- Lyricist
- Dhanush
- Singers
- Dhanush, Selvaragavan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Mayakkam Enna
- Movie release year
- 2011
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal en kaadhal
Adhu kanneerula
Pochu adhu pochu
Ada thanneerula
Ye machi udra
Male :Yei ennai paada ududa
Naa paadiyae theeruven
Male :Sari paadi thola
Kaadhal en kaadhal
Adhu kanneerula
Pochu adhu pochu
Ada thanneerula
Kaayam pudhu kaayam
En ullukkulla
Paazhaana nenju
Ippa venneerula
Adida avala udhaida avala
Vidra avala thevaiyae illa
Male :Edhuvum purila ulagam therila
Sariya varala onnumae illa
{Hey suthuthu suthuthu
Thalaiyum suthuthu
Guppunnu adicha beerunila
Male :Paduthukka paduthukka
Udanae thelinjidum
Kaalaila adikkira morinilae} (2)
Aayiram sonniyae
Kaadhula vaangala
Soupula thenguren
Nenju thaan thaangala
Chinna chinnatha
Dream ellaam kanden
Acid oothitta kannukkulla
Male :Nanban azhuvura
Kashtama iirukku
Konjam kooda ava worthae illa
Thenooruna nenjukkulla
Kallooruthae enna solla
Male :Oh padagirukku valai irukku
Kadalukkulla meena illa
Vennaanda venaam
Intha kaadhal mogam
Ponnunga ellaam
Namma vaazhvin saabam
Pinnaadi poyi naa kanden nyaanam
Pattaachu saami enakkithuvae podhum
Adida avala udhaida avala
Vidra avala thevaiyae illa
Maan vizhi thaen mozhi
En kili naan bali
Kaadhali kaadhali en figure kannagi
Friends-u kooda thaan
Irukkanum maama
Figure vanthutta romba tholla
Unna suttava uruppada maatta
Unnai thavira enakkonnum illa
Oh kanavirukku kalare illa
Padam paakkuren kadhaiyae illa
Udambirukku uyirae illa
Uravirukku peyare illa
Venaamda venaam
Intha kadhal mogam
Ponnunga ellaam
Namma vaazhvin saabam
Pinnaadi poyi naa kanden nyaanam
Pattaachu saami … podhum machaan
Adi da avala …udhaida avala
Vidra avala thevaiyae illa
Male :Edhuvum purila ulagam therila
Sariya varala onnumae illa
{Hey suthuthu suthuthu
Thalaiyum suthuthu
Guppunnu adicha beerunila
Male : Paduthukka paduthukka
Udanae thelinjidum
Kaalaila adikkira morinilae} (2)
Haan hey…gudnight
Ha…ho…gudnight
Yeii…gudnight
Thanku so much machi
Love, my love,
It's all drowned in tears,
Gone, it's all gone,
Washed away in the drinks!
Hey buddy, let it go.
Male: Hey, let me sing, man!
I'm definitely going to sing!
Male: Fine, sing and get it over with!
Love, my love,
It's all drowned in tears,
Gone, it's all gone,
Washed away in the drinks!
A wound, a fresh wound,
Deep inside of me,
This ruined heart of mine,
Is boiling in hot water now.
Beat her up, kick her out,
Forget about her, you don't need her at all!
Male: I don't understand anything, I don't get this world,
Nothing worked out, nothing at all.
{Hey, it's spinning, spinning,
My head is spinning too,
From that beer chugged down so fast!
Male: Just lie down, lie down,
Your head will clear right up,
With a glass of buttermilk in the morning!} (2)
You warned me a thousand times,
I didn't listen to a word.
Now I'm stuck in this soup of heartbreak,
My heart just can't bear it.
So many little,
Dreams I had imagined,
She poured acid straight into my eyes.
Male: Seeing my friend cry,
It hurts so much.
She isn't worth your tears, not even a bit.
In a heart where sweet honey once flowed,
Toddy now burns, what else can I say?
Male: Oh, there is a boat, there is a net,
Aren't there plenty of fish in the sea?
No way, man, no more,
Of this crazy obsession called love.
All these girls are,
A curse upon our lives.
Chasing after them, I finally gained wisdom.
I've suffered enough, Lord, I've had my fill!
Beat her up, kick her out,
Forget about her, you don't need her at all!
Deer-eyed girl with sweet words,
My sweet parrot... and I became the sacrifice!
My lover, my lover, my girl is my Kannagi (legendary devoted heroine)!
Only with your friends,
You should hang out, bro.
If a girl comes along, it's nothing but trouble.
The one who hurt you will never prosper.
Aside from you, buddy, I have no one.
Oh, there is a dream, but no colour in it,
I'm watching a film, but there is no story.
There is a body, but no life left in it,
There is a bond, but it has no name.
No way, man, no more,
Of this crazy obsession called love.
All these girls are,
A curse upon our lives.
Chasing after them, I finally gained wisdom.
I've suffered enough, Lord... that's enough, buddy.
Beat her up... kick her out,
Forget about her, you don't need her at all!
Male: I don't understand anything, I don't get this world,
Nothing worked out, nothing at all.
{Hey, it's spinning, spinning,
My head is spinning too,
From that beer chugged down so fast!
Male: Just lie down, lie down,
Your head will clear right up,
With a glass of buttermilk in the morning!} (2)
Haan hey... good night.
Haa... ho... good night.
Hey... good night.
Thank you so much, buddy!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'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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