Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: pop-film
Song Meaning of “Unnai Kaanadhu Naan” by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
“Unnai Kaanadhu Naan” is a beautiful song by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, a popular Bollywood film music composer trio, from the movie Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, released in 2004. This song expresses the sad longing of a lover who is separated from his beloved. The singer is pining for his beloved, while conveying his heartfelt yearning to be reunited with her.
The singer begins by expressing his wish to hold his beloved in his arms again (“Unnai kaanadhu naan”). The song conveys a deep sense of despair and sadness in the absence of love (“Kuraigal mullaiyilae illai”). He wishes his beloved was near him, as he longs for the warmth of her arms (“Kaatrilae| Paraagam paesidum”). The longing is so strong that it surpasses any kind of physical detachment (“Ennaiyum pugazhum undhan thevai”) and the singer is willing to face any challenge, even crossing mountains, to reach out to her (“Mullaindhaaruvaar theeraamal”).
The longing intensifies further as he realizes the distance between them is beyond the physical realm (” Manjalai theendinilae”).