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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Kolluthadi

From Ennul Aayiram · 2016

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Najim Arshad, Mridula Warrier
Music director
Gopi Sundar
Details
Ennul Aayiram2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaadhal kolluthadi pennaeLove is killing me, oh girl
Nenjai sollividu munnaeExpress your heart to me before it is too late
Female :Kaadhal sollum enthan kannaeFemale: Oh my darling who speaks of love
Ingae thondridu munnaeAppear here before me
Male
Kaatraai varuvenI will come like the wind
Swaasathil naanae thaanaeI am the very breath within you
Female :Swaasam neeyaeFemale: You are my breath itself
Idayam thudikkum thaanaeThe heart beats on its own
Male
Vizhi muttum neer thaanaeThe tears that fill the eyes
Endrum ingaeAre always here
Parisenavae koduthidum kaadhalLove gives itself as a gift
En kaadhal valiyae tharuthaeYet my love gives me pain
Male
Kaadhal kolluthadi pennaeLove is killing me, oh girl
Nenjai sollividu munnaeExpress your heart to me before it is too late
Female :Ho.. kaadhal sollumenthan kannaeFemale: Oh.. my darling who speaks of love
Ingae thondridu munnaeAppear here before me
Male
Porkkalam en nenjorathilA battlefield in the corner of my heart
Female :Poo pookkum mani maadathilFemale: In the jeweled mansion where flowers bloom
Male
Thanimai vaalaaiSolitude like a sword
Manathai kolluthaeKills my heart
Female :Oru paarvai marunthaagaFemale: A single glance as medicine
Tharuvenae valippoga..naan aa…aaaa…..I shall give to relieve your pain, I...
Male
Uyirai uyilaayiMy life as a will/deed
Unakkae naan ezhutha…To write it for you alone...
Male
Kaadhal kolluthadi pennaeLove is killing me, oh girl
Nenjai sollividu munnaeExpress your heart to me before it is too late
Female :Ho.. oooFemale: Ho.. ooo
Kaadhal sollumenthan kannaeOh my darling who speaks of love
Ingae thondridu munnaeAppear here before me
Female
Kaal nooga naan thedinenI searched until my feet ached
Male :Kai sera..aa… naan yenginenMale: I longed to hold your hand
Female
Ini nee naan thaanFrom now on, it's you and me
Naamaai maarumaeWe shall become one
Male :Oru vaarthai athai ketkkaMale: To hear that one word
Varuvenae enai meetkkaa..naan aahI shall come to rescue myself... I
Female
Uyirai uyilaayiMy life as a will/deed
Unakkae naan ezhuthaa..To write it for you alone..
Male
Kaadhal kolluthadi pennaeLove is killing me, oh girl
Nenjai sollividu munnaeExpress your heart to me before it is too late
Female :Kaadhal sollumenthan kannaeFemale: Oh my darling who speaks of love
Ingae thondridu munnaeAppear here before me
Male
Kaatraai varuvenI will come like the wind
Swaasathil naanae thaanaeI am the very breath within you
Female :Swaasam neeyaeFemale: You are my breath itself
Idayam thudikkum thaanaeThe heart beats on its own
Male
Vizhi muttum neer thaanaeThe tears that fill the eyes
Endrum ingaeAre always here
Parisenavae koduthidum kaadhalLove gives itself as a gift
En kaadhal valiyae tharuthaeYet my love gives me pain
Male
Kaadhal kolluthadi pennaeLove is killing me, oh girl
Nenjai sollividu munnaeExpress your heart to me before it is too late
Female :Ho..aaaFemale: Ho..aaa
Kaadhal sollumenthan kannaeOh my darling who speaks of love
Ingae thondridu munnaeAppear here before me

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses a deep emotional conversation between two lovers yearning for each other's presence and confession of love. The male protagonist speaks of the agony of solitude and the overwhelming emotion that 'kills' his heart, pleading with his beloved to reveal her feelings before time passes. The female protagonist responds with equal fervor, describing him as her breath and promising to heal his pain with a tender gaze. Together, they pledge their lives to each other, comparing love to both a precious gift and a pain worth bearing.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)

Thanimai vaalaai

Solitude is metaphorically described as a sharp sword stabbing the heart ('Thanimai vaalaai manathai kolluthae').

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Female :Oru paarvai marunthaaga

Comparing a tender look from the beloved to medicine that relieves heartache ('Oru paarvai marunthaaga').

Assonance / Monnai (Initial Rhyme)

Uyirai uyilaayi / Unakkae naan ezhutha…

Repetition of initial sound 'Uyirai' and 'Unakkae' creating rhythmic flow across lines.

Contrast / Antithesis

Parisenavae koduthidum kaadhal / En kaadhal valiyae tharuthae

Juxtaposing love as a gift ('Parisenavae') against the pain it causes ('valiyae tharuthae').

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Trivia

'Ennul Aayiram' (2016) is a romantic drama film starring Maha and Joy Crizildaa. The film's musical score was composed by Gopi Sunder, featuring lyrics penned by the late acclaimed Tamil lyricist Na. Muthukumar, who was renowned for capturing deep emotional longing and poetic imagery in romantic duets.

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