Kadhala Kadhala
From Suryavamsam · 1997
- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- Hariharan, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Suryavamsam1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala | Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love! |
| Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala | Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love! |
| Theeyilae thendralai vaazhgiren kaadhala | I live like a gentle breeze within fire, my love. |
| Kanngalaa thundilaa kanngalaa thundilaa | Are your eyes a fishing hook? Are your eyes a fishing hook? |
| Marinen meengalaa | I have transformed into a fish! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala | Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love! |
| Chorus | |
| Aahaaa..aaaa…aaaa | Aahaaa..aaaa…aaaa |
| Ahaaaa..aaaa….aaaaaaa | Ahaaaa..aaaa….aaaaaaa |
| Female | |
| Idhaya thudipinil oosai illai | There is no sound in my heartbeat. |
| Eduthu sollavum bhasaiyillai | There are no words to express this. |
| Male | |
| Idharkku munn indha aasai illai | Before this, I never had such a desire. |
| Imaighal visirigal veesa villai | My eyelashes did not fan me like this before. |
| Female | |
| Thanimayil indru naan nagham kadithen | In solitude today, I bit my nails. |
| Adikkadi ennai naan dhinam rasithen | I found myself admiring my own reflection often every day. |
| Male | |
| Kanavinil unnai naan padam pidithen | I captured a picture of you in my dreams. |
| Thalaianai odu naan adam pidithen | I threw tantrums with my pillow. |
| Female | |
| Enn intha maatramoo… | Why this change in me? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala | Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love! |
| Chorus | |
| Tara tara tatara…tara tara……….. | Tara tara tatara…tara tara……….. |
| Tara tara tatara…tara tara………. | Tara tara tatara…tara tara………. |
| Male | |
| Perughi perughi oru alai aanen | Surging and swelling, I became a wave. |
| Urughi urughi pani thuli aanen | Melting and melting, I became a dewdrop. |
| Female | |
| Parandhu parandhu oru siraghu aanen | Flying and flying, I became a wing. |
| Nanainthu nanainthu pul veliaanen | Getting soaked and soaked, I became a grassy meadow. |
| Male | |
| Bhoomiyum inghu pin suzhalvathenna | Why is the earth spinning backwards here now? |
| Vanaavil ondru ennai valaipadhenna | Why is a rainbow encircling me? |
| Female | |
| Malargalil ellam kann muzhaipadhenna | Why are eyes sprouting on all the flowers? |
| Ragasiyam solli ennai rasipadhenna | Why is it whispering secrets and admiring me? |
| Male | |
| Enn intha maatramoo | Why this change in me? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala | Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love! |
| Female :Theeyilae thendralai vaazhgiren kaadhala | Female: I live like a gentle breeze within fire, my love. |
| Male :Kanngalaa thundilaa kanngalaa thundilaa | Male: Are your eyes a fishing hook? Are your eyes a fishing hook? |
| Female :Marinen meengalaa..aaa | Female: I have transformed into a fish..aaa |
| Male | |
| Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala | Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love! |
| Female :Hmmm…mmmmm…mmmm…mmm | Female: Hmmm…mmmmm…mmmm…mmm |
காதலா காதலா
காதலின் சாரலா காதலா
காதலா காதலின் சாரலா
தீயிலே தென்றலாய்
வாழ்கிறேன் காதலா
கண்களா தூண்டிலா
கண்களா தூண்டிலா
மாறினேன் மீன்களா
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
I live like a gentle breeze within fire, my love.
Are your eyes a fishing hook? Are your eyes a fishing hook?
I have transformed into a fish!
காதலா காதலா
காதலின் சாரலா
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஆ
Aahaaa..aaaa…aaaa
Ahaaaa..aaaa….aaaaaaa
இதயத் துடிப்பினில்
ஓசையில்லை எடுத்துச்
சொல்லவும் பாஷையில்லை
There is no sound in my heartbeat.
There are no words to express this.
இதற்குமுன்
இந்த ஆசையில்லை
இமைகள் விசிறிகள்
வீசவில்லை
Before this, I never had such a desire.
My eyelashes did not fan me like this before.
தனிமையில்
இன்று நான் நகம்
கடித்தேன் அடிக்கடி
என்னை நான் தினம்
ரசித்தேன்
In solitude today, I bit my nails.
I found myself admiring my own reflection often every day.
கனவினில்
உன்னை நான் படம்பிடித்தேன்
தலையணையோடு நான்
அடம்பிடித்தேன்
ஏனிந்த மாற்றமோ
I captured a picture of you in my dreams.
