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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Pisaasae

From Run · 2004

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Run
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
10 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Na nana na naa nana naa naa naa naa na naaa
Na nana na naa nana naa naa naa naa na naaa
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasae
Aetho sowkiyam paravayillai
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasae
Nanum avasthayum paravayillai
Thanimaigal paravayillai
Thavippukalum paravayillai
Kanavennai kothi thindral paravayillai
Iravugalum paravayillai
Imsaikalum paravayillai
Ippadiyae sethu poanaal paravayillai
Kadhal pisaasae… love love love le…
Kadhal pisaasae… love love love le…
Kadhal pisaasae… love love love le…
Kadhal pisaasae …
Ulle le le le le leylo … ulle ley lo
Ulle le le le le leylo …lele ley lo
Ulle le le le le leylo … ulle ley lo
Ulle le le le le leylo … leleley lo
Konjam ularal konjam sinungal
Rendum kuduthaai nee nee nee
Konjam sinungal konjam padhungal
Kattru kuduthaai nee nee nee
Male :Ayyo ayyayo en meesaikum
Poovaasam nee thanthu poanaayadi
Payya aae payya
En swaasathil aan vaasam
Neeyendru aanaayada
Adi poadi kurumbukaari
Azhagaana kodumaikaari
Moochu mutta mutham thanthaal paravayillai
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasae
Aetho sowkiyam paravayillai
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasae
Naanum avasthayum paravayillai
Kadhal pisaasae
Kadhal pisaasae
Konjam sirithaai konjam maraithaai
Vetka kavithai nee nee nee
Konjam kudithaai konjam nadithaai
Rettai piravi nee nee nee
Amma ammamma en thaaiodum pesaatha
Mounathai neeyae sonnaai
Appa appappa naan yaaroadum pesaatha
Muthathai neeyae thanthaai
Anju vayathu pillai polae
Achacho koochathalae
Konji konji ennai kondraal paravayillai
Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasae
Male :Aetho sowkiyam paravayillai
Female :Kadhal pisaasae kadhal pisaasae
Male :Nanum avasthayum paravayillai
Female :Thanimaigal
Male :Paravayillai
Female :Thavippugal
Male :Paravayillai
Kanavennai kothi thindral paravayillai
Iravugalum
Female :Paravayillai
Male :Imsaikalum
Female :Paravayillai
Male :Ippadiyae sethu poanaal paravayillai
Na nana na naa nana naa naa naa naa na naaa
Na nana na naa nana naa naa naa naa na naaa
You love devil, you love devil!
I'm feeling kind of fine, it's alright
You love devil, you love devil!
Me and my sweet agony, it's alright
This loneliness is alright
This restless longing is alright
If dreams peck and eat me up, it's alright
Even these nights are alright
Even this torment is alright
Even if I die like this, it's alright
You love devil... love love love ley...
You love devil... love love love ley...
You love devil... love love love ley...
You love devil...
Ullae ley ley ley ley leylo... ullae ley lo
Ullae ley ley ley ley leylo... leyley ley lo
Ullae ley ley ley ley leylo... ullae ley lo
Ullae ley ley ley ley leylo... leyleyley lo
A little babbling, a little whimpering,
You gave me both—you, you, you!
A little pouting, a little hiding away,
You taught me both—you, you, you!
Oh my, even on my mustache,
You left behind the scent of flowers, girl!
Boy, oh boy,
In my breath, a man's scent—
It has become all about you, boy!
Go on, you mischievous girl,
You beautiful, sweet tormentor!
If you kiss me breathless, it's alright!
You love devil, you love devil!
I'm feeling kind of fine, it's alright
You love devil, you love devil!
Me and my sweet agony, it's alright
You love devil...
You love devil...
You smiled a little, you hid a little,
You are a poem of shy blushes—you, you, you!
You drank me in a little, you acted a little,
You have two sides to you—you, you, you!
Oh my, the silence I never kept even with my mother,
You voiced it for me!
Oh goodness, a kiss I never spoke of to anyone,
You gave it to me yourself!
Just like a five-year-old child,
Oh, overcome by bashfulness,
If you pamper me and kill me with love, it's alright!
You love devil, you love devil!
I'm feeling kind of fine, it's alright
You love devil, you love devil!
Me and my agony, it's alright
This loneliness...
...is alright
This restless longing...
...is alright
If dreams peck and eat me up, it's alright
Even the nights...
...are alright
Even this torment...
...is alright
Even if I die like this, it's alright
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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