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Lyrics & meaning

Diana Diana

From Kadhal Kavithai · 1998

Lyricist
Agathiyan
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kadhal Kavithai
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
7 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
Nee thoongum koyilil
Oru kaadhal pirandhadhu
Naan thaedum penmaiyai
Un dhaesam thandhadhu
Naanaa naanaa dianaa dianaa
Naanaa naanaa dianaa dianaa
Indha ulagam muzhudhum
Virumbum kaadhali
Enadhu nenjam vanangum annai nee
Chorus :Enadhu nenjam vanangum annai nee
Male :Kaadhalaana thaayae… vaazhgavae…
Chorus :Kaadhalaana thaayae… vaazhgavae…
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
………………………
Maalai pozhudhugal sollum kavidhaigal nee
Lallallalaa lalalalaa
Naanae enakkullae paadum isai oli nee
Lallallalaa lalalalaa
Kaanum kaatchi yaavum
Kaadhal solludhae
Vaanam boomi kaadhal
Vaasam veesudhae
Kaalatthai velgindra kaadhalgal
Vellattum vaa vennilaa
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
Naanaa nanaanaa nana naanaa nanaanaa
Naanaa nanaanaa nana naanaa nanaanaa
Vaanil minnum velli meenae
Katchi tharuvaayae
Lallallalaa lalalalaa
Kaanum kalgalukkul paarvai aagivuduvaayae
Lallallalaa lalalalaa
Paavai indri paarvai kannil yaedhadi
Paavai indri kaadhal vaazhvil yaedhadi
Thaedalgal illaadha kaadhal or dheiveegam
Vaa vennilaa
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
Nee thoongum koyilil
Oru kaadhal pirandhadhu
Naan thaedum penmaiyai
Un dhaesam thandhadhu
Indha ulagam muzhudhum
Virumbum kaadhali
Enadhu nenjam vanangum annai nee
Chorus :Enadhu nenjam vanangum annai nee
Male :Kaadhalaana thaayae… vaazhgavae…
Chorus :Kaadhalaana thaayae… vaazhgavae…
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
Maamaa Maamaa dianaa dianaa
Mama mama Diana Diana
Mama mama Diana Diana
In the shrine where you rest,
a love was born.
The womanhood I was searching for,
your land gave to me.
Naana naana Diana Diana
Naana naana Diana Diana
Beloved by
the whole wide world,
you are the mother my heart bows to.
Chorus: You are the mother my heart bows to.
Male: Long live, O loving mother...
Chorus: Long live, O loving mother...
Mama mama Diana Diana
Mama mama Diana Diana
...
You are the poem told by the evenings.
Lallallaalaa lalalaalaa
You are the melody I sing within myself.
Lallallaalaa lalalaalaa
Every sight before me
speaks of love.
The sky and the earth
breathe the fragrance of love.
Let love that conquers time
triumph; come, my bright moon!
Mama mama Diana Diana
Mama mama Diana Diana
Naana nanaanaa nana naana nanaanaa
Naana nanaanaa nana naana nanaanaa
O silver star shining in the sky,
appear before me.
Lallallaalaa lalalaalaa
Become the vision inside these watching eyes.
Lallallaalaa lalalaalaa
Without the pupil, what sight is in the eye?
Without a beloved girl, what love is in this life?
A love free of demands is truly divine,
come, my bright moon!
Mama mama Diana Diana
Mama mama Diana Diana
In the shrine where you rest,
a love was born.
The womanhood I was searching for,
your land gave to me.
Beloved by
the whole wide world,
you are the mother my heart bows to.
Chorus: You are the mother my heart bows to.
Male: Long live, O loving mother...
Chorus: Long live, O loving mother...
Mama mama Diana Diana
Mama mama Diana Diana
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Kadhal Kavithai' pays a poetic tribute to Princess Diana while blending themes of romantic love and divine veneration. The protagonist travels to England and reflects on how Princess Diana symbolised universal love, compassion, and motherhood for the whole world, linking her legacy to his own search for true love and womanhood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagandhu)

Maalai pozhudhugal sollum kavidhaigal nee

The song equates the beloved figure to poems spoken by evenings and music sung within oneself.

Aetiyum / Alliteration (Monai)

Kaalatthai velgindra kaadhalgal

Repetition of the 'Ka' sound in consecutive words ('Kaalatthai', 'kaadhalgal').

Personification

Vaanam boomi kaadhal Vaasam veesudhae

Attributing human actions like spreading fragrance and speaking of love to nature, sky, and earth.

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Trivia

This song was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the film 'Kadhal Kavithai' (1998) directed by Agathiyan, starring Prashanth and Ipshita. The song was shot around London and Westminister Abbey as a tribute to Princess Diana following her passing in 1997.

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