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Priya Nair

Kadhal Illai

Writes anti-love songs in a film industry that only commissions love songs

style

  • tamil indie pop
  • carnatic influence
  • mridangam
  • electric guitar
  • female soprano
  • agile and ornamented
  • modern production
  • rhythmic complexity
  • indian accent
  • unaccompanied carnatic vocal run in bridge

the numbers

bpm
99
key
C minor
energy
0.70
dance
0.92
valence
0.44
vocal at
15.2s
length
7:59
language
Ta

lyrics

(kadhal illai, kadhal illai)

Ellaa paadalum kadhal pathi thaan
Naan enna panna, enakku athu varala
Direct-ah sollaren: enakku vela irukku
(vela irukku)
Kadhal illai, ambition irukku

Avanga kekkuraanga yaen ippadi
(yaen ippadi)
Naan kekkuren yaen illa

Kadhal illai, kadhal illai
Naan yaarukkum kaathirukkala
Kadhal illai, kadhal illai
En paadal enakkaana paadal

Producer sonnaanga: konjam soft-ah paadu
Naan sonnen: konjam nalla ezhuthu
Avan sirichaan, aana maathitaan
(maathitaan)
Ipppo athu hit, ipppo naan correct

(unaccompanied ornamented run, virtuosic)
(FULL PRODUCTION SLAMS BACK)

Kadhal illai, kadhal illai
Naan yaarukkum kaathirukkala
Kadhal illai, kadhal illai
En paadal enakkaana paadal

(kadhal illai.)