Electronic Kili’s song “Kandu Kandu,” with vocals by Manikandan Ayyappa, is from the album Thalavara. The track, written by Muthu Vijay, opens with the singer approaching someone like a honeybee drawn to a flower. This song appears in the film starring Arjun Ashokan and Revathy Sharma.
Kandu Kandu
Electronic Kili | Manikandan Ayyappa • From “Thalavara”
Lyricist
Muthu Vijay
Composer
Electronic Kili
Thalavara’s Kandu Kandu Lyrics Translation
The lyrics then shift to more urgent images of need. A black beetle stumbles through the rain searching for a fire’s warmth. This comparison links the singer’s desire to a basic survival instinct. Later, the two people are described as becoming intertwined like the roots of a plant.
Kandu Kandu PoochenduI saw you, a blossoming bouquet.
Thenvandu Pole Vannu NinnuLike a honeybee, I came to you.
Mandu Mandu Onnu MinduSlowly, slowly, just say a word.
Malarambu Kondu Rendu ThunduPierced by a flower’s arrow, my heart is torn in two.
Mazhayathu Karivandu Cheruchoodu ThediyidarunnuA black beetle stumbles in the rain, searching for a little warmth.
Orathu Theeyundu Oru MohamenikkunduThere’s a fire nearby, and I have this desire.
Poothoru Raatho Raathethee Raathethaa PorooA night has bloomed, come to me.
Poothoru Raatho Raathethee Raathethaa PorooA night has bloomed, come to me.
Vithaale Pootho PoomuthoDid you bloom from a seed, you flower bud?
Njaanethi PaathoHave I arrived too late?
Sathaale YothoIs this the truth?
Kaalatho NeratheyethoOr did I get here too soon?
Neeyulanju Maaripole VannuYou arrived, swaying like a powerful rain.
Naamalanju Verupol PinanjuWe wandered and became entangled like roots.
Daahamundu MannilaayirangooI’m so thirsty, descend into this earth.
Vindaranda Bhoovine KulirthooCool this land that’s cracked open from drought.
Kandu Kandu PoochenduI saw you, a blossoming bouquet.
Thenvandu Pole Vannu NinnuLike a honeybee, I came to you.
Mandu Mandu Onnu MinduSlowly, slowly, just say a word.
Malarambu Kondu Rendu ThunduPierced by a flower’s arrow, my heart is torn in two.
Mazhayathu Karivandu Cheruchoodu ThediyidarunnuA black beetle stumbles in the rain, searching for a little warmth.
Orathu Theeyundu Oru MohamenikkunduThere’s a fire nearby, and I have this desire.
Eriporithariyaaree Gathimaaree VarayaayeeA spark ignites, my destiny changes, a line is drawn.
Thalavarathirivaayee Thwarayaayee ThaninaareeFate itself is rewritten with urgency by this lone woman.
Verumoruthirayethee KaramutheeJust a single wave came and kissed the shore.
KarakathiAnd it consumed the coast.
Nee Poyaalethum Narakathi Thee TheeIf you leave, what comes next is the fire of hell, fire, fire.
Verumoruthirayethee KaramutheeJust a single wave came and kissed the shore.
KarakathiAnd it consumed the coast.
Nee Poyaalethum Narakathi Thee TheeIf you leave, what comes next is the fire of hell, fire, fire.
The song consistently frames attraction as an unavoidable natural event. A single wave consumes the shore, and the final lines warn that separation will lead to the fires of hell. The meaning of the “Kandu Kandu” lyrics presents a connection that is powerful and all-consuming, not a gentle romance.
