Kadhal En Kadha
From Mayakkam Enna · 2011
- Lyricist
- Dhanush
- Singers
- Dhanush, Selvaragavan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Mayakkam Enna2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhal en kaadhal | Love, oh my love |
| Adhu kanneerula | In tears |
| Pochu adhu pochu | It is gone, it is gone |
| Ada thanneerula | Oh, into the water |
| Male | |
| Ye machi udra | Hey friend, leave it |
| Male :Yei ennai paada ududa | Male: Hey, let me sing! |
| Naa paadiyae theeruven | I will definitely sing |
| Male :Sari paadi thola | Male: Okay, sing and suffer |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal en kaadhal | Love, oh my love |
| Adhu kanneerula | In tears |
| Pochu adhu pochu | It is gone, it is gone |
| Ada thanneerula | Oh, into the water |
| Male | |
| Kaayam pudhu kaayam | A wound, a new wound |
| En ullukkulla | Deep inside me |
| Paazhaana nenju | My ruined heart |
| Ippa venneerula | Is now in hot water |
| Male | |
| Adida avala udhaida avala | Beat her, kick her |
| Vidra avala thevaiyae illa | Leave her, she is not needed at all |
| Male :Edhuvum purila ulagam therila | Male: Nothing is clear, the world isn't understood |
| Sariya varala onnumae illa | Nothing went right, there's nothing left |
| Male | |
| {Hey suthuthu suthuthu | {Hey, spinning, spinning |
| Thalaiyum suthuthu | My head is spinning |
| Guppunnu adicha beerunila | Because of the beer downed in one gulp |
| Male :Paduthukka paduthukka | Male: Lie down, lie down |
| Udanae thelinjidum | It will clear up soon |
| Kaalaila adikkira morinilae} (2) | With the buttermilk drank in the morning} (2) |
| Male | |
| Aayiram sonniyae | You told me a thousand things |
| Kaadhula vaangala | I didn't listen to them |
| Soupula thenguren | I'm stuck in heartbreak soup |
| Nenju thaan thaangala | My heart just cannot bear it |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinnatha | Small, small |
| Dream ellaam kanden | Dreams I had seen |
| Acid oothitta kannukkulla | Acid has been poured into my eyes |
| Male :Nanban azhuvura | Male: My friend is crying |
| Kashtama iirukku | It feels hard to see |
| Konjam kooda ava worthae illa | She is not worth it at all |
| Male | |
| Thenooruna nenjukkulla | Inside my honey-filled heart |
| Kallooruthae enna solla | Liquor flows, what can I say |
| Male :Oh padagirukku valai irukku | Male: Oh, there is a boat, there is a net |
| Kadalukkulla meena illa | Are there no fish in the sea? |
| Male | |
| Vennaanda venaam | Don't want it, don't want it |
| Intha kaadhal mogam | This obsession with love |
| Ponnunga ellaam | All women |
| Namma vaazhvin saabam | Are a curse on our lives |
| Pinnaadi poyi naa kanden nyaanam | Looking back, I have attained wisdom |
| Pattaachu saami enakkithuvae podhum | I've learned my lesson god, this is enough for me |
| Male | |
| Adida avala udhaida avala | Beat her, kick her |
| Vidra avala thevaiyae illa | Leave her, she is not needed at all |
| Male | |
| Maan vizhi thaen mozhi | Deer-eyed, honey-spoken |
| En kili naan bali | My parrot, I am the sacrifice |
| Kaadhali kaadhali en figure kannagi | Lover, lover, my girl is Kannagi |
| Male | |
| Friends-u kooda thaan | Only with friends |
| Irukkanum maama | We should stay, uncle |
| Figure vanthutta romba tholla | If a girl comes, it's too much trouble |
| Male | |
| Unna suttava uruppada maatta | The one who burned you won't prosper |
| Unnai thavira enakkonnum illa | I have nothing except you |
| Male | |
| Oh kanavirukku kalare illa | Oh, there is a dream, but no color |
