- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Srinivas, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Kandukondain Kandukondain
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Engae Enadhu Kavidhai is a deeply poignant track from Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), capturing the agonizing search for lost love and cherished memories. The protagonist metaphorically refers to her lover and her unfulfilled romantic dreams as a 'poem written in a dream' that vanished at dawn. As she navigates through the city streets and the intimate corridors of her mind, every sensation—from raindrops to twilight breeze—evokes his absence. The lyrics express an intense physical and emotional longing where even a single touch, a look, or the scent of her beloved would bring complete solace and rebirth to her soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Engae enadhu kavidhai / Kanavilae ezhudhi maditha kavidhai”
The lost lover and unexpressed romantic feelings are metaphorically referred to as a poem written and folded inside a dream.
Personification
“Maiyal kondu malar vaadudhae”
The wilting flower is personified as suffering from the anguish of love and desire.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Udaiyum nuraigalilum tholaindha kaadhalanai / Urugi urugi manam thedudhae”
Repetition of the initial vowel 'U' across lines and words creates a rhythmic, melodic flow mirroring emotional distress.
Hyperbole (Uruvagam / Adukku Thodaru)
“Nuni viral kondu oru murai theendu / Nooru murai pirandhirupen”
An exaggerated poetic claim that a single gentle touch on the fingertip would make the speaker feel reborn a hundred times.
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