Idhu Kanavugal
From Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Deepan Chakravarthy, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Idhu kanavugal vilainthidum kaalam | This is the season when dreams yield fruit |
| Manakkathvugal thiranthidum maadham | This is the month when the doors of the heart open |
| En paadhaiyil oru devathai | An angel on my path |
| Vanthu niranthara varam tharum neram | The moment she arrives to bestow a permanent boon |
| Neethaa neethaanaa idhu neethaanaa neethaanaa | Is it you? Is it really you? Is this really you? |
| Female | |
| Paarungal vizhi orangal | Look at the corners of the eyes |
| Angu naanagkal kulikkum | There, the rushes bathe |
| Paarungal vizhi orangal | Look at the corners of the eyes |
| Angu naanagkal kulikkum | There, the rushes bathe |
| Male | |
| Bhoopaalamae isai paadutho | Is the morning raga singing music? |
| Poomaalaiyae poochchoodutho | Is the flower garland itself wearing flowers? |
| Female :Ini en dhegam panneeril neeraadum | Female: From now on, my body will bathe in rosewater |
| Male :Unai kandaalae nenjoram thaenoorum | Male: Just seeing you makes honey flow in the corner of my heart |
| Female | |
| Idhu ragasiya anubavam aagum | This becomes a secret experience |
| Enthan vizhigalil mithanthathu naanam | Shyness floated in my eyes |
| Tholai thooraththil anthi naeraththil | In the far distance, at dusk |
| Antha kadalodu kalanthathu vaanam | That sky merged with the sea |
| Naanthaanaa naanthaanaa | Is it me? Is it me? |
| Idhu naanthaanaa naanthaanaa…. | Is this really me? Is it me? |
| Male | |
| Poomaegam indru thaen thoovum | Today, the flower-cloud sprinkles honey |
| Ini aagaayam arugae | Hereafter, the sky is near |
| Poomaegam indru thaen thoovum | Today, the flower-cloud sprinkles honey |
| Ini aagaayam arugae | Hereafter, the sky is near |
| Female | |
| En paadhaiyo veraanathu | My path has changed |
| Un paarvaiyaal veraanathu | It transformed because of your glance |
| Male :Oru penn maalai en tholil aadaatho | Male: Won't a garland of a woman sway on my shoulders? |
| Female :Ini un paadham en koyil aagaatho | Female: Won't your feet become my temple from now on? |
| Male | |
| Thana nana nanaa | Thana nana nanaa |
| Female :Thana nana nanaa | Female: Thana nana nanaa |
| Male | |
| Idhu kanavugal vilainthidum kaalam | This is the season when dreams yield fruit |
| Manakkadhvugal thiranthidum maadham | This is the month when the doors of the heart open |
| Female :Tholai thooraththil anthi naeraththil | Female: In the far distance, at dusk |
| Antha kadalodu kalanthathu vaanam | That sky merged with the sea |
| Male | |
| Neethaanaa neethaanaa | Is it you? Is it really you? |
| Female :Idhu naanthaana naanthaana | Female: Is this really me? Is it me? |
| Male :Neethaanaa neethaanaa | Male: Is it you? Is it really you? |
| Female :Idhu naanthaanaa naanthaanaa | Female: Is this really me? Is it me? |
இது கனவுகள் விளைந்திடும் காலம்
மனக்கதவுகள் திறந்திடும் மாதம்
என் பாதையில் ஒரு தேவதை
வந்து நிரந்தர வரம் தரும் நேரம்
நீதானா நீதானா இது நீதானா நீதானா
This is the season when dreams yield fruit
This is the month when the doors of the heart open
An angel on my path
The moment she arrives to bestow a permanent boon
Is it you? Is it really you? Is this really you?
பாருங்கள் விழி ஓரங்கள்
அங்கு நாணங்கள் குளிக்கும்
பாருங்கள் விழி ஓரங்கள்
அங்கு நாணங்கள் குளிக்கும்
Look at the corners of the eyes
There, the rushes bathe
Look at the corners of the eyes
There, the rushes bathe
பூபாளமே இசை பாடுதோ
பூமாலையே பூச்சூடுதோ
இனி என் தேகம் பன்னீரில் நீராடும்
உனைக் கண்டாலே நெஞ்சோரம் தேனூறும்
Is the morning raga singing music?
Is the flower garland itself wearing flowers?
Female: From now on, my body will bathe in rosewater
Male: Just seeing you makes honey flow in the corner of my heart
இது ரகசிய அனுபவம் ஆகும்
எந்தன் விழிகளில் மிதந்தது நாணம்
தொலை தூரத்தில் அந்தி நேரத்தில்
அந்த கடலோடு கலந்தது வானம்
நான்தானா நான்தானா
இது நான்தானா நான்தானா……..
This becomes a secret experience
Shyness floated in my eyes
In the far distance, at dusk
That sky merged with the sea
Is it me? Is it me?
Is this really me? Is it me?
பூமேகம் இன்று தேன் தூவும்
இனி ஆகாயம் அருகே
பூமேகம் இன்று தேன் தூவும்
இனி ஆகாயம் அருகே
Today, the flower-cloud sprinkles honey
Hereafter, the sky is near
Today, the flower-cloud sprinkles honey
Hereafter, the sky is near
என் பாதையோ வேறானது
உன் பார்வையால் வேறானது
ஒரு பெண் மாலை என் தோளில் ஆடாதோ
இனி உன் பாதம் என் கோயில் ஆகாதோ
My path has changed
It transformed because of your glance
Male: Won't a garland of a woman sway on my shoulders?
