Kadhaliye Kadhaliye
From Jithan · 2005
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Harish Raghavendra
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Jithan2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae kaadhalai yen maranthaai | Oh my beloved, oh my beloved, why did you forget our love? |
| Ethanaiyo penkalilae yenakena yen piranthaai | Among so many women, why were you born specifically for me? |
| Inimel yaar thunaiyo ivalae keerthanaiyo | Who will be my companion from now on? Is she a divine song? |
| Male | |
| Pattampoochi kulikum bothu saayam pogumo | Will a butterfly lose its colors when it takes a bath? |
| Kannum kannum modhum bothu kaayam aagumo | When eyes clash with eyes, will they sustain a wound? |
| Male | |
| Kannaadi bommai ondru kal meethu vizhunthathu Enna | A glass doll fell onto a stone, what happened to it? |
| Thanneeril vaazhum meenin dhaagathai yaar arivaar | Who can ever understand the thirst of a fish living inside water? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae kaadhalai yen maranthai | Oh my beloved, oh my beloved, why did you forget our love? |
| Ethanaiyo penkalilae yenakena yen piranthaai | Among so many women, why were you born specifically for me? |
| Male | |
| Ullankaiyil thedi paarthen aayul regai illaiyae | I searched my palm, but there is no line of longevity. |
| Kanavu matum enaku undu kannai kaana villayea | I only have dreams, but I am unable to see my eyes. |
| Male | |
| Kadarkarai manalil ellam kaadhal jodi kaal thadam | Across the beach sand lie footprints of loving couples. |
| Enthan paatham engae vaipen vanthu solvaai ennidam | Where shall I place my step? Come and tell me. |
| Male | |
| Oru veenai kaigalil koduthu en viralgalai en adi Parithuvittaai | Giving a veena into my hands, oh girl, why did you pluck away my fingers? |
| Oru kaadhal naadagam nadathi adi nee ennai thirai ittu Maraithaai | Staging a play of love, oh girl, you drew a curtain and hid me. |
| Male | |
| Kannaadi bommai ondru kal meethu vizhunthathu enna | A glass doll fell onto a stone, what happened to it? |
| Thanneeril vaazhum meenin dhaagathai yaar arivaar | Who can ever understand the thirst of a fish living inside water? |
| Male | |
| Thoongum pothu kangal rendum porvai ketka koodumo | Can two eyes ask for a blanket while sleeping? |
| Thanneer meedhu pookum pookal katchal vandhu Saagumo | Do flowers blooming on water die from a fever? |
| Male | |
| Iranthu pona kaadhal kavithai erankal kootam Podutho | Is a deceased love poem holding a condolence meeting? |
| Yenakul irukum unthan idhayam egiri kuthithu odutho | Is your heart inside me leaping up and running away? |
| Oru suthanthira kiliyai paranthen ennai josiya kiliyai Siraiyeduthaai | I flew as a free bird, but you captured me like a fortune-teller's parrot. |
| Oru vaarathil ezhuezhu naatkal en kaadhal vidumurai naalo | There are seven days in a week, is my love taking a holiday? |
| Male | |
| Kannaadi bommai ondru kal meethu vizhunthathu Enna | A glass doll fell onto a stone, what happened to it? |
| Thanneeril vaazhum meenin dhaagathai yaar arivaar | Who can ever understand the thirst of a fish living inside water? |
| Male | |
| Pattampoochi kulikum bothu saayam pogumo | Will a butterfly lose its colors when it takes a bath? |
| Kannum kannum modhum bothu kaayam aagumo | When eyes clash with eyes, will they sustain a wound? |
விஷ்லிங் :
............................
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved, why did you forget our love?
Among so many women, why were you born specifically for me?
Who will be my companion from now on? Is she a divine song?
காதலியே காதலியே
காதலை ஏன் மறந்தாய்
எத்தனையோ பெண்களிலே
எனக்கென்ன ஏன் பிறந்தாய்
இனிமேல் யார் துணையோ
இவளே கீர்த்தனையோ
Will a butterfly lose its colors when it takes a bath?
When eyes clash with eyes, will they sustain a wound?
பட்டாம் பூச்சி குளிக்கும்
போது சாயம் போகுமோ கண்ணும்
கண்ணும் மோதும் போது காயம்
ஆகுமோ
A glass doll fell onto a stone, what happened to it?
Who can ever understand the thirst of a fish living inside water?
கண்ணாடி பொம்மை
ஒன்று கல் மீது விழுந்தது
என்ன தண்ணீரில் வாழும்
மீனின் தாகத்தை யார்
அறிவார்
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved, why did you forget our love?
Among so many women, why were you born specifically for me?
காதலியே காதலியே
காதலை ஏன் மறந்தாய்
எத்தனையோ பெண்களிலே
எனக்கென்ன ஏன் பிறந்தாய்
I searched my palm, but there is no line of longevity.
I only have dreams, but I am unable to see my eyes.
உள்ளங்கையில்
தேடி பார்த்தேன் ஆயுள்
ரேகை இல்லையே கனவு
மட்டும் எனக்கு உண்டு
கண்ணை காண வில்லையே
Across the beach sand lie footprints of loving couples.
Where shall I place my step? Come and tell me.
கடற்கரை மணலில்
எல்லாம் காதல் ஜோடி கால்
தடம் எந்தன் பாதம் எங்கே
வைப்பேன் வந்து சொல்வாய்
என்னிடம்
Giving a veena into my hands, oh girl, why did you pluck away my fingers?
Staging a play of love, oh girl, you drew a curtain and hid me.
