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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Siluvayil

From Subramaniyapuram · 2008

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
James Vasanthan
Movie name
Subramaniyapuram
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
4 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal siluvaiyil arainthaal ennai
Theeyin kuduvaiyil adaithaal kannai
Kaadhal siluvaiyil arainthaal ennai
Theeyin kuduvaiyil adaithaal kannai
Kanavugalil vizhuntha ennai
Kavalaiyidam anuppugiraal
Ilamai ennum karuvarai engum
Eri thazhalai koluthugiraal
Uyir uthirum bothu
Uravugalum veeno
Ulagam ithu thaanooo….
Kazhukugalin kangalilae
Marana bayam illai
Oomaigalin thaalattai
Sevi unnara vaaipillai
Puzhuthiyilae rathinamaai
Irunthathoru thollai
Paavangalai paraamal
Pazhagiyathanal thollai
Sevai bhoomiyai
Dhenamum theanaakkum
Kobam thuyarangalai serkum
Kanavugalil vizhuntha ennai
Kavalaiyidam anuppugiraal
Illamai ennum karuvarai engum
Eri thazhalai koluthugiraal
Uyir uthirum bothu
Uravugalum veeno
Ulagam ithu thaanooo…
Avaludaiya karpanaiyai
Ezhutha vazhi illai
Koondu kili naan aanen
Veli varavum vaaipillai
Ivanudaiya unmaigalai
Ulara vazhi illai
Tholvigalin veedanen
Thunaivaravum aalillai
Vaazhum maanidarin
Sumaigal theeraathu
Kaalam uravugalin theevu
Kanavugalil vizhuntha ennai
Kavalaiyidam anuppugiraal
Illamai ennum karuvarai engum
Eri thazhalai koluthugiraal
Uyir uthirum bothu
Uravugalum veeno
Ulagam ithu thaanooo…
Kaadhal siluvaiyil arainthaal ennai
Theeyin kuduvaiyil adaithaal kannai
Kaadhal siluvaiyil arainthaal ennai
Theeyin kuduvaiyil adaithaal kannai
Kanavugalil vizhuntha ennai
Kavalaiyidam anuppugiraal
Ilamai ennum karuvarai engum
Eri thazhalai koluthugiraal
Uyir uthirum bothu
Uravugalum veeno
Ulagam ithu thaanooo….
On the cross of love...
She nailed me down...
In a jar of fire...
She trapped my eyes...
Me, who fell into dreams,
she sends away to sorrow.
Across the womb of youth,
she lights a burning flame.
When life itself slips away,
are all relationships pointless too?
Is this all the world really is?
In the eyes of vultures,
there is no fear of death.
A mute person's lullaby,
no ears can ever hear.
To be a gem in the dust
became nothing but trouble.
Without looking at their sins,
befriending them brought only pain.
Good deeds make the earth
sweet as honey every day,
while anger only gathers sorrows.
Me, who fell into dreams,
she sends away to sorrow.
Across the womb of youth,
she lights a burning flame.
When life itself slips away...
are all relationships pointless too?
Is this all the world really is?
What she imagines,
there is no way to write.
I have become a caged parrot,
with no way to get out.
The truths of this man,
there is no way to speak aloud.
I have become the home of failures,
with no one to stand by my side.
For living human beings,
burdens never end.
Time is an island of relationships.
Me, who fell into dreams,
she sends away to sorrow.
Across the womb of youth,
she lights a burning flame.
When life itself slips away...
are all relationships pointless too?
Is this all the world really is?
On the cross of love...
She nailed me down...
In a jar of fire...
She trapped my eyes...
Me, who fell into dreams,
she sends away to sorrow.
Across the womb of youth,
she lights a burning flame.
When life itself slips away,
are all relationships pointless too?
Is this all the world really is?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaadhal Siluvaiyil Arainthaal Ennai is a deeply melancholic song from Subramaniapuram (2008), with music composed by James Vasanthan and lyrics written by Thamarai. The song expresses extreme agony, loss of freedom, heartbreak, and philosophical disillusionment with human relationships and destiny.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaadhal siluvaiyil arainthaal ennai

Compares love to a painful crucifixion cross ('Kaadhal siluvaiyil') and youth to a womb ('Ilamai ennum karuvarai').

Simile (Uvamai)

Puzhuthiyilae rathinamaai

Compares an ignored or troubled existence to a precious gem lying unnoticed in dust ('Puzhuthiyilae rathinamaai').

Monai (Initial Assonance/Alliteration)

Kanavugalil vizhuntha ennai / Kavalaiyidam anuppugiraal

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Ka' in Kanavugalil and Kavalaiyidam.

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Trivia

Subramaniapuram (2008) featured a landmark period soundtrack composed by James Vasanthan in his debut, earning wide praise for capturing 1980s Madurai aesthetics and melancholic tone.

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