- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Harish Raghavendra
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Movie name
- Jithan
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kaadhaliyae Kaadhaliyae from Jithan (2005) is a poignant melancholy song capturing the grief of sudden heartbreak and emotional abandonment. The protagonist questions why fate brought his beloved into his life only to tear them apart. He feels completely stripped of his identity and happiness, left with overwhelming confusion and loneliness. Through vivid imagery and poetic paradoxes—such as a fish thirsting underwater, a fragile glass doll shattering on rock, or a free bird trapped as a fortune-teller's parrot—the song expresses the unseen, deep-seated pain of unrequited love and sudden separation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Urubagam)
“Kannaadi bommai ondru kal meethu vizhunthathu Enna”
Compares the protagonist's fragile emotional state and broken heart to a glass doll shattering upon hitting a hard rock.
Paradox / Rhetorical Question
“Thanneeril vaazhum meenin dhaagathai yaar arivaar”
Uses the paradox of a fish suffering from thirst while immersed in water to depict invisible, internal suffering.
Analogy / Metaphor
“Oru suthanthira kiliyai paranthen ennai josiya kiliyai Siraiyeduthaai”
Compares losing freedom in love to a free-flying parrot being caged by a fortune teller.
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Trivia
'Jithan' (2005) served as the debut film for actor Jithan Ramesh, brother of actor Jiiva and son of veteran producer R. B. Choudary. The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva, featuring soul-stirring melodies that became popular among youth at the time.
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