ஒரு வீணை கைகளில்
கொடுத்து என் விரல்களை ஏன்
அடி பறித்து விட்டாய் ஒரு காதல்
நாடகம் நடத்தி அடி நீ என்னை
திரை இட்டு மறைத்தாய்
A glass doll fell onto a stone, what happened to it?
Who can ever understand the thirst of a fish living inside water?
கண்ணாடி பொம்மை
ஒன்று கல் மீது விழுந்தது
என்ன தண்ணீரில் வாழும்
மீனின் தாகத்தை யார்
அறிவார்
Can two eyes ask for a blanket while sleeping?
Do flowers blooming on water die from a fever?
தூங்கும் போது
கண்கள் ரெண்டும் போர்வை
கேட்க கூடுமோ தண்ணீர் மீது
பூக்கும் பூக்கள் காய்ச்சல் வந்து
சாகுமோ
Is a deceased love poem holding a condolence meeting?
Is your heart inside me leaping up and running away?
I flew as a free bird, but you captured me like a fortune-teller's parrot.
There are seven days in a week, is my love taking a holiday?
இறந்து போன காதல்
கவிதை இரங்கல் கூட்டம்
போடுதோ எனக்குள் இருக்கும்
உந்தன் இதயம் எகிறி குதித்து
ஓடுதோ ஒரு சுதந்திர கிளியாய்
பறந்தேன் என்னை ஜோசிய
கிளியாய் சிறை எடுத்தாய்
ஒரு வாரத்தில் ஏழேழு
நாட்கள் என் காதல்
விடுமுறை நாளோ
A glass doll fell onto a stone, what happened to it?
Who can ever understand the thirst of a fish living inside water?
கண்ணாடி பொம்மை
ஒன்று கல் மீது விழுந்தது
என்ன தண்ணீரில் வாழும்
மீனின் தாகத்தை யார்
அறிவார்
Will a butterfly lose its colors when it takes a bath?
When eyes clash with eyes, will they sustain a wound?
காதலியே காதலியே
காதலை ஏன் மறந்தாய்
எத்தனையோ பெண்களிலே
எனக்கென்ன ஏன் பிறந்தாய்
இனிமேல் யார் துணையோ
இவளே கீர்த்தனையோ
பட்டாம் பூச்சி குளிக்கும்
போது சாயம் போகுமோ கண்ணும்
கண்ணும் மோதும் போது காயம்
ஆகுமோ
விஷ்லிங் :
............................
Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae kaadhalai yen maranthaai
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved, why did you forget our love?
Ethanaiyo penkalilae yenakena yen piranthaai
Among so many women, why were you born specifically for me?
Inimel yaar thunaiyo ivalae keerthanaiyo
Who will be my companion from now on? Is she a divine song?
Pattampoochi kulikum bothu saayam pogumo
Will a butterfly lose its colors when it takes a bath?
Kannum kannum modhum bothu kaayam aagumo
When eyes clash with eyes, will they sustain a wound?
Kannaadi bommai ondru kal meethu vizhunthathu Enna
A glass doll fell onto a stone, what happened to it?
Thanneeril vaazhum meenin dhaagathai yaar arivaar
Who can ever understand the thirst of a fish living inside water?
Kaadhaliyae kaadhaliyae kaadhalai yen maranthai
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved, why did you forget our love?
Ethanaiyo penkalilae yenakena yen piranthaai
Among so many women, why were you born specifically for me?
Ullankaiyil thedi paarthen aayul regai illaiyae
I searched my palm, but there is no line of longevity.
Kanavu matum enaku undu kannai kaana villayea
I only have dreams, but I am unable to see my eyes.
Kadarkarai manalil ellam kaadhal jodi kaal thadam
Across the beach sand lie footprints of loving couples.
Enthan paatham engae vaipen vanthu solvaai ennidam
Where shall I place my step? Come and tell me.
Oru veenai kaigalil koduthu en viralgalai en adi Parithuvittaai
Giving a veena into my hands, oh girl, why did you pluck away my fingers?
Oru kaadhal naadagam nadathi adi nee ennai thirai ittu Maraithaai
Staging a play of love, oh girl, you drew a curtain and hid me.
Kannaadi bommai ondru kal meethu vizhunthathu enna
A glass doll fell onto a stone, what happened to it?
Thanneeril vaazhum meenin dhaagathai yaar arivaar
Who can ever understand the thirst of a fish living inside water?
Thoongum pothu kangal rendum porvai ketka koodumo
Can two eyes ask for a blanket while sleeping?
Thanneer meedhu pookum pookal katchal vandhu Saagumo
Do flowers blooming on water die from a fever?
Iranthu pona kaadhal kavithai erankal kootam Podutho
Is a deceased love poem holding a condolence meeting?
Yenakul irukum unthan idhayam egiri kuthithu odutho
Is your heart inside me leaping up and running away?
Oru suthanthira kiliyai paranthen ennai josiya kiliyai Siraiyeduthaai
I flew as a free bird, but you captured me like a fortune-teller's parrot.
Oru vaarathil ezhuezhu naatkal en kaadhal vidumurai naalo
There are seven days in a week, is my love taking a holiday?
Kannaadi bommai ondru kal meethu vizhunthathu Enna
A glass doll fell onto a stone, what happened to it?
Thanneeril vaazhum meenin dhaagathai yaar arivaar
Who can ever understand the thirst of a fish living inside water?
Pattampoochi kulikum bothu saayam pogumo
Will a butterfly lose its colors when it takes a bath?
Kannum kannum modhum bothu kaayam aagumo
When eyes clash with eyes, will they sustain a wound?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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