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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Pisaasae

From Run · 2004

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan
Music director
Vidyasagar
Details
Run2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Na nana na naa nana naa naa naa naa na naaaNa nana na naa nana naa naa naa naa na naaa
Na nana na naa nana naa naa naa naa na naaaNa nana na naa nana naa naa naa naa na naaa
Male
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasaeOh love ghost, oh love ghost
Aetho sowkiyam paravayillaiSome strange comfort is okay
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasaeOh love ghost, oh love ghost
Nanum avasthayum paravayillaiMe and this agony are fine
Male
Thanimaigal paravayillaiSolitudes are fine
Thavippukalum paravayillaiYearnings are fine
Kanavennai kothi thindral paravayillaiIt is fine even if dreams peck and eat me up
Iravugalum paravayillaiNights are fine
Imsaikalum paravayillaiTorments are fine
Ippadiyae sethu poanaal paravayillaiIt is fine if I die just like this
Male
Kadhal pisaasae… love love love le…Love ghost... love love love le...
Kadhal pisaasae… love love love le…Love ghost... love love love le...
Kadhal pisaasae… love love love le…Love ghost... love love love le...
Kadhal pisaasae …Love ghost...
Ulle le le le le leylo … ulle ley loUlle le le le le leylo... ulle ley lo
Ulle le le le le leylo …lele ley loUlle le le le le leylo... lele ley lo
Ulle le le le le leylo … ulle ley loUlle le le le le leylo... ulle ley lo
Ulle le le le le leylo … leleley loUlle le le le le leylo... leleley lo
Male
Konjam ularal konjam sinungalA little babbling, a little sulking
Rendum kuduthaai nee nee neeYou gave both, you you you
Female
Konjam sinungal konjam padhungalA little sulking, a little hiding
Kattru kuduthaai nee nee neeYou taught me, you you you
Male :Ayyo ayyayo en meesaikumMale: Oh my, oh my, even to my mustache
Poovaasam nee thanthu poanaayadiYou left a fragrance of flowers and went away, girl
Female
Payya aae payyaHey boy, oh boy
En swaasathil aan vaasamA male fragrance in my breath
Neeyendru aanaayadaYou became that, boy
Male
Adi poadi kurumbukaariOh go on, mischievous girl
Azhagaana kodumaikaariBeautiful tormentor
Moochu mutta mutham thanthaal paravayillaiIt is fine if you give a kiss till I get breathless
Male
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasaeLove ghost, love ghost
Female
Aetho sowkiyam paravayillaiSome strange comfort is okay
Male
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasaeLove ghost, love ghost
Female
Naanum avasthayum paravayillaiMe and this agony are fine
Male
Kadhal pisaasaeLove ghost
Kadhal pisaasaeLove ghost
Male
Konjam sirithaai konjam maraithaaiYou smiled a little, you hid a little
Vetka kavithai nee nee neeYou are a poem of shyness, you you you
Female
Konjam kudithaai konjam nadithaaiYou drank a little, you feigned a little
Rettai piravi nee nee neeYou are a twin personality, you you you
Male
Amma ammamma en thaaiodum pesaathaOh my mother, the silence I never spoke
Mounathai neeyae sonnaaiEven with my mother, you spoke it yourself
Female
Appa appappa naan yaaroadum pesaathaOh my father, the kiss I never gave
Muthathai neeyae thanthaaiTo anyone else, you gave it yourself
Male
Anju vayathu pillai polaeLike a five-year-old child
Achacho koochathalaeOh my, out of bashfulness
Konji konji ennai kondraal paravayillaiIt is fine if you kill me with affection and caresses
Female
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasaeLove ghost, love ghost
Male :Aetho sowkiyam paravayillaiMale: Some strange comfort is okay
Female :Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasaeFemale: Love ghost, love ghost
Male :Nanum avasthayum paravayillaiMale: Me and this agony are fine
Female :ThanimaigalFemale: Solitudes
Male :ParavayillaiMale: Are fine
Female :ThavippugalFemale: Yearnings
Male :ParavayillaiMale: Are fine
Kanavennai kothi thindral paravayillaiIt is fine even if dreams peck and eat me up
IravugalumIravugalum (Nights as well)
Female :ParavayillaiFemale: Are fine
Male :ImsaikalumMale: Torments as well
Female :ParavayillaiFemale: Are fine
Male :Ippadiyae sethu poanaal paravayillaiMale: It is fine if I die just like this

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kadhal Pisaasae (Love Demon/Ghost) is a playful and vibrant duet where lovers frame the intoxicating pangs of falling in love as being possessed by a benevolent spirit. They sing about how love brings a welcome torment—transforming loneliness, sleepless nights, constant longing, and breathless affection into pleasurable experiences that they happily surrender to.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasae

Compares love to a 'pisaasu' (demon or ghost) that possesses a person, framing intense romantic emotion as an overwhelming spirit.

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Vetka kavithai nee nee nee

Directly equates the lover's shy demure behavior to a poem written in bashfulness.

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி)

Ippadiyae sethu poanaal paravayillai

Exaggerates the sweet pain of love by claiming that even dying in this emotional state is completely fine.

Anaphora / Repetition (அடுக்குத்தொடர்)

Thanimaigal paravayillai / Thavippukalum paravayillai

Repeats the phrase 'paravayillai' (it's okay / fine) across multiple consecutive lines to build a rhythmic, lighthearted cadence.

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Trivia

Composed by Vidyasagar for the 2002 Tamil action-romance film 'Run' (directed by N. Lingusamy), 'Kadhal Pisaasae' became an iconic energy track rendered by Shankar Mahadevan and Sujatha Mohan with lyrics by Yugabharathi.

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