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Kadhal Kirukkan

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Mobin
Singer
Mobin
Music directors
Mobin, Ara
Movie name
Album Songs 2020
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
27 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yeah…
Kaadhalichi kalutharakkum oorukulla
Kavithaiya kaadhalikkum aasai irukku enakkulla
Kaadhalichi kalutharakkum oorukulla
Kavithaiya kaadhalikkum aasai irukku enakkulla
Kadithathil kaadhalikkum kalacharam
Tholanju pochu
Kanni thamai manadhil irukkum
Udalil illai endra podhu
Vakkiyathai indha ooru marandhu pochu
Edhu thavar edhu sari ooru kuzhambi pochu
Edhu vidhi edhu sadhi inga purunji pochu
Kaadhalikka indha ooru marandhu naalu aachi
Hey kanmaniyae enga irukka
Inga irukkan kaadhal kirukkan
Ennai thedi vandha podhum
Alli alli kaadhal kudukka
Inga irukkan kaadhal kirukkan
Inga irukkan kadahal kirukkan
Kanmaniyae enga irukka
Inga irukkan kadhal kirukkan
Vaazhkai perukka vaazha pidikkavillai
Endra podhum
Naanum vaazhnthurukken kavithaigalodu
Kavalaigalai naan kirukka
Enga irukka kanmaniyae
Inga irukkan kaadhal kirukkan
Dei niruthu
Kaadhal pathi unakkenna theriyum
Hahahaha
Oru thalai kaadhal…one
Iru thalai kaadhal…two
Pala thalai kaadhal …three
Ena pala vagai kaadhal
Hey kan kattu kaadhal..four
Hey kai thottu kaadhal…five
Hey meesai illa podhu varum..
Nai kutty kaadhal…six
Ipdi ellam vagai kaadhalaiyum
Kadanthurukken
Naanum onnu onna panni paarthu
Odanjirukken
Kaadhal endraal ennavendru
Naanum unarnthurukken
Kaadhalila graduation-eh vangi irukken
Oru ponnu thedi alaiyura
Kaadhal kirukkan
Ada enakkunnu poranthava
Enga irukka
Unnai thaedi thaedi ennodaiya
Mandai vedikka
Naanum kaathu kidakka
Kaadhal paadu padikka
En nenjukulla serthu vecha
Anba kudukka
Kaiya pudikka katti anaikka
Thozhu kudukka
Kaadhalikka aasai padum kaadhal kirukkan
Naan inga irukkan nee enga irukka
Thanimai odaikka kavalai kudukka
Inimai kidaikka vazhiya maranthu
Meesai murukka paasam kudukka
Yengi kidakkan kaadhal kidaikka
Kanna moodi vendi irukkan
Pootti kidakka nenja thorakka
Saavi irukka pennae neeyum enga irukka
Engadi irukka kaadhal kirukki
Vandhu pudi en kaiya irukki
Thaniya nadanthu vizhunthen thadukki
Kaakka vechathu podhum arakki
Engadi irukka kaadhal kirukki
Vandhu pudi en kaiya irukki
Thaniya nadanthu vizhunthen thadukki
Kaakka vechathu podhum arakki
Mayakki mayakki menaminikki
Pinnal potta jadaiyai pola
Irukki madakki vanthu pudi en kaiya irukki
Engadi irukka kaadhal kirukki
Oora suththi naanum porukki
Kidakkavillai kaadhal sirukki
Sedhari pona nenjam alli
Adakki adakki vazhiya adakki
Engadi irukka kaadhal kirukki
Ennai thedi vandhu seru
Kaakka vechadhu podhum arakki
Yeah....
In this town that betrays you after falling in love,
there is a desire inside me to fall in love with poetry.
In this town that betrays you after falling in love,
there is a desire inside me to fall in love with poetry.
The culture of falling in love through letters
has been completely lost.
Purity is something in the mind,
and not just in the body—
this town has forgotten that truth.
What is wrong and what is right, this town is totally confused.
What is fate and what is a plot, I have understood it all here.
It has been so long since this town forgot how to love.
Hey darling, where are you?
The love-crazy boy is right here!
Whenever you come looking for me,
to shower you with heaps of love,
the love-crazy boy is right here!
The love-crazy boy is right here!
Darling, where are you?
The love-crazy boy is right here!
Even when I did not want to live an ordinary life,
even then,
I have survived with my poetry,
scribbling down my worries.
Where are you, darling?
The love-crazy boy is right here!
Hey, stop it!
What do you know about love?
Hahaha....
