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Lyrics & meaning

Kanadha Kadhal

From Merry Christmas · 2015

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Karthik
Music director
Pritam Chakraborty
Movie name
Merry Christmas
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
21 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yenena theriyala
Karanam puriyala
Nerungi nee varugaiyil
Edhuvume vilangala
Irugiya irudhayam
Iragena midhakkiradhe
Female :Summa thana?
Manamoru thisaiyila
Uyiroru thisaiyila
Ururludhu puraludhu
Unaravum mudiyala
Iruvarum oruvazhi
Nadandhida pidikkiradhe
Female :Appadiya
Kanadha kadhal nenjathile
Kattaruppol paigindradhe
Aalaana naanum vetkathile
Allaada thee soolgindradhe
I do not know why,
I do not understand the reason,
When you come close to me,
Nothing makes sense at all.
My hardened heart
Floats like a feather.
Female: Is it really just like that?
My mind goes in one direction,
My life in another,
Tossing and turning,
I cannot even grasp what I feel.
Yet, for the two of us
To walk the same path feels so good.
Female: Is that so?
A love never seen before in my heart
Rushes like a wild river.
Grown as I am, overwhelmed by shyness,
I struggle as fire surrounds me.
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the sweet confusion and emotional surge brought by newly discovered love. The speaker describes how their once-guarded heart becomes light as a feather when their beloved comes near. Despite feelings of inner chaos where mind and soul seem scattered, there is an intense desire to share a common journey together, playfully nudged along by brief female interjections. As the emotion deepens, love floods the protagonist's heart like a rushing torrent. Even as a grown adult, the intensity of this romantic awakening leaves them blushing and consumed by a passionate, fire-like shyness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Iragena midhakkiradhe

Compares the sudden lightness of a heavy heart to a feather floating in the wind ('Iragena').

Simile (Uvamai)

Kattaruppol paigindradhe

Compares the sudden rush of romantic feelings to a wild, unbridled forest stream ('Kattaru').

Parallelism & Ethirai (Rhythmic Rhyme)

Manamoru thisaiyila / Uyiroru thisaiyila

Uses matching poetic structures 'Manamoru thisaiyila' and 'Uyiroru thisaiyila' to depict the internal split between mind and soul.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Allaada thee soolgindradhe

Metaphorically describes the overwhelming feeling of bashfulness and passion as an engulfing fire ('thee').

Did you know?

Trivia

This track is featured in the Tamil soundtrack of Sriram Raghavan's film 'Merry Christmas' (2024), starring Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif. The music was composed by Pritam, marking one of his few full-length Tamil project albums, with lyrics written by Yugabharathi.

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