Vivek – Mervin, Yuvan Shankar Raja, and Uma Devi deliver a poignant plea in ‘Kadhal Uyire’ from the album ‘Gandhi Kannadi’. The song captures profound despair and a guttural cry for life’s essence.
Released: September 9, 2025
Kadhal Uyire
Mervin | Vivek • From “Gandhi Kannadi”
Kadhal Uyire Lyrics Translation Mervin | Vivek | Gandhi Kannadi
Uma Devi’s writing details separation as a physical pain. The character identifies as a climbing vine, left suffering without its supporting mountain. They question if a body separated from its life’s breath is death.
Kadhal UyireMy love, my life’s breath.
Nee Than EngeWhere are you now?
Vazha VazhithanIs there a way for me to live?
Undoo ThaniyeCan I exist alone?
Thavum Kodi NanI’m a climbing vine.
Thaviyai ThavikkaSuffering anxiously.
Thangum Malai NeeYou’re the supporting mountain.
Sarindha KidakkaThat has collapsed and lies broken.
Thirumana Malai Nee Sootta ThaneI waited for you to place the wedding garland on me.
Kathirundhal Indha Ma MayileThis beautiful peacock has been waiting only for that.
Theeyum Thee Motta Erindhe PogiradheThe fire of desire burns intensely.
Pon Nal IngeThese precious days burn here.
Kalam Kai Kattum Kanal Neer KuditheTime stands helpless, drinking fiery water.
Indha Udal ThiriyaAs this body withers away.
Dhoora Dhoorathi Dhesam PonalumEven if I go to the farthest lands,
VaruvenI will come for you.
Kadhal UyireMy love, my life’s breath.
Nee Than EngeWhere are you now?
Vazha VazhithanIs there a way for me to live?
Undoo ThaniyeCan I exist alone?
Uyirai PirindhuSeparated from my life’s breath,
Oru Udal Mattum KidappadhuJust a body remaining –
MaranamaIs that death?
Unai Nan IzhandhuHaving lost you,
En Uyir Ingu ThavippadhuMy soul suffering here –
Maranam ThanThat’s truly death.
Odoodi Undhan KadhalaiRunning frantically, where will I search for your love?
Nan Enge TheduvenWhere will I search for your love?
Kannamavai ThedidumLike a calf searching for its mother,
Un Kural Oosai KetkkutheI hear the echo of your voice.
Un Vasathai Katru ThanOnly the wind carries your scent,
Dhinam Dhinam PesutheSpeaking of you day after day.
Kadhal UyireMy love, my life’s breath.
Nee Than EngeWhere are you now?
Vazha VazhithanIs there a way for me to live?
Undoo ThaniyeCan I exist alone?
Vanam Parthu Un KadhaliMust your beloved look up at the sky and yearn?
Yengida VenumoMust your beloved look up at the sky and yearn?
Puthaiyum Baraththai Nan IniCan I now bear this buried burden?
Thangida KoodumooCan I now bear this buried burden?
Oorar Kann Pattu Kadhal AnbuWill our love and affection, caught by others’ eyes,
Kanama PogumoSimply vanish away?
Thanneer Indri PonathumOnce water is gone,
Tharaiyinil Meengal VadumeFish wither on the land.
Endhan Uyir NeerthuliMy life’s water droplet
Unai Vandhu SerumeWill come and reach you.
Kadhal UyireMy love, my life’s breath.
Nee Than EngeWhere are you now?
Vazha VazhithanIs there a way for me to live?
Undoo ThaniyeCan I exist alone?
Thirumana Malai Nee Sootta ThaneI waited for you to place the wedding garland on me.
Kathirundhal Indha Ma MayileThis beautiful peacock has been waiting only for that.
Theeyum Thee Motta Erindhe PogiradheThe fire of desire burns intensely.
Pon Nal IngeThese precious days burn here.
Kalam Kai Kattum Kanal Neer KuditheTime stands helpless, drinking fiery water.
Indha Udal ThiriyaAs this body withers away.
Dhoora Dhoorathi Dhesam PonalumEven if I go to the farthest lands,
VaruvenI will come for you.
Kadhal UyireMy love, my life’s breath.
Nee Than EngeWhere are you now?
Vazha VazhithanIs there a way for me to live?
Undoo ThaniyeCan I exist alone?
Kadhal Uyire Music Video
The story concludes with a firm resolve to reunite despite all odds. This ‘Kadhal Uyire’ lyrics translation highlights an unbreakable bond. It makes absence a form of non-existence for the character.