O Kadhale
From Kadhal Virus · 2002
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, Clinton Cerejo
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kadhal Virus2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mmm…mmm….. | Mmm... mmm... |
| Mmm…mmm…mmm…mmm.. | Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm... |
| Mmm…mmm…mmm…mmm.. | Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm... |
| Male | |
| Oh kaadhalae | Oh love! |
| Unnakkor kadidham | Here is a letter for you. |
| Uyirai uyilaai | My life, like a sacred bequest, |
| Varaindhen idhilum | I have inscribed into this as well. |
| Male | |
| Oh kaadhalae | Oh love! |
| Unnakkor kadidham | Here is a letter for you. |
| Uyirai uyilaai | My life, like a sacred bequest, |
| Varaindhen idhilum | I have inscribed into this as well. |
| Male | |
| Oh thedadi | Oh search for me, |
| Enai nee unakkul | Search for me within yourself. |
| Vegu naal munbae | A long time ago, |
| Pugundhen vizhikkul | I entered into your eyes. |
| Idhuvum nalamae | This too is well, |
| Ninaikkum idhayam | May the heart that remembers |
| Nidhamae sirikka | Smile every single day. |
| Ilakkum edhaiyum | Whatever it may lose, |
| Ini en illam undhan ullam | From now on, my abode is your heart. |
| Oh kaadhalae ohh … | Oh love, ohh... |
| Male | |
| Or kaagidham ena | Like a blank sheet of paper, |
| Naan irundhen | I once existed, |
| Poongkaaviyam adhil nee | A beautiful epic upon it, |
| Punaindhaai | You composed! |
| Male | |
| Iyakkum kalaingan | A director and artist, |
| Aanen unnaal | I became because of you. |
| Iyakkum kalaingan | A director and artist, |
| Aanen unnaal | I became because of you. |
| Enai nee iyakka irundhaai pinnaal | You stood behind the scenes directing me. |
| Male | |
| Vaanam ponil | Though life was like |
| Vaazhkai irunthum | A golden sky, |
| Adhil or nilavaai | Like the moon in that sky, |
| Nee yen illai | Why are you not present? |
| Male | |
| Oh kaadhalae | Oh love! |
| Unnakkor kadidham | Here is a letter for you. |
| Uyirai uyilaai | My life, like a sacred bequest, |
| Varaindhen idhilum | I have inscribed into this as well. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalae kaadhalae | Love, love! |
| Oh kaadhalae kaadhalae | Oh love, love! |
| Kaadhalae kaadhalae | Love, love! |
| Oh kaadhalae kaadhalae | Oh love, love! |
| Male | |
| {Nee veroru dhisaiyil | {You walked away |
| Nadandhaayi | In a different direction, |
| Or vaanavil nizhalaai | Like the shadow of a rainbow, |
| Thondarndhaai} (2) | You continued to follow} (2) |
| Male | |
| Vizhiyil nadhiyaa | Is this a river in my eyes? |
| Idhudhaan vidhiyaa | Is this what fate is? |
| Enaidhaan padaiththa | Is the God who created me |
| Iraivan sathiyaa | Plotting a conspiracy? |
| Valarththaan uravai | He nurtured our relationship, |
| Vaguththaan pirivai | Yet he ordained our separation. |
ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்....
ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்....
ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்....
Mmm... mmm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
ஓ காதலே
உனக்கோர் கடிதம்
உயிரை உயிலாய்
வரைந்தேன் இதிலும்
Oh love!
Here is a letter for you.
My life, like a sacred bequest,
I have inscribed into this as well.
ஓ காதலே
உனக்கோர் கடிதம்
உயிரை உயிலாய்
வரைந்தேன் இதிலும்
Oh love!
Here is a letter for you.
My life, like a sacred bequest,
I have inscribed into this as well.
ஓ தேடடி
எனை நீ உனக்குள்
வெகு நாள் முன்பே
புகுந்தேன் விழிக்குள்
இதுவும் நலமே
நினைக்கும் இதயம்
நிதமே சிரிக்க
இழக்கும் எதையும்
இனி என் இல்லம் உந்தன் உள்ளம்
ஓ காதலே ஓ ...
Oh search for me,
Search for me within yourself.
A long time ago,
I entered into your eyes.
This too is well,
May the heart that remembers
Smile every single day.
Whatever it may lose,
From now on, my abode is your heart.
Oh love, ohh...
ஓர் காகிதம் என
நான் இருந்தேன்
பூங்காவியம் அதில் நீ
புனைந்தாய்
Like a blank sheet of paper,
I once existed,
A beautiful epic upon it,
You composed!
இயக்கும் கலைஞன்
ஆனேன் உன்னால்
இயக்கும் கலைஞன்
ஆனேன் உன்னால்
எனை நீ இயக்க இருந்தாய் பின்னால்
A director and artist,
I became because of you.
A director and artist,
I became because of you.
You stood behind the scenes directing me.
வானம் போனில்
வாழ்கை இருந்தும்
அதில் ஓர் நிலவாய்
நீ ஏன் இல்லை
Though life was like
A golden sky,
Like the moon in that sky,
Why are you not present?
ஓ காதலே
உனக்கோர் கடிதம்
உயிரை உயிலாய்
வரைந்தேன் இதிலும்
Oh love!
