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Lyrics & meaning

O My Darling

From Kadarkarai Thagam · 1988

Lyricist
Kadhal Mathi
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Kadarkarai Thagam
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
26 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Ooh my darling meri pyaari
Kaadhal ulagil yedhu mozhigal
Nanae un sondham
Naagareega theepandham
Neeyae meen endrum
Odaiyaagum en nenjam
I love you.. i love you.. you love me
Thagida thakkathaa
Ooh my darling meri pyaari
Kaadhal ulagil yedhu mozhigal
……………………
Nongugal paalai oottri
Senthaenil oora veitha
Angangal mangai vannamoo
Angengae aadai moodi
Kannanukku anaigal ittaal
Sangugal gangai thaangumoo
Nongugal paalai oottri
Senthaenil oora veitha
Angangal mangai vannamoo
Angengae aadai moodi
Kannanukku anaigal ittaal
Sangugal gangai thaangumoo
Isai mazhaiyil thinam ninaithu
Nadam puriven indha boomiyilae
I love you.. i love you.. you love me
Thagida thakkathaa
Ooh my darling meri pyaari
Kaadhal ulagil yedhu mozhigal
Kannangal panner oonjal
Kaamathin thaneer pandhal
Kaattrukkum kaadhal pongumae
Hae hae ahe hae
Muthukkal pooti veitha
Sippikku mutham sindha
Kappalgal kappam kattumoo
Kannangal panner oonjal
Kaamathin thaneer pandhal
Kaattrukkum kaadhal pongumae
Hae hae hae hahaha
Muthukkal pooti veitha
Sippikku mutham sindha
Kappalgal kappam kattumoo
Paruvangalai paruga vandhen
Pazhagi vittaal enna paavangalo
I love you.. i love you.. you love me
Thagida thakkathaa
Ooh my darling meri pyaari
Kaadhal ulagil yedhu mozhigal together
Nanae un sondham
Naagareega theepandham
Neeye meen endrum
Odaiyaagum en nenjam
I love you.. i love you.. you love me
Thagida thakkathaa
Ooh my darling meri pyaari
Kaadhal ulagil yedhu mozhigal
...
Oh my darling, meri pyaari (my beloved)!
In the world of love, do languages matter?
I am all yours,
a stylish torch of passion!
You are forever the fish,
and my heart is the flowing stream.
I love you... I love you... you love me!
Thakida thakkadha!
Oh my darling, meri pyaari (my beloved)!
In the world of love, do languages matter?
...
Like tender palm fruit poured with milk
and steeped in sweet honey,
is that the glowing beauty of a woman?
If you cover yourself with clothes here and there
and build dams against this Kannan (lover),
can tiny conch shells hold back the Ganges?
Like tender palm fruit poured with milk
and steeped in sweet honey,
is that the glowing beauty of a woman?
If you cover yourself with clothes here and there
and build dams against this Kannan (lover),
can tiny conch shells hold back the Ganges?
Drenched every day in this rain of music,
I will dance across this earth!
I love you... I love you... you love me!
Thakida thakkadha!
Oh my darling, meri pyaari (my beloved)!
In the world of love, do languages matter?
Cheeks like a rosewater swing,
a water-stall of sweet desire,
even the breeze overflows with love!
Hey hey, ahey hey!
To scatter kisses on an oyster shell
that keeps its pearls locked inside,
will mighty ships pay tribute?
Cheeks like a rosewater swing,
a water-stall of sweet desire,
even the breeze overflows with love!
Hey hey hey, hahaha!
To scatter kisses on an oyster shell
that keeps its pearls locked inside,
will mighty ships pay tribute?
I have come to drink in your youth,
once we get close, what sweet expressions will arise?
I love you... I love you... you love me!
Thakida thakkadha!
Oh my darling, meri pyaari (my beloved)!
In the world of love, do languages matter, together?
I am all yours,
a stylish torch of passion!
You are forever the fish,
and my heart is the flowing stream.
I love you... I love you... you love me!
Thakida thakkadha!
Oh my darling, meri pyaari (my beloved)!
In the world of love, do languages matter?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and romantic track celebrates universal love transcending linguistic and cultural barriers, blending English, Hindi ('meri pyaari'), and Tamil phrases. The lyrics use vivid, sensory imagery comparing the beloved's beauty and affection to natural sweetness, flowing rivers, and delicate ocean treasures.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Neeyae meen endrum / Odaiyaagum en nenjam

Compares the beloved to a fish and the speaker's heart to a flowing stream in which the fish resides.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kannangal panner oonjal / Kaamathin thaneer pandhal / Kaattrukkum kaadhal pongumae

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines creating a rhythmic poetic effect.

Rhetorical Question

Sangugal gangai thaangumoo

Asks whether small conch shells can hold the vast Ganges river, emphasizing the overwhelming scale of emotion and passion.

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Trivia

This track belongs to the 1988 Tamil feature film 'Kadarkarai Thagam', featuring lyrics written by Kadhal Mathi. The song famously incorporates multilingual romantic expressions to highlight that love speaks all languages.

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