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Lyrics & meaning

Oh Indha Kaadhal

From Satham Podathey · 2007

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Adnan Sami, Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Satham Podathey
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
2 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oh indha kaadhalenum
Bootham vanthhu yen
Ennai kollugindratho
O oh indha inbamana
Imsayilae yen
Nenjam thullukindratho
Kaadhalae kaadhalae
Nimmadhi kudukindrathu
Kaadhalae kaadhalae
Nimmadhi kedukindrathu
Unavugal pidikalai
Kanavugal pidikithu
Kaadhalin bodhaikku alavu illai
Nanbargal pidikalai
Naai kutti pidikithu
Kaadhalin kirukkukku alavu illai
Unavugal pidikalai
Kanavugal pidikithu
Kaadhalin bodhaikku alavu illai
Nanbargal pidikalai
Naai kutti pidikithu
Kaadhalin kirukkukku alavu illai
Oh indha kaadhalenum
Bootham vanthhu yen
Ennai kollugindratho
O oh indha inbamana
Imsayilae yen
Nenjam thullukindratho
Ohoo thara ra ra ra
Thara ra ra ra rararara
Ohoo….thara ra ra ra
Thara ra ra ra rararara
Kaadhal kathirundhal
Ethiril sellum perundha
Pattam parandha pinnae
Kayil minjum nool kandu
Kaadhal kaichalukku
Kaadhal mattumdhan marundhu
Etti uthaikka enthan
Ullam enna kaal pandha
Kannadi en nenjam
Thaanadi thaanadi
Un kayil kal indru yenadi yenadi
Uthadu varai or vaarthai vanthathadi
Unai kandu hey athu
Thondayil thinarathudi
Unavugal pidikalai
Kanavugal pidikithu
Kaadhalin bodhaikku alavu illai
Nanbargal pidikalai
Naai kutti pidikithu
Kaadhalin kirukkukku alavu illai
Ohoo oo ooo
Ohoo oo oo ooo ooo
Nanba en kaadhal
Enna aagum endrenae
Vaasal kolam athu
Paarthu nadakka sonnaanae
Kaadhal illamal
Thookam illai endrenae
Kaadhal irundhalum
Thookam illai endraanae
Sollatha aasaigal yethadi yethadi
Nenjodu yekkangal yethadi yethadi
Nanjendral hey oru murai kollumadi
Oh oh ninaivugalo hey pala murai kolluthadi
Unavugal pidikalai
Kanavugal pidikithu
Kaadhalin bodhaikku alavu illai
Nanbargal pidikalai
Naai kutti pidikithu
Kaadhalin kirukkukku alavu illai
Rararararararara rararrara
Rarararra rara rara rarararara
Rararararararara rararrara
Rarararra rara rara rarararara
Oh, this ghost called love,
why does it come
and kill me?
Oh, in this sweet
torment, why does
my heart leap with joy?
Love, oh love,
it gives peace of mind;
Love, oh love,
it steals peace of mind away.
I don't like food,
I like dreaming.
There is no limit to the intoxication of love!
I don't like my friends,
I like puppies.
There is no limit to the craziness of love!
I don't like food,
I like dreaming.
There is no limit to the intoxication of love!
I don't like my friends,
I like puppies.
There is no limit to the craziness of love!
Oh, this ghost called love,
why does it come
and kill me?
Oh, in this sweet
torment, why does
my heart leap with joy?
Oh ta-ra-ra-ra-ra
Ta-ra-ra-ra-ra ra-ra-ra-ra-ra
Oh... ta-ra-ra-ra-ra
Ta-ra-ra-ra-ra ra-ra-ra-ra-ra
If you just wait, is love a bus
passing right in front of you?
After the kite snaps and flies away,
only a ball of string remains in hand.
For the fever of love,
love alone is the cure.
To kick it away,
is my heart a football?
My heart is made of glass,
my girl, oh my girl!
Why is there a stone in your hand today, why?
A word came up to my lips,
but on seeing you, hey,
it gets stuck in my throat!
I don't like food,
I like dreaming.
There is no limit to the intoxication of love!
I don't like my friends,
I like puppies.
There is no limit to the craziness of love!
Oh oo oo-oo
Oh oo oo oo-oo oo-oo
"My friend, what will happen
to my love?" I asked.
"It is like a kolam (decorative doorstep pattern) —
watch your step!" he warned me.
"Without love,
there is no sleep," I said.
"Even with love,
there is no sleep!" he replied.
Why are there unsaid desires, oh girl?
Why are there longings in the heart, oh girl?
Poison kills you just once,
oh, but your memories kill me over and over!
I don't like food,
I like dreaming.
There is no limit to the intoxication of love!
I don't like my friends,
I like puppies.
There is no limit to the craziness of love!
Ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra ra-ra-ra-ra
Ra-ra-ra-ra ra-ra ra-ra ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra
Ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra ra-ra-ra-ra
Ra-ra-ra-ra ra-ra ra-ra ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film Satham Podathey captures the chaotic, delightfully confusing, and intoxicating experience of falling in love. The lyrics describe love as a sweet torture ('inbamana imsai') and a monster that alters one's daily life—causing a loss of appetite for normal food in favor of daydreaming, and preferring the simple affection of puppies over human company. Through clever analogies and conversational wisdom, the song explores how love simultaneously grants peace and takes it away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Muran

O oh indha inbamana imsayilae yen

'Inbamana imsai' translates to 'sweet/pleasurable torture', combining opposite emotional states to describe love's contradictory nature.

Metaphor

Oh indha kaadhalenum bootham vanthhu yen

Love is directly equated to a 'bootham' (monster/ghost) that takes over the protagonist's mind.

Metaphor

Kannadi en nenjam

The heart is directly compared to fragile glass ('kannadi').

Antithesis / Comparison

Nanjendral hey oru murai kollumadi / Oh oh ninaivugalo hey pala murai kolluthadi

Contrasts physical poison (which kills once) with emotional memories of love (which kill repeatedly).

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Trivia

The track was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Na. Muthu Kumar for the 2007 psychological thriller film 'Satham Podathey', directed by Vasanth. The song is well-remembered for its catchy, unconventional rhythm and playful yet poetic exploration of love's madness.

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