Kadhal Enbathu
From E · 2006
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- E2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaeiii…. | Heyyy... |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbadhu bodhi maram | Love is a Bodhi tree |
| Kaayam pattaal gnyanam varum | Wisdom comes when you get hurt |
| Kaadhal enbadhu paalai vanam | Love is a desert |
| Aaanal angum nilavu varum | But even there, the moon shines |
| Male | |
| Idhu kannalae pesi… | Speaking through the eyes... |
| Ohhhh….ho…. | Ohhhh... ho... |
| Male | |
| Idhu kannalae pesi | Speaking through the eyes |
| Iru idhayam | Two hearts |
| Dhinam aadi paarkira dhaayamada | Play the game of dice every day, my friend |
| Kannadi pola kaadhal dhaan | Love is like glass |
| Kayil edukayil gavanamada | Be careful when holding it in your hands, my friend |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbadhu bodhi maram | Love is a Bodhi tree |
| Kaayam pattaal gnyanam varum | Wisdom comes when you get hurt |
| Kaadhal enbadhu paalai vanam | Love is a desert |
| Aaanal angum nilavu varum | But even there, the moon shines |
| Male | |
| Parikaamal kaatil | In the forest, unpicked |
| Udhirkindra pookkal | Flowers that fall |
| Virumbaadha kaadhal | Unwanted love |
| Idhu thaanada | That is what this is, my friend |
| Male | |
| Ohh… | Ohh... |
| Kaayathin melae | Over a wound |
| Irai thedum eekal | Flies searching for prey |
| Porundhadha kaamam | Inappropriate lust |
| Adhu thaanada | That is what it is, my friend |
| Male | |
| Kaatrodu pogum | Blown away with the wind |
| Sarugaagha vazhkai | Life like a dry leaf |
| Povathu evvidam | Where is it going? |
| Puriyumaa.. | Do you understand? |
| Male | |
| Nilayatrathu vaazhvhu thaan | Life is indeed transient |
| Kaadhalaal nigazhkaalathai vaazhada… | Live in the present through love, my friend... |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal enbadhu bodhi maram | Love is a Bodhi tree |
| Kaayam pattaal gnyanam varum | Wisdom comes when you get hurt |
| Kaadhal enbadhu paalai vanam | Love is a desert |
| Aaanal angum nilavu varum | But even there, the moon shines |
| Male | |
| Varalaaru ellaam | All of history |
| Rathathin vaasam | Smells of blood |
| Yuthangal ellaam | All the wars |
| Edhanaalada…. | Why did they happen? |
| Male | |
| Ohhh… | Ohhh... |
| Bhoomikku ullae | Deep inside the earth |
| Pudhaiyundadhellam | Everything that is buried |
| Pallandu kaadhal | Is the multi-year pain |
| Vali thaanada | Of love, my friend |
| Male | |
| Thanneerai ketkum | It asks for water |
| Kaayangal kootum | It increases the wounds |
| Aayinum kaadhalum | Even so, will love |
| Saagumaa… | Ever die...? |
| Male | |
| Unnodu nee modhidum | The battlefield where you clash |
| Porkalam | With yourself |
| Adhuthaanappa ..kaadhalum .. | That too is love, my friend... |
ஏய்
Heyyy...
காதல் என்பது
போதி மரம் காயம் பட்டால்
ஞானம் வரும் காதல் என்பது
பாலை வனம் ஆனால்
அங்கும் நிலவு வரும்
Love is a Bodhi tree
Wisdom comes when you get hurt
Love is a desert
But even there, the moon shines
இது கண்ணாலே
பேசி ஓ ஹோ
Speaking through the eyes...
Ohhhh... ho...
இது கண்ணாலே
பேசி இரு இதயம் தினம்
ஆடி பார்க்கிற தாயமடா
கண்ணாடி போல காதல்
தான் கையில் எடுக்கையில்
கவனமடா
Speaking through the eyes
Two hearts
Play the game of dice every day, my friend
Love is like glass
Be careful when holding it in your hands, my friend
காதல் என்பது
போதி மரம் காயம் பட்டால்
ஞானம் வரும் காதல் என்பது
பாலை வனம் ஆனால்
அங்கும் நிலவு வரும்
Love is a Bodhi tree
Wisdom comes when you get hurt
Love is a desert
But even there, the moon shines
பறிக்காமல்
காட்டில் உதிர்கின்ற
பூக்கள் விரும்பாத
காதல் இது தானடா
In the forest, unpicked
Flowers that fall
Unwanted love
That is what this is, my friend
ஓ காயத்தின்
மேலே இரை தேடும்
ஈக்கள் பொருந்தாத
காமம் அது தானடா
Ohh...
Over a wound
Flies searching for prey
Inappropriate lust
That is what it is, my friend
காற்றோடு
போகும் சருகாக
வாழ்க்கை போவது
எவ்விடம் புரியுமா
Blown away with the wind
Life like a dry leaf
Where is it going?
Do you understand?
நிலையற்றது
வாழ்வு தான் காதலால்
நிகழ் காலத்தை வாழடா
Life is indeed transient
Live in the present through love, my friend...