Here is a letter for you.
My life, like a sacred bequest,
I have inscribed into this as well.
காதலே காதலே
ஓ காதலே காதலே
காதலே காதலே
ஓ காதலே காதலே
Love, love!
Oh love, love!
Love, love!
Oh love, love!
{நீ வேறொரு திசையில்
நடந்தாய்
ஓர் வானவில் நிழலாய்
தொடர்ந்தாய்} (2)
{You walked away
In a different direction,
Like the shadow of a rainbow,
You continued to follow} (2)
விழியில் நதியா
இதுதான் விதியா
எனைதான் படைத்த
இறைவன் சதியா
வளர்த்தான் உறவை
வகுத்தான் பிரிவை
Is this a river in my eyes?
Is this what fate is?
Is the God who created me
Plotting a conspiracy?
He nurtured our relationship,
Yet he ordained our separation.
Mmm…mmm…..
Mmm... mmm...
Mmm…mmm…mmm…mmm..
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm…mmm…mmm…mmm..
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Oh kaadhalae
Oh love!
Unnakkor kadidham
Here is a letter for you.
Uyirai uyilaai
My life, like a sacred bequest,
Varaindhen idhilum
I have inscribed into this as well.
Oh kaadhalae
Oh love!
Unnakkor kadidham
Here is a letter for you.
Uyirai uyilaai
My life, like a sacred bequest,
Varaindhen idhilum
I have inscribed into this as well.
Oh thedadi
Oh search for me,
Enai nee unakkul
Search for me within yourself.
Vegu naal munbae
A long time ago,
Pugundhen vizhikkul
I entered into your eyes.
Idhuvum nalamae
This too is well,
Ninaikkum idhayam
May the heart that remembers
Nidhamae sirikka
Smile every single day.
Ilakkum edhaiyum
Whatever it may lose,
Ini en illam undhan ullam
From now on, my abode is your heart.
Oh kaadhalae ohh …
Oh love, ohh...
Or kaagidham ena
Like a blank sheet of paper,
Naan irundhen
I once existed,
Poongkaaviyam adhil nee
A beautiful epic upon it,
Punaindhaai
You composed!
Iyakkum kalaingan
A director and artist,
Aanen unnaal
I became because of you.
Iyakkum kalaingan
A director and artist,
Aanen unnaal
I became because of you.
Enai nee iyakka irundhaai pinnaal
You stood behind the scenes directing me.
Vaanam ponil
Though life was like
Vaazhkai irunthum
A golden sky,
Adhil or nilavaai
Like the moon in that sky,
Nee yen illai
Why are you not present?
Oh kaadhalae
Oh love!
Unnakkor kadidham
Here is a letter for you.
Uyirai uyilaai
My life, like a sacred bequest,
Varaindhen idhilum
I have inscribed into this as well.
Kaadhalae kaadhalae
Love, love!
Oh kaadhalae kaadhalae
Oh love, love!
Kaadhalae kaadhalae
Love, love!
Oh kaadhalae kaadhalae
Oh love, love!
{Nee veroru dhisaiyil
{You walked away
Nadandhaayi
In a different direction,
Or vaanavil nizhalaai
Like the shadow of a rainbow,
Thondarndhaai} (2)
You continued to follow} (2)
Vizhiyil nadhiyaa
Is this a river in my eyes?
Idhudhaan vidhiyaa
Is this what fate is?
Enaidhaan padaiththa
Is the God who created me
Iraivan sathiyaa
Plotting a conspiracy?
Valarththaan uravai
He nurtured our relationship,
Vaguththaan pirivai
Yet he ordained our separation.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Oh Kaadhalae' is a poignant, soulful love letter sung by the protagonist expressing deep anguish, gratitude, and yearning after a tragic separation from his beloved. He compares his life to a blank sheet of paper before her entry, acknowledging that her love inspired him to become a creative artist. Despite life providing him material success (a 'golden sky'), it remains incomplete and dark without her presence as his shining moon. The emotional arc moves from fond recollection to intense sorrow as he ponders the cruelty of destiny. He wonders why God would foster such a deep bond only to orchestrate an unbearable separation, leaving his eyes flowing like a river. The song serves as a testament to eternal devotion, declaring that regardless of physical distance, his true soul and home will always reside within her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Uyirai uyilaai”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'U' in 'Uyirai' and 'Uyilaai'.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Valarththaan uravai / Vaguththaan pirivai”
Rhyming of the second letter 'la'/'gu' pattern with end-rhyme structure between 'uravai' and 'pirivai'.
Metaphor
“Or kaagidham ena naan irundhen / Poongkaaviyam adhil nee punaindhaai”
The protagonist compares his former self to a blank paper and his lover's impact to writing a beautiful poetic epic on it.
Simile
“Or vaanavil nizhalaai thondarndhaai”
Compares the elusive yet beautiful presence of the beloved to the trailing shadow of a rainbow.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Kadhal Virus' (2002) was directed by Kathir, featuring music composed by Oscar-winning maestro A. R. Rahman. Lyricist Vaali crafted the lyrics reflecting the movie's theme of a film director whose personal life and romantic heartbreaks parallel his cinematic art.
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