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Lyrics & meaning

Klesa Kadhala

From Dada · 2022

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Janani, Malvi Sundaresan, Kalyan Manjunath
Music director
Jen Martin
Movie name
Dada
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
16 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Klesa kaadhala
Unnai viyakiren
Nee aruginil irukkaiyil
Or iragena midhakkiren
Adheedha kaadhalaal
Ennai marakkiren
Nee viralgalai pidikkaiyil
En thuyarangal tholaikkiren
Sei pola ennai maatrinaayae
En thaai pola neeyum maarinaayae
Un paarvai pothum
Un vaarthai pothum
En vaazhkai yaavum
Un moochil uyir vaazhumae
Un vaazhvu ennodu
En vaazhvu unnodu
Verondrum inimelae
Vendaam pennae
Kai thaangum anbodu
Thol saayum nenjodu
Neengamal sernthaalae
Podhum kannae
Un nizhalpadum
Tholaivinil dhinam
Vasipadhu perinbam
Sila nodi sinam
Sirikkaiyil manam
Unarnthidum mun jenmam
Anaippaaya
En sol ketpaaya
En raatchasa
En silmisha
Varam neeyae
Anbil sindhum kanneer pola
Vairam illai
Un aruginil vaazhndhaal
Nagaram kooda thuyaram illai
Un vaazhvu ennodu
En vaazhvu unnodu
Verondrum inimelae
Vendam pennae
Kai thaangum anbodu
Thol saayum nenjodu
Neengamal sernthaalae
Podhum kannae
Oh, my bittersweet lover,
I look at you in wonder.
When you are by my side,
I float like a feather.
Lost in this boundless love,
I forget myself.
When you hold my fingers,
I lose all my sorrows.
You turned me into a child,
and you became like a mother to me.
Just your gaze is enough,
just your words are enough,
my entire life
will live on in your breath.
Your life with mine,
and my life with yours,
nothing else
is needed anymore, my girl.
With love that holds my hand,
with a heart resting on your shoulder,
if we stay together without ever parting,
that is enough, my darling.
Within the reach
of your shadow every day,
living is pure bliss.
A few moments of anger,
but when you smile, my heart
feels the bond of a past life.
Will you hold me close?
Will you listen to what I say?
My sweet monster,
my mischievous one,
you are my blessing.
Like the tears shed in love,
no diamond can compare.
If I live by your side,
even this city holds no sorrow.
Your life with mine,
and my life with yours,
nothing else
is needed anymore, my girl.
With love that holds my hand,
with a heart resting on your shoulder,
if we stay together without ever parting,
that is enough, my darling.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Klesa Kaadhala from the movie Dada (2022) is a deeply emotional romantic track expressing unconditional love, healing, and devotion. The song captures how love transforms a person, offering both childlike joy and motherly comfort. It highlights the beauty of simple intimate moments, such as holding hands or sharing a glance, which eliminate life's burdens and make togetherness the highest fulfillment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Or iragena midhakkiren

Compares floating weightlessly in love to a feather ('Or iragena midhakkiren') and compares love's transformation to that of a child and a mother ('Sei pola', 'Thaai pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Anbil sindhum kanneer pola Vairam illai

Directly identifies the beloved as a divine blessing or boon ('Varam neeyae') and compares tears of love to priceless diamonds.

Antithesis / Parallelism

Un vaazhvu ennodu / En vaazhvu unnodu

Uses symmetrical line structures reflecting mutual commitment and codependency ('Un vaazhvu ennodu / En vaazhvu unnodu').

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Trivia

The word 'Klesa' originates from Sanskrit (meaning affliction or distress), which lyricist Mohan Rajan creatively repurposed to mean a deep, overwhelming, and painfully intense form of love. The film Dada marked the debut of music composer Jen Martin, whose soulful acoustic arrangements received widespread acclaim upon release.

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