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Lyrics & meaning

Kai Padamalae

From Kaadhal Kondein · 2003

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Kaadhal Kondein
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
11 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Ohooo..ooo..hoooo
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo
Ohooo..ooo..hooo
Ohooo..ooo..hooo…oooo…oooo} (2)
{Thodamalae oru thee
Eriyudhae……
Vidaamalae ullae..
Kai padaamalae oru bodhai
Yerudhae…
Ninaivugal sududhae…} (2)
Manam vega vega..
Uyir noga noga..
Thudiththen…
Chorus :Ohooo…oooo
Unnai kaana kaana
Vazhi yeri yeri
Udaindhen..
Chorus :Ohooo…oooo
Un paarvai endru
Thirumbum
En yaagam endru
Mudiyum
Indha azhagin arugilae irundhu
Dhinam verthu verthu
Indha naragaththil thudithita
{Ohooo..ooo..hoooo
Ohooo..ooo..hoooo
Ohooo..ooo..hooo
Ohooo..ooo..hooo…oooo…oooo} (2)
Oho... oh... ho...
Oho... oh... ho...
Oho... oh... ho...
Oho... oh... ho...
Without even being touched, a fire
is burning...
relentlessly inside...
Without hands ever touching, an intoxication
takes over...
and memories burn...
As my heart burns in agony...
as my soul aches in pain...
I writhed in torment...
Chorus: Oho... oh...
The more I look at you,
the more the pain rises,
and I break apart...
Chorus: Oho... oh...
When will your gaze
turn toward me?
When will my painful penance
finally come to an end?
Being near this beauty,
sweating in anguish day after day,
only to suffer in this hell...
Oho... oh... ho...
Oho... oh... ho...
Oho... oh... ho...
Oho... oh... ho...
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This track from Kaadhal Kondein captures the intense, tormenting agony of unrequited love and psychological obsession. The protagonist describes his love as an untouchable internal fire and an intoxicating fever that worsens without physical contact. The pain of loving someone deeply while staying unacknowledged burns his mind and hurts his soul deeply.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Thodamalae oru thee eriyudhae

Compares unexpressed, obsessive passion to a fire burning within without physical touch.

Adukkuthodar (அடுக்குத்தொடர் / Repetition)

Manam vega vega.. Uyir noga noga..

Repeated words like 'vega vega', 'noga noga', and 'verthu verthu' emphasize the escalating intensity of pain and torment.

Contrast / Oxymoron

Indha azhagin arugilae irundhu... Indha naragaththil thudithita

Contrasts the presence of divine beauty with living in a hellish agony.

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Trivia

Kaadhal Kondein (2003) was a landmark psychological thriller directed by Selvaraghavan, starring Dhanush. The iconic music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, perfectly encapsulating the protagonist's obsessive disorder.

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