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Kadhal Uyire

From Gandhi Kannadi · 2025

Lyricist
Uma Devi
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Vivek-Mervin
Movie name
Gandhi Kannadi
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
14 Jul 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal uyire
Nee than engae
Vaazha vazhithaan
Undoo thaniyae
Thaavum kodi naan
Thaviyaai thavikka
Thaangum malai nee
Sarindha kidakka
Thirumana maalai nee sootta thane
Kaathirundhaal indha maa mayilae
Theeyum thee motta erindhae pogiradhae
Pon naal inge
Kaalam kai kattum kaanal neer kudithae
Indha udal thiriya
Dhoora dhoorathi dhesam ponaalum
Varuven
Kaadhal uyire
Nee than engae
Vaazha vazhithaan
Undoo thaniyae
Uyirai pirindhu
Oru udal mattum kidapathu
Maranamaa
Unai naan izhandhu
En uyir ingu thavippadhu
Maranam than
Odoodi undhan kadhalai
Naan enge theduven
Kannamaavai thedidum
Un kural oosai ketkkuthe
Un vaasathai kaatru thaan
Dhinam dhinam pesuthae
Kaadhal uyire
Nee than engae
Vaazha vazhithaan
Undoo thaniyae
Vaanam paarthu un kaadhali
Yengida venumo
Puthaiyum baaraththai naan ini
Thaangida koodumoo
Ooraar kann pattu kaadhal anbu
Kaanama pogumo
Thanneer indri ponathum
Tharaiyinil meengal vaadumae
Endhan uyir neerthuli
Unai vandhu serumae
Kaadhal uyire
Nee than engae
Vaazha vazhithaan
Undoo thaniyae
Thirumana maalai nee sootta thane
Kaathirundhaal indha maa mayilae
Theeyum thee motta erindhae pogiradhae
Pon naal inge
Kaalam kai kattum kaanal neer kudithae
Indha udal thiriya
Dhoora dhoorathi dhesam ponaalum
Varuven
Kaadhal uyire
Nee than engae
Vaazha vazhithaan
Undoo thaniyae
Soul of my love,
where are you?
Is there any way
to live all alone?
I am a climbing vine,
suffering in distress,
while you, the mountain that held me,
lie collapsed.
Just for you to place the wedding garland,
this beautiful peacock was waiting.
A budding fire burns away,
on this golden day.
Time stands helpless, drinking mirage water,
as this body wanders.
Even if I go to lands far, far away,
I will return.
Soul of my love,
where are you?
Is there any way
to live all alone?
Separated from its life,
is a body lying still
called death?
Having lost you,
my soul suffering here
is true death.
Running everywhere, your love,
where will I search for it?
Searching for Kannamma,
the sound of your voice is heard.
The breeze talks of your scent
every single day.
Soul of my love,
where are you?
Is there any way
to live all alone?
Looking up at the sky,
must your lover keep longing?
This sinking burden,
can I bear it anymore?
Stricken by people's evil eye,
will this love disappear?
When the water runs dry,
fish on the shore wither away.
The drop of water of my soul
will reach you.
Soul of my love,
where are you?
Is there any way
to live all alone?
Just for you to place the wedding garland,
this beautiful peacock was waiting.
A budding fire burns away,
on this golden day.
Time stands helpless, drinking mirage water,
as this body wanders.
Even if I go to lands far, far away,
I will return.
Soul of my love,
where are you?
Is there any way
to live all alone?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Gandhi Kannadi' expresses the intense agony, heartbreak, and profound longing experienced by a lover separated from their soulmate. Through deeply emotive lyrics, the speaker questions whether existence has any meaning when isolated from the person who completes them, comparing the loss of love to actual death where the body remains while the soul suffers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Thaavum kodi naan... Thaangum malai nee”

The speaker compares themselves to a soft, climbing vine ('Thaavum kodi') and the beloved to a strong mountain ('Thaangum malai'), illustrating dependence and structural emotional support.

Upamai (Analogy/Simile)

“Thanneer indri ponathum tharaiyinil meengal vaadumae”

The distress of living without the lover is compared to fish struggling and drying up on land without water ('Thanneer indri ponathum tharaiyinil meengal vaadumae').

Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

“Thaavum kodi naan / Thaviyaai thavikka”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across successive lines or words to enhance lyrical rhythm.

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Trivia

The track is sung by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja for the duo Vivek-Mervin, featuring lyrics by acclaimed poet and academic Dr. Uma Devi.

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