Love Polladhadhu
From Mehandi Circus · 2018
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Vijay Yesudas
- Music director
- Sean Roldan
- Details
- Mehandi Circus2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Haa…aaa.haa…aaa…. | Haa...aaa.haa...aaa.... |
| Male | |
| Love polladhadhu | Love is cruel, |
| Konjathilae kolladhadhu | It kills instantly in a heartbeat, |
| Kann illadhadhu | It is blind, |
| Kanneerai pol nilladhadhu | It flows endlessly like tears, |
| Male | |
| Yen penn manadhae | Oh, my womanly heart, |
| Sol ippozhuthae | Speak up right now, |
| Yen penn manadhae | Oh, my womanly heart, |
| Sol ippozhuthae | Speak up right now, |
| Male | |
| Thanneeril kaintha or ilai ilai | Like a dry leaf floating on water, |
| Thallaadum kaadhalin nilai nilai | This is the unstable state of love, |
| Kann meengal veesidum valai valai | A net cast by fish-like eyes, |
| Kannae sol yaarathu pizhai pizhai | My darling, tell me, whose fault is it? |
| Male | |
| Siningidum kolusu | When the jingling anklet |
| Vilagidum bothu | Moves away from me, |
| Uyiranum muzhuthum katharaathoo | Won't my entire soul cry out in agony? |
| Male | |
| Paaraamal nee poga | If you walk away without looking back, |
| Paazhagum en vazhvai | To save my life that will be ruined, |
| Kaapattra vaa chellamae | Come to save me, my darling! |
| Male | |
| Love polladhadhu | Love is cruel, |
| Konjathilae kolladhadhu | It kills instantly in a heartbeat, |
| Kann illadhadhu | It is blind, |
| Kanneerai pol nilladhadhu | It flows endlessly like tears, |
| Male | |
| Yen penn manadhae | Oh, my womanly heart, |
| Sol ippozhuthae | Speak up right now, |
| Male | |
| Love polladhadhu | Love is cruel, |
| Konjathilae kolladhadhu | It kills instantly in a heartbeat, |
| Kann illadhadhu | It is blind, |
| Kanneerai pol nilladhadhu | It flows endlessly like tears, |
| Male | |
| Yen penn manadhae | Oh, my womanly heart, |
| Sol ippozhuthae…ae….ae….. | Speak up right now...ae...ae... |
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஹா....ஆஅ.....
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஹா....ஆஅ.....
Haa...aaa.haa...aaa....
லவ் பொல்லாதது
கொஞ்சத்திலே கொள்ளாதது
கண் இல்லாதது
கண்ணீரை போல் நில்லாதது
Love is cruel,
It kills instantly in a heartbeat,
It is blind,
It flows endlessly like tears,
ஏன் பெண் மனதே
சொல் இப்பொழுதே
ஏன் பெண் மனதே
சொல் இப்பொழுதே
Oh, my womanly heart,
Speak up right now,
Oh, my womanly heart,
Speak up right now,
தண்ணீரில் காய்ந்த
ஓர் இலை இலை
தள்ளாடும் காதலின் நிலை நிலை
கண் மீன்கள் வீசிடும் வலை வலை
கண்ணே சொல் யாரது பிழை பிழை
Like a dry leaf floating on water,
This is the unstable state of love,
A net cast by fish-like eyes,
My darling, tell me, whose fault is it?
சினிங்கிடும் கொலுசு
விலகிடும் போது
உயிரனும் முழுதும் கதராதோ
When the jingling anklet
Moves away from me,
Won't my entire soul cry out in agony?
பாராமல் நீ போக
பாழகும் என் வாழ்வை
காப்பற்ற வா செல்லமே
If you walk away without looking back,
To save my life that will be ruined,
Come to save me, my darling!
