Kaana Vandha Kaatchiyenna
From Bhagyalakshmi · 1961
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Bhagyalakshmi1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaana vandha kaatchi enna | What sight did you come to see, |
| Velli nilavae | O silver moon? |
| Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae | What state have you witnessed, O silver moon? |
| Kaana vandha kaatchi enna velli nilavae | What sight did you come to see, O silver moon? |
| Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae | What state have you witnessed, O silver moon? |
| Female | |
| Odi vandha vegam enna | What was the speed with which you rushed here, |
| Velli nilavae | O silver moon? |
| Nee oridathil nirppadhenna velli nilavae | Why do you now stand still in one place, O silver moon? |
| Odi vandha vegam enna velli nilavae | What was the speed with which you rushed here, O silver moon? |
| Nee oridathil nirppadhenna velli nilavae | Why do you now stand still in one place, O silver moon? |
| Female | |
| Kaana vandha kaatchi enna | What sight did you come to see, |
| Velli nilavae | O silver moon? |
| Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae | What state have you witnessed, O silver moon? |
| Female | |
| Ninaithu ninaithu solla vandha | What are the messages you repeatedly thought |
| Saedhigal enna | of coming to share? |
| Than ninaivu maari nindru vitta | What is the agony that made you lose your train of thought |
| Vedhanai enna | and stand transfixed? |
| Aa… aa…aa…aaa…aa…aa..aa..aaa..aaa..aa…aa… | Aa… aa… aa… (Vocalizing) |
| Female | |
| Ninaithu ninaithu solla vandha | What are the messages you repeatedly thought |
| Saedhigal enna | of coming to share? |
| Than ninaivu maari nindru vitta | What is the agony that made you lose your train of thought |
| Vedhanai enna | and stand transfixed? |
| Ingu vilaiyaadum kaadhalarai | Did you come to see |
| Kaana vandhaaiyo | the lovers sporting here? |
| Unnai ariyaamal paartha padi | Did you stand astonished, |
| Thigaithu nindraayo | gazing unconsciously? |
| Female | |
| Kaana vandha kaatchi enna | What sight did you come to see, |
| Velli nilavae | O silver moon? |
| Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae | What state have you witnessed, O silver moon? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal engal sondham endru | Did you not know that |
| Ariyavillaiyaa | love belongs to us? |
| Kanni ullam unakkirundhum naanamillaiyaa | Though you possess a maiden's heart, do you have no modesty? |
| Un moga nilai marandhu vidu velli nilaavae | Forget your state of infatuation, O silver moon! |
| Vandha megathilae maraindhu vidu velli nilaavae | Hide yourself behind the incoming cloud, O silver moon! |
| Female | |
| Kaana vandha kaatchi enna | What sight did you come to see, |
| Velli nilavae | O silver moon? |
| Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae | What state have you witnessed, O silver moon? |
| Odi vandha vegam enna velli nilavae | What was the speed with which you rushed here, O silver moon? |
| Nee oridathil nirppadhenna velli nilavae | Why do you now stand still in one place, O silver moon? |
| Female | |
| Kaana vandha kaatchi enna | What sight did you come to see, |
| Velli nilavae | O silver moon? |
| Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae | What state have you witnessed, O silver moon? |
காண வந்த காட்சி என்ன
வெள்ளி நிலவே
கண்டு விட்ட கோலம் என்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
காண வந்த காட்சி என்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
கண்டு விட்ட கோலம் என்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
What sight did you come to see,
O silver moon?
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
What sight did you come to see, O silver moon?
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
ஓடி வந்த வேகம் என்ன
வெள்ளி நிலவே
நீ ஓரிடத்தில் நிற்பதென்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
ஓடி வந்த வேகம் என்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
நீ ஓரிடத்தில் நிற்பதென்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
What was the speed with which you rushed here,
O silver moon?
Why do you now stand still in one place, O silver moon?
What was the speed with which you rushed here, O silver moon?
Why do you now stand still in one place, O silver moon?
காண வந்த காட்சி என்ன
வெள்ளி நிலவே
கண்டு விட்ட கோலம் என்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
What sight did you come to see,
O silver moon?
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
நினைத்து நினைத்து சொல்ல வந்த
சேதிகள் என்ன
தன் நினைவு மாறி நின்று விட்ட
வேதனை என்ன
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ...ஆ.....ஆ...
What are the messages you repeatedly thought
of coming to share?
What is the agony that made you lose your train of thought
and stand transfixed?
Aa… aa… aa… (Vocalizing)
நினைத்து நினைத்து சொல்ல வந்த
சேதிகள் என்ன
தன் நினைவு மாறி நின்று விட்ட
வேதனை என்ன
இங்கு விளையாடும் காதலரை
காண வந்தாயோ
உன்னை அறியாமல் பார்த்த படி
திகைத்து நின்றாயோ
What are the messages you repeatedly thought
of coming to share?
What is the agony that made you lose your train of thought
and stand transfixed?
Did you come to see
the lovers sporting here?
Did you stand astonished,
gazing unconsciously?
காண வந்த காட்சி என்ன
வெள்ளி நிலவே
கண்டு விட்ட கோலம் என்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
What sight did you come to see,
O silver moon?