| Padam paakkuren kadhaiyae illa | I'm watching a movie, but there's no story |
| Udambirukku uyirae illa | There is a body, but no life |
| Uravirukku peyare illa | There is a relationship, but no name |
| Male | |
| Venaamda venaam | Don't want it, don't want it |
| Intha kadhal mogam | This obsession with love |
| Ponnunga ellaam | All women |
| Namma vaazhvin saabam | Are a curse on our lives |
| Pinnaadi poyi naa kanden nyaanam | Looking back, I have attained wisdom |
| Pattaachu saami … podhum machaan | I've learned my lesson god... enough buddy |
| Male | |
| Adi da avala …udhaida avala | Beat her, kick her |
| Vidra avala thevaiyae illa | Leave her, she is not needed at all |
| Male :Edhuvum purila ulagam therila | Male: Nothing is clear, the world isn't understood |
| Sariya varala onnumae illa | Nothing went right, there's nothing left |
| Male | |
| {Hey suthuthu suthuthu | {Hey, spinning, spinning |
| Thalaiyum suthuthu | My head is spinning |
| Guppunnu adicha beerunila | Because of the beer downed in one gulp |
| Male : Paduthukka paduthukka | Male: Lie down, lie down |
| Udanae thelinjidum | It will clear up soon |
| Kaalaila adikkira morinilae} (2) | With the buttermilk drank in the morning} (2) |
| Male | |
| Haan hey…gudnight | Haan hey... good night |
| Ha…ho…gudnight | Ha... ho... good night |
| Yeii…gudnight | Hey... good night |
| Thanku so much machi | Thank you so much buddy |
காதல் என் காதல்
அது கண்ணீருல..
போச்சு அது போச்சு
அட தண்ணீருல..
Love, oh my love
In tears
It is gone, it is gone
Oh, into the water
ஏ மச்சி.. உட்ரா…
ஏய்.. என்ன பாட உடுடா..
நா பாடியே தீருவேன்..
சரி பாடி தொல..
Hey friend, leave it
Male: Hey, let me sing!
I will definitely sing
Male: Okay, sing and suffer
காதல் என் காதல்
அது கண்ணீருல..
போச்சு அது போச்சு
அட தண்ணீருல..
Love, oh my love
In tears
It is gone, it is gone
Oh, into the water
காயம் புது காயம்
என் உள்ளுக்குள்ள
பாலான நெஞ்சு
இப்ப வெந்நீரில
A wound, a new wound
Deep inside me
My ruined heart
Is now in hot water
அடிடா அவள.. ஒதடா அவள..
விட்ரா அவள.. தேவையே இல்ல..
எதுவும் புரில.. உலகம் தெரில..
சரியா வரல.. ஒன்னுமே இல்ல..
Beat her, kick her
Leave her, she is not needed at all
Male: Nothing is clear, the world isn't understood
Nothing went right, there's nothing left
{ஹே சுத்துது சுத்துது
தலையும் சுத்துது
குப்புன்னு அடிச்ச பீரினிலே..
படுத்துக படுத்துக
உடனே தெளிஞ்சுடும்
காலைல அடிக்கிற மோருணுல..} (2)
{Hey, spinning, spinning
My head is spinning
Because of the beer downed in one gulp
Male: Lie down, lie down
It will clear up soon
With the buttermilk drank in the morning} (2)
ஆயிரம் சொன்னியே
காதுல வாங்கல..
சூப்புல தேங்குரேன்
நெஞ்சுதான் தாங்கல
You told me a thousand things
I didn't listen to them
I'm stuck in heartbreak soup
My heart just cannot bear it
சின்ன சின்னதா
டிரீம் எல்லாம் கண்டேன்..
ஆசிட் ஊத்திட்டா கண்ணுக்குள்ள..
Small, small
Dreams I had seen
Acid has been poured into my eyes
Male: My friend is crying
It feels hard to see
She is not worth it at all
நண்பன் அழுவுற
கஷ்டமா இருக்கு
கொஞ்சம் கூட அவ ஒர்த்தே இல்ல..
Inside my honey-filled heart
Liquor flows, what can I say
Male: Oh, there is a boat, there is a net
Are there no fish in the sea?
தேன் ஊருண நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
கல் ஊறுதே என்ன சொல்ல
ஒ படகிருக்கு வலை இருக்கு
கடலுக்குள்ள மீனா இல்ல
Don't want it, don't want it
This obsession with love
All women
Are a curse on our lives
Looking back, I have attained wisdom
I've learned my lesson god, this is enough for me
வேணாம் டா வேணாம்
இந்த காதல் மோகம்
பொண்ணுங்க எல்லாம்
நம்ம வாழ்வின் சாபம்..