I threw tantrums with my pillow.
காதலா காதலா
காதலின் சாரலா
Why this change in me?
..........................
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
பெருகிப் பெருகி
ஒரு அலையானேன்
உருகி உருகி பனித்
துளியானேன்
Tara tara tatara…tara tara………..
Tara tara tatara…tara tara……….
பறந்து பறந்து
ஒரு சிறகானேன் நனைந்து
நனைந்து புல்வெளியானேன்
Surging and swelling, I became a wave.
Melting and melting, I became a dewdrop.
பூமியும் இங்கு
பின் சுழல்வதென்ன
வானவில் ஒன்று
என்னை வளைப்பதென்ன
Flying and flying, I became a wing.
Getting soaked and soaked, I became a grassy meadow.
மலர்களில்
எல்லாம் கண் முளைப்பதென்ன
ரகசியம் சொல்லி என்னை
ரசிப்பதென்ன
Why is the earth spinning backwards here now?
Why is a rainbow encircling me?
ஏனிந்த மாற்றமோ
Why are eyes sprouting on all the flowers?
Why is it whispering secrets and admiring me?
காதலா காதலா
காதலின் சாரலா
தீயிலே தென்றலாய்
வாழ்கிறேன் காதலா
கண்களா தூண்டிலா
கண்களா தூண்டிலா
மாறினேன் மீன்களா
Why this change in me?
காதலா காதலா
காதலின் சாரலா
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
Female: I live like a gentle breeze within fire, my love.
Male: Are your eyes a fishing hook? Are your eyes a fishing hook?
Female: I have transformed into a fish..aaa
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
Female: Hmmm…mmmmm…mmmm…mmm
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
Theeyilae thendralai vaazhgiren kaadhala
I live like a gentle breeze within fire, my love.
Kanngalaa thundilaa kanngalaa thundilaa
Are your eyes a fishing hook? Are your eyes a fishing hook?
Marinen meengalaa
I have transformed into a fish!
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
Aahaaa..aaaa…aaaa
Aahaaa..aaaa…aaaa
Ahaaaa..aaaa….aaaaaaa
Ahaaaa..aaaa….aaaaaaa
Idhaya thudipinil oosai illai
There is no sound in my heartbeat.
Eduthu sollavum bhasaiyillai
There are no words to express this.
Idharkku munn indha aasai illai
Before this, I never had such a desire.
Imaighal visirigal veesa villai
My eyelashes did not fan me like this before.
Thanimayil indru naan nagham kadithen
In solitude today, I bit my nails.
Adikkadi ennai naan dhinam rasithen
I found myself admiring my own reflection often every day.
Kanavinil unnai naan padam pidithen
I captured a picture of you in my dreams.
Thalaianai odu naan adam pidithen
I threw tantrums with my pillow.
Enn intha maatramoo…
Why this change in me?
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
Tara tara tatara…tara tara………..
Tara tara tatara…tara tara………..
Tara tara tatara…tara tara……….
Tara tara tatara…tara tara……….
Perughi perughi oru alai aanen
Surging and swelling, I became a wave.
Urughi urughi pani thuli aanen
Melting and melting, I became a dewdrop.
Parandhu parandhu oru siraghu aanen
Flying and flying, I became a wing.
Nanainthu nanainthu pul veliaanen
Getting soaked and soaked, I became a grassy meadow.
Bhoomiyum inghu pin suzhalvathenna
Why is the earth spinning backwards here now?
Vanaavil ondru ennai valaipadhenna
Why is a rainbow encircling me?
Malargalil ellam kann muzhaipadhenna
Why are eyes sprouting on all the flowers?
Ragasiyam solli ennai rasipadhenna
Why is it whispering secrets and admiring me?
Enn intha maatramoo
Why this change in me?
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
Female :Theeyilae thendralai vaazhgiren kaadhala
Female: I live like a gentle breeze within fire, my love.
Male :Kanngalaa thundilaa kanngalaa thundilaa
Male: Are your eyes a fishing hook? Are your eyes a fishing hook?
Female :Marinen meengalaa..aaa
Female: I have transformed into a fish..aaa
Kaadhala kaadhala kaadhalin saarala
Oh lover, oh lover, drizzle of love!
Female :Hmmm…mmmmm…mmmm…mmm
Female: Hmmm…mmmmm…mmmm…mmm
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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Trivia
Though listed as unknown in the prompt, this classic soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar and sung by Hariharan and Sujatha Mohan. The song earned widespread acclaim for its melodious rhythm and poetic Tamil lyrics.
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