Kadhal Poidhana
From Sweetheart · 2025
- Lyricist
- Arivu
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Sweetheart2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhal adhu poidhaano | Is love merely a lie? |
| Modhal adhu meidhaano | Is conflict the only truth? |
| Naanum oru kaanal melae | Above a mirage, |
| Megam aanenooo | Have I become a cloud? |
| Male | |
| Aasai oru mul dhaano | Is desire just a thorn? |
| Vaarthai adhu kal dhaano | Is a word a heavy stone? |
| Paarthum nee paarkadhathu pol | Even after seeing me, as if you haven't, |
| Pogindraai yeno | Why do you walk away? |
| Male | |
| Sari dhaana puriyum | Is it right? Will it be understood? |
| Seigai thavaraanaal thani dhaana | If actions go wrong, am I all alone? |
| Ini melum naan | From now on, am I |
| Un inimai kidaiyaadha | Denied your sweetness? |
| Thadumaarum manadhil ingu | Here in this stumbling heart, |
| Ranam aagum valigal thandhu | Giving pain that turns into open wounds, |
| Pidivadham than | Is this mere stubbornness |
| Kadal thaandi pogaadhoo..hoo | Unable to cross the ocean? |
| Male | |
| Vizhi oram vazhiyum neeril | In the tears trickling from the corners of my eyes, |
| Nanaiyaamal nanaigindren | I get drenched without getting wet. |
| Karai oram naan un kuralai | Along the shore, your voice |
| Ketkkindren yaenoo | Why do I keep hearing it? |
| Male | |
| Podhum ini nee vendaam | Enough, I don't need you anymore. |
| Kaadhal tharum vali vendam | I don't want the pain love brings. |
| Naanum oru siru mazhalai polae | Like a tiny helpless child, |
| Azhugindren yaenoo ..hoo | Why am I weeping? |
| Male | |
| Vaanam thodum malai neeyoo | Are you the mountain touching the sky? |
| Aalam thodum kadal naano | Am I the ocean touching the deep abyss? |
| Kaayam tharum vaarthai ondril | In a single wound-inflicting word, |
| Karaikkindren yaenoo..hoo | Why am I dissolving away? |
| Male | |
| Idhu dhaane valiyin kaalam | Is this truly the season of pain? |
| Iravaaga pagalum maarum | Where even day turns into dark night. |
| Thodaraadhae nee | Do not follow me, |
| En nizhalai thedaathae | Do not seek my shadow. |
| Male | |
| Naanae oru poidhaano | Am I myself a lie? |
| Nee solvadhu unmai dhaano | Is what you speak the truth? |
| Yaar enbadhai yaaro solla | When someone else determines who I am, |
| Yekkam dhaan yaenoo ..hoo hoo ooo | Why is there this deep longing? |
ஹம்மிங் :
……………………
Is love merely a lie?
Is conflict the only truth?
Above a mirage,
Have I become a cloud?
காதல் அது பொய்தானோ
மோதல் அது மெய்தானோ
நானும் ஒரு கானல் மேலே
மேகம் ஆனேன்னோ
Is desire just a thorn?
Is a word a heavy stone?
Even after seeing me, as if you haven't,
Why do you walk away?
ஆசை ஒரு முள்தானோ
வார்த்தை அது கல்தானோ
பார்த்தும் நீ பார்க்காதது போல்
போகின்றாய் ஏனோ
Is it right? Will it be understood?
If actions go wrong, am I all alone?
From now on, am I
Denied your sweetness?
Here in this stumbling heart,
Giving pain that turns into open wounds,
Is this mere stubbornness
Unable to cross the ocean?
சரிதானா புரியும் செய்கை
தவறானால் தனிதானா
இனி மேல் உன்
நான் உன் இனிமை கிடையாதா
தடுமாறும் மனதில் இங்கு
ரணமாகும் வலிகள் தந்து
பிடிவாதம்தான்
கடல் தாண்டி போகாதோ...ஓ...
In the tears trickling from the corners of my eyes,
I get drenched without getting wet.
Along the shore, your voice
Why do I keep hearing it?
விழி ஓரம் வழியும் நீரில்
நனையாமல் நனைகின்றேன்
கரை ஓரம் நான் உன் குரலை
கேட்கின்றேன் ஏனோ
Enough, I don't need you anymore.
I don't want the pain love brings.
Like a tiny helpless child,
Why am I weeping?
ஹம்மிங் :
……………………
Are you the mountain touching the sky?
Am I the ocean touching the deep abyss?
In a single wound-inflicting word,
Why am I dissolving away?
போதும் இனி நீ வேண்டாம்
காதல் தரும் வலி வேண்டாம்
நானும் ஒரு சிறு மழலை போலே
அழுகின்றேன் ஏனோ...ஓ.....
