Kadhal Illamal Lyrics English Meaning – Thaalam | A.R. Rahman | Vairamuthu
Kadhal Illamal opens the Thaalam soundtrack with a poetic question: can life exist without love? Vairamuthu writes lyrics that stare straight at the heart, while A. R. Rahman composes a sweeping Tamil‑Malayalam melody. The song brings together Anuradha Sriram on vocals and Sujatha Mohan on harmonies, creating a sound that sounds like a prayer and a promise.
Released: July 22, 2023
Kadhal Illamal
A.R. Rahman | Vairamuthu • From “Thaalam”
Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Composer
A. R. Rahman
Thaalam’s Kadhal Illamal Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
Vairamuthu asks, “Is living a life without love truly living?” He compares love to honey, noting it is sweeter than any sweetness we know. The verses picture a budding vine that trembles not in pain, but in anticipation, and a moon that grows without a sound. Even the scent of blossoms reaches the vines, reminding listeners that love lives where we walk, not far away in a distant god.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Vazhvathum Vazhvais living really a life?
Kadhal Illamale SavaTo be without love is to die.
Thenin IniyathuSweeter than honey,
Kadhalethat is love.
Uyir Dhegam ThanthathuOur life and body were given by,
Kadhalelove.
Nam Uyirin ArththamThe meaning of our spirit,
Kadhaleis love.
Indha Ulagam AsaivathumThis whole world moves because of,
Kadhalelove.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Vazhvathum Vazhvawhat kind of life is it?
Kadhal Illamale SavaTo be without love is death itself.
OhooooOhoooo.
Thenin IniyathuLove is what’s sweeter than honey,
Kadhaleit is love.
Uyir Dhegam ThanthathuIt’s love that granted us this life and form,
Kadhaleit is love.
Nam Uyirin ArththamThe meaning of our own existence,
Kadhaleis love.
Indha Ulagam AsaivathumThis whole world turns because of,
Kadhalelove.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Vazhvathum Vazhvaliving is no life at all.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Savadhu Savato die is a true death.
Thenin IniyathuSweeter than honey,
Kadhaleis love.
Uyir Dhegam ThanthathuOur life and body were given by,
Kadhalelove.
Nam Uyirin ArththamThe purpose of our spirit,
Kadhaleis love itself.
Indha Ulagam AsaivathumAnd the world itself is moved by,
Kadhalelove.
Kadhalin MozhiyilThe language of love,
Oli Kidaiyathudoesn’t have a sound.
Valarpirai ValarnthalWhen the waxing moon grows,
Osaigal Yethuwhat sound does it make?
Kadhalin ValiyilOn the path of love,
Vali Kidaiyathuthere is no pain.
Mottukkal UdainthalWhen a bud blossoms,
Kodi Thudikkathuthe vine doesn’t tremble in pain.
Orr Irulil TherivathuLove is what becomes visible in the darkness,
Kadhaleit is love.
Orr Oliyil MaraivathuAnd it’s love that disappears in the light,
Kadhaleit is love.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Vazhvathum Vazhvais it even a life to live?
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Savadhu Savato die is the only real death.
Thenin IniyathuSweeter than honey,
Kadhaleis love.
Uyir Dhegam ThanthathuLife and body were given by,
Kadhalelove.
KadhaliththalWhen you fall in love,
Puthu Nesam Varuma new fondness is born.
Poo KodikalukkumEven the flowering vines,
Poo Vasam Varumreceive the scent of their own blossoms.
Andha Kadavul IruppathuThat God you speak of lives,
Melulagamin the world above.
Indha Kadhal IruppathuBut this love lives right here,
Kilulagamin the world below.
Kadavul IruppathuGod is so,
Thooramadafar away.
Un Kadhal IruppathuBut your love is right here,
Anmaiyadaso close.
Nee Kadavulai AdaivathuIs attaining God,
Saththiyamathe ultimate truth?
Illai Kadhalai AdaivathuOr is finding love,
Saththiyamathe ultimate truth?
Nee Kadhalai AdaivathuFinding love,
Saththiyame Saththiyameis the only truth, the only truth!
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Vazhvathum Vazhvais living truly a life?
Kadhal Illamale SavaIt’s better to die than live without love.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Vazhvathum Vazhvais living really a life?
Kadhal Illamale SavaTo be without love is death.
Thenin IniyathuSweeter than honey,
Kadhalethat’s what love is.
Uyir Dhegam ThanthathuThis life and body were given by,
Kadhalelove.
Nam Uyirin ArththamThe meaning of our own souls,
Kadhaleis love.
Indha Ulagam AsaivathumThis world itself moves because of,
Kadhalelove.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Vazhvathum Vazhvaliving is not a life.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Savadhu Savato die is a true death.
Thenin IniyathuSweeter than honey,
Kadhaleis love.
Uyir Dhegam ThanthathuOur life and body were given by,
Kadhalelove.
KadhaleLove.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Vazhvathum Vazhvaliving isn’t a life at all.
Kadhal IllamalWithout love,
Savadhu Savato die is a real death.
Thenin IniyathuWhat’s sweeter than honey,
Kadhaleis love.
Uyir Dhegam ThanthathuWhat gave us this life and body,
The lyrics of ‘Kadhal Illamal’ celebrate love as the source of every heartbeat and the answer to every question. A. R. Rahman’s melody lifts those words into a soaring Tamil‑Malayalam anthem that stays in the mind long after the song ends.
