O Kadhale
From Tere Ishk Mein · 2025
- Lyricist
- Mashook Rahman
- Singer
- Adithya RK
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Tere Ishk Mein2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dialogue…. | Dialogue… |
| Male | |
| Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo | Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo |
| O kaadhale maaru seigiraai | Oh love, you transform yourself |
| Yen theendiye | Why do you touch me |
| Vanjam seigiraai | And commit treachery? |
| Male | |
| Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo | Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo |
| Kaayam seiyum kangalil | In eyes that inflict wounds |
| Kaadhal thedinen | I searched for love |
| Kaadhal ennai thediye | Instead, love sought me out |
| Kaayam seidhadhe.. | And wounded me.. |
| Male | |
| Theekkadal endraalume | Even though it was an ocean of fire |
| Un kaadhal neendhinen.. | I swam in your love.. |
| Meelave ennaamale | Without even thinking of recovering |
| Naan ennai neenginen | I parted from myself |
| Male | |
| Ennai pola kaadhal seiyum | Look at me, a warrior of love |
| Kaadhal veeran ennai paaradi | Who loves as intensely as I do |
| Male | |
| O kaadhale maaru seigiraai | Oh love, you transform yourself |
| Yen theendiye | Why do you touch me |
| Vanjam seigiraai | And commit treachery? |
| Male | |
| O kaadhale maaru seigiraai | Oh love, you transform yourself |
| Yen theendiye | Why do you touch me |
| Vanjam seigiraai | And commit treachery? |
| Male | |
| Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo | Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo |
| Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo | Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo |
வசனம் :
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Dialogue…
முனங்கல் :
ஹ்ம்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Oh love, you transform yourself
Why do you touch me
And commit treachery?
ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ
ஓ காதலே மாறு செய்கிறாய்
ஏன் தீண்டியே
வஞ்சம் செய்கிறாய்
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
In eyes that inflict wounds
I searched for love
Instead, love sought me out
And wounded me..
ஓ ஓஓஓ ஓஓஓ….
காயம் செய்யும் கண்களில்
காதல் தேடினேன்
காதல் என்னை தேடியே
காயம் செய்ததே..
Even though it was an ocean of fire
I swam in your love..
Without even thinking of recovering
I parted from myself
தீக்கடல் என்றாலுமே
உன் காதல் நீந்தினேன்..
மீளவே என்னாமலே
நான் என்னை நீங்கினேன்
Look at me, a warrior of love
Who loves as intensely as I do
என்னை போல காதல் செய்யும்
காதல் வீரன் என்னைப் பாரடி
Oh love, you transform yourself
Why do you touch me
And commit treachery?
ஓ காதலே மாறு செய்கிறாய்
ஏன் தீண்டியே
வஞ்சம் செய்கிறாய்
Oh love, you transform yourself
Why do you touch me
And commit treachery?
ஓ காதலே மாறு செய்கிறாய்
ஏன் தீண்டியே
வஞ்சம் செய்கிறாய்
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
ஓ ஓஓஓ ஓஓஓ….
ஓ ஓஓஓ ஓஓஓ….
Dialogue….
Dialogue…
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
O kaadhale maaru seigiraai
Oh love, you transform yourself
Yen theendiye
Why do you touch me
Vanjam seigiraai
And commit treachery?
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Kaayam seiyum kangalil
In eyes that inflict wounds
Kaadhal thedinen
I searched for love
Kaadhal ennai thediye
Instead, love sought me out
Kaayam seidhadhe..
And wounded me..
Theekkadal endraalume
Even though it was an ocean of fire
Un kaadhal neendhinen..
I swam in your love..
Meelave ennaamale
Without even thinking of recovering
Naan ennai neenginen
I parted from myself
Ennai pola kaadhal seiyum
Look at me, a warrior of love
Kaadhal veeran ennai paaradi
Who loves as intensely as I do
O kaadhale maaru seigiraai
Oh love, you transform yourself
Yen theendiye
Why do you touch me
Vanjam seigiraai
And commit treachery?
O kaadhale maaru seigiraai
Oh love, you transform yourself
Yen theendiye
Why do you touch me
Vanjam seigiraai
And commit treachery?
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Hoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the deep agony and paradoxical suffering that comes with intense love. The protagonist laments how love disguises itself, bringing tenderness only to inflict betrayal and pain. Despite searching for genuine affection in eyes that cause hurt, love ultimately turns around to wound the lover. Expressing total surrender, the lover willingly swims through an ocean of fire for love and loses his own self-identity without seeking escape, declaring himself a fearless warrior of love who endures every heartbreak.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Theekkadal endraalume”
'Theekkadal' (ocean of fire) metaphorically describes love as a vast, perilous, and burning body of water that the lover must navigate.
Antithesis / Paradox
“Kaayam seiyum kangalil Kaadhal thedinen”
Searching for tender love within eyes that cause painful wounds presents a paradoxical contrast of hurt and passion.
Personification
“Kaadhal ennai thediye Kaayam seidhadhe..”
Love ('Kaadhal') is personified as an active entity that seeks out the protagonist and inflicts wounds.
Repetition / Anaphora
“O kaadhale maaru seigiraai Yen theendiye Vanjam seigiraai”
The refrain is repeated multiple times to emphasize the lover's torment and feeling of betrayal.
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Trivia
'Tere Ishk Mein' is a Hindi feature film directed by Aanand L. Rai, starring Dhanush. The film features music composed by Academy Award-winner A. R. Rahman, continuing their acclaimed collaboration following films like 'Raanjhanaa' and 'Atrangi Re'.
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