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Kangalukkul Unnai

From Thanthu Vitten Ennai · 1991

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thanthu Vitten Ennai
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
12 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Pagalil yedho kanavu
Alai pol modhum ninaivu…vuu..vuu
Enna idhu enna idhu
Pudhu pudhu mayakkam
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Kannilae bodhai yetrinaai
Nenjilae kaadhal moottinaai
Kannilae bodhai yetrinaai
Nenjilae kaadhal moottinaai
Penmaiyin veenaiyai meettinaai
Aasaiyin thoondilil vaattinaai
Yen indha mayakkam
Yen indha kuzhappam
Yen endru thaan endru
En manam thavikkum
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Pagalil yedho kanavu
Alai pol modhum ninaivu
Enna idhu enna idhu
Pudhu pudhu mayakkam
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Aasaiyai solla yenginen
Vaarthaiyai engum thedinen
Aasaiyai solla yenginen
Vaarthaiyai engum thedinen
Vaanamum boomiyum en vasam
Mangaiyin jeevano un vasam
Yen indha mayakkam
Yen indha kuzhappam
Yen endru thaan endru
En manam thavikkum
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Pagalil yedho kanavu
Alai pol modhum ninaivu
Enna idhu enna idhu
Pudhu pudhu mayakkam
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Kangalukkul unnai ezhudhu
Nenjam engum undhan ninaivu
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
A strange daydream in broad daylight,
Thoughts crashing like waves... ooh... ooh...
What is this? What is this?
A brand new intoxication.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
You filled my eyes with intoxication,
You kindled love within my heart.
You filled my eyes with intoxication,
You kindled love within my heart.
You strummed the veena (stringed instrument) of my womanhood,
You tormented me on the hook of desire.
Why this intoxication?
Why this confusion?
Wondering why, and wondering when,
My heart aches with longing.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
A strange daydream in broad daylight,
Thoughts crashing like waves,
What is this? What is this?
A brand new intoxication.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
I yearned to speak of my desire,
I searched everywhere for the words.
I yearned to speak of my desire,
I searched everywhere for the words.
The sky and the earth are in my hands,
Yet this woman's soul belongs to you.
Why this intoxication?
Why this confusion?
Wondering why, and wondering when,
My heart aches with longing.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
A strange daydream in broad daylight,
Thoughts crashing like waves,
What is this? What is this?
A brand new intoxication.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
Write yourself in my eyes,
Thoughts of you fill my whole heart.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kangalukkul Unnai Ezhudhu' expresses the sweet inner turmoil and intoxication of falling deeply in love. The protagonist feels the overwhelming presence of her beloved etched in her eyes and heart, leading to constant daydreams and restless thoughts that surge like ocean waves.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Alai pol modhum ninaivu”

Compares thoughts crashing relentlessly upon the mind to ocean waves ('Alai pol').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Penmaiyin veenaiyai meettinaai”

Metaphorically describes womanhood as a veena stringed instrument that is played by love.

Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Enna idhu enna idhu / Pudhu pudhu mayakkam”

Emphasizes the intensity of intoxication and confusion by repeating the words 'Pudhu pudhu' and 'Enna idhu'.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

“Kannilae bodhai yetrinaai / Nenjilae kaadhal moottinaai”

The second consonant 'n' ('nn') rhymes across adjacent lines ('Kannilae' and 'Nenjilae').

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Trivia

The song is composed by the legendary Ilaiyaraaja for the film 'Thanthu Vitten Ennai' (1991), directed by C. V. Sridhar and starring Vikram in one of his earliest lead roles. Sung gracefully by S. Janaki with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran, it remains a beloved classical-tinged romantic melody.

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