Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Un Kaadhalaal

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Ziya Hadhijath
Singers
Aravind Karneeswaran, Amina Rafiq
Music director
Santhosh Balaji
Details
Album Songs 20232023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Un kaadhalaal udainthathe karvamMy pride shattered because of your love
Mounathil mayangum penmani naanumI am the woman who swoons in silence
Un vaarthaiyil sidharuthu sithamMy mind scatters at your words
Kanmaniyena nee azhaithida naanumWhen you call me your beloved
Female
Manam ariya pudhu vidha yekkamA new kind of longing known to the heart
Endhan uyir varai un kadhalai thakkumYour love strikes deep right into my soul
Kangal adhu unai mattum paarkumThese eyes will look only at you
Enadhu penmai un aruginil thorkkumMy womanhood surrenders near you
Male
OhhhoooOhhhooo
Male :Kanmani kanmani aasai aasaiyaai koodudhaeMale: Oh darling, oh darling, desire grows with passion
En manadhil unai mattum ketkudhae yerkudhaeMy heart asks for and accepts only you
Endrum unakkullae tholaindhida thonudhadiI feel like getting lost within you forever, my dear
Female
Un kaadhalaal udainthathe karvamMy pride shattered because of your love
Mounathil mayangum penmani naanumI am the woman who swoons in silence
Male
Theeyna therindhum arugil vara thunindhenadiKnowing it was fire, I still dared to come near, my dear
Valiyena arindhum sugathai idhil unardhenadiKnowing it was pain, I felt sweet pleasure in it, my dear
Female
Neerai neruppin adiyil sumandhenadaI carried water beneath the fire, my dear
Unakkul ezhumoo oru theechudaraaWill a flame rise within you?
Male
Mei marandhu theeyil medhuvaai erindhenForgetting myself, I burned slowly in the fire
Vizhundha idamae theeyillaThe place where I fell was not fire
Neeyendru pinbae purindhenI realized later that it was you
Female
OhoooOhooo
Kalvenae kalvenaeO thief, o thief
Kaayam thandhaval endrumae naanadaI am the one who always inflicted wounds, my dear
Eninum ennaithaanEven so, just look at me...
Oru murai paarthu selladaLook at me once before you go, my dear
Uyir pizhaippen un madiyilI will come back to life in your lap
Female
En kaadhalaal udainthavan neeyooAre you the one who broke because of my love?
Indha mouunam nammai kolvadhu yenooWhy is this silence killing us both?
En aasaiyin vilaivariyamalWithout knowing the price of my desire
Unnnai naan adhil izhuthu vittenooDid I drag you into it?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This soulful track portrays the vulnerability, passion, and emotional conflict experienced by two lovers. The female protagonist reflects on how her ego and pride completely dissolved upon falling in love, leading her into a deep state of surrender. Even though love feels like playing with fire and brings emotional turmoil, she finds pleasure in that exquisite pain. The song explores the dualities of silence and confession, passion and healing. The lovers grapple with the overwhelming force of their mutual affection, questioning if their intense desire inadvertently hurt each other, while ultimately yearning for warmth, connection, and solace in each other's presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Oxymoron

Valiyena arindhum sugathai idhil unardhenadi

Finding pleasure (sugam) in something consciously acknowledged as pain (vali).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Mei marandhu theeyil medhuvaai erindhen

Comparing the overwhelming intensity of love and passion to burning in fire (thee).

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Un kaadhalaal udainthathe karvam

Repetition of initial vowel sounds 'U' in 'Un' and 'Udainthathe'.

Adukkuthodar (Reduplication)

Kanmani kanmani aasai aasaiyaai koodudhae

Repetition of words like 'Kanmani' and 'Aasai' to emphasize endearment and intense yearning.

Did you know?

Trivia

This independent Tamil song features music composed by Santhosh Balaji with lyrics penned by Ziya Hadhijath, beautifully rendered by duet vocalists Aravind Karneeswaran and Amina Rafiq.

Keep listening

More from Album Songs 2023