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Kadhaliye Kadhaliye

From Nenjirukkum Varai · 2006

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Haricharan
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Movie name
Nenjirukkum Varai
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
25 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae
Nee enakku kadavul thaanae
Kannmaniyae nee poonaal
Athu ennakku maranam thaanae
Nee oru varthai sonnaal pothum
Enakkul etho balam koodum
Nee oru paarvai paarthaal pothum
Malaiyum udainthu thavidaagum
Intha kaadhal illai endraal
Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu
Intha kaadhal illai endraal
Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu
Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae
Nee enakku kadavul thaanae
Kannmaniyae nee poonaal
Athu ennakku maranam thaanae
En inbathilum thunbathilum
Idi mazhai minnalilum
Neethaan……enuyirae…..enuyirae….
En ennathilum seyalilum
Ettu thikku thisaiyilum
Neethaan……enuyirae…..enuyirae….
Kaadhal udan payanam ponaal
Vali thunaigal thevai illai
Kaadhalilae kaayam kandaal
Endrum athu valipathillai
Kaadhal thunithapin
Thuyarangal paarthpathillai
Kadal meenukku puyal ondrum
Perithu illai
Intha kaadhal thalai nimirnthaal
Antha vaanam uyaram kidaiyaathu
Intha kaadhal illai endraal
Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu
Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae
Nee enakku kadavul thaanae…
Kaadhaliyae—-
En kanavilum ninaivilum
Udalilum uyirilum
Kalanthaai……enuyirae…..enuyirae….
Enn iravilum pagalilum
Ithayathin thudippilum
Thodarnthaai….enuyirae…..enuyirae….
Kaadhalargal alinthaal kooda
Kaadhal endrum aliyaathu
Kadalin alai ointhaal kooda
Kaadhal alai oiyaathu
Adi kaadhalin valimaigal
Purivathillai
Athan kaal thadum neruppinai
Arivathillai
Intha kaadhal ondru thaanae
Ada jananam maranam kidaiyaathu
Intha kaadhal illai endraal
Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu
Kaadhaliyae…… kaadhaliyae……..
O my love, my beloved,
You are indeed my God...
My darling, if you leave me,
That would truly be my death.
Just one word from you is enough,
A strange strength builds up inside me.
Just one look from you is enough,
Even a mountain would shatter into dust...
If not for this love,
The wheel of this earth would not turn...
If not for this love,
The wheel of this earth would not turn...
O my love, my beloved,
You are indeed my God...
My darling, if you leave me,
That would truly be my death.
In my happiness and in my sorrow,
Through thunder, rain, and lightning,
You are the only one, my life, my soul.
In my thoughts and in my actions,
In every single direction,
You are the only one, my life, my soul.
If you travel along with love,
You need no companion on the road.
If you are wounded in love,
It never really hurts.
Once love gathers its courage,
It pays no heed to sorrows.
To a fish living in the sea,
A storm is nothing at all.
If this love holds its head high,
Even the sky is not too high.
If not for this love,
The wheel of this earth would not turn...
O my love, my beloved,
You are indeed my God...
O my love...
In my dreams and in my thoughts,
In my body and in my soul,
You blended with me, my life, my breath.
In my nights and in my days,
In every beat of my heart,
You stayed with me, my life, my breath.
Even if lovers perish,
Love will never die.
Even if the ocean waves settle down,
The tide of love will never cease.
Oh, the strength of love
Cannot be understood.
Its footsteps
Do not fear the fire.
Love is the only thing,
That has neither birth nor death!
If not for this love,
The wheel of this earth would not turn...
O my love... my beloved...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kaadhaliyae Kaadhaliyae' from the 2006 Tamil film 'Nenjirukkum Varai' is an intense expression of immortal love. The protagonist exalts his lover to the status of a deity, describing how her presence gives him insurmountable strength, while her absence would mean death. The lyrics emphasize that love is cosmic and eternal—it keeps the world turning, defies suffering, transcends death, and outlasts even the universe itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi Ani)

“Intha kaadhal illai endraal / Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu”

Exaggerating love's power by stating that a single glance can break a mountain to dust ('Malaiyum udainthu thavidaagum') and that without love, the earth itself wouldn't rotate ('Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu').

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Nee enakku kadavul thaanae”

Comparing the lover to God ('Nee enakku kadavul thaanae') and referring to love as an unceasing ocean wave ('Kaadhal alai oiyaathu').

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae / Kannmaniyae nee poonaal”

Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds in adjacent or matching lines, such as 'Intha' / 'Intha' or 'Kaadhaliyae' / 'Kannmaniyae'.

Ethirai (Antithesis / Contrast)

“En inbathilum thunbathilum”

Juxtaposition of opposites like joy and sorrow ('inbathilum thunbathilum') or night and day ('iravilum pagalilum') to emphasize totality.

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Trivia

The film 'Nenjirukkum Varai' (2006) was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and starred Narain and Deepu. The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva, with soulful lyrics written by the celebrated late lyricist Na. Muthukumar.

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