Kanadha Kadhal
From Merry Christmas · 2015
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Pritam Chakraborty
- Details
- Merry Christmas2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yenena theriyala | I do not know what is happening, |
| Karanam puriyala | I do not understand the reason why, |
| Nerungi nee varugaiyil | When you come closer to me, |
| Edhuvume vilangala | Nothing makes sense anymore. |
| Irugiya irudhayam | My once-hardened heart |
| Iragena midhakkiradhe | Floats lightly like a feather. |
| Female :Summa thana? | Female: Just like that? |
| Male | |
| Manamoru thisaiyila | My mind goes in one direction, |
| Uyiroru thisaiyila | My soul goes in another direction, |
| Ururludhu puraludhu | It rolls and tosses around, |
| Unaravum mudiyala | I am unable to even comprehend it. |
| Iruvarum oruvazhi | Both of us on a single path, |
| Nadandhida pidikkiradhe | I really love walking together. |
| Female :Appadiya | Female: Is that so? |
| Male | |
| Kanadha kadhal nenjathile | In the heart that had never seen love, |
| Kattaruppol paigindradhe | It surges like a wild river stream, |
| Aalaana naanum vetkathile | Though I am a mature adult, out of shyness, |
| Allaada thee soolgindradhe | A fire surrounds and consumes me. |
ஏன்யென தெரியல
காரணம் புரியல
நெருங்கி நீ வருகையில்
எதுவுமே விளங்கல
இருகிய இருதயம்
இறகென மிதக்கிறதே
சும்மா தானா?
I do not know what is happening,
I do not understand the reason why,
When you come closer to me,
Nothing makes sense anymore.
My once-hardened heart
Floats lightly like a feather.
Female: Just like that?
மனமொரு திசையில
உயிரொரு திசையில
உருளுது புரளுது
உணரவும் முடியல
இருவரும் ஒருவழி
நடந்திட பிடிக்கிறதே
அப்படியா
My mind goes in one direction,
My soul goes in another direction,
It rolls and tosses around,
I am unable to even comprehend it.
Both of us on a single path,
I really love walking together.
Female: Is that so?
காணாத காதல் நெஞ்சத்திலே
காட்டறுப்போல் பாய்கின்றதே
ஆணான நானும் வெட்கத்திலே
அல்லாடா தீ சூழ்கின்றதே
In the heart that had never seen love,
It surges like a wild river stream,
Though I am a mature adult, out of shyness,
A fire surrounds and consumes me.
Yenena theriyala
I do not know what is happening,
Karanam puriyala
I do not understand the reason why,
Nerungi nee varugaiyil
When you come closer to me,
Edhuvume vilangala
Nothing makes sense anymore.
Irugiya irudhayam
My once-hardened heart
Iragena midhakkiradhe
Floats lightly like a feather.
Female :Summa thana?
Female: Just like that?
Manamoru thisaiyila
My mind goes in one direction,
Uyiroru thisaiyila
My soul goes in another direction,
Ururludhu puraludhu
It rolls and tosses around,
Unaravum mudiyala
I am unable to even comprehend it.
Iruvarum oruvazhi
Both of us on a single path,
Nadandhida pidikkiradhe
I really love walking together.
Female :Appadiya
Female: Is that so?
Kanadha kadhal nenjathile
In the heart that had never seen love,
Kattaruppol paigindradhe
It surges like a wild river stream,
Aalaana naanum vetkathile
Though I am a mature adult, out of shyness,
Allaada thee soolgindradhe
A fire surrounds and consumes me.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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').
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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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