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Pudhu Kadhal

From Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan · 2004

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Ranjith, Chinmayi
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Pudhu kaadhal kaalamithuThis is the season of new love
Iruvar vaazhum ulagamithuThis is a world where two people live
Nee naan enbathilIn saying 'you' and 'I'
Porul padavillai yeno….Why does it make no sense anymore...
Male
Pudhu thedal padalamithuThis is a chapter of new searching
Dhegam theiyum tharunamithuThis is the moment the body melts away
Karaivathum uraivathumMelting and freezing
Kanmun nigaluthu yeno….Why is it happening right before my eyes...
Female
Kodu unaiyaeGive yourself away
Nee eduda enaithaanaeTake me for yourself
Nee thottaal pani paarai polaeWhen you touch, like an iceberg
Dhegam karaiyum maayam ennaWhat is this magic that melts the body?
Male
Thodu enaiyaeTouch me
Naan undhan thunaithaanaeI am indeed your companion
Un vetkam ennaiYour shyness
Vettaiyaadi vettaiyaadi vidugirathaeHunts me down continuously
Hoo ooo hoo oooHoo ooo hoo ooo
Female
Pudhu kaadhal kaalamithuThis is the season of new love
Iruvar vaazhum ulagamithuThis is a world where two people live
Nee naan enbathilIn saying 'you' and 'I'
Porul padavillai yeno….Why does it make no sense anymore...
Male
Panimalai naduvilIn the middle of a snow mountain
Vizhunthathu polaeAs if fallen
Un madi idaiyil vizhunthenI fell right into your lap
Female
Kilaigalin nuniyilAt the tips of the branches
Malargalai polaeLike flowers
Un kilai melae malarnthenI bloomed upon your branch
Male
Maraikkindra baagam ellaamAll the parts that hide
Viduthalai ketkuthaeAre asking for liberation
Vidu vidu vegamaagaRelease them quickly
Viruppam pola malarattumLet them bloom as they desire
Female
Thoda thoda dhegamellaamWith every touch, all over the body
Thaenthuli surakkuthaeDrops of honey secrete
Thudu thudu vegamaagaQuickly and eagerly
Surandhu valinthu odattumLet it secrete and flow continuously
Male
Vaa arugae naanCome close, for I
Vaasanai maram thaanaeAm a fragrant tree
En nizhalil nee mayangi kollaFor you to faint in my shade
Maruthuvam irukku nee arivaaiThere is medicine, you know
Female
Thaen mazhaiyaalWith a rain of honey
Nee nanaithaai enaiyaeYou drenched me
Adhu yetho nee sollu solluWhat is that, tell me, tell me
Sollu sollu naan ariyenTell me, for I do not know
Female
En kaadhal naayaganaeOh, my hero of love
Kalappadam attra thooyavanaeOh, pure one without adulteration
Ennai rasiththuRelishing me
Imsai seivathu yendaWhy do you torment me?
Male
En kaadhal thaayagamaeOh, my motherland of love
Kaaman seitha aayuthamaeOh, weapon fashioned by Manmatha
Uyirai kudithuDrinking my life force
Thaagam theerpathu yendi…Why do you quench your thirst?
Female
Udal vazhi oornthuCrawling along the body
Uyir vazhi pugunthuEntering through the soul
Aaivughal seiya vandhaayoDid you come to conduct research?
Male
Ennudal thiranthuOpening up my body
Nee athil nirainthuFilling up inside it
Thavam pala seithida vandhaayoDid you come to perform many penances?
Female
Udal engum regai vendumMarks are needed all over the body
Un nagam varaiyumoWill your fingernails draw them?
Viral padum baagam ellaamEvery place touched by fingers
Vedikkuthae erimalaiIs erupting like a volcano
Male
Vaaliba vaasam illaiThere is no scent of youth
Vaatidum pozhuthilaeIn times of distress
Vanmurai seiya solliAsking to commit violence
Thoonduthae en kaadhal deviMy goddess of love incites me
Female
Ae puyalaeOh, storm
Ennai vadhaikum veyilaeOh, scorching heat that tortures me
Idi polae ennai thaaki mudhalilStriking me like lightning first
Kaithu seithaai yen solvaaiWhy did you arrest me, tell me
Male
Poo ullaeInside the flower
Naan poarai thodangidavaShall I start the battle?
Nee athanai indru mella mellaYou, guide me today slowly, slowly
Mella mella vali nadaththu hoo oo oooSlowly, slowly lead the way, hoo oo ooo
Female
Pudhu kaadhal kaalamithuThis is the season of new love
Iruvar vaazhum ulagamithuThis is a world where two people live
Nee naan enbathilIn saying 'you' and 'I'
Porul padavillai yeno….Why does it make no sense anymore...
Male
Pudhu thedal padalamithuThis is a chapter of new searching
Dhegam theiyum tharunamithuThis is the moment the body melts away
Karaivathum uraivathumMelting and freezing
Kanmun nigaluthu yeno….Why is it happening right before my eyes...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Pudhu Kaadhal Kaalamithu' is an evocative romantic duet from the movie 'Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan' (2004), composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics penned by Snehan. The song captures the peak of physical and emotional intimacy between two lovers, where the distinction between 'you' and 'I' disappears completely into oneness. Through passionate metaphors of nature, fire, ice, and honey, the lovers express their deep attraction, vulnerability, and mutual surrender to love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Nee thottaal pani paarai polae

Compares the melting sensation of the body upon touch to an iceberg in 'pani paarai polae'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

En kaadhal thaayagamae / Kaaman seitha aayuthamae

Directly addresses the lover as a weapon crafted by Kamadeva (god of love) and as a motherland of love.

Imagery

Viral padum baagam ellaam / Vedikkuthae erimalai

Uses vivid sensory imagery of an erupting volcano to convey the intense physical sensation of touch.

Repetition / Rhythm (Adukkuthodar)

Adhu yetho nee sollu sollu

Repeats words like 'sollu sollu' and 'mella mella' to accentuate rhythm and intensity of emotion.

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Trivia

'Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan' features a hit soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Lyricist Snehan penned this sensual duet, which was rendered by Harish Raghavendra and Chinmayi, capturing the dynamic onscreen chemistry of Dhanush and Aparna Pillai.

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