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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
Details
Kaadhal Kondein2003

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
{Ohooo..ooo..hoooo{Ohooo..ooo..hoooo
Ohooo..ooo..hooooOhooo..ooo..hoooo
Ohooo..ooo..hoooOhooo..ooo..hooo
Ohooo..ooo..hooo…oooo…oooo} (2)Ohooo..ooo..hooo…oooo…oooo} (2)
Male
{Thodamalae oru thee{A fire burns without touching,
Eriyudhae……It keeps burning...
Vidaamalae ullae..Relentlessly inside...
Male
Kai padaamalae oru bodhaiAn intoxication rises without any physical touch,
Yerudhae…It escalates...
Ninaivugal sududhae…} (2)Memories scorch...} (2)
Male
Manam vega vega..As my mind burns faster and faster..
Uyir noga noga..As my soul aches more and more..
Thudiththen…I writhed in agony...
Chorus :Ohooo…ooooChorus : Ohooo...oooo
Male
Unnai kaana kaanaAs I yearn to see you more and more,
Vazhi yeri yeriAs the pain escalates higher and higher,
Udaindhen..I shattered..
Chorus :Ohooo…ooooChorus : Ohooo...oooo
Male
Un paarvai endruWhen will your gaze
ThirumbumTurn towards me?
En yaagam endruWhen will my sacrificial penance
MudiyumCome to an end?
Male
Indha azhagin arugilae irundhuBeing so close to this extreme beauty,
Dhinam verthu verthuSweating daily from intense longing,
Indha naragaththil thudithitaTo writhe in this hellish torment...
Chorus
{Ohooo..ooo..hoooo{Ohooo..ooo..hoooo
Ohooo..ooo..hooooOhooo..ooo..hoooo
Ohooo..ooo..hoooOhooo..ooo..hooo
Ohooo..ooo..hooo…oooo…oooo} (2)Ohooo..ooo..hooo…oooo…oooo} (2)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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