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
காதல் எங்கள் சொந்தம் என்று
அறியவில்லையா
கன்னி உள்ளம் உனக்கிருந்தும் நாணமில்லையா
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ...ஆ.....ஆ...
Did you not know that
love belongs to us?
Though you possess a maiden's heart, do you have no modesty?
Forget your state of infatuation, O silver moon!
Hide yourself behind the incoming cloud, O silver moon!
காதல் எங்கள் சொந்தம் என்று
அறியவில்லையா
கன்னி உள்ளம் உனக்கிருந்தும் நாணமில்லையா
உன் மோக நிலையை மறந்து விடு
வெள்ளி நிலாவே
வந்த மேகத்திலே மறைந்து விடு
வெள்ளி நிலாவே
What sight did you come to see,
O silver moon?
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
What was the speed with which you rushed here, O silver moon?
Why do you now stand still in one place, O silver moon?
காண வந்த காட்சி என்ன
வெள்ளி நிலவே
கண்டு விட்ட கோலம் என்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
ஓடி வந்த வேகம் என்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே நீ
நீ ஓரிடத்தில் நிற்பதென்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
What sight did you come to see,
O silver moon?
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
காண வந்த காட்சி என்ன
வெள்ளி நிலவே
கண்டு விட்ட கோலம் என்ன வெள்ளி நிலவே
Kaana vandha kaatchi enna
What sight did you come to see,
Velli nilavae
O silver moon?
Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
Kaana vandha kaatchi enna velli nilavae
What sight did you come to see, O silver moon?
Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
Odi vandha vegam enna
What was the speed with which you rushed here,
Velli nilavae
O silver moon?
Nee oridathil nirppadhenna velli nilavae
Why do you now stand still in one place, O silver moon?
Odi vandha vegam enna velli nilavae
What was the speed with which you rushed here, O silver moon?
Nee oridathil nirppadhenna velli nilavae
Why do you now stand still in one place, O silver moon?
Kaana vandha kaatchi enna
What sight did you come to see,
Velli nilavae
O silver moon?
Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
Ninaithu ninaithu solla vandha
What are the messages you repeatedly thought
Saedhigal enna
of coming to share?
Than ninaivu maari nindru vitta
What is the agony that made you lose your train of thought
Vedhanai enna
and stand transfixed?
Aa… aa…aa…aaa…aa…aa..aa..aaa..aaa..aa…aa…
Aa… aa… aa… (Vocalizing)
Ninaithu ninaithu solla vandha
What are the messages you repeatedly thought
Saedhigal enna
of coming to share?
Than ninaivu maari nindru vitta
What is the agony that made you lose your train of thought
Vedhanai enna
and stand transfixed?
Ingu vilaiyaadum kaadhalarai
Did you come to see
Kaana vandhaaiyo
the lovers sporting here?
Unnai ariyaamal paartha padi
Did you stand astonished,
Thigaithu nindraayo
gazing unconsciously?
Kaana vandha kaatchi enna
What sight did you come to see,
Velli nilavae
O silver moon?
Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
Kaadhal engal sondham endru
Did you not know that
Ariyavillaiyaa
love belongs to us?
Kanni ullam unakkirundhum naanamillaiyaa
Though you possess a maiden's heart, do you have no modesty?
Un moga nilai marandhu vidu velli nilaavae
Forget your state of infatuation, O silver moon!
Vandha megathilae maraindhu vidu velli nilaavae
Hide yourself behind the incoming cloud, O silver moon!
Kaana vandha kaatchi enna
What sight did you come to see,
Velli nilavae
O silver moon?
Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
Odi vandha vegam enna velli nilavae
What was the speed with which you rushed here, O silver moon?
Nee oridathil nirppadhenna velli nilavae
Why do you now stand still in one place, O silver moon?
Kaana vandha kaatchi enna
What sight did you come to see,
Velli nilavae
O silver moon?
Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae
What state have you witnessed, O silver moon?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this classic song from the movie Bhagyalakshmi (1961), lyricist Kannadasan uses the trope of addressing the moon (Velli Nilave) to express romantic intimacy. The protagonist playfully teases the silver moon, viewing it as a curious intruder who hurried across the night sky to spy on two lovers, only to be left dumbfounded and transfixed by their deep love. The song lightheartedly questions the moon's lack of shyness despite having a feminine maiden's heart, asking it to overcome its fascination and hide behind clouds to grant the couple privacy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Uruvagam)
“Kanni ullam unakkirundhum naanamillaiyaa”
Attributing human traits and emotions (shyness, curiosity, standing transfixed) to the inanimate moon.
Apostrophe
“Kaana vandha kaatchi enna velli nilavae”
Directly addressing an abstract object or celestial body, in this case, the 'silver moon'.
Refrain (Irandai / Thodarchiyana Sollatchi)
“Kandu vitta kolam enna velli nilavae”
Repetition of the phrase 'velli nilavae' at the end of lines to establish cadence and musical rhythm.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Ninaithu ninaithu solla vandha”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in a line.
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Trivia
The film 'Bhagyalakshmi' (1961) starred Sivaji Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The music for this film was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Kannadasan's use of the moon as a silent spectator or messenger is a deep-rooted tradition in classical Tamil Sangam literature (known as 'Thoodhu' literature).
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