- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Sid Sriram, Chinmayi
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- I
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Aug 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
‘Ennodu Nee Irundhaal’ from the movie 'I' (2015) is a deeply passionate romantic ballad centered on absolute devotion, emotional dependence, and total unity. The central theme highlights that the protagonist's very vitality depends on the presence of his beloved—his existence is rendered meaningless without her. Through poetic hyperbolic imagery, lyricist Kabilan illustrates intimacy: stitching their hair together, preserving affection like pure water inside a coconut shell, and existing within each other like a soul within a body. The song expresses a pure, intense love that transcends physical reality, where the lovers define the very meaning of true love itself.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Unnai ennai solvenae ... Kaadhalai thedi kolvenae”
The deliberate matching end-rhymes ('solvenae', 'kolvenae', 'thaippenae', 'vaippenae') across consecutive lines create a rhythmic and musical flow.
Upamai Ani (Simile)
“Thengaai kullae neer pola”
The lyricist compares holding love secretly and safely in the heart to the pristine water sheltered inside a coconut shell.
Upamai Ani (Simile)
“Udalil uyir pol”
Compares residing inside the lover's heart/being to the way a soul inhabits a living body.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Unmai kaadhal yarendraal / Unnai ennai solvenae”
Repetition of the initial 'U' sound ('Unmai' / 'Unnai') at the beginning of consecutive lines.
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