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Oru Kadhal Oru Vazhkai

From Oru Kadhal Oru Vazhkai – Album · 2018

Lyricist
Sirkali Sirpi
Singer
Sharanya Srinivas
Music director
Varun Krrishna
Details
Oru Kadhal Oru Vazhkai – Album2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Poovidhu thee endraalIf this flower turns out to be fire,
Poo enna seiyum…What can the flower do?
Vali thaanae endrumIt is always pain that remains.
Female
Un meedhu en thookkamMy sleep rests upon you,
Vizhi enna seiyum….What can my eyes do?
Kanneerai minjumOnly tears will remain.
Female
Naan ingu konden poi thookkamaiHere I have fallen into a fake slumber.
Naal dhorum kanden naanum matramEvery day, I witnessed a change within me.
Neethaanae vendumYou are the one I want,
Nee ennai neengaathaeDo not leave me.
Female
KaadhalaiMy love,
Kaatrodu tholaithenae naanI lost it to the wind.
Aasaigalai naetrodu pudhaithenae naanI buried my desires yesterday.
Kaalamellaam kaayangal aaaradhoWill my wounds never heal for a lifetime?
Vaanavillaai en vaazhkai maaradhoWill my life not change like a rainbow?
Female
Podhum…mmEnough... mm.
Yen indha sogamWhy this sadness?
Eppodhu theerumWhen will it end?
Female
Un meedhu en thookkamMy sleep rests upon you,
Vizhi enna seiyum….What can my eyes do?
Kanneerai minjumOnly tears will remain.
Female
Naan ingu konden poi thookkamaiHere I have fallen into a fake slumber.
Naal dhorum kanden naanum matramEvery day, I witnessed a change within me.
Neethaanae vendumYou are the one I want,
Nee ennai neengaathaeDo not leave me.
Female
KaigalilaeIn my hands,
Varamaaga kidaithaayae neeYou came to me as a boon.
Kanuvugalai ennodu sumanthaayae neeYou carried dreams along with me.
Kaalamellaam valiyodu vazhthenaeI lived with pain all my life,
Nooru jenmam ennodu vaaraayoWon't you join me for a hundred lifetimes?
Female
Vaazhvil nee vanthaal podhumIt is enough if you enter my life,
Verenna vendumWhat else could I need?
Female
Poongaatrae en vazhvilLike a gentle breeze in my life,
Neethaanae vandhaaiYou alone came,
Anandham thandhaaiAnd gave me joy.
Naan ingu aanen poonthottamaaiHere I turned into a flower garden.
Unnaalae kanden naanum kaadhalBecause of you, I discovered love.
Ennaalum anbae naanthaanae un meedhuForever, my love, I am yours.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song expresses the deep pain of heartbreak alongside an unyielding yearning for lost love. The protagonist uses delicate yet striking imagery—comparing gentle flowers to burning fire and restful sleep to a deceptive illusion—to capture the agony of emotional wounds. Despite burying past desires and enduring endless sorrow, the singer questions if time will ever bring healing and color back into life like a rainbow. Amidst the grief, there is a profound celebration of the joy the beloved once brought. Described as a gentle breeze ('Poongaatrae') that transformed the singer's life into a flourishing flower garden ('Poonthottamaai'), the loved one is viewed as a precious blessing. Ultimately, the song serves as an earnest plea for eternal reunion, declaring that love endures beyond pain across a hundred lifetimes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Poovidhu thee endraal

Compares a delicate flower to a burning fire to signify how love, which should bring comfort, causes immense pain.

Simile

Vaanavillaai en vaazhkai maaradho

Compares the desired transformation of life to a vibrant rainbow ('Vaanavillaai').

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Kaatrodu tholaithenae naan / Aasaigalai naetrodu pudhaithenae naan

The deliberate ending of consecutive lines with 'tholaithenae naan' and 'pudhaithenae naan' creates a rhythmic, melancholic cadence.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kaadhalai / Kaatrodu / Kaalamellaam

Repetition of the initial consonant 'Kaa' across lines 11, 12, and 14 establishes Tamil acoustic harmony.

Metaphor

Naan ingu aanen poonthottamaai

The protagonist compares their heart filled with happiness to a blooming flower garden ('poonthottamaai').

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Sirkali Sirpi, 'Oru Kadhal Oru Vazhkai' (2018) is an independent Tamil studio album track exploring themes of romantic distress, emotional rebirth, and spiritual devotion to love.

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