Ha Ha Kanave Thana
From Amaravathi · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Bala Bharathi
- Details
- Amaravathi1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaha kanavae thana | Aha, is it just a dream? |
| Oho nijamae thaanaa | Oho, is it reality? |
| Kaadhal devathai mannil vanthatho | Has the goddess of love descended to the earth? |
| Kangal rendum bothai kondatho | Have both my eyes become intoxicated? |
| Male | |
| Oho..munnal paaradi | Oho, look in front, girl! |
| Un mugathai paarkkiren | I am trying to look at your face, |
| Nee pinnal povathaen | Why are you stepping back behind me? |
| Naan penna ketkiren | I am asking you, girl! |
| Male | |
| Aaha kanavae thana | Aha, is it just a dream? |
| Oho nijamae thaanaa | Oho, is it reality? |
| Male | |
| Kattu koonthal paarthen | I saw your thick, tied-up hair, |
| Tharaiyil vantha megamaa | Is it a cloud that has descended onto the ground? |
| Pattu thozhgal paarthen | I saw your silky shoulders, |
| Paarijaatha dhegamaa | Is your body made of Parijatha flowers? |
| Male | |
| Mudhugu vannam paarthen | I saw the radiance of your back, |
| Mullai poovin thaagamaa | Is it the thirst of a delicate jasmine flower? |
| Mottu vannam paarthen | I saw your flower-bud beauty, |
| Kattu kaaval meerumaa | Will it break all boundaries and restraints? |
| Male | |
| Kaluthu varaikkum paarthen | I looked up to your neck, |
| Sila kanakku vazakkum paarthen | I even analyzed a few mathematical proportions! |
| Palingu nirangal paarthen | I saw your marble-like fair complexions, |
| Adi paranthu paranthu paarthen | Oh girl, I looked around eagerly in awe! |
| Male | |
| Oho munnal paaradi | Oho, look in front, girl! |
| Un mugathai paarkkiren | I am trying to look at your face, |
| Nee pinnal povathaen | Why are you stepping back behind me? |
| Naan penna ketkiren | I am asking you, girl! |
| Male | |
| Aaha kanavae thana | Aha, is it just a dream? |
| Oho nijamae thaanaa | Oho, is it reality? |
| Male | |
| Yeri neeril neenthum | Swimming in the lake water, |
| Eeramaana mullaiyae | O wet, delicate jasmine flower! |
| Meengal seidha punniyam | The good fortune that the fish attained, |
| Aangal seiya villaiyae | Men were not fortunate enough to get! |
| Male | |
| Dhega vannam kaatti | Displaying the glow of your body, |
| Thee valartha mullaiyae | O jasmine flower who ignited a fire! |
| Poo mugathai kaattu | Show your flower-like face, |
| Porumai innum illaiyae | I have no patience left anymore! |
| Male | |
| Muzhukka nanaintha pinnae | After getting completely drenched, |
| Un mugathai maraippathenna | Why are you hiding your face? |
| Kulithu muditha pinnae | After finishing your bath, |
| Un koonthal thaduppathenna | Why are you covering up your hair? |
| Male | |
| Oho munnal paaradi | Oho, look in front, girl! |
| Un mugathai paarkkiren | I am trying to look at your face, |
| Nee pinnal povathaen | Why are you stepping back behind me? |
| Naan penna ketkiren | I am asking you, girl! |
| Male | |
| Aaha kanavae thana | Aha, is it just a dream? |
| Oho nijamae thaanaa | Oho, is it reality? |
| Kaadhal devathai mannil vanthatho | Has the goddess of love descended to the earth? |
| Kangal rendum bothai kondatho | Have both my eyes become intoxicated? |
| Male | |
| Oho..munnal paaradi | Oho, look in front, girl! |
| Un mugathai paarkkiren | I am trying to look at your face, |
| Nee pinnal povathaen | Why are you stepping back behind me? |
| Naan penna ketkiren | I am asking you, girl! |
| Male | |
| Aaha kanavae thana | Aha, is it just a dream? |
| Oho nijamae thaanaa | Oho, is it reality? |
ஆஹா கனவே
தானா ஓஹோ நிஜமே
தானா காதல் தேவதை
மண்ணில் வந்ததோ
கண்கள் ரெண்டும் போதை
கொண்டதோ
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho, is it reality?
Has the goddess of love descended to the earth?
Have both my eyes become intoxicated?