Is this truly the season of pain?
Where even day turns into dark night.
Do not follow me,
Do not seek my shadow.
வானம் தொடும் மலை நீயோ
ஆழம் தொடும் கடல் நானோ
காயம் தரும் வார்த்தை ஒன்றில்
கரைகின்றேன் ஏனோ...ஓ.....
Am I myself a lie?
Is what you speak the truth?
When someone else determines who I am,
Why is there this deep longing?
இது தானே வலியின் காலம்
இரவாக பகலும் மாறும்
தொடராதே நீ
என் நிழலை தேடாதே
ஹம்மிங் :
……………………
நானே ஒரு பொய்தானோ
நீ சொல்வது உண்மை தானோ
யார் என்பதை யாரோ சொல்ல
ஏக்கம்தான் ஏனோ...ஓ.....ஓ.....
Kaadhal adhu poidhaano
Is love merely a lie?
Modhal adhu meidhaano
Is conflict the only truth?
Naanum oru kaanal melae
Above a mirage,
Megam aanenooo
Have I become a cloud?
Aasai oru mul dhaano
Is desire just a thorn?
Vaarthai adhu kal dhaano
Is a word a heavy stone?
Paarthum nee paarkadhathu pol
Even after seeing me, as if you haven't,
Pogindraai yeno
Why do you walk away?
Sari dhaana puriyum
Is it right? Will it be understood?
Seigai thavaraanaal thani dhaana
If actions go wrong, am I all alone?
Ini melum naan
From now on, am I
Un inimai kidaiyaadha
Denied your sweetness?
Thadumaarum manadhil ingu
Here in this stumbling heart,
Ranam aagum valigal thandhu
Giving pain that turns into open wounds,
Pidivadham than
Is this mere stubbornness
Kadal thaandi pogaadhoo..hoo
Unable to cross the ocean?
Vizhi oram vazhiyum neeril
In the tears trickling from the corners of my eyes,
Nanaiyaamal nanaigindren
I get drenched without getting wet.
Karai oram naan un kuralai
Along the shore, your voice
Ketkkindren yaenoo
Why do I keep hearing it?
Podhum ini nee vendaam
Enough, I don't need you anymore.
Kaadhal tharum vali vendam
I don't want the pain love brings.
Naanum oru siru mazhalai polae
Like a tiny helpless child,
Azhugindren yaenoo ..hoo
Why am I weeping?
Vaanam thodum malai neeyoo
Are you the mountain touching the sky?
Aalam thodum kadal naano
Am I the ocean touching the deep abyss?
Kaayam tharum vaarthai ondril
In a single wound-inflicting word,
Karaikkindren yaenoo..hoo
Why am I dissolving away?
Idhu dhaane valiyin kaalam
Is this truly the season of pain?
Iravaaga pagalum maarum
Where even day turns into dark night.
Thodaraadhae nee
Do not follow me,
En nizhalai thedaathae
Do not seek my shadow.
Naanae oru poidhaano
Am I myself a lie?
Nee solvadhu unmai dhaano
Is what you speak the truth?
Yaar enbadhai yaaro solla
When someone else determines who I am,
Yekkam dhaan yaenoo ..hoo hoo ooo
Why is there this deep longing?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song expresses the intense sorrow, confusion, and heartbreak of a lover grappling with rejection and emotional disconnect. The protagonist questions the validity of love and ponders if conflict and pain are the only true realities remaining in the relationship. As feelings of isolation deepen, the protagonist feels overwhelmed by harsh words and unrequited longing, comparing their emotional state to a child weeping and dissolving under the weight of harsh realities. Ultimately, the song captures the journey of coping with broken trust, attempting to sever ties, and asking existential questions about identity and self-worth following emotional devastation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaadhal adhu poidhaano / Modhal adhu meidhaano”
The second consonant 'dha' matches between 'Kaadhal' and 'Modhal', establishing a rhythmic and melodic connection in the opening couplet.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Naanum oru siru mazhalai polae”
The speaker explicitly compares their vulnerable emotional state and uncontrollable crying to that of a little child using the comparative marker 'polae'.
Contrast & Metaphor
“Vaanam thodum malai neeyoo / Aalam thodum kadal naano”
The lyrics contrast the lofty, unyielding high mountain ('vaanam thodum malai') with the vast, deep ocean ('aalam thodum kadal') to depict the extreme distance and difference between the two lovers.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Nanaiyaamal nanaigindren”
The phrase 'getting drenched without getting wet' highlights the internal, psychological drowning in tears where the physical body remains dry while the soul feels completely soaked in grief.
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Trivia
This track showcases a compelling collaboration between composer-singer Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyricist-artist Arivu, known for combining soul-stirring melodies with deeply evocative, contemporary Tamil poetry.
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