- Lyricist
- Viyan Pugazhendhi
- Singer
- Kapil Kapilan
- Music director
- Vishal Chandrasekhar
- Movie name
- Kadhale Kadhale
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Sept 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kadhale Kadhale is an evocative ode celebrating love as an all-encompassing, vital force of nature. The song expresses that love is not merely a transient feeling between two people, but a fundamental element that sustains life, gives hope in dark moments, and unites individual souls into a singular entity. Through natural imagery like gentle drizzles, spreading roots, honeyed buds, and moonlight, the lyrics illustrate how love permeates every facet of existence. It highlights how love offers guidance and comfort during times of despair, turning tears into comfort and bringing light into directionless lives.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Meendum meendum saaral polavae”
Compares the recurrent arrival of love to a recurring gentle rain drizzle.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Padarnthidum ver kooda mann meedhu kaadhalae”
Depicts nature's elements like roots spreading in the dirt directly as manifestations of love.
Anaphora (Sol Adukku / Epistrophe)
“Kaadhalae kaadhalae yaadhumae kaadhalae”
Repeated emphasis on the word 'Kaadhalae' at the end of lines to reinforce the omnipresence of love.
Imagery (Kaatchi Bimbam)
“Thudaithidum viral pattu karaigindra kaadhalae”
Creates a vivid picture of emotional comfort through the action of a finger wiping a tear.
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Trivia
Composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar with lyrics by Viyan Pugazhendhi, this romantic track utilizes natural metaphors—such as rain, soil, roots, and moonlight—to describe love as a cosmic and physical reality.
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