Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
From Siva Manasula Sakthi · 2009
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Siva Manasula Sakthi2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru kal oru kannaadi | A stone and a glass mirror |
| Udaiyaamal mothi kondaal kaadhal | If they collide without breaking, that is love. |
| Oru sol sila mounangal | A single word, a few silences |
| Pesaamal pesi kondaal kaadhal | If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love. |
| Male | |
| Kangal rendil …il kaadhal vanthaal ho | If love enters both eyes, oh... |
| Kanneer matum ..mm thunai aagumae | Tears alone will become the only companion. |
| Oh hoo hoo | Oh hoo hoo |
| Male | |
| Oru kal oru kannaadi | A stone and a glass mirror |
| Udaiyaamal mothi kondaal kaadhal | If they collide without breaking, that is love. |
| Oru sol sila mounangal | A single word, a few silences |
| Pesaamal pesi kondaal kaadhal …lll | If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love... |
| Male | |
| Thimiruku maru peyar neethaanae | Aren't you the very definition of arrogance? |
| Thinam thinam unnaal iranthenae | I died every single day because of you. |
| Maranthida matum maranthenae | I forgot only to forget you. |
| Male | |
| Thee ena purinthum adi naanae | Even though I knew you were fire, girl, |
| Thirumbavum unai thoda vanthenae | I came back to touch you again. |
| Therindhe sugamaai erinthenae | Knowing fully well, I burned delightfully. |
| Male | |
| Kadum visathinai eduthu kudithaalum | Even if one drinks deadly poison, |
| Adi konja neram kazhidhae uyir pogum | Girl, life slips away only after some time. |
| Indha kaadhalilae udanae uyir pogum | But in this love, life leaves instantly. |
| Kaadhal endraal pennae | Girl, if it is love, |
| Chithravathai thaanae | It is pure torture, isn't it? |
| Male | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Oru kal oru kannaadi | A stone and a glass mirror |
| Udaiyaamal mothi kondaal kaadhal | If they collide without breaking, that is love. |
| Oru sol sila mounangal | A single word, a few silences |
| Pesaamal pesi kondaal kaadhal …lll | If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love... |
| Male | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Un mugam paardhae naan ezhuven | I wake up just seeing your face. |
| Un kural ketaal naan ariven | I recognize everything when I hear your voice. |
| Un nizhaludanae naan varuven | I will follow along with your shadow. |
| Male | |
| Punnagai seithaal uyir vaazhven | If you smile, I will live my life. |
| Purakanithaal naan ennaaven | If you ignore me, what will become of me? |
| Pennae engae naan poven | Girl, where will I go? |
| Male | |
| Un udhatukul irukum oru vaarthai | That one single word hidden within your lips, |
| Athai sollivitaal thodangum en vaazhkai | If you speak it, my life will begin. |
| Un mounathil irukum enna valigal | What pain lies hidden in your silence? |
| Kaadhal endraal mella | To call love softly |
| Saathal endru solla | Is to call it death. |
| Male | |
| …………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Oru kal oru kannaadi | A stone and a glass mirror |
| Udaiyaamal mothi kondaal kaadhal | If they collide without breaking, that is love. |
| Oru sol sila mounangal | A single word, a few silences |
| Pesaamal pesi kondaal kaadhal …ll | If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love... |
| Male | |
| ……………………………………………………… | |
ஒரு கல் ஒரு
கண்ணாடி உடையாமல்
மோதிக்கொண்டால் காதல்
ஒரு சொல் சில மௌனங்கள்
பேசாமல் பேசிக்கொண்டால் காதல்
A stone and a glass mirror
If they collide without breaking, that is love.
A single word, a few silences
If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love.
கண்கள் ரெண்டில்
காதல் வந்தால் ஹோ
கண்ணீர் மட்டும் துணை
ஆகுமே ஓ ஹோ ஹோ
If love enters both eyes, oh...
Tears alone will become the only companion.
