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Lyrics & meaning

Kodi Kanavu Kannil

From Inidhu Inidhu · 2010

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Naresh Iyer
Music director
Mickey J. Meyer
Details
Inidhu Inidhu2010

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Male
Koodi kanavuGathered dreams
Kannil alaipol mothumDash in the eyes like ocean waves
Karaiyil vandhuComing to the shore
Udainthu nuraiyai pogumThey break apart and turn into foam
Male
Kaadhalum kadal alai danLove too is like an ocean wave
Karaivathum oru nilai danFading away is just one phase of it
Ithayamae…..ohooo..hooo..Oh heart... ohooo..hooo..
Uthiruthae…ohooo..hooooo….It crumbles down... ohooo..hooooo....
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhalae…Oh love... oh love... oh love...
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhale…Oh love... oh love... oh love...
Male
Kaathil kettaWhat is heard by the ears
Satchi poiyagumThe testimony turns out to be false
Kannil paarthaWhat is seen with the eyes
Satchi meiyagumThe testimony turns out to be true
Male
Kaadhalum sirukadhaidhanLove too is just a short story
Mudivugal vidukadhaidhanIts endings are riddles
Ithayamae…..ohooo..hooo..Oh heart... ohooo..hooo..
Uthiruthae…ohooo..hooooo….It crumbles down... ohooo..hooooo....
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhalae…Oh love... oh love... oh love...
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhale…Oh love... oh love... oh love...
Male
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhalae…Oh love... oh love... oh love...
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhale…Oh love... oh love... oh love...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant song reflects on the fragile, temporary, and unpredictable nature of love. By comparing love to ocean waves that break into foam upon hitting the shore, the lyrics illustrate how high expectations can dissolve into heartbreak. The song meditates on perception versus reality, framing love as an enigmatic short story whose final chapters remain a perplexing riddle.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kaadhalum kadal alai dan”

Compares love to ocean waves that rush forward only to break into foam at the shore.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kaadhalum sirukadhaidhan / Mudivugal vidukadhaidhan”

Metaphorically frames love as a short story with unpredictable and mysterious endings.

Antithesis / Contrast

“Kaathil ketta Satchi poiyagum / Kannil paartha Satchi meiyagum”

Contrasts hearing false testimony with seeing true evidence.

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Trivia

Inidhu Inidhu (2010) is the official Tamil remake of the hit 2007 Telugu college-drama Happy Days. The film was produced by Prakash Raj, and music composer Mickey J. Meyer reused his original acclaimed tunes from the Telugu soundtrack with Tamil lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar.

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