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Lyrics & meaning

Engey En Idhayam

From Kandaen · 2011

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Dr. Burn, Krish, Prashanthini
Music director
Vijay Ebenezer
Movie name
Kandaen
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
29 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unnai kandenae
Ennai thandhenae
Sorchuvaiyae pon silaiyae
Va baby baby
Ullunarvae mai-vizhiyae
Poisonnaalum
En kaadhal unmai thervae..thervae
En sevigalil kavidhaiyai pola..
Pola
Ennul sendraai pudhu unarvagulaaga
En nandhavana pookalai pola..
Pola
Thinam malarkindraai
Viral theenda vendum
Varam vendum tharuvaaya
Engae..en idhayam engae
Engae nan thaedi parppen
Anbae.. nee kondu sendraai
Niyaayam thaana
Ingae…un idhayam vandhu
Nindrae… en kadhavai thatti
Kondae nirpathai kanden
Unnamai thaana
Hoo thozhai thoora
Velichangal neeyae
Malaiyora velichamum neeyae
Male :Anbil… sandhaegam kolaadhae
Female :Kondaal en jeeevan nilaadhae
Imaipozhudhu un nenjil irundhu
Nani kadhavena vendum
Tharuvaya …..tharuvaya
En anbae anbae
Enai vinai pidikum
Thiranum aatralum unnaiyae
Sarndhadhu
Unnarvaaya… unnarvaaya
En anbae anbae ..
Karirulil suriyan
Meralaiyil thamarai
Padhathil megam
Palai mannil vaanmazhai
Vayasaithu parkkiren
Vaarthai-galil un mozhi
Un-naavil vandhu
Theertham-agum thaen-thuli
Kedigaram kattuma
Manam sellum vegathai
Puyalaagi unnai nan adaiven
Nee sellum vazhi ellam maram aaven
Oru sottu veyil kooda vida matten
Engae..en idhayam engae
Engae nan thaedi parppen
Anbae.. nee kondu sendraai
Niyaayam thaana
Ingae…un idhayam vandhu
Nindrae… en kadhavai thatti
Kondae nirpathai kanden
Unnamai thaana
Unnai kandenae
Ennai thandhenae
Haahaan
Sorchuvaiyae pon silaiyae
Va baby baby
Ullunarvae mai-vizhiyae
Poisonnaalum
En kaadhal unmai thervae..thervae
Katril varam vanginen
Moongil-vali neenginen
Sangeetha-maaga
Unnaithaanae paadinen
Kaathirundha natkalil
Kaadhal oru aaruthal
Kaanamal sendru
Pinbu thondrum vaanavil
Pilai serndha podhilum
Kurai nindra podhilum
Unnakaga-thaan adhai seithen
Female : Ini ennai piriyadhae
Oru naalum
Pirindhaal en uyirae un sumai-aagum
Engae..en idhayam engae
Engae nan thaedi parppen
Anbae.. nee kondu sendraai
Niyaayam thaana
Ho ingae…un idhayam vandhu
Nindrae… en kadhavai thatti
Kondae nirpathai kanden
Unnamai thaana
Hoo thozhai thoora
Velichangal neeyae
Malaiyora velichamum neeyae
Male :Anbil sandhaegam kolaadhae
Female :Kondaal en jeeevan nilaadhae
Unnai kandenae..kandenae
Ennai thandhenae …thandhenae
Sorchuvaiyae pon silaiyae
Va baby baby
Ullunarvae mai-vizhiyae
Poisonnaalum
En kaadhal unmai thervae..thervae
En sevigalil kavidhaiyai pola..
Pola
Ennul sendraai pudhu unarvagulaaga
En nandhavana pookalai pola..
Pola
Thinam malarkindraai
Viral theenda vendum
Varam vendum tharuvaaya
I saw you,
and gave myself to you.
O sweetness of words, O golden sculpture!
Come, baby, baby!
O inner feeling, O kohl-lined eyes!
Even if you tell lies,
my love is true, my chosen one... my chosen one!
Like poetry in my ears...
just like that,
you entered inside me as brand new feelings.
Like the flowers in my garden...
just like that,
you bloom every single day.
My fingers long to touch you;
I want this blessing, will you grant it?
Where... where is my heart?
Where will I search for it?
My love... you took it away with you,
is that fair?
Here... your heart came
and stood knocking at my door,
I saw it standing there all along.
Is it truly real?
Oh, the distant
lights—you are that!
You are the light along the mountainside too.
Male: Do not doubt my love...
Female: If I do, my life cannot endure.
Even for a brief moment in your heart,
I wish for a doorway to be there.
Will you grant it... will you grant it,
my love, my love?
The power and ability
to captivate and hold me
belongs only to you.
Will you realize it... will you realize it,
my love, my love?
A sun in pitch darkness,
a lotus in the dry sand,
clouds beneath my feet,
rain pouring over desert land—
I move my lips to speak,
