorukai Rhyme / Second-letter Rhyme)

“Nee mutrum ariviyal pithan / Aanaal mutham ketpathil jithan”

Rhyming the second letter of consecutive lines (e.g., 'pithan' and 'jithan').

Oxymoron / Contrast

“Senthaenil ossaabi”

Pairing 'Senthaen' (sweet pure honey) with 'Ossabi/Wasabi' (pungent Japanese horseradish) to signify sweet yet sharp, exciting passion.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Oxygen miga adhigam / Aasaigal miga adhigam”

Lines ending with similar sounding suffixes ('adhigam' / 'adhigam').

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Trivia

Composed by A. R. Rahman for Shankar's magnum opus 'Enthiran', the track features vocals by Vijay Prakash and Shreya Ghoshal. Lyricist Vairamuthu purposefully integrated terms from physics, chemistry, and biology (like neutrons, oxygen, wasabi, tissue, Newton's law) to reflect the protagonist's scientific background.

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