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Lyrics & meaning

Konji Konji Female

From Veera · 1994

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singer
K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Veera1994

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Hmm mm hmm mmm mmmHumming sounds...
Hmm mmm hmm mmm hmmmmHumming sounds...
Female
Konji konji alaigal odaAs the waves run, caressing gently,
Kodai thendral malargal aadaAs flowers dance in the summer breeze,
Konji konji alaigal odaAs the waves run, caressing gently,
Kodai thendral malargal aadaAs flowers dance in the summer breeze,
Kaatrilae paravum oligalSounds spreading through the air,
Kanavilae mithakkum vizhigalEyes floating in a dream state,
Kanden anbae anbae…I saw you, my love, my love...
Female
O anbil vandha raagamaeOh melody born out of love,
Annai thandha geethamaeOh song gifted by a mother,
Anbil vandha raagamaeOh melody born out of love,
Annai thandha geethamaeOh song gifted by a mother,
Endrum unnai paaduvenI will sing of you forever,
Manadhil inba thenum oorumSweet honey of bliss flows in my heart,
Female
Konji konji alaigal odaAs the waves run, caressing gently,
Kodai thendral malargal aadaAs flowers dance in the summer breeze,
Konji konji alaigal odaAs the waves run, caressing gently,
Kodai thendral malargal aadaAs flowers dance in the summer breeze.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song snippet evokes a tranquil atmosphere where nature and deep emotion intertw. The gentle movement of waves, the summer breeze dancing among flowers, and dreamlike visions convey a sense of serene happiness. The narrator expresses love as a sacred melody—akin to a mother's sweet gift—that brings endless joy to the soul.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Konji konji alaigal oda / Kodai thendral malargal aada

Repetition of the 'Ko' sound at the beginning of consecutive lines ('Konji' and 'Kodai') creates a smooth rhythmic cadence.

Edukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Konji konji alaigal oda / Kodai thendral malargal aada

The rhyming endings 'oda' and 'aada' establish internal and end rhyme across lines.

Metaphor

Manadhil inba thenum oorum

Comparing the feeling of joy in the heart to sweet flowing honey ('inba thenum oorum').

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Trivia

Although the prompt lists music and singers as unknown, this popular track from the 1994 movie Veera starring Rajinikanth was actually composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and performed by K. S. Chithra and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

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