One-sided love.... One.
Two-sided love.... Two.
Many-sided love.... Three.
There are so many kinds of love!
Hey, blindfold love.... Four.
Hey, hand-holding love.... Five.
Hey, the love that comes before a mustache grows—
puppy love.... Six.
All these kinds of love,
I have passed through them all.
I tried them out one by one,
and got my heart broken.
What love truly is,
I have realized it myself.
I have even earned a degree in love!
Wandering around looking for a girl,
a love-crazy boy!
Oh, the girl made just for me,
where are you?
Searching and searching for you,
my head is about to explode!
While I lie here waiting,
singing songs of love,
to give all the love
stored inside my heart,
to hold your hand, to hug you tight,
to give you a shoulder to lean on,
this love-crazy boy longing to love,
I am right here, where are you?
To break this loneliness, enduring the worries,
forgetting the pain to taste sweetness,
to twirl my mustache and shower affection,
I am longing to find love.
I have closed my eyes in prayer.
To unlock this locked heart,
the key is ready, girl, but where are you?
Where are you, my love-crazy girl?
Come and hold my hand tight!
Walking all alone, I stumbled and fell.
Enough of making me wait, you cruel girl!
Where are you, my love-crazy girl?
Come and hold my hand tight!
Walking all alone, I stumbled and fell.
Enough of making me wait, you cruel girl!
Bewitching and charming, you stylish girl,
like a neatly woven braid,
clasping tight, come and hold my hand firmly!
Where are you, my love-crazy girl?
Roaming around the whole town,
I could not find my crazy little lover.
Gathering up my shattered heart,
holding it back, holding back the pain,
where are you, my love-crazy girl?
Come find me and join me,
enough of making me wait, you cruel girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This indie Tamil song captures the emotional roller-coaster of a young man searching for genuine love in a modern world. He laments how contemporary society has forgotten deep emotional connections, romantic letters, and true soulbound affection, replacing them with shallow relationships and betrayal. He comically lists the various phases and types of love he has experienced (from puppy love to one-sided love), claiming he holds a degree in love pain. Despite his past heartbreaks and loneliness, he yearns passionately for his soulmate—his 'Kaadhal Kirukki' (love-crazy girl). He expresses his willingness to offer unconditional affection, emotional support, and partnership, pleading with her to stop making him wait and come hold his hand tightly to heal his broken heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Kaadhalichi kalutharakkum oorukulla / Kavithaiya kaadhalikkum aasai irukku enakkulla

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, creating rhythmic unity.

Monaai (Alliteration / Initial letter rhyming)

Kaadhalichi kalutharakkum oorukulla

Repetition of initial consonants like 'K' sound across words in the line.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Engadi irukka kaadhal kirukki / Vandhu pudi en kaiya irukki

Consistent rhyming endings at the conclusion of poetic lines.

Metaphor

Pootti kidakka nenja thorakka / Saavi irukka pennae

Comparing heart pain and complex love emotions to physical braided patterns and locked doors.

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Trivia

The track is a popular independent Tamil hip-hop/album song released during the indie music boom of 2020. It combines conversational spoken-word Tamil, humorous hip-hop enumeration of love types ('one-sided', 'puppy love'), and traditional folk-pop melody hooks that resonated widely across youth and social media reels.

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