Alli Poo Nirathazhaki
From Thaen · 2021
- Lyricist
- S. Gnanakaravel
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- Sanath Bharadwaj
- Details
- Thaen2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Alli poo nirathazhagi | Beautiful one with the color of a lily flower |
| Aavaram poo alagi | Beautiful one like the Tanner's Cassia flower |
| Athi mara sendu alagi | Beautiful one like a cluster of fig tree blossoms |
| Kaanaliyae kaanaliyae | I cannot find you, I cannot find you |
| Male | |
| Vella poondu pal alagi | Beautiful one with garlic-clove white teeth |
| Vellendhi siripalagi | Beautiful one with an innocent smile |
| Karuvandu kan alagi | Beautiful one with eyes like black beetles |
| Kaanaliyae kaanaliyae | I cannot find you, I cannot find you |
| Male | |
| Velliyora pookal ellaam | All the flowers along the silver edges |
| Vedhanaiyil vaaduthadi | Are wilting in pain, my dear |
| Vennilavae nee illaama | Without you, my bright moon |
| Vaanam engu ponathadi… | Where has the sky gone? |
| Male | |
| Velliyora pookal ellaam | All the flowers along the silver edges |
| Vedhanaiyil vaaduthadi | Are wilting in pain, my dear |
| Vennilavae nee illaama | Without you, my bright moon |
| Vaanam engu ponathadi… | Where has the sky gone? |
| Male | |
| Alli poo nirathazhagi | Beautiful one with the color of a lily flower |
| Aavaram poo alagi | Beautiful one like the Tanner's Cassia flower |
| Athi mara sendu alagi | Beautiful one like a cluster of fig tree blossoms |
| Kaanaliyae kaanaliyae | I cannot find you, I cannot find you |
| Male | |
| Sillaraiya un pechu | Like loose change, your words |
| Sitharudhadi moolaiyila | Scatter inside my mind |
| Sell aricha puthagama | Like a termite-eaten book |
| Aanenae naanum pulla | I have become, my dear child |
| Male | |
| Karuvelam kaatu vazhi | Along the path of the Karuvelam thorn forest |
| Thadumari ponenadi | I stumbled and lost my way, my dear |
| Gaanam paadum moongil ellaam | All the singing bamboos |
| Kadhari aluvuthadi… | Are wailing and weeping... |
| Male | |
| Kann vilichi nan paartha | When I opened my eyes and looked |
| Kannae unna kanaladi | My darling, I could not see you |
| Engu nan poveno | Where will I go? |
| Enna kadhi aaveno | What will become of my fate? |
| Nitham nitham un nenapaal | Every single day, with your thoughts |
| Suthi than vanthenadi | I wandered in circles, my dear |
| Male | |
| Usura kuduppen nu sonnavalae | The woman who said she would give her life for me |
| En usura eduthu ponaalae | Has taken away my life and gone |
| Usura kuduppen nu sonnavalae | The woman who said she would give her life for me |
| En usura eduthu ponaalae | Has taken away my life and gone |
| Male | |
| Alli poo nirathazhagi | Beautiful one with the color of a lily flower |
| Aavaram poo alagi | Beautiful one like the Tanner's Cassia flower |
| Athi mara sendu alagi | Beautiful one like a cluster of fig tree blossoms |
| Kaanaliyae kaanaliyae…. | I cannot find you, I cannot find you... |
அல்லி பூ நிறத்தழகி
ஆவாரம் பூ அழகி
அத்தி மர செண்டு அழகி
காணலியே காணலியே
Beautiful one with the color of a lily flower
Beautiful one like the Tanner's Cassia flower
Beautiful one like a cluster of fig tree blossoms
I cannot find you, I cannot find you
வெள்ள பூண்டு பல் அழகி
வெள்ளந்தி சிரிப்பழகி
கருவண்டு கண் அழகி
காணலியே காணலியே
Beautiful one with garlic-clove white teeth
Beautiful one with an innocent smile
Beautiful one with eyes like black beetles
I cannot find you, I cannot find you
வேலியோர பூக்கள் எல்லாம்
வேதனையில் வாடுதடி
வெண்ணிலவே நீ இல்லாம
வானம் எங்கு போனதடி
All the flowers along the silver edges
Are wilting in pain, my dear
Without you, my bright moon
Where has the sky gone?
வேலியோர பூக்கள் எல்லாம்
வேதனையில் வாடுதடி
வெண்ணிலவே நீ இல்லாம
வானம் எங்கு போனதடி
All the flowers along the silver edges
Are wilting in pain, my dear
Without you, my bright moon
Where has the sky gone?
அல்லி பூ நிறத்தழகி
ஆவாரம் பூ அழகி
அத்தி மர செண்டு அழகி
காணலியே காணலியே
Beautiful one with the color of a lily flower
Beautiful one like the Tanner's Cassia flower
Beautiful one like a cluster of fig tree blossoms
I cannot find you, I cannot find you
சில்லரையா உன் பேச்சு
சிதறுதடி மூலையில
செல் அரிச்ச புத்தகமா
ஆனேனே நானும் புள்ள
Like loose change, your words
Scatter inside my mind
Like a termite-eaten book
I have become, my dear child
கருவேலம் காட்டு வழி
தடுமாறி போனேனடி
கானம் பாடும் மூங்கில் எல்லாம்
கதறி அழுவுதடி....
Along the path of the Karuvelam thorn forest
I stumbled and lost my way, my dear
All the singing bamboos
Are wailing and weeping...
கண் விழிச்சி நான் பார்த்தே
கண்ணே உன்ன காணலடி
எங்கு நான் போவேனோ
என்ன கதி ஆவேனோ
நித்தம் நித்தம் உன் நெனப்பால்
சுத்தி தான் வந்தேனடி
When I opened my eyes and looked
My darling, I could not see you
Where will I go?