பின்னாடி போயி நா கண்டேன் ஞானம்..
பட்டாச்சு சாமி எனகிதுவே போதும்..
Beat her, kick her
Leave her, she is not needed at all
அடிடா அவள.. ஒதடா அவள..
விட்ரா அவள.. தேவையே இல்ல..
Deer-eyed, honey-spoken
My parrot, I am the sacrifice
Lover, lover, my girl is Kannagi
மான் விழி தேன் மொழி
என் கிளி நான் பலி
காதலி காதலி என் பிகர் கண்ணகி..
Only with friends
We should stay, uncle
If a girl comes, it's too much trouble
பிரண்ட்ஸ் கூடத்தான்
இருக்கனும் மாமா..
பிகரு வந்துடா ரொம்ப தொல்ல..
The one who burned you won't prosper
I have nothing except you
உன்ன சுட்டவ உருப்பட மாட்ட..
உன்ன தவிர எனகொன்னும் இல்ல..
Oh, there is a dream, but no color
I'm watching a movie, but there's no story
There is a body, but no life
There is a relationship, but no name
ஒ.. கனவிருக்கு கலரே இல்ல
படம் பாக்கறேன்.. கதையே இல்ல
உடம்பிருக்கு உயிரே இல்ல..
உறவிருக்கு பெயரே இல்ல..
Don't want it, don't want it
This obsession with love
All women
Are a curse on our lives
Looking back, I have attained wisdom
I've learned my lesson god... enough buddy
வேணாம் டா வேணாம்
இந்த காதல் மோகம்
பொண்ணுங்க எல்லாம்
நம்ம வாழ்வின் சாபம்..
பின்னாடி போயி நா கண்டேன் ஞானம்..
பட்டாச்சு சாமி ...போதும் மச்சான்..
Beat her, kick her
Leave her, she is not needed at all
Male: Nothing is clear, the world isn't understood
Nothing went right, there's nothing left
அடிடா அவள.. ஒதடா அவள..
விட்ரா அவள.. தேவையே இல்ல..
எதுவும் புரில.. உலகம் தெரில..
சரியா வரல.. ஒன்னுமே இல்ல..
{Hey, spinning, spinning
My head is spinning
Because of the beer downed in one gulp
Male: Lie down, lie down
It will clear up soon
With the buttermilk drank in the morning} (2)
{ஹே சுத்துது சுத்துது தலையும் சுத்துது
குப்புன்னு அடிச்ச பீரினிலே..
படுத்துக படுத்துக உடனே தெளிஞ்சுடும்
காலைல அடிக்கிற மோருணுல..} (2)
Haan hey... good night
Ha... ho... good night
Hey... good night
Thank you so much buddy
ஹான் ஹே குட் நைட்..
ஹா ஹோ குட் நைட்..
அஹ.. ஓகே.. குட் நைட்..
தேங்க யு சோ மச் மச்சி..
Kaadhal en kaadhal
Love, oh my love
Adhu kanneerula
In tears
Pochu adhu pochu
It is gone, it is gone
Ada thanneerula
Oh, into the water
Ye machi udra
Hey friend, leave it
Male :Yei ennai paada ududa
Male: Hey, let me sing!
Naa paadiyae theeruven
I will definitely sing
Male :Sari paadi thola
Male: Okay, sing and suffer
Kaadhal en kaadhal
Love, oh my love
Adhu kanneerula
In tears
Pochu adhu pochu
It is gone, it is gone
Ada thanneerula
Oh, into the water
Kaayam pudhu kaayam
A wound, a new wound
En ullukkulla
Deep inside me
Paazhaana nenju
My ruined heart
Ippa venneerula
Is now in hot water
Adida avala udhaida avala
Beat her, kick her
Vidra avala thevaiyae illa
Leave her, she is not needed at all
Male :Edhuvum purila ulagam therila
Male: Nothing is clear, the world isn't understood
Sariya varala onnumae illa
Nothing went right, there's nothing left
{Hey suthuthu suthuthu
{Hey, spinning, spinning
Thalaiyum suthuthu
My head is spinning
Guppunnu adicha beerunila
Because of the beer downed in one gulp
Male :Paduthukka paduthukka
Male: Lie down, lie down
Udanae thelinjidum
It will clear up soon
Kaalaila adikkira morinilae} (2)
With the buttermilk drank in the morning} (2)
Aayiram sonniyae
You told me a thousand things
Kaadhula vaangala
I didn't listen to them
Soupula thenguren
I'm stuck in heartbreak soup
Nenju thaan thaangala
My heart just cannot bear it
Chinna chinnatha
Small, small
Dream ellaam kanden
Dreams I had seen
Acid oothitta kannukkulla
Acid has been poured into my eyes
Male :Nanban azhuvura
Male: My friend is crying
Kashtama iirukku
It feels hard to see
Konjam kooda ava worthae illa
She is not worth it at all
Thenooruna nenjukkulla
Inside my honey-filled heart
Kallooruthae enna solla
Liquor flows, what can I say
Male :Oh padagirukku valai irukku
Male: Oh, there is a boat, there is a net
Kadalukkulla meena illa
Are there no fish in the sea?