Oh hoo hoo
ஒரு கல் ஒரு
கண்ணாடி உடையாமல்
மோதிக்கொண்டால் காதல்
ஒரு சொல் சில மௌனங்கள்
பேசாமல் பேசிக்கொண்டால் காதல்
A stone and a glass mirror
If they collide without breaking, that is love.
A single word, a few silences
If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love...
திமிருக்கு மறுப்பெயர்
நீதானே தினம் தினம் உன்னால்
இறந்தேனே மறந்திட மட்டும்
மறந்தேனே
Aren't you the very definition of arrogance?
I died every single day because of you.
I forgot only to forget you.
தீயென புரிந்தும்
அடி நானே திரும்பவும்
உன்னைத்தொட வந்தேனே
தொிந்தே சுகமாய் எறிந்தேனே
Even though I knew you were fire, girl,
I came back to touch you again.
Knowing fully well, I burned delightfully.
கடும் விஷத்தினை
எடுத்துக் குடித்தாலும் அடி
கொஞ்ச நேரம் கழித்தே
உயிர்ப்போகும் இந்தக்
காதலிலே உடனே உயிர்
போகும் காதல் என்றால்
பெண்ணே சித்ரவதை தானே
Even if one drinks deadly poison,
Girl, life slips away only after some time.
But in this love, life leaves instantly.
Girl, if it is love,
It is pure torture, isn't it?
.................................
ஒரு கல் ஒரு
கண்ணாடி உடையாமல்
மோதிக்கொண்டால் காதல்
ஒரு சொல் சில மௌனங்கள்
பேசாமல் பேசிக்கொண்டால் காதல்
A stone and a glass mirror
If they collide without breaking, that is love.
A single word, a few silences
If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love...
.................................
உன் முகம் பார்த்தே
நான் எழுவேன் உன் குரல்
கேட்டால் நான் அறிவேன்
உன் நிழலுடனே நான் வருவேன்
I wake up just seeing your face.
I recognize everything when I hear your voice.
I will follow along with your shadow.
புன்னகை செய்தால்
உயிர் வாழ்வேன் புறக்கணித்தால்
நான் என்னாவேன் பெண்ணே
எங்கே நான் போவேன்
If you smile, I will live my life.
If you ignore me, what will become of me?
Girl, where will I go?
உன் உதட்டுக்குள்
இருக்கும் ஒரு வார்த்தை
அதை சொல்லிவிட்டால்
தொடங்கும் என் வாழ்க்கை
ஒரு மௌனத்தில் இருக்கும்
என்ன வலிகள் காதல் என்றால்
மெல்ல சாதல் என்று சொல்ல
That one single word hidden within your lips,
If you speak it, my life will begin.
What pain lies hidden in your silence?
To call love softly
Is to call it death.
.................................
ஒரு கல் ஒரு
கண்ணாடி உடையாமல்
மோதிக்கொண்டால் காதல்
ஒரு சொல் சில மௌனங்கள்
பேசாமல் பேசிக்கொண்டால் காதல்
A stone and a glass mirror
If they collide without breaking, that is love.
A single word, a few silences
If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love...
.................................
Oru kal oru kannaadi
A stone and a glass mirror
Udaiyaamal mothi kondaal kaadhal
If they collide without breaking, that is love.
Oru sol sila mounangal
A single word, a few silences
Pesaamal pesi kondaal kaadhal
If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love.
Kangal rendil …il kaadhal vanthaal ho
If love enters both eyes, oh...
Kanneer matum ..mm thunai aagumae
Tears alone will become the only companion.
Oh hoo hoo
Oh hoo hoo
Oru kal oru kannaadi
A stone and a glass mirror
Udaiyaamal mothi kondaal kaadhal
If they collide without breaking, that is love.
Oru sol sila mounangal
A single word, a few silences
Pesaamal pesi kondaal kaadhal …lll
If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love...
Thimiruku maru peyar neethaanae
Aren't you the very definition of arrogance?
Thinam thinam unnaal iranthenae
I died every single day because of you.
Maranthida matum maranthenae
I forgot only to forget you.