What will become of my fate?
Every single day, with your thoughts
I wandered in circles, my dear
உசுர குடுப்பேன் னு சொன்னவளே
என் உசுர எடுத்து போனாளே
உசுர குடுப்பேன் னு சொன்னவளே
என் உசுர எடுத்து போனாளே
The woman who said she would give her life for me
Has taken away my life and gone
The woman who said she would give her life for me
Has taken away my life and gone
அல்லி பூ நிறத்தழகி
ஆவாரம் பூ அழகி
அத்தி மர செண்டு அழகி
காணலியே காணலியே....
Beautiful one with the color of a lily flower
Beautiful one like the Tanner's Cassia flower
Beautiful one like a cluster of fig tree blossoms
I cannot find you, I cannot find you...
Alli poo nirathazhagi
Beautiful one with the color of a lily flower
Aavaram poo alagi
Beautiful one like the Tanner's Cassia flower
Athi mara sendu alagi
Beautiful one like a cluster of fig tree blossoms
Kaanaliyae kaanaliyae
I cannot find you, I cannot find you
Vella poondu pal alagi
Beautiful one with garlic-clove white teeth
Vellendhi siripalagi
Beautiful one with an innocent smile
Karuvandu kan alagi
Beautiful one with eyes like black beetles
Kaanaliyae kaanaliyae
I cannot find you, I cannot find you
Velliyora pookal ellaam
All the flowers along the silver edges
Vedhanaiyil vaaduthadi
Are wilting in pain, my dear
Vennilavae nee illaama
Without you, my bright moon
Vaanam engu ponathadi…
Where has the sky gone?
Velliyora pookal ellaam
All the flowers along the silver edges
Vedhanaiyil vaaduthadi
Are wilting in pain, my dear
Vennilavae nee illaama
Without you, my bright moon
Vaanam engu ponathadi…
Where has the sky gone?
Alli poo nirathazhagi
Beautiful one with the color of a lily flower
Aavaram poo alagi
Beautiful one like the Tanner's Cassia flower
Athi mara sendu alagi
Beautiful one like a cluster of fig tree blossoms
Kaanaliyae kaanaliyae
I cannot find you, I cannot find you
Sillaraiya un pechu
Like loose change, your words
Sitharudhadi moolaiyila
Scatter inside my mind
Sell aricha puthagama
Like a termite-eaten book
Aanenae naanum pulla
I have become, my dear child
Karuvelam kaatu vazhi
Along the path of the Karuvelam thorn forest
Thadumari ponenadi
I stumbled and lost my way, my dear
Gaanam paadum moongil ellaam
All the singing bamboos
Kadhari aluvuthadi…
Are wailing and weeping...
Kann vilichi nan paartha
When I opened my eyes and looked
Kannae unna kanaladi
My darling, I could not see you
Engu nan poveno
Where will I go?
Enna kadhi aaveno
What will become of my fate?
Nitham nitham un nenapaal
Every single day, with your thoughts
Suthi than vanthenadi
I wandered in circles, my dear
Usura kuduppen nu sonnavalae
The woman who said she would give her life for me
En usura eduthu ponaalae
Has taken away my life and gone
Usura kuduppen nu sonnavalae
The woman who said she would give her life for me
En usura eduthu ponaalae
Has taken away my life and gone
Alli poo nirathazhagi
Beautiful one with the color of a lily flower
Aavaram poo alagi
Beautiful one like the Tanner's Cassia flower
Athi mara sendu alagi
Beautiful one like a cluster of fig tree blossoms
Kaanaliyae kaanaliyae….
I cannot find you, I cannot find you...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Alli Poo Nirathazhagi (Kaanaliyae) from the film Thaen (2021) is a deeply poignant lament sung by a grieving protagonist searching desperately for his lost beloved. Deeply embedded in natural imagery—comparing her tender features to lilies, Tanner's Cassia blossoms, garlic cloves, and black beetles—the song highlights the immense pain of sudden separation and loss. The protagonist describes his state of mind as a termite-eaten book and his journey as a painful trek through thorn forests where even nature mourns alongside him. Ultimately, he expresses profound despair over how the woman who promised to give her life for him ended up taking his soul and purpose away with her departure.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Vella poondu pal alagi / Karuvandu kan alagi”
Compares her eyes to black beetles ('Karuvandu kan') and her white teeth to garlic cloves ('Vella poondu pal').
Metaphor
“Sell aricha puthagama / Aanenae naanum pulla”
Compares his ruined mental state to a termite-eaten book ('Sell aricha puthagama aanenae').
Personification
“Gaanam paadum moongil ellaam / Kadhari aluvuthadi…”
Attributes human mourning actions to elements of nature like bamboo and flowers crying or wilting in agony.
Irony / Antithesis
“Usura kuduppen nu sonnavalae / En usura eduthu ponaalae”
Highlights the stark contrast between her promise of devotion and the painful reality of her loss.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Alli poo... / Aavaram poo... / Athi mara...”
Repetition of initial vowel sounds ('A') across consecutive lines to create rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
The film 'Thaen' (2021), directed by Ganesh Vinayakan, deals with the heartbreaking real-life struggles of remote hill tribe communities lacking official identity documents and access to basic healthcare. Lyricist S. Gnanakaravel heavily incorporated native flora of the Tamil hills—such as Alli (Lily), Aavaram (Tanner's Cassia), Athi (Fig), Karuvelam (Gum Arabic Tree), and Moongil (Bamboo)—to ground the tragic love song authentically in the protagonist's forest habitat.
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