- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Armaan Malik
- Music director
- Amaal Mallik
- Movie name
- M.S. Dhoni : The Untold Story
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 4 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Konjam Un Kaadhalal' is a romantic song from the Tamil dubbed soundtrack of 'M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'. The song captures deep romantic devotion, where the speaker asks their beloved to make their heart beat and love float through affectionate words and love. The lyrics dwell on intimacy, describing how the partner's presence transforms into life's breath and fragrance, making the surrounding world vanish like birds soaring high. Throughout the song, the speaker gently questions the necessity of separation, wishing instead to stay together forever and shower affection. It highlights the sweet surrender and feeling of complete blissful oblivion that love brings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Konjam un kaadhalal / Konjum un vaarthaiyaal”
Repetition of initial phonemes 'Konja' in 'Konjam' and 'Konjum' creates a musical wordplay between 'little' and 'coaxing'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vilagi sella vendumo / Pirinthu poga vendumo...”
Repetition of the ending suffix 'vendumo' at the end of alternating lines creates a rhythmic rhetorical question pattern.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Vaa en vasam / Vaazhkaiyae un vasam / Vaasamaai maaruthae / Swasamaai aaguthae...”
The second consonants rhyme across consecutive lines ('sa' in vasam, vaasamaai, swasamaai).
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagom)
“Paravaiyai aanomae”
Comparing the feeling of love to transforming into birds ('Paravaiyai aanomae'), symbolizing freedom and weightlessness.
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Trivia
This song is the Tamil dubbed rendition of the iconic Hindi track 'Kaun Tujhe' from the biographical sports film 'M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story' (2016). The original Hindi score was composed by Amaal Mallik, while Pa. Vijay adapted the lyrics into Tamil to match the emotional melody.
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