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Lyrics & meaning

Konjam Konjam

From Arinthum Ariyamalum · 2005

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Mahua Cumbatt
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Arinthum Ariyamalum
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
4 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Konjam konjam enakkum
Unnai pidichirukka
Yen puriyavillai
Konjam konjam enakkul
Aasai irukka
Yen puriyavillai
Veliyilae maraithenae
Viruppamaai ninaithenae
Enakkullae irandaanen
Ithu kadhal thaana puriyavillai
Hey pennae unnai
Maraikkathae maraikkathae
Unnai tholaikkaathae hoo oo oo
Hey nenjae unnai
Adaikkaathae adaikkaathae
Unnai puthaikkaathae
Konjam konjam enakkum
Unnai pidichirukka
Yen puriyavillai
Konjam konjam enakkul
Aasai irukka
Yen puriyavillai
Ivan irula illai oliya
Enakkul kuzhappam puriyavillai
Ivan virala illai nagama
Chinna thayakkam
Enakkul ivan mella
Ivanukkul naan mella
Ithu sariya puriyavillai
Kaadhal varavillai vanthuvidu
Vazhi illai
Vanthu vittadha puriyavillai
Hey pennae unnai
Maraikkathae maraikkathae
Unnai tholaikkaathae hoo oo oo
Hey nenjae unnai
Adaikkaathae adaikkaathae
Unnai puthaikkaathae
Engo irunthaan
Ennul nuzhainthaan
Eppadi pugunthaan puriyavillai
Lesaai sirithaan lesaai muraithaan
Enna vidaiyo
Vazhakkam pol varugiraan
Vambugalum purigiraan
Enna ninaippaan puriyavillai
Naanaai solli vittaal
Naanaai oppukkondaal
Thavarillaiyaa puriyavillai
Hey pennae unnai
Maraikkathae maraikkathae
Unnai tholaikkaathae hoo oo oo
Hey nenjae unnai
Adaikkaathae adaikkaathae
Unnai puthaikkaathae
Konjam konjam enakkum
Unnai pidichirukka
Yen puriyavillai
Konjam konjam enakkul
Aasai irukka
Yen puriyavillai
……………………
Hey pennae unnai
Maraikkathae maraikkathae
Unnai tholaikkaathae hoo oo oo
Hey nenjae unnai
Adaikkaathae adaikkaathae
Unnai puthaikkaathae
...
Little by little, I too
am starting to like you;
why don't you understand?
Little by little, inside me,
a desire is rising;
why don't you understand?
On the outside, I hid it,
yet in my mind, I longed for you;
inside, I have split into two—
is this really love? I don't understand.
Hey girl,
do not hide yourself, do not hide,
do not lose yourself, oh...
Hey heart,
do not lock yourself up, do not shut away,
do not bury yourself!
Little by little, I too
am starting to like you;
why don't you understand?
Little by little, inside me,
a desire is rising;
why don't you understand?
Is he darkness, or is he light?
I'm confused inside, I don't understand.
Is he the finger, or is he the nail?
A small hesitation...
Slowly, he slips into me,
slowly, I slip into him;
is this right? I don't understand.
Love didn't come, yet it arrives,
there is no way out;
has it really arrived? I don't understand.
Hey girl,
do not hide yourself, do not hide,
do not lose yourself, oh...
Hey heart,
do not lock yourself up, do not shut away,
do not bury yourself!
He was somewhere far away,
then he stepped into my life;
how he entered, I don't understand.
He smiled a little, he glared a little,
what does it all mean?
He comes around as usual,
stirring up playful trouble;
what is he thinking? I don't understand.
If I say it on my own,
if I admit it on my own,
won't it be wrong? I don't understand.
Hey girl,
do not hide yourself, do not hide,
do not lose yourself, oh...
Hey heart,
do not lock yourself up, do not shut away,
do not bury yourself!
Little by little, I too
am starting to like you;
why don't you understand?
Little by little, inside me,
a desire is rising;
why don't you understand?
...
Hey girl,
do not hide yourself, do not hide,
do not lose yourself, oh...
Hey heart,
do not lock yourself up, do not shut away,
do not bury yourself!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Konjam Konjam' is a youthful, energetic track capturing the delightful confusion and realization of falling in love for the first time. The protagonist wrestles with her inner feelings, questioning whether this lingering affection is indeed love, while advising herself not to suppress or deny these new emotions.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Anaphora)

Konjam konjam enakkum

The repetition of words like 'Konjam konjam' and 'Maraikkathae maraikkathae' adds rhythm and emphasizes gradual emotional change.

Metaphor

Ivan virala illai nagama

Comparing closeness to a finger and a fingernail ('virala illai nagama') stresses how deeply interconnected their lives have become.

Personification

Hey nenjae unnai

Directly addressing one's own heart as an independent persona capable of listening ('Hey nenjae unnai').

Rhetorical Question

Ithu kadhal thaana puriyavillai

Repeated use of 'puriyavillai' and questions ('Yen puriyavillai', 'Ithu kadhal thaana') reflects internal conflict and hesitation.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the hit movie 'Arinthum Ariyamalum' (2005), this song marked the Tamil playback singing debut of former Viva pop group member Anushka Manchanda.

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