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Kadhalai Kollum

From Munthirikaadu · 2023

Lyricist
Ilayakamban
Singer
Jayamoorthy
Music director
A. K. Priyan
Movie name
Munthirikaadu
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
26 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kadhalai kollum saathiyae
Unakkoru saavu varadha
Kadhalai kollum saathiyae
Unakkoru saavu varadha
Kadhalai kollum saathiyae
Unakkoru saavu varadha
Indha kaadhalar gal sindhum
Kanner thulikkum theervu varadha
Thalai virithaadum aanava saathi
Madinthu vidatha
Kaadhal thalai murai moottum
Theeyil manamum karugi vidatha
Kanda thundamaai vettinaalum
Uyir kaadhal vellum
Ne karuvaruthaalum kaadhal vendra
Kaadhal vendra saritharam solum
Kadhalai kollum saathiyae
Unakkoru saavu varadha
Indha kaadhalar gal sindhum
Kanner thulikkum theervu varadha
Aathigathin adimai vilangai
Kaadhal adithu norukkum
Saathi adakku muraiyin iduppai murikka
Kaadhal puratchi veedikkum
Gothiram soothiram saathiram parthu
Kaadhal vanhu viduma
Nee aathiram kondu azhikka nenacha
Adangi odungi viduma
Samathuvathai manidhanukkul
Kaadhal thaan vidhaikumada
Adhu saathi pookkum aayuthangalai
Mannai thondi pudhaikumada
Mannai thondi pudhaikumada
Kadhalai kollum saathiyae
Unakkoru saavu varadha
Indha kaadhalar gal sindhum
Kanner thulikkum theervu varadha
Kaadhal munbu saathiye undhan
Sattam enna seiyum
Un kaattumirandi saathi thimiru
Kaadhal munbu madiyum
Ella uyirkkum kaadhal undu
Iyarkkai vagutha niyadhi
Adhai idaiyil nindru thadakka
Evanukkum illai ingu thaguthi
Saathi madham parkaadha
Kaadhal oru punidhamada
Saathi tharuthalaigal thirunthi vittaal
Thalai nimirum manidhamada
Thalai nimirum manidhamada
Kadhalai kollum saathiyae
Unakkoru saavu varadha
Indha kaadhalar gal sindhum
Kanner thulikkum theervu varadha
O caste that murders love,
won't death ever come to you?
O caste that murders love,
won't death ever come to you?
O caste that murders love,
won't death ever come to you?
For the tears shed
by these lovers, will an answer never come?
Won't this arrogant caste running wild
fall and perish?
In the fire lit by the generation of love,
won't that cruel mindset burn to ashes?
Even if you hack it to pieces,
living love will triumph.
Even if you try to wipe it out at the root,
history will tell how love won!
O caste that murders love,
won't death ever come to you?
For the tears shed
by these lovers, will an answer never come?
The enslaving chains of dominance,
love will shatter to pieces.
To break the back of caste oppression,
a revolution of love will erupt.
By checking clan, rituals, and scriptures,
does love ever happen?
If you get enraged and try to destroy it,
will it ever cower and surrender?
Equality among all human beings
is sown only by love!
The weapons born of caste,
it will dig into the ground and bury!
It will dig into the ground and bury!
O caste that murders love,
won't death ever come to you?
For the tears shed
by these lovers, will an answer never come?
In front of love, O caste,
what power do your laws have?
Your barbaric caste arrogance
will die before love.
Love belongs to every living soul,
it is the rule decreed by nature.
To stand in between and block it,
no one here has any right.
Love that sees no caste or religion
is truly sacred!
If these caste-blind fools mend their ways,
humanity will hold its head high!
Humanity will hold its head high!
O caste that murders love,
won't death ever come to you?
For the tears shed
by these lovers, will an answer never come?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kadhalai Kollum Saathiyae from the movie Munthirikaadu (2023) is a fiery protest anthem written by Ilayakamban, set to music by A. K. Priyan, and sung with intense emotion by folk artist Jayamoorthy. The song delivers an uncompromising critique of caste fanatism, honor killings, and social prejudice that destroy young lovers across caste barriers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)

“Kadhalai kollum saathiyae / Unakkoru saavu varadha”

The refrain repeatedly asks 'Unakkoru saavu varadha' (Will death not come upon you?), using a rhetorical question to express deep outrage and assert the eventual demise of casteism.

Assonance and internal rhyme (Monaai / Iyaibu)

“Gothiram soothiram saathiram parthu”

The words 'Gothiram', 'soothiram', and 'saathiram' use internal rhyming and rhythmic repetition to highlight the arbitrary constraints imposed by traditional dogmas.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Adhu saathi pookkum aayuthangalai / Mannai thondi pudhaikumada”

Love is metaphorically presented as a revolutionary force that digs up the earth and buries the weapons forged by caste fanaticism.

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Trivia

Munthirikaadu (2023), directed by Kalasooriyan, focuses intensely on caste-based oppression and violence in Tamil Nadu. The singer Jayamoorthy is renowned for his work in authentic Tamil folk and social reform songs, giving this track raw social urgency.

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