Thee ena purinthum adi naanae
Even though I knew you were fire, girl,
Thirumbavum unai thoda vanthenae
I came back to touch you again.
Therindhe sugamaai erinthenae
Knowing fully well, I burned delightfully.
Kadum visathinai eduthu kudithaalum
Even if one drinks deadly poison,
Adi konja neram kazhidhae uyir pogum
Girl, life slips away only after some time.
Indha kaadhalilae udanae uyir pogum
But in this love, life leaves instantly.
Kaadhal endraal pennae
Girl, if it is love,
Chithravathai thaanae
It is pure torture, isn't it?
………………………..
Oru kal oru kannaadi
A stone and a glass mirror
Udaiyaamal mothi kondaal kaadhal
If they collide without breaking, that is love.
Oru sol sila mounangal
A single word, a few silences
Pesaamal pesi kondaal kaadhal …lll
If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love...
………………………………
Un mugam paardhae naan ezhuven
I wake up just seeing your face.
Un kural ketaal naan ariven
I recognize everything when I hear your voice.
Un nizhaludanae naan varuven
I will follow along with your shadow.
Punnagai seithaal uyir vaazhven
If you smile, I will live my life.
Purakanithaal naan ennaaven
If you ignore me, what will become of me?
Pennae engae naan poven
Girl, where will I go?
Un udhatukul irukum oru vaarthai
That one single word hidden within your lips,
Athai sollivitaal thodangum en vaazhkai
If you speak it, my life will begin.
Un mounathil irukum enna valigal
What pain lies hidden in your silence?
Kaadhal endraal mella
To call love softly
Saathal endru solla
Is to call it death.
………………………….
Oru kal oru kannaadi
A stone and a glass mirror
Udaiyaamal mothi kondaal kaadhal
If they collide without breaking, that is love.
Oru sol sila mounangal
A single word, a few silences
Pesaamal pesi kondaal kaadhal …ll
If they speak unspoken words to each other, that is love...
………………………………………………………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Oru Kal Oru Kannaadi' from Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009) is a hauntingly romantic track exploring the paradoxical nature of love—its fragile beauty and its crushing pain. The song opens with the iconic metaphor comparing love to a stone and a mirror colliding without shattering, illustrating how two opposing personalities (the hard-headed lover and the delicate beloved) can come together without destroying one another. The narrative follows the lover's agony as he copes with his partner's pride, silence, and emotional distance. He expresses that love's torment kills faster than poison, yet he willingly burns in its fire because her smile gives him life. The lyrics capture the bittersweet longing of needing just a single word of acceptance from the beloved to truly begin living.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Oru kal oru kannaadi Udaiyaamal mothi kondaal kaadhal”
Compares two lovers to a stone and a glass mirror colliding without breaking, metaphorically showing how opposing personalities coexist in love.
Muran (Oxymoron / Contrast)
“Pesaamal pesi kondaal kaadhal”
Uses contrasting ideas— speaking without actually talking (communicating through silence)—to describe deep emotional connection.
Hyperbole
“Kadum visathinai eduthu kudithaalum... Indha kaadhalilae udanae uyir pogum”
Exaggerates the pain of love by claiming it takes away life faster than drinking deadly poison.
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Un mugam paardhae naan ezhuven / Un kural ketaal naan ariven / Un nizhaludanae naan varuven”
Lines 29–31 feature end-rhyming verbs terminating with '-en' (ezhuven, ariven, varuven), creating a melodic cadence.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thimiruku maru peyar neethaanae / Thinam thinam unnaal iranthenae”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound ('Thimiruku', 'Thinam') across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
The phrase 'Oru Kal Oru Kannaadi' written by Na. Muthu Kumar became so popular across Tamil Nadu that producer-actor Udhayanidhi Stalin used it as the title for his debut movie as a lead actor in 2012, which was also directed by M. Rajesh (director of Siva Manasula Sakthi). Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Udit Narayan, the song remains one of the most defining romantic anthems of late 2000s Tamil cinema.
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