Vijay Antony composes ‘Thozhiya En Kadhaliya,’ a Tamil romantic ballad from the album ‘Kadhalil Vizhunthen.’ The music writer mixes heartfelt emotions with a melodic tune, while the lyrics explore the confusion between friendship and love. P. V. Prasath joins as the lyricist, crafting lines that tug at the heartstrings.
Released: January 9, 2025
Thozhiya En Kadhaliya
P. V. Prasath | Vijay Antony • From “Kadhalil Vizhunthen”
Kadhalil Vizhunthen’s Thozhiya En Kadhaliya Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
The poet P. V. Prasath writes, ‘Are you my friend or my lover, who are you to me, my dear?’ This line captures the singer’s struggle to define a relationship that blurs the lines between friendship and romance. The performer vividly describes dreams, fireflies, and flowers to express deep longing and emotional turmoil.
Thozhiya en kadhaliyaAre you my friend or my lover,
Yaradi en kannewho are you to me, my dear?
Madi meedhu thoonka cholgiraiYou ask me to sleep on your lap,
Thozh meedhu saindhu kolgiraiand then you lean against my shoulder.
Nerungi vandhal nanbanBut when I draw close, you call me ‘friend’,
Engirai oh ho ho penneoh girl, why do you do this?
Yenadi ennai kolgiraiWhy are you killing me like this,
Uyir varai sendru thingiraiconsuming me right down to my soul?
Mezhugu pol nan uruginenI’ve melted away like wax,
En kavidhaiye ennai kadhal seivaioh my living poem, please love me back.
Kanavilum nee varugiraiYou even appear in my dreams,
En imaigalai thottu pirikiraitouching my eyelids and waking me up.
Iravellam sethu pizhaikirenI’m dying and coming back to life all night,
Un badhil enna adhai neeye sol neeso tell me yourself, what is your answer?
Thozhiya en kadhaliyaAre you my friend or my lover,
Yaradi en kannewho are you to me, my dear?
Oru thuli neer vendi nindrenI stood there just hoping for a single drop of water,
Adai mazhai thandhu ennai midhaka vitaibut you gave me a torrential downpour and left me floating.
Siluvaigal nan sumandhu nindrenI was standing there carrying my crosses,
Sugangalai thandhu ennai nimira vaithai oh ohbut you gave me such joy that I could finally stand tall.
Vizhigal oram neer thuliyai oh ohWhen tears pooled at the corners of my eyes,
Magizhchi thandhu ulara vaithai oh ohyou brought me happiness and dried them away.
Palai vanathil pookal thandhuBy giving me flowers in this desert,
Sorgangalai kannarugil katinai oh ohyou showed me heaven right before my eyes.
Karupu nirathil kanavu kanden oh ohI used to see dreams in shades of black,
Kalai neram iravu kanden oh ohand I saw only darkness even in the morning.
Vellai nirathin dhevadhaiyeOh my angel in pure white,
Vannangalai thandhu vituafter giving me all these colors,
En arugil vandhu nillujust come and stand beside me.
Thozhiya en kadhaliyaAre you my friend or my lover,
Yaradi en kannewho are you to me, my dear?
Irutukulle thanithu nindrenI was standing all alone in the dark,
Minmini poochigal midhaka vitaiuntil you let the fireflies float around me.
Thani araiyil adaindhu vittenI was locked away in a lonely room,
Siragugal koduthu ennai paraka vitai oh ohbut you gave me wings and let me fly.
Alaigal adithu tholaindhu vidum oh ohLike a shore battered and lost to the waves,
Theevai pole mati konden oh ohI was trapped like a lonely island.
Irudhi chadangil midhigal padumLike a flower crushed underfoot,
Poovai pol kasangi vitten oh ohduring a final ritual, I was completely withered.
Deivam boomiku varuvadhillai oh ohThe Divine doesn’t come down to Earth,
Thayai badhiluku anupi vaithan oh ohso He sent a Mother in His place.
Thayum ingu enaku illaiI don’t even have a mother here,
Enakoru thaiyai avanso He has given me a mother,
Unnuruvil thandhu vitanin the form of you.
Thozhiya en kadhaliyaAre you my friend or my lover,
Yaradi en kannewho are you to me, my dear?
Madi meedhu thoonka cholgiraiYou ask me to sleep on your lap,
Thozh meedhu saindhu kolgiraiand then you lean against my shoulder.
Nerungi vandhal nanbanBut when I draw close, you call me ‘friend’,
Engirai oh ho ho penneoh girl, why do you do this?
Yenadi ennai kolgiraiWhy are you killing me like this,
Uyir varai sendru thingiraiconsuming me right down to my soul?
Mezhugu pol nan uruginenI’ve melted away like wax,
En kavidhaiye ennai kadhal seivaioh my living poem, please love me back.
Kanavilum nee varugiraiYou even appear in my dreams,
En imaigalai thottu pirikiraitouching my eyelids and waking me up.
Iravellam sethu pizhaikirenI’m dying and coming back to life all night,
Un badhil enna adhai neeye sol neeso tell me yourself, what is your answer?
Thozhiya en kadhaliyaAre you my friend or my lover,
Yaradi en kannewho are you to me, my dear?
Thozhiya En Kadhaliya Music Video
The English lyrics of ‘Thozhiya En Kadhaliya’ question the boundaries of love and friendship. Vijay Antony’s music elevates the song into a touching Tamil ballad that resonates with anyone caught in the confusion of emotions.