Vennaanda venaam
Don't want it, don't want it
Intha kaadhal mogam
This obsession with love
Ponnunga ellaam
All women
Namma vaazhvin saabam
Are a curse on our lives
Pinnaadi poyi naa kanden nyaanam
Looking back, I have attained wisdom
Pattaachu saami enakkithuvae podhum
I've learned my lesson god, this is enough for me
Adida avala udhaida avala
Beat her, kick her
Vidra avala thevaiyae illa
Leave her, she is not needed at all
Maan vizhi thaen mozhi
Deer-eyed, honey-spoken
En kili naan bali
My parrot, I am the sacrifice
Kaadhali kaadhali en figure kannagi
Lover, lover, my girl is Kannagi
Friends-u kooda thaan
Only with friends
Irukkanum maama
We should stay, uncle
Figure vanthutta romba tholla
If a girl comes, it's too much trouble
Unna suttava uruppada maatta
The one who burned you won't prosper
Unnai thavira enakkonnum illa
I have nothing except you
Oh kanavirukku kalare illa
Oh, there is a dream, but no color
Padam paakkuren kadhaiyae illa
I'm watching a movie, but there's no story
Udambirukku uyirae illa
There is a body, but no life
Uravirukku peyare illa
There is a relationship, but no name
Venaamda venaam
Don't want it, don't want it
Intha kadhal mogam
This obsession with love
Ponnunga ellaam
All women
Namma vaazhvin saabam
Are a curse on our lives
Pinnaadi poyi naa kanden nyaanam
Looking back, I have attained wisdom
Pattaachu saami … podhum machaan
I've learned my lesson god... enough buddy
Adi da avala …udhaida avala
Beat her, kick her
Vidra avala thevaiyae illa
Leave her, she is not needed at all
Male :Edhuvum purila ulagam therila
Male: Nothing is clear, the world isn't understood
Sariya varala onnumae illa
Nothing went right, there's nothing left
{Hey suthuthu suthuthu
{Hey, spinning, spinning
Thalaiyum suthuthu
My head is spinning
Guppunnu adicha beerunila
Because of the beer downed in one gulp
Male : Paduthukka paduthukka
Male: Lie down, lie down
Udanae thelinjidum
It will clear up soon
Kaalaila adikkira morinilae} (2)
With the buttermilk drank in the morning} (2)
Haan hey…gudnight
Haan hey... good night
Ha…ho…gudnight
Ha... ho... good night
Yeii…gudnight
Hey... good night
Thanku so much machi
Thank you so much buddy
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kaadhal En Kaadhal' is a iconic Tamil 'soup song' from Mayakkam Enna (2011), composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, written and sung by Dhanush alongside Selvaraghavan. The song captures a heartbroken protagonist getting drunk with his friends after a romantic rejection, expressing his anguish, frustration, and comical anger.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Soupula thenguren”
Uses 'Soupula thenguren' (stuck in soup) as a slang metaphor for being trapped in love-failure grief.
Analogy
“Male :Oh padagirukku valai irukku / Kadalukkulla meena illa”
Compares finding another romantic partner to fishing in the sea with a boat and net.
Allusion
“Kaadhali kaadhali en figure kannagi”
Refers to 'Kannagi', the legendary chaste heroine from the Tamil epic Silappatikaram, used here with ironic exaggeration.
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Trivia
This track helped popularize the term 'soup song' (a song about love-failure sung by men) in Tamil cinema, paving the way for the global hit 'Why This Kolaveri Di' later the same year.
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