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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhaley

From Dabangg 3 · 2019

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Salman Ali, Muskaan
Music director
Sajid Wajid
Details
Dabangg 32019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Mudhal muraiyaagaFor the first time
Kaadhalil naanaAm I in love?
Siragena maariTurning into wings
Thol thoduvaanaWill he touch my shoulders?
Female
Hoo…aayiram naanamHoo... a thousand shyness
Enil enil thaanaIs it within me, within me?
Ivan ennai paarkaiyilWhen he looks at me
Naan pizhaipenaWill I survive?
Male
Nenjinil ee…eeeramMoisture in the heart
Edhuvum illa…aaa…aa…There was none at all...
Ennul ak-kaadhalaiThat love inside me
Peidhaan allaa…..He showered, O Allah...
Male
Boomiyil ovi…ee yarPainters on earth
Yaarumae solla…aa….aaaNo one can depict it...
Kaadhal ulagaiA world of love
Seidhaan allaa….He created, O Allah...
Male
Nenjinil eeramMoisture in the heart
Edhuvum illaThere was none at all
Ennul ak-kaadhalaiThat love inside me
Peidhaan allaa…He showered, O Allah...
Male
Boomiyil oviyarPainters on earth
Yaarumae sollaNo one can depict it
Kaadhal ulagaiA world of love
Seidhaan allaaHe created, O Allah
Male
Kaadhalae…Oh love...
Ennilae…niraindhaaiYou filled within me
Ennai pole ennai varaindhaaiYou painted me like myself
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…Oh love... oh love...
Devadhaiyin mazhai pozhindhaaiYou showered like an angel's rain
Kanavinai pol ennil karaindhaaiYou dissolved in me like a dream
Female
Pasuvin pasiyarindhuUnderstanding the hunger of a cow
Enadhu pasi marandhuForgetting my own hunger
Pullai thanthu un sollai unduGiving grass and living off your word
Naan vaazhuvenI shall live
Female
Oh en nenjil panjondru koidhaOh, plucked a piece of cotton from my heart
Nee sooda or aadai seidhaMade a garment for you to wear
Undhan maarbil veppam endruAs warmth upon your chest
Naan maaruvenI will transform
Male
Unnai endhan kannaadiI called you my mirror
EndrenaeI said so
En maarbil aadai aanaaiyadiYou became the clothing on my chest
En moochu kaatru nee uru kondaMy breath took shape as you
Endhan uyir neeYou are my life
Kaadhalae…ennilae…niraindhaaiOh love... you filled within me
Kanavinai pol ennil karaindhaaiYou dissolved in me like a dream
Female
Ulagam peridhu endruThat the world is huge
Manadhu sirithu endruThat the heart is tiny
Unnai kaanum munnae naanBefore I saw you, I
SonnenadaSaid so, my dear
Female
Oh unadhu vizhiyil ondruOh, seeing that my world
Enadhu ulagam endruIs within your eyes
Maara kanduSeeing it transform
Vaai pilandhu nindrenadaI stood in utter awe
Male
Orae orr thooral kettenaeI asked for just a single drizzle
Alla andha vaanai thandhaanaeAllah gave me the entire sky
Avvaanam kaiyilaeThat sky in my hands
Vizhavae pidithaenadi….ee…..As it fell, I caught it...
Female
Kaadhalae…ennilae…niraindhaaiOh love... you filled within me
Kanavinai pol ennil karaindhaaiYou dissolved in me like a dream
Male
Kaadhalae..Oh love..
Kaadhalae..Oh love..
Kaadhalae…ennilae…niraindhaaiOh love... you filled within me
Kanavinai pol ennil karaindhaaiYou dissolved in me like a dream

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This Tamil song from 'Dabangg 3' expresses the overwhelming experience of falling in love for the first time. The protagonist describes how love unexpectedly transformed a dry, emotionless heart into a blossoming realm of deep devotion, viewing it as a divine blessing from Allah.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kanavinai pol ennil karaindhaai

Compares the seamless merging of love into oneself to how a dream softly dissolves in one's consciousness ('Kanavinai pol ennil karaindhaai').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Devadhaiyin mazhai pozhindhaai

Compares the beloved's presence and gentle grace to a shower of angelic rain ('Devadhaiyin mazhai').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Alla andha vaanai thandhaanae

Expresses gratitude for receiving much more love than asked by stating that when a single drizzle was requested, the entire sky was gifted.

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Trivia

This track is the official Tamil version of 'Naina Lade' from the 2019 film Dabangg 3. The original Hindi version was composed by Sajid-Wajid, with Tamil adaptation lyrics penned by Madhan Karky.

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