ஓஹோ
முன்னால் பாரடி
உன் முகத்தைப்
பார்க்கிறேன் நீ
பின்னால் போவதேன்
நான் பெண்ணா கேட்கிறேன்
Oho, look in front, girl!
I am trying to look at your face,
Why are you stepping back behind me?
I am asking you, girl!
ஆஹா கனவே
தானா ஓஹோ நிஜமே
தானா
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho, is it reality?
காட்டுக் கூந்தல்
பார்த்தேன் தரையில்
வந்த மேகமா பட்டு
தோள்கள் பார்த்தேன்
பாரி ஜாத தேகமா
I saw your thick, tied-up hair,
Is it a cloud that has descended onto the ground?
I saw your silky shoulders,
Is your body made of Parijatha flowers?
முதுகு வண்ணம்
பார்த்தேன் முல்லைப்
பூவின் தாகமா மொட்டு
வண்ணம் பார்த்தேன்
கட்டுக் காவல் மீறுமா
I saw the radiance of your back,
Is it the thirst of a delicate jasmine flower?
I saw your flower-bud beauty,
Will it break all boundaries and restraints?
கழுத்து வரைக்கும்
பார்த்தேன் சில கணக்கு
வழக்கும் பார்த்தேன்
பளிங்கு நிறங்கள் பார்த்தேன்
அடி பறந்து பறந்து பார்த்தேன்
I looked up to your neck,
I even analyzed a few mathematical proportions!
I saw your marble-like fair complexions,
Oh girl, I looked around eagerly in awe!
ஓஹோ
முன்னால் பாரடி
உன் முகத்தைப்
பார்க்கிறேன் நீ
பின்னால் போவதேன்
நான் பெண்ணா கேட்கிறேன்
Oho, look in front, girl!
I am trying to look at your face,
Why are you stepping back behind me?
I am asking you, girl!
ஆஹா கனவே
தானா ஓஹோ நிஜமே
தானா
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho, is it reality?
ஏாி நீரில் நீந்தும்
ஈரமான முல்லையே
மீன்கள் செய்த புண்ணியம்
ஆண்கள் செய்ய வில்லையே
Swimming in the lake water,
O wet, delicate jasmine flower!
The good fortune that the fish attained,
Men were not fortunate enough to get!
தேக வண்ணம்
காட்டி தீ வளர்த்த
முல்லையே பூ முகத்தை
காட்டு பொறுமை இன்னும்
இல்லையே
Displaying the glow of your body,
O jasmine flower who ignited a fire!
Show your flower-like face,
I have no patience left anymore!
முழுக்க நனைந்த
பின்னே உன் முகத்தை
மறைப்பதென்ன குளித்து
முடித்த பின்னே உன் கூந்தல்
தடுப்பதென்ன
After getting completely drenched,
Why are you hiding your face?
After finishing your bath,
Why are you covering up your hair?
ஓஹோ
முன்னால் பாரடி
உன் முகத்தைப்
பார்க்கிறேன் நீ
பின்னால் போவதேன்
நான் பெண்ணா கேட்கிறேன்
Oho, look in front, girl!
I am trying to look at your face,
Why are you stepping back behind me?
I am asking you, girl!
ஆஹா கனவே
தானா ஓஹோ நிஜமே
தானா காதல் தேவதை
மண்ணில் வந்ததோ
கண்கள் ரெண்டும் போதை
கொண்டதோ
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho, is it reality?
Has the goddess of love descended to the earth?
Have both my eyes become intoxicated?
ஓஹோ
முன்னால் பாரடி
உன் முகத்தைப்
பார்க்கிறேன் நீ
பின்னால் போவதேன்
நான் பெண்ணா கேட்கிறேன்
Oho, look in front, girl!
I am trying to look at your face,
Why are you stepping back behind me?
I am asking you, girl!
ஆஹா கனவே
தானா ஓஹோ நிஜமே
தானா
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho, is it reality?
Aaha kanavae thana
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho nijamae thaanaa
Oho, is it reality?
Kaadhal devathai mannil vanthatho
Has the goddess of love descended to the earth?
Kangal rendum bothai kondatho
Have both my eyes become intoxicated?
Oho..munnal paaradi
Oho, look in front, girl!
Un mugathai paarkkiren
I am trying to look at your face,
Nee pinnal povathaen
Why are you stepping back behind me?
Naan penna ketkiren
I am asking you, girl!
