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Kadithame Kadithame

From Virundhali · 2010

Lyricist
Murugan Manthiram
Singer
Yash Golcha
Music director
S. S. Kumaran
Movie name
Virundhali
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
19 Aug 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oh kadithame kadithame
Mugavarigal arivaayo
Un mugavari illaiyel
Engu nee selvaayo
Vaazhkkaiye or kaditham
Vaasikka yaar varuvaar
Aandavan ezhuthidum
Kadithangal purinthidumo
Oh kadithame kadithame
Mugavarigal arivaayaa
Un mugavari illaiyel
Engu nee selvaayo
Kodaiyile ilaigalum uthirnthidume
Marubadiyum thulirthidume
Naalai ingu nadappathu yaarukkume
Therivathillaiye
Manushana pudhaichitta
Maranam athuthaan
Vidhaiya nee puthaichchitta
Jananam athuthaan
Nee irunthalum ponalum
Payanangal thodarnthidume
Oh kadithame kadithame
Mugavarigal arivaayo
Un mugavari illaiyel
Engu nee selvaayo
Vaazhkkaiye or kaditham
Vaasikka yaar varuvaar
Aandavan ezhuthidum
Kadithangal purinthidumo
Oh kadithame kadithame
Mugavarigal arivaayo
Un mugavari illaiyel
Engu nee selvaayo
Oh letter, my dear letter,
Do you know the address?
If you have no destination,
Where will you go?
Life itself is a letter,
Who will come to read it?
The letters written by God,
Can they ever be understood?
Oh letter, my dear letter,
Do you know the address?
If you have no destination,
Where will you go?
In summer, the leaves shed and fall,
Yet they sprout green again.
What will happen here tomorrow,
Nobody really knows.
If you bury a person,
That is known as death.
If you bury a seed,
That is known as birth.
Whether you stay or you go,
The journey will still carry on.
Oh letter, my dear letter,
Do you know the address?
If you have no destination,
Where will you go?
Life itself is a letter,
Who will come to read it?
The letters written by God,
Can they ever be understood?
Oh letter, my dear letter,
Do you know the address?
If you have no destination,
Where will you go?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a philosophical meditation comparing human life and existence to a letter wandering without a clear address. It contemplates the mystery of fate, asking whether anyone can truly comprehend the scriptures or destiny written by the divine. The lyrics observe the cyclical nature of existence—leaves falling in the dry season only to sprout anew, and how burying a human marks death while burying a seed marks rebirth. Ultimately, it reflects on the unstoppable continuity of worldly journeys regardless of an individual's presence or absence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

extended_metaphor

“Vaazhkkaiye or kaditham”

Compares the entirety of life to a letter written by god.

antithesis

“Manushana pudhaichitta Maranam athuthaan Vidhaiya nee puthaichchitta Jananam athuthaan”

Juxtaposes burying a human (death) with burying a seed (birth) to highlight paradoxical truths.

apostrophe

“Oh kadithame kadithame Mugavarigal arivaayo”

Directly addresses an inanimate letter to convey existential musings.

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Trivia

Featured in the 2010 film Virundhali, the song uses the central metaphor of an unaddressed letter to explore philosophical questions on mortality and human destiny.

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