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Lyrics & meaning

Munnal Kadhali

From Miruthan · 2016

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Sharanya Gopinath, Vishal Dadlani
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Miruthan
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
8 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey munnal kadhali
En munnal kadhali
Un kadhal indriyum
Naan vaazhven paaradi
Vali irundhum sogam illai..
Un mel thuli kobam illai..
Pennae nee illaamal
En edhirgaalam
Dhooramillai..
Hey munnal kadhali
En munnal kadhali
Un kadhal indriyum
Naan vaazhven paaradi
Hey munnal kadhalii…kadhalii.. kadhaliii..
Tricky trap tricky trap
Tricky trap trap
Pretty eye with a lid is a trap trap
Every heart is a wicked little trap trap
When you fall
You’re nothin’ but scrap
Thannan thanimayil
Oru kadhalai valarththavan
Yaarum ariyum mun
Adhai uyirudan pudhaikkiren
Yaarodu vazhndhaalum
Nee inbam kaanuvaai
Endrenum orunaalil
En kadhal kaanuvaai
Varundhuvaai..
Hey munnal kadhali
En munnal kadhali
Un kadhal indriyum
Naan vaazhven paaradi
: Vali irundhum sogam illai..
Un mel thuli kobam illai..
Pennae nee illaamal
En edhirgaalam
Dhooramillai..
Hey, my ex-lover,
my former love,
even without your love,
watch me live on!
Though there is pain, there is no sadness...
I have not a drop of anger towards you...
Girl, without you,
my future
is not far away...
Hey, my ex-lover,
my former love,
even without your love,
watch me live on!
Hey, my ex-lover... lover... lover...
Tricky trap, tricky trap,
tricky trap, trap,
a pretty eye with a lid is a trap, trap,
every heart is a wicked little trap, trap,
when you fall,
you are nothing but scrap.
All alone in solitude,
I nurtured a love;
before anyone could ever know,
I am burying it alive.
Whoever you live with,
may you find happiness.
Someday in the future,
you will understand my love,
and you will regret...
Hey, my ex-lover,
my former love,
even without your love,
watch me live on!
Though there is pain, there is no sadness...
I have not a drop of anger towards you...
Girl, without you,
my future
is not far away...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Munnal Kadhali' from the film Miruthan portrays a young man addressing his ex-lover after a breakup. He asserts his resolve to move forward and live his life independently, assuring her that despite the deep emotional pain, he holds no bitterness, anger, or resentment toward her. He genuinely wishes her happiness in her future while quietly burying his own deep love for her in solitude, believing that she will one day realize the value of his true affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Thannan thanimayil

Repetition of the initial 'Tha' sound in 'Thannan thanimayil' enhances the rhythm of isolation.

Eyalbu Navitchi (Direct Expression)

Vali irundhum sogam illai..

Directly stating emotional resilience without complex metaphors, using clear conversational Tamil.

Metaphor

Every heart is a wicked little trap trap

Describing romantic attraction and heartbreak as a 'tricky trap' that leaves one reduced to 'scrap'.

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Trivia

Miruthan (2016) is widely recognized as the first zombie film in Tamil cinema. The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman, and this energetic break-up song 'Munnal Kadhali' was sung by prominent Bollywood singer-composer Vishal Dadlani.

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