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Kadhale Kadhale Title Track

From Kadhale Kadhale · 2015

Lyricist
Viyan Pugazhendhi
Singer
Kapil Kapilan
Music director
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Uyir ullavarai ullirukkum kaadhalLove that resides inside as long as there is life
Anu dhinam nammai uyirthidum kaadhalLove that breathes life into us every single day
Male
Meendum meendum saaral polavaeAgain and again like a gentle drizzle
En meethu meendum thoorum indha kaadhaleThis love showers upon me repeatedly
Thondrum neram pudhu ulagamaaagavaeWhen it appears, it turns into a whole new world
Namai engendraalum kootti sellum kaadhalaeLove that takes us along wherever we go
Puviyinilae uyir thodara seithu neengamalMaking life continue on this earth without departing
Imai poludhum namai iayakkum indha kaadhalaeThis love that drives us every instant like the blink of an eye
Thani thaniyaai namai pirithu veithu paaraamalWithout seeing us as separated individuals
Oor uyiraai namai inaikkum indha kaadhalaeThis love that binds us together as a single soul
Male
Agilam ellam suzhattra veikkum kaadhalaeLove that makes the entire universe revolve
Yaathaiyumae eerthu vellum kaadhalLove that attracts and conquers everything
Padarnthidum ver kooda mann meedhu kaadhalaeEven the root spreading over the earth is love
Thulir vidum mudhal mottum thaen sindhum kaadhalaeLove is the sprouting first bud that drips honey
Male and Chorus :Adhu tharum kanigal kaadhalaeThe fruits it yields are also love
Kaadhalae kaadhalae yaadhumae kaadhalaeLove, oh love, everything is love
Male
Arimuga varigal ingu yedhum sollidaamalWithout speaking any words of introduction here
Manathinil pookkum indha kaadhalThis love that blooms in the heart
Chorus :Indha kaadhalThis love
Male :Vazhi indri thavithu ingu yengum oor vaazhvilIn a life that yearns and suffers without a way
Oli thandhu kaakkum indha kaadhalThis love that protects by offering light
Chorus :Indha kaadhalThis love
Male :Vaan mazhai polave thoovidum kaadhalaeLove that showers down like rain from the sky
Olir vidum nilavai pol pirai vidum kaadhalaeLove that shines like the glowing crescent moon
Male
Panithidum kann sindhum neer kooda kadhalaeEven the tear shed by misty eyes is love
Thudaithidum viral pattu karaigindra kaadhalaeLove that melts away when touched by wiping fingers

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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