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Kadhala Kadhala

From Suryavamsam · 1997

Lyricist
Mu. Metha
Singers
Hariharan, Swarnalatha
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Suryavamsam
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
17 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Theeyilae thendralai vaazhgiren kaadhala
Kanngalaa thundilaa kanngalaa thundilaa
Marinen meengalaa
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Aahaaa..aaaa…aaaa
Ahaaaa..aaaa….aaaaaaa
Idhaya thudipinil oosai illai
Eduthu sollavum bhasaiyillai
Idharkku munn indha aasai illai
Imaighal visirigal veesa villai
Thanimayil indru naan nagham kadithen
Adikkadi ennai naan dhinam rasithen
Kanavinil unnai naan padam pidithen
Thalaianai odu naan adam pidithen
Enn intha maatramoo…
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Tara tara tatara…tara tara………..
Tara tara tatara…tara tara……….
Perughi perughi oru alai aanen
Urughi urughi pani thuli aanen
Parandhu parandhu oru siraghu aanen
Nanainthu nanainthu pul veliaanen
Bhoomiyum inghu pin suzhalvathenna
Vanaavil ondru ennai valaipadhenna
Malargalil ellam kann muzhaipadhenna
Ragasiyam solli ennai rasipadhenna
Enn intha maatramoo
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Female :Theeyilae thendralai vaazhgiren kaadhala
Male :Kanngalaa thundilaa kanngalaa thundilaa
Female :Marinen meengalaa..aaa
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Female :Hmmm…mmmmm…mmmm…mmm
Oh my love, is this love, or a gentle drizzle of love?
Oh my love, is this love, or a gentle drizzle of love?
I feel a cool breeze even within fire, my love.
Are your eyes fishing hooks? Are your eyes fishing hooks?
Have I turned into a fish?
Oh my love, is this love, or a gentle drizzle of love?
Aaha... aah...
Ahaa... aah...
There is no sound in my heartbeat,
and no words to express this feeling.
I have never felt this desire before,
my eyelids do not even flutter to blink.
Sitting alone today, I bit my nails,
I kept admiring myself over and over every day.
I captured your picture in my dreams,
and stubbornly held on to my pillow.
Why this sudden change in me?
Oh my love, is this love, or a gentle drizzle of love?
Thara thara thathara... thara thara...
Thara thara thathara... thara thara...
Swelling and surging, I became a wave,
melting and melting, I became a drop of dew.
Flying higher and higher, I became a wing,
drenched over and over, I became a green meadow.
Why does the earth spin backward here?
Why does a rainbow wrap around me?
Why do eyes seem to sprout on every flower?
Why do they whisper secrets and gaze at me?
Why this sudden change in me?
Oh my love, is this love, or a gentle drizzle of love?
Female: I feel a cool breeze even within fire, my love.
Male: Are your eyes fishing hooks? Are your eyes fishing hooks?
Female: Have I turned into a fish... ah?
Oh my love, is this love, or a gentle drizzle of love?
Female: Hmmm... mmmmm... mmmm... mmm
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kaadhala Kaadhala' from the 1997 Tamil blockbuster Suryavamsam is a poetic exploration of love's transformative power. Written by legendary lyricist Mu. Metha, the song beautifully encapsulates the sweet restlessness, playful obsession, and surreal joy experienced by someone falling deeply in love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Visual Metaphor

“Theeyilae thendralai vaazhgiren kaadhala”

Living as a 'breeze inside fire' blends two opposing elements (fire and cool breeze) to show how passion feels both intense and soothing.

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

“Kanngalaa thundilaa... Marinen meengalaa”

Compares the beloved's eyes to a fishing hook and the lover to a helpless fish caught by love.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Anaphora)

“Perughi perughi oru alai aanen”

Repetition of words like 'perughi', 'urughi', 'parandhu', and 'nanainthu' builds rhythm and emphasizes continuous emotional transformation.

Hyperbole (Uyarchu Navirtchi)

“Malargalil ellam kann muzhaipadhenna”

Exaggerates nature's reaction by describing flowers sprouting eyes to look at the lover.

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