லவ் பொல்லாதது
கொஞ்சத்திலே கொள்ளாதது
கண் இல்லாதது
கண்ணீரை போல் நில்லாதது
Love is cruel,
It kills instantly in a heartbeat,
It is blind,
It flows endlessly like tears,
ஏன் பெண் மனதே
சொல் இப்பொழுதே
Oh, my womanly heart,
Speak up right now,
லவ் பொல்லாதது
கொஞ்சத்திலே கொள்ளாதது
கண் இல்லாதது
கண்ணீரை போல் நில்லாதது
Love is cruel,
It kills instantly in a heartbeat,
It is blind,
It flows endlessly like tears,
ஏன் பெண் மனதே
சொல் இப்பொழுதே....ஏ....ஏ....
Oh, my womanly heart,
Speak up right now...ae...ae...
Haa…aaa.haa…aaa….
Haa...aaa.haa...aaa....
Love polladhadhu
Love is cruel,
Konjathilae kolladhadhu
It kills instantly in a heartbeat,
Kann illadhadhu
It is blind,
Kanneerai pol nilladhadhu
It flows endlessly like tears,
Yen penn manadhae
Oh, my womanly heart,
Sol ippozhuthae
Speak up right now,
Yen penn manadhae
Oh, my womanly heart,
Sol ippozhuthae
Speak up right now,
Thanneeril kaintha or ilai ilai
Like a dry leaf floating on water,
Thallaadum kaadhalin nilai nilai
This is the unstable state of love,
Kann meengal veesidum valai valai
A net cast by fish-like eyes,
Kannae sol yaarathu pizhai pizhai
My darling, tell me, whose fault is it?
Siningidum kolusu
When the jingling anklet
Vilagidum bothu
Moves away from me,
Uyiranum muzhuthum katharaathoo
Won't my entire soul cry out in agony?
Paaraamal nee poga
If you walk away without looking back,
Paazhagum en vazhvai
To save my life that will be ruined,
Kaapattra vaa chellamae
Come to save me, my darling!
Love polladhadhu
Love is cruel,
Konjathilae kolladhadhu
It kills instantly in a heartbeat,
Kann illadhadhu
It is blind,
Kanneerai pol nilladhadhu
It flows endlessly like tears,
Yen penn manadhae
Oh, my womanly heart,
Sol ippozhuthae
Speak up right now,
Love polladhadhu
Love is cruel,
Konjathilae kolladhadhu
It kills instantly in a heartbeat,
Kann illadhadhu
It is blind,
Kanneerai pol nilladhadhu
It flows endlessly like tears,
Yen penn manadhae
Oh, my womanly heart,
Sol ippozhuthae…ae….ae…..
Speak up right now...ae...ae...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Love Polladhadhu from the movie Mehandi Circus expresses the bittersweet torment and vulnerability of falling in love. The song laments how love can be cruel and blind, consuming a person's emotions and bringing uncontrollable tears. The protagonist addresses her own heart, pleading with it to reveal its true feelings while describing love as an fragile, dry leaf floating helplessly on water, caught in the net cast by a lover's eyes. The emotional anguish deepens as she speaks of the pain of separation, where even the fading sound of jingling anklets makes her soul scream in agony. Calling out to her beloved to rescue her life before it collapses, the song reiterates the overwhelming and unpredictable nature of romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kanneerai pol nilladhadhu”
Compares the unstoppable nature of love to tears using the comparative marker 'pol' in 'Kanneerai pol nilladhadhu'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kann meengal veesidum valai valai”
Compares eyes to fish and glances to a fishing net trapping the heart in 'Kann meengal veesidum valai valai'.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Love polladhadhu / Konjathilae kolladhadhu / Kann illadhadhu / Kanneerai pol nilladhadhu”
Uses matching rhyming suffixes across consecutive lines ('polladhadhu', 'kolladhadhu', 'illadhadhu', 'nilladhadhu') to create musicality.
Adukku Thodar (Word Repetition for Emphasis)
“Thanneeril kaintha or ilai ilai”
Doubling of words like 'ilai ilai', 'nilai nilai', and 'pizhai pizhai' enhances the poetic rhythm and accentuates helplessness.
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Trivia
Mehandi Circus (2019) features music composed by Sean Roldan, with lyrics written by Yugabharathi. This poignant track 'Love Polladhadhu' highlights Sean Roldan's soulful acoustic arrangements and unique melodic sensibility.
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