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Lyrics & meaning

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 ooHoo oo oo ooo oo oo
O kaadhale maaru seigiraaiOh love, you transform yourself
Yen theendiyeWhy do you touch me
Vanjam seigiraaiAnd commit treachery?
Male
Hoo oo oo ooo oo ooHoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Kaayam seiyum kangalilIn eyes that inflict wounds
Kaadhal thedinenI searched for love
Kaadhal ennai thediyeInstead, love sought me out
Kaayam seidhadhe..And wounded me..
Male
Theekkadal endraalumeEven though it was an ocean of fire
Un kaadhal neendhinen..I swam in your love..
Meelave ennaamaleWithout even thinking of recovering
Naan ennai neenginenI parted from myself
Male
Ennai pola kaadhal seiyumLook at me, a warrior of love
Kaadhal veeran ennai paaradiWho loves as intensely as I do
Male
O kaadhale maaru seigiraaiOh love, you transform yourself
Yen theendiyeWhy do you touch me
Vanjam seigiraaiAnd commit treachery?
Male
O kaadhale maaru seigiraaiOh love, you transform yourself
Yen theendiyeWhy do you touch me
Vanjam seigiraaiAnd commit treachery?
Male
Hoo oo oo ooo oo ooHoo oo oo ooo oo oo
Hoo oo oo ooo oo ooHoo 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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