Kadhaliye Kadhaliye
From Nenjirukkum Varai · 2006
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Nenjirukkum Varai2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae | Oh beloved, oh beloved |
| Nee enakku kadavul thaanae | You are my God indeed |
| Kannmaniyae nee poonaal | Oh precious one, if you leave me |
| Athu ennakku maranam thaanae | That would be death for me |
| Male | |
| Nee oru varthai sonnaal pothum | If you say just one word |
| Enakkul etho balam koodum | Some kind of strength builds up within me |
| Nee oru paarvai paarthaal pothum | If you glance at me just once |
| Malaiyum udainthu thavidaagum | Even a mountain will crumble into dust |
| Male | |
| Intha kaadhal illai endraal | If this love does not exist |
| Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu | The wheel of this earth will not rotate |
| Intha kaadhal illai endraal | If this love does not exist |
| Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu | The wheel of this earth will not rotate |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae | Oh beloved, oh beloved |
| Nee enakku kadavul thaanae | You are my God indeed |
| Kannmaniyae nee poonaal | Oh precious one, if you leave me |
| Athu ennakku maranam thaanae | That would be death for me |
| Male | |
| En inbathilum thunbathilum | In my joy and in my sorrow |
| Idi mazhai minnalilum | In thunder, rain, and lightning |
| Neethaan……enuyirae…..enuyirae…. | You alone are my life... my life... |
| En ennathilum seyalilum | In my thoughts and in my actions |
| Ettu thikku thisaiyilum | In all eight directions of the world |
| Neethaan……enuyirae…..enuyirae…. | You alone are my life... my life... |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal udan payanam ponaal | If one journeys along with love |
| Vali thunaigal thevai illai | There is no need for travel companions |
| Kaadhalilae kaayam kandaal | If love gets wounded |
| Endrum athu valipathillai | It never aches |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal thunithapin | Once love becomes courageous |
| Thuyarangal paarthpathillai | It does not fear afflictions |
| Kadal meenukku puyal ondrum | To a ocean fish, a storm is nothing |
| Perithu illai | It is not a big deal |
| Male | |
| Intha kaadhal thalai nimirnthaal | If this love holds its head high |
| Antha vaanam uyaram kidaiyaathu | Even that sky loses its high status |
| Intha kaadhal illai endraal | If this love does not exist |
| Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu | The wheel of this earth will not rotate |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae | Oh beloved, oh beloved |
| Nee enakku kadavul thaanae… | You are my God indeed... |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae—- | Oh beloved... |
| Male | |
| En kanavilum ninaivilum | In my dreams and in my thoughts |
| Udalilum uyirilum | In my body and in my soul |
| Kalanthaai……enuyirae…..enuyirae…. | You blended in... my life... my life... |
| Enn iravilum pagalilum | In my night and in my day |
| Ithayathin thudippilum | In the beat of my heart |
| Thodarnthaai….enuyirae…..enuyirae…. | You continued... my life... my life... |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalargal alinthaal kooda | Even if lovers perish |
| Kaadhal endrum aliyaathu | Love itself will never perish |
| Kadalin alai ointhaal kooda | Even if the ocean waves rest |
| Kaadhal alai oiyaathu | The wave of love never rests |
| Male | |
| Adi kaadhalin valimaigal | Oh, the true strength of love |
| Purivathillai | Is not easily understood |
| Athan kaal thadum neruppinai | The fire beneath its footsteps |
| Arivathillai | Is not perceived |
| Male | |
| Intha kaadhal ondru thaanae | Love is the only entity |
| Ada jananam maranam kidaiyaathu | That has neither birth nor death |
| Intha kaadhal illai endraal | If this love does not exist |
| Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu | The wheel of this earth will not rotate |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae…… kaadhaliyae…….. | Oh beloved... oh beloved... |
காதலியே காதலியே
நீ எனக்கு கடவுள் தானே..
கண்மணியே நீ போனால்
அது எனக்கு மரணம் தானே
Oh beloved, oh beloved
You are my God indeed
Oh precious one, if you leave me
That would be death for me
நீ ஒரு வார்த்தை சொன்னால் போதும்
எனக்குள் ஏதோ பலம் கூடும்
நீ ஒரு பார்வை பார்த்தால் போதும்
மலையும் உடைந்து தவிடாகும்...
If you say just one word
Some kind of strength builds up within me
If you glance at me just once
Even a mountain will crumble into dust
இந்த காதல் இல்லை என்றால்
இந்த பூமி சக்கரம் சுழலாது.....
இந்த காதல் இல்லை என்றால்
இந்த பூமி சக்கரம் சுழலாது.....
If this love does not exist
The wheel of this earth will not rotate
If this love does not exist
The wheel of this earth will not rotate
காதலியே காதலியே
நீ எனக்கு கடவுள் தானே..
கண்மணியே நீ போனால்
அது எனக்கு மரணம் தானே
Oh beloved, oh beloved
You are my God indeed
Oh precious one, if you leave me
That would be death for me
என் இன்பத்திலும் துன்பத்திலும்
இடி மழை மின்னலிலும்
நீதான் என் உயிரே என் உயிரே
என் எண்ணத்திலும் செயலிலும்
எட்டு திக்கு திசையிலும்
நீதான் என் உயிரே என் உயிரே
In my joy and in my sorrow
In thunder, rain, and lightning
You alone are my life... my life...
In my thoughts and in my actions
In all eight directions of the world
You alone are my life... my life...
