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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
Movie name
Inidhu Inidhu
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
24 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Koodi kanavu
Kannil alaipol mothum
Karaiyil vandhu
Udainthu nuraiyai pogum
Kaadhalum kadal alai dan
Karaivathum oru nilai dan
Ithayamae…..ohooo..hooo..
Uthiruthae…ohooo..hooooo….
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhalae…
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhale…
Kaathil ketta
Satchi poiyagum
Kannil paartha
Satchi meiyagum
Kaadhalum sirukadhaidhan
Mudivugal vidukadhaidhan
Ithayamae…..ohooo..hooo..
Uthiruthae…ohooo..hooooo….
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhalae…
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhale…
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhalae…
Kaadhalae…kaadhalae…kaadhale…
Dreams gather
And crash against the eyes like waves
Reaching the shore,
They shatter and turn to foam
Love too is like an ocean wave
Dissolving away is just a part of it
Oh my heart... oho... hoo-oo...
It is falling apart... oho... hoo-oooo...
Oh love... oh love... oh love...
Oh love... oh love... oh love...
What is heard by the ears
Turns out to be false
What is seen by the eyes
Turns out to be true
Love too is just a short story
Whose endings are only riddles
Oh my heart... oho... hoo-oo...
It is falling apart... oho... hoo-oooo...
Oh love... oh love... oh love...
Oh love... oh love... oh love...
Oh love... oh love... oh love...
Oh love... oh love... oh love...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

Did you know?

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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