Female: Won't your feet become my temple from now on?
தன னன னனா
தன னன னனா
Thana nana nanaa
Female: Thana nana nanaa
இது கனவுகள் விளைந்திடும் காலம்
மனக்கதவுகள் திறந்திடும் மாதம்
தொலை தூரத்தில் அந்தி நேரத்தில்
அந்த கடலோடு கலந்தது வானம்
This is the season when dreams yield fruit
This is the month when the doors of the heart open
Female: In the far distance, at dusk
That sky merged with the sea
நீதானா நீதானா
இது நான்தானா நான்தானா
நீதானா நீதானா
இது நான்தானா நான்தானா.....
Is it you? Is it really you?
Female: Is this really me? Is it me?
Male: Is it you? Is it really you?
Female: Is this really me? Is it me?
Idhu kanavugal vilainthidum kaalam
This is the season when dreams yield fruit
Manakkathvugal thiranthidum maadham
This is the month when the doors of the heart open
En paadhaiyil oru devathai
An angel on my path
Vanthu niranthara varam tharum neram
The moment she arrives to bestow a permanent boon
Neethaa neethaanaa idhu neethaanaa neethaanaa
Is it you? Is it really you? Is this really you?
Paarungal vizhi orangal
Look at the corners of the eyes
Angu naanagkal kulikkum
There, the rushes bathe
Paarungal vizhi orangal
Look at the corners of the eyes
Angu naanagkal kulikkum
There, the rushes bathe
Bhoopaalamae isai paadutho
Is the morning raga singing music?
Poomaalaiyae poochchoodutho
Is the flower garland itself wearing flowers?
Female :Ini en dhegam panneeril neeraadum
Female: From now on, my body will bathe in rosewater
Male :Unai kandaalae nenjoram thaenoorum
Male: Just seeing you makes honey flow in the corner of my heart
Idhu ragasiya anubavam aagum
This becomes a secret experience
Enthan vizhigalil mithanthathu naanam
Shyness floated in my eyes
Tholai thooraththil anthi naeraththil
In the far distance, at dusk
Antha kadalodu kalanthathu vaanam
That sky merged with the sea
Naanthaanaa naanthaanaa
Is it me? Is it me?
Idhu naanthaanaa naanthaanaa….
Is this really me? Is it me?
Poomaegam indru thaen thoovum
Today, the flower-cloud sprinkles honey
Ini aagaayam arugae
Hereafter, the sky is near
Poomaegam indru thaen thoovum
Today, the flower-cloud sprinkles honey
Ini aagaayam arugae
Hereafter, the sky is near
En paadhaiyo veraanathu
My path has changed
Un paarvaiyaal veraanathu
It transformed because of your glance
Male :Oru penn maalai en tholil aadaatho
Male: Won't a garland of a woman sway on my shoulders?
Female :Ini un paadham en koyil aagaatho
Female: Won't your feet become my temple from now on?
Thana nana nanaa
Thana nana nanaa
Female :Thana nana nanaa
Female: Thana nana nanaa
Idhu kanavugal vilainthidum kaalam
This is the season when dreams yield fruit
Manakkadhvugal thiranthidum maadham
This is the month when the doors of the heart open
Female :Tholai thooraththil anthi naeraththil
Female: In the far distance, at dusk
Antha kadalodu kalanthathu vaanam
That sky merged with the sea
Neethaanaa neethaanaa
Is it you? Is it really you?
Female :Idhu naanthaana naanthaana
Female: Is this really me? Is it me?
Male :Neethaanaa neethaanaa
Male: Is it you? Is it really you?
Female :Idhu naanthaanaa naanthaanaa
Female: Is this really me? Is it me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Idhu Kanavugal Vilainthidum Kaalam' is a romantic duet expressing the wonder, disbelief, and ecstasy of finding true love. The lovers marvel at how their lives have transformed, comparing the experience to a golden season where dreams blossom, the sky meets the sea, and the distance to heaven shrinks. They constantly question if this reality is truly happening to them ('Neethaanaa' / 'Naanthaanaa'). The imagery transitions between delicate natural phenomena like dusk, ocean horizons, flower clouds, and rosewater, capturing the deep intimacy and emotional elevation experienced by both partners.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Idhu kanavugal vilainthidum kaalam”
'Kanavugal vilainthidum kaalam' compares dreams to agricultural crops that bloom and yield fruit.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Manakkathvugal thiranthidum maadham”
'Manakkadhvugal' treats the heart as a house with doors that open for love.
Personification / Rhetorical Question
“Bhoopaalamae isai paadutho”
Asking whether the morning raga (Bhoopaalam) sings or if a flower garland itself wears flowers.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Neethaa neethaanaa idhu neethaanaa neethaanaa”
Repetition of 'Neethaanaa' and 'Naanthaanaa' emphasizes disbelief and surreal delight in love.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the 1982 film 'Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal', this song features lyrics by Vairamuthu and is celebrated for its lush orchestration and poetic imagery blending nature with romance.
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