காதல் என்பது
போதி மரம் காயம் பட்டால்
ஞானம் வரும் காதல் என்பது
பாலை வனம் ஆனால்
அங்கும் நிலவு வரும்
Love is a Bodhi tree
Wisdom comes when you get hurt
Love is a desert
But even there, the moon shines
வரலாறு எல்லாம்
ரத்தத்தின் வாசம் யுத்தங்கள்
எல்லாம் எதனாலடா
All of history
Smells of blood
All the wars
Why did they happen?
ஓ பூமிக்கு
உள்ளே புதையுண்டதெல்லாம்
பல்லாண்டு காதல் வலி தானடா
Ohhh...
Deep inside the earth
Everything that is buried
Is the multi-year pain
Of love, my friend
தண்ணீரை கேட்கும்
காயங்கள் கூட்டும் ஆயினும்
காதலும் சாகுமா
It asks for water
It increases the wounds
Even so, will love
Ever die...?
உன்னோடு நீ
மோதிடும் போர்க்களம்
அதுதானப்பா காதலும்
The battlefield where you clash
With yourself
That too is love, my friend...
Aaeiii….
Heyyy...
Kaadhal enbadhu bodhi maram
Love is a Bodhi tree
Kaayam pattaal gnyanam varum
Wisdom comes when you get hurt
Kaadhal enbadhu paalai vanam
Love is a desert
Aaanal angum nilavu varum
But even there, the moon shines
Idhu kannalae pesi…
Speaking through the eyes...
Ohhhh….ho….
Ohhhh... ho...
Idhu kannalae pesi
Speaking through the eyes
Iru idhayam
Two hearts
Dhinam aadi paarkira dhaayamada
Play the game of dice every day, my friend
Kannadi pola kaadhal dhaan
Love is like glass
Kayil edukayil gavanamada
Be careful when holding it in your hands, my friend
Kaadhal enbadhu bodhi maram
Love is a Bodhi tree
Kaayam pattaal gnyanam varum
Wisdom comes when you get hurt
Kaadhal enbadhu paalai vanam
Love is a desert
Aaanal angum nilavu varum
But even there, the moon shines
Parikaamal kaatil
In the forest, unpicked
Udhirkindra pookkal
Flowers that fall
Virumbaadha kaadhal
Unwanted love
Idhu thaanada
That is what this is, my friend
Ohh…
Ohh...
Kaayathin melae
Over a wound
Irai thedum eekal
Flies searching for prey
Porundhadha kaamam
Inappropriate lust
Adhu thaanada
That is what it is, my friend
Kaatrodu pogum
Blown away with the wind
Sarugaagha vazhkai
Life like a dry leaf
Povathu evvidam
Where is it going?
Puriyumaa..
Do you understand?
Nilayatrathu vaazhvhu thaan
Life is indeed transient
Kaadhalaal nigazhkaalathai vaazhada…
Live in the present through love, my friend...
Kaadhal enbadhu bodhi maram
Love is a Bodhi tree
Kaayam pattaal gnyanam varum
Wisdom comes when you get hurt
Kaadhal enbadhu paalai vanam
Love is a desert
Aaanal angum nilavu varum
But even there, the moon shines
Varalaaru ellaam
All of history
Rathathin vaasam
Smells of blood
Yuthangal ellaam
All the wars
Edhanaalada….
Why did they happen?
Ohhh…
Ohhh...
Bhoomikku ullae
Deep inside the earth
Pudhaiyundadhellam
Everything that is buried
Pallandu kaadhal
Is the multi-year pain
Vali thaanada
Of love, my friend
Thanneerai ketkum
It asks for water
Kaayangal kootum
It increases the wounds
Aayinum kaadhalum
Even so, will love
Saagumaa…
Ever die...?
Unnodu nee modhidum
The battlefield where you clash
Porkalam
With yourself
Adhuthaanappa ..kaadhalum ..
That too is love, my friend...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the movie 'E' (2006) offers a deeply philosophical meditation on love, pain, and human existence. It compares love to a Bodhi tree under which enlightenment is attained through suffering and heartbreak. Though love is likened to a harsh desert, it still holds moments of serene beauty like moonlight. The song cautions that love is fragile like glass and must be handled with utmost care, contrasting genuine love with temporary physical lust.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Kaadhal enbadhu bodhi maram”
Compares love directly to a Bodhi tree (tree of enlightenment) to convey that love brings wisdom through pain.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Kaadhal enbadhu paalai vanam”
Compares love to a desert (paalai vanam), depicting its harsh and lonely nature.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kannadi pola kaadhal dhaan”
Uses 'pola' (like) to compare love to delicate glass that can easily break if handled carelessly.
Initial Rhyme (Monai)
“Kaadhal enbadhu bodhi maram / Kaayam pattaal gnyanam varum”
Repetition of the initial consonant/vowel sound 'Kaa' across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
The song is featured in the 2006 Tamil action drama film 'E', directed by S. P. Jananathan and starring Jiiva and Nayanthara. The musical score for the film was composed by Srikanth Deva.
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