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Lyrics & meaning

Unnai Kandane

From Parijatham · 2006

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Haricharan, Shruthi
Music director
Dharan
Movie name
Parijatham
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
11 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unnai kandanae muthal murai naan
Ennai tholaithenae mutrilumaai thaan
Unnai kandanae muthal murai naan
Ennai tholaithenae mutrilumaai thaan
Kaadhal boothamae ennai neeyum thottai
Hayyo hayayo.acham varuthae
Thappichellavae valigal illai ingae
Hayyo hayayo..chee enavo paninaai neeyae
:Unnai kandanae muthal murai naan
Ennai tholaithenae mutrilumaai thaan
Erigira mazhai ithu kulirgira veyil ithu
Kothikira neer ithu anaikira thee ithu
Inikira vali ithu inamuzha poo ithu
Ithayathil malarvathu o pennae
Nijamulla poi ithu niramulla irutu ithu
Mounathin mozhi ithu maranathin vaazhv ithu
Antharathin kadal ithu katti vantha kanavu ithu
Ahimsaiyil kollvathu enn pennae
Enginen naan thenginen
Yenada pothum imsaigal
Vaanamum intha boomiyum unthan thotramae
Un per sonaalae ullae thithikkumae
: Kaadhal kaditham athu konjam pesum
Kannodu irukkum pala kaditham
Pennae naanum un kannai padipen
Puriyamal thavithen poi sollutho mei sollutho
O kaathal enai thaakiduthae
Seri thaan enayum athu saaithiduthae
Iravil kanavum ennai saapiduthae
Pothuvaai vayathil ithil thappikka yaarum illaiyae
Unnai kandanae muthal murai naan
Ennai tholaithenae mutrilumaai thaan
Eno iravil oru padal ketaal
Udanae en ullae nee varuvaai
Male :Koyil ullae kan moodi nindraai
Un uruvam thaanae enaalumae nenjil thondrumae
Naan unaal thaan swasikiren
Female :Naan un per dhinam vaasikiren
Male :Uyirai vidavum unai nesikiren
Female :Kadavul nilayai namm kanilae kaatidum kaadhal
Unnai kandanae muthal murai naan
Ennai tholaithenae mutrilumaai thaan
Kaadhal boothamae
Male :Ennai neeyum thottai
Female :Hayyo hayayo.
Male :Acham varuthae
Female :Thappichellavae valigal illai ingae
Male : Hayyo hayayo..
Female :Chee enavo paninaai neeyae
Erigira mazhai ithu kulirgira veyil ithu
Kothikira neer ithu anaikira thee ithu
Inikira vali ithu inamuzha poo ithu
Ithayathil malarvathu o pennae
Nijamulla poi ithu niramulla irutu ithu
Mounathin mozhi ithu maranathin vaazhv ithu
Antharathin kadal ithu katti vantha kanavu ithu
Ahimsaiyil kollvathu enn pennae
Enginen naan thenginen
Yenada pothum imsaigal
Vaanamum intha boomiyum unthan thotramae
Un per sonaalae ullae thithikkumae
{Manasukkul etho soll soll
Ethirinil vanthu nil nil
Uyirukul etho jal jal
Ithu sari thaana ne soll soll} (2)
The very first time I saw you,
I completely lost myself.
The very first time I saw you,
I completely lost myself.
O spirit of love, you touched me,
Oh no, oh dear... fear is creeping in!
There is no way to escape from here.
Oh no, oh dear... gosh, what have you done to me?
The very first time I saw you,
I completely lost myself.
It is a burning rain, a chilling sunshine,
It is boiling water, a dying fire,
It is a sweet pain, a nameless flower,
Blooming inside the heart, oh girl!
It is a truthful lie, a colorful darkness,
It is the language of silence, a life found in death,
It is an ocean in mid-air, a woven dream,
Killing gently through non-violence, my girl!
I yearned, I stood still,
Why this, darling? Enough of this sweet torture!
The sky and this earth are just reflections of you,
Just saying your name brings sweetness inside.
A love letter can say only a little,
While there are countless letters in the eyes.
Girl, I too will read your eyes,
I struggled to know if they speak truth or lies.
Oh, love is striking me!
That is true, it has swept me off my feet too!
At night, dreams devour me!
At this age, no one can really escape it.
The very first time I saw you,
I completely lost myself.
Whenever I hear a song at night,
You instantly enter my heart.
Even when standing inside a temple with closed eyes,
It is your image that always appears in my heart.
I breathe only because of you.
I recite your name every single day.
I love you more than life itself.
Love reveals the divine right before our eyes.
The very first time I saw you,
I completely lost myself.
O spirit of love,
You touched me,
Oh no, oh dear...
Fear is creeping in!
There is no way to escape from here.
Oh no, oh dear...
Gosh, what have you done to me?
It is a burning rain, a chilling sunshine,
It is boiling water, a dying fire,
It is a sweet pain, a nameless flower,
Blooming inside the heart, oh girl!
It is a truthful lie, a colorful darkness,
It is the language of silence, a life found in death,
It is an ocean in mid-air, a woven dream,
Killing gently through non-violence, my girl!
I yearned, I stood still,
Why this, darling? Enough of this sweet torture!
The sky and this earth are just reflections of you,
Just saying your name brings sweetness inside.
Tell me what is stirring in your heart, tell me!
Come and stand right in front of me, stand here!
Something is chiming softly inside my soul!
Is this right? Tell me, please tell me!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Unnai Kandanae' from Parijatham (2006) captures the overwhelmed state of a person falling deeply in love for the first time. The lyrics portray love as a surreal, paradoxical force that brings both fear and sweet torment. The lovers describe how the presence and memory of each other alter their perception of reality, making the ordinary feel magical and divine.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox

Erigira mazhai ithu kulirgira veyil ithu

Contradictory ideas are placed side by side to express the perplexing nature of love ('burning rain', 'chilling sunshine', 'truthful lie', 'colorful darkness').

Metaphor

Kaadhal boothamae ennai neeyum thottai

Love is directly compared to a ghost/demon ('bootham') that touches and possesses the speaker.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Unnai kandanae muthal murai naan / Ennai tholaithenae mutrilumaai thaan

In Tamil prosody, Edhugai occurs when the second letter of consecutive lines share the same consonant sound ('nn' in Unnai and Ennai).

Onomatopoeia

Uyirukul etho jal jal

The words 'jal jal' mimic the tinkling sound of anklets or emotions vibrating in the soul.

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Trivia

'Unnai Kandanae' marks the debut of composer Dharan Kumar in the movie Parijatham (2006), directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The film introduced his daughter Saranya Bhagyaraj as the lead actress alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, and this romantic track became a major chartbuster that launched Dharan's musical career.

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