காதல் உடன் பயணம் போனால்
வழி துணைகள் தேவை இல்லை
காதலிலே காயம் கண்டால்
என்றும் அது வலிப்பதில்லை
If one journeys along with love
There is no need for travel companions
If love gets wounded
It never aches
காதல் துணிந்த பின்
துயரங்கள் பார்ப்பதில்லை
கடல் மீனுக்கு புயல் ஒன்றும்
பெரிது இல்லை
Once love becomes courageous
It does not fear afflictions
To a ocean fish, a storm is nothing
It is not a big deal
இந்த காதல் தலை நிமிர்ந்தால்
அந்த வானம் உயரம் கிடையாது
இந்த காதல் இல்லை என்றால்
இந்த பூமி சக்கரம் சுழலாது.....
If this love holds its head high
Even that sky loses its high status
If this love does not exist
The wheel of this earth will not rotate
காதலியே காதலியே
நீ எனக்கு கடவுள் தானே..
Oh beloved, oh beloved
You are my God indeed...
காதலியே......................
Oh beloved...
என் கனவிலும் நினைவிலும்
உடலிலும் உயிரிலும்
கலந்தாய் என் உயிரே என் உயிரே
என் இரவிலும் பகலிலும்
இதயத்தின் துடிப்பிலும்
தொடர்ந்தாய் என் உயிரே என் உயிரே
In my dreams and in my thoughts
In my body and in my soul
You blended in... my life... my life...
In my night and in my day
In the beat of my heart
You continued... my life... my life...
காதலர்கள் அழிந்தால் கூட
காதல் என்றும் அழியாது
கடலின் அலை ஓய்ந்தால் கூட
காதல் அலை ஓயாது
Even if lovers perish
Love itself will never perish
Even if the ocean waves rest
The wave of love never rests
அடி காதலின் வலிமைகள்
புரிவதில்லை
அதன் கால் தடம் நெருப்பினை
அறிவதில்லை
Oh, the true strength of love
Is not easily understood
The fire beneath its footsteps
Is not perceived
இந்த காதல் ஒன்று தானே
அட ஜனனம் மரணம் கிடையாது
இந்த காதல் இல்லை என்றால்
இந்த பூமி சக்கரம் சுழலாது.....
Love is the only entity
That has neither birth nor death
If this love does not exist
The wheel of this earth will not rotate
காதலியே... காதலியே
Oh beloved... oh beloved...
Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae
Oh beloved, oh beloved
Nee enakku kadavul thaanae
You are my God indeed
Kannmaniyae nee poonaal
Oh precious one, if you leave me
Athu ennakku maranam thaanae
That would be death for me
Nee oru varthai sonnaal pothum
If you say just one word
Enakkul etho balam koodum
Some kind of strength builds up within me
Nee oru paarvai paarthaal pothum
If you glance at me just once
Malaiyum udainthu thavidaagum
Even a mountain will crumble into dust
Intha kaadhal illai endraal
If this love does not exist
Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu
The wheel of this earth will not rotate
Intha kaadhal illai endraal
If this love does not exist
Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu
The wheel of this earth will not rotate
Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae
Oh beloved, oh beloved
Nee enakku kadavul thaanae
You are my God indeed
Kannmaniyae nee poonaal
Oh precious one, if you leave me
Athu ennakku maranam thaanae
That would be death for me
En inbathilum thunbathilum
In my joy and in my sorrow
Idi mazhai minnalilum
In thunder, rain, and lightning
Neethaan……enuyirae…..enuyirae….
You alone are my life... my life...
En ennathilum seyalilum
In my thoughts and in my actions
Ettu thikku thisaiyilum
In all eight directions of the world
Neethaan……enuyirae…..enuyirae….
You alone are my life... my life...
Kaadhal udan payanam ponaal
If one journeys along with love
Vali thunaigal thevai illai
There is no need for travel companions
Kaadhalilae kaayam kandaal
If love gets wounded
Endrum athu valipathillai
It never aches
Kaadhal thunithapin
Once love becomes courageous
Thuyarangal paarthpathillai
It does not fear afflictions
Kadal meenukku puyal ondrum
To a ocean fish, a storm is nothing
Perithu illai
It is not a big deal
Intha kaadhal thalai nimirnthaal
If this love holds its head high
Antha vaanam uyaram kidaiyaathu
Even that sky loses its high status
Intha kaadhal illai endraal
If this love does not exist
Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu
The wheel of this earth will not rotate
Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae
Oh beloved, oh beloved
Nee enakku kadavul thaanae…
You are my God indeed...
Kaadhaliyae—-
Oh beloved...
En kanavilum ninaivilum
In my dreams and in my thoughts
Udalilum uyirilum
In my body and in my soul
Kalanthaai……enuyirae…..enuyirae….
You blended in... my life... my life...
Enn iravilum pagalilum
In my night and in my day
Ithayathin thudippilum
In the beat of my heart
Thodarnthaai….enuyirae…..enuyirae….
You continued... my life... my life...
Kaadhalargal alinthaal kooda
Even if lovers perish
Kaadhal endrum aliyaathu
Love itself will never perish
Kadalin alai ointhaal kooda
Even if the ocean waves rest
Kaadhal alai oiyaathu
The wave of love never rests
Adi kaadhalin valimaigal
Oh, the true strength of love
Purivathillai
Is not easily understood
Athan kaal thadum neruppinai
The fire beneath its footsteps
Arivathillai
Is not perceived
Intha kaadhal ondru thaanae
Love is the only entity
Ada jananam maranam kidaiyaathu
That has neither birth nor death
Intha kaadhal illai endraal
If this love does not exist
Intha bhoomi sakkaram sulalaathu
The wheel of this earth will not rotate
Kaadhaliyae…… kaadhaliyae……..
Oh beloved... oh beloved...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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