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Kangal Kandadhu

From Oru Kalluriyin Kathai · 2005

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
KK, Sujatha Mohan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Oru Kalluriyin Kathai
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
29 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Kangal kandathu kangal kandathu
Kaanal neeraai mariduthae
Kanavugal adukki kattiya kottai
Kaatrum mothida kalaigirathae} (2)
{Marathin kilaigalil malargal kanden
Vaasam mattum kanavillai
Nadantha paathaiyil thirumbi paarthen
Kalaadi angae theriyavillai} (2)
Ondraai siriththu azhutha uravin
Vidukathaigal puriyavillai..ee….ee…..
Kangal kandathu kangal kandathu
Kaanal neeraai mariduthae
Kanavugal adukki kattiya kottai
Kaatrum mothida kalaigirathae
{Ohoo..ooo..ooo..
Ohoo..ooo….oooo} (2)
Ohoo..oo..oo…hoo..oo…
Ooohooo…oooooo…oooo…
Thottram thirumbalaam
Thottu nerungalaam
Nijathin kaayangal aarathae
Maatram neralaam
Maranthu sirikalaam
Manathil peiyum mazhai adangaathae
Adutha naatkal ingu pathiramaaga
Nadantha naadagam mudigirathae
Vaazhntha vaazhkayai
Thiruppi thaan vaazhntha
Natpu en manathil negizhgirathae..
Ada thopul kodiyin uravai than
En nyabagam arinthathu illai
Antha thuyaram theertha nanbargalae
Intha natpukku vanamae ellai
Ondraai siriththu azhutha uravin
Vidukathaigal puriyavillai..ee…..ee……ee…
Oh..ho..ho..oh…
Oh..ho..ho..oh…
Oh..ho..ho..oh…
Oh..ho..ho..oh…
Oh..ho..ho..ho ho ho ho ho ho…
Kaala changili meendum inayalaam
Kaadhal changiligal inaiyaathae..
kaatru pesithaan vithaitha vaarthaigal
Karainthu ponathu thirumbathae..
Piditha kavithayai eduthu padikayil
Ezhuthu pizhai ondru therigirathae..
Maranam enbathu oru murai kollum
Kaathal pala murai kolgirathae..
Naan kanavugal valarthu thirinthenae
Pala iravum pagalum ingae
Antha ninaivugal pothum vaazhum varai
En nenjil thuyaram illai
Ondraai siriththu azhutha uravin
Vidukathaigal puriyavillai..ee….ee…ee..
{Kangal kandathu kangal kandathu
Kaneer thuliyil karaiyathae
Kanavugal adukki kattiya kottai
Kaatrum mothida kalaiyathae} (2)
{Marathil irunthu pookal uthirum
Marupadi poothida marakathae
Maalayil sooriyan maraintha piragum
Maru naal uthikkum marakaathae} (2)
Ondraai sirithu azhutha uravin
Thodar kathaigal therinthu kolvaai..aa…aa…
What my eyes saw, what my eyes saw,
is turning into a mirage.
The castle built by stacking dreams
is crumbling as the wind strikes it.
I saw flowers on the branches of the tree,
but found no fragrance in them.
I looked back at the path I walked,
but my footprints were nowhere to be seen.
In this bond where we laughed and cried together,
I cannot understand its riddles...
What my eyes saw, what my eyes saw,
is turning into a mirage.
The castle built by stacking dreams
is crumbling as the wind strikes it.
Oho.. oh oh oh.. oh oh oh..
Oho.. oh oh oh.. oh oh oh oh
Oho.. oh oh.. oh oh... ho.. oh oh...
Oho ho... oh oh oh... oh oh oh...
Familiar sights may return,
we may reach out and come close,
but the wounds of reality will never heal.
Change may happen,
we may forget and laugh,
but the rain falling in the heart will never stop.
While the days ahead remain safe here,
the drama that unfolded is coming to an end.
Reliving that life
we once lived together,
this friendship touches my heart...
Ah, the bond of blood relations,
my memory has never known.
O friends who wiped away that sorrow,
the sky is the only limit for this friendship!
In this bond where we laughed and cried together,
I cannot understand its riddles...
Oh.. ho.. ho.. oh...
Oh.. ho.. ho.. oh...
Oh.. ho.. ho.. oh...
Oh.. ho.. ho.. oh...
Oh.. ho.. ho.. ho ho ho ho ho ho...
The chain of time may link together again,
but the chains of love will never reconnect...
The words whispered and sown by the wind
have dissolved away, never to return...
While reading a poem that I love,
a spelling mistake catches my eye...
Death kills only once,
but love kills over and over again...
I wandered about nurturing my dreams,
through many nights and days here.
Those memories are enough for as long as I live;
there is no sorrow left in my heart.
In this bond where we laughed and cried together,
I cannot understand its riddles...
What your eyes saw, what your eyes saw,
will not dissolve in tears.
The castle built by stacking dreams
will not crumble even when winds strike it.
Flowers may fall from the tree,
but remember, they will bloom again.
Even after the sun sets in the evening,
remember, it will rise the next day.
For this bond that laughed and cried together,
you will come to know its continuing story...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song captures the bittersweet nostalgia, heartache, and enduring hope associated with college life, deep friendships, and unrequited or tragic love. It begins by describing how grand dreams and memories feel like fragile castles built of sand or mirages that blow away with time. The singer laments how love leaves wounds that never truly heal, contrasting the finality of physical death with the recurring pain of heartbreak.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moanai (Initial Alliteration)

Kanavugal adukki kattiya kottai

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across words creates melodic rhythm.

Metaphor

Kanavugal adukki kattiya kottai / Kaatrum mothida kalaigirathae

Comparing dreams stacked together to a castle that collapses in the wind.

Contrast / Paradox

Maranam enbathu oru murai kollum / Kaathal pala murai kolgirathae

Contrasting physical death (which happens once) with romantic heartbreak (which kills repeatedly).

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Thottram thirumbalaam / Thottu nerungalaam

Rhyming second consonants 'tt' in consecutive lines.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2005 Tamil romantic drama film 'Oru Kalluriyin Kathai', directed by Nandhu and starring Arya and Sonia Agarwal. Lyricist Na. Muthukumar earned wide acclaim for capturing college nostalgia and emotional depth in this track.

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