Aaha kanavae thana
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho nijamae thaanaa
Oho, is it reality?
Kattu koonthal paarthen
I saw your thick, tied-up hair,
Tharaiyil vantha megamaa
Is it a cloud that has descended onto the ground?
Pattu thozhgal paarthen
I saw your silky shoulders,
Paarijaatha dhegamaa
Is your body made of Parijatha flowers?
Mudhugu vannam paarthen
I saw the radiance of your back,
Mullai poovin thaagamaa
Is it the thirst of a delicate jasmine flower?
Mottu vannam paarthen
I saw your flower-bud beauty,
Kattu kaaval meerumaa
Will it break all boundaries and restraints?
Kaluthu varaikkum paarthen
I looked up to your neck,
Sila kanakku vazakkum paarthen
I even analyzed a few mathematical proportions!
Palingu nirangal paarthen
I saw your marble-like fair complexions,
Adi paranthu paranthu paarthen
Oh girl, I looked around eagerly in awe!
Oho munnal paaradi
Oho, look in front, girl!
Un mugathai paarkkiren
I am trying to look at your face,
Nee pinnal povathaen
Why are you stepping back behind me?
Naan penna ketkiren
I am asking you, girl!
Aaha kanavae thana
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho nijamae thaanaa
Oho, is it reality?
Yeri neeril neenthum
Swimming in the lake water,
Eeramaana mullaiyae
O wet, delicate jasmine flower!
Meengal seidha punniyam
The good fortune that the fish attained,
Aangal seiya villaiyae
Men were not fortunate enough to get!
Dhega vannam kaatti
Displaying the glow of your body,
Thee valartha mullaiyae
O jasmine flower who ignited a fire!
Poo mugathai kaattu
Show your flower-like face,
Porumai innum illaiyae
I have no patience left anymore!
Muzhukka nanaintha pinnae
After getting completely drenched,
Un mugathai maraippathenna
Why are you hiding your face?
Kulithu muditha pinnae
After finishing your bath,
Un koonthal thaduppathenna
Why are you covering up your hair?
Oho munnal paaradi
Oho, look in front, girl!
Un mugathai paarkkiren
I am trying to look at your face,
Nee pinnal povathaen
Why are you stepping back behind me?
Naan penna ketkiren
I am asking you, girl!
Aaha kanavae thana
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho nijamae thaanaa
Oho, is it reality?
Kaadhal devathai mannil vanthatho
Has the goddess of love descended to the earth?
Kangal rendum bothai kondatho
Have both my eyes become intoxicated?
Oho..munnal paaradi
Oho, look in front, girl!
Un mugathai paarkkiren
I am trying to look at your face,
Nee pinnal povathaen
Why are you stepping back behind me?
Naan penna ketkiren
I am asking you, girl!
Aaha kanavae thana
Aha, is it just a dream?
Oho nijamae thaanaa
Oho, is it reality?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Aaha Kanavae Thana' from the film Amaravathi (1993) is an enchanting romantic melody where the hero expresses his mesmerized state upon seeing his beloved. He wonders whether her presence is a surreal dream or reality, feeling entirely intoxicated by her radiance. He playfully coaxes her to stop being shy and look at him directly rather than hiding behind him. Throughout the track, the hero poetically admires her physical beauty as she bathes in a lake—comparing her hair to grounded clouds, her body to Parijatha flowers, and her skin to polished marble. He humorously laments that the fish swimming in the water are luckier than men, for they get to be close to her. The song captures youthfulness, playful romance, and intense poetic admiration.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai Ani)
“Tharaiyil vantha megamaa”
Compares her long, dark hair directly to a rain cloud that has descended onto the earth.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Kattu koonthal paarthen / Pattu thozhgal paarthen”
The second consonant 'tt' (ட்) in 'Kattu' matches with 'Pattu' across adjacent lines.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Meengal seidha punniyam / Aangal seiya villaiyae”
An exaggerated poetic statement claiming that the fish in the lake have earned more spiritual merit (punniyam) than men because they get to touch her while she swims.
Iyaipu (End Rhyming)
“Muzhukka nanaintha pinnae / Kulithu muditha pinnae”
Both lines end with the exact same phrasing ('pinnae'), creating rhythmic symmetry.
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Trivia
The film 'Amaravathi' (1993) marked the debut of Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar as a lead actor. The song's lyrics were written by Vairamuthu, and the music was composed by Bala Bharathi, with vocals by legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
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