and your language flows in my words.
Reaching your tongue,
a drop of honey becomes holy water!
Can a clock hold back
the speed at which the heart flies?
Becoming a storm, I will reach you.
Everywhere you walk, I will become a sheltering tree;
I will not let even a drop of harsh sunlight fall on you.
Where... where is my heart?
Where will I search for it?
My love... you took it away with you,
is that fair?
Here... your heart came
and stood knocking at my door,
I saw it standing there all along.
Is it truly real?
I saw you,
and gave myself to you.
Aha-ha
O sweetness of words, O golden sculpture!
Come, baby, baby!
O inner feeling, O kohl-lined eyes!
Even if you tell lies,
my love is true, my chosen one... my chosen one!
I received a wish from the wind,
passed through the hollow bamboo,
and turned into melody,
singing only of you!
In the days spent waiting,
love is a comforting solace;
like a rainbow that disappears
and then appears again.
Even when mistakes happened,
even when flaws remained,
I did it all only for your sake.
Female: Do not leave me anymore,
not even for a single day;
if we part, my life itself will become your heavy burden.
Where... where is my heart?
Where will I search for it?
My love... you took it away with you,
is that fair?
Oh here... your heart came
and stood knocking at my door,
I saw it standing there all along.
Is it truly real?
Oh, the distant
lights—you are that!
You are the light along the mountainside too.
Male: Do not doubt my love.
Female: If I do, my life cannot endure.
I saw you... I saw you,
and gave myself to you... gave myself to you.
O sweetness of words, O golden sculpture!
Come, baby, baby!
O inner feeling, O kohl-lined eyes!
Even if you tell lies,
my love is true, my chosen one... my chosen one!
Like poetry in my ears...
just like that,
you entered inside me as brand new feelings.
Like the flowers in my garden...
just like that,
you bloom every single day.
My fingers long to touch you;
I want this blessing, will you grant it?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Unnai Kandene' from the film *Kandaen* (2011) is an expressive romantic song featuring poetic dialogue between two lovers celebrating their deep emotional bond. Lyricist Thamarai weaves imagery of nature—sunlight, rain, bamboo flutes, and rainbows—to articulate the overwhelming feeling of falling in love and surrendering one's heart entirely to another. The emotional progression moves from playful fascination to deep devotion. The couple reflects on how love gives them warmth, purpose, and comfort through life's imperfections. They reassure each other of their commitment, asking for faith without doubt and expressing that living apart would render life meaningless.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Karirulil suriyan / Meralaiyil thamarai

Comparing the beloved to a sun in pitch darkness and a lotus in a mirage to symbolize hope and beauty.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

En sevigalil kavidhaiyai pola..

Compares the beloved's presence entering the speaker's consciousness to sweet poetry flowing into one's ears.

Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)

Unnai kandenae / Ennai thandhenae

The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes ('kandenae' and 'thandhenae') creating rhythmic harmony.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Oru sottu veyil kooda vida matten

Exaggerating devotion by promising to become a shade tree and not allowing even a single drop of sunlight to touch the lover.

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Trivia

The song 'Unnai Kandene' was composed by debutant music director Vijay Ebenezer for the 2011 romantic film *Kandaen*, starring Rashmi Gautam and K. Bhagyaraj's son, Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj. The lyrics were written by celebrated Tamil lyricist Thamarai, known for her evocative imagery and pure Tamil vocabulary in romantic soundtracks.

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