Kaanai Kankanaai Karunai
From Jagathalaprathaban – 1961 Film · 1961
- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Details
- Jagathalaprathaban – 1961 Film1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaanai kankaanaai | Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere, |
| Karunai marandheera | Have you forgotten your compassion? |
| Padhi pirindheera | Have you separated from your other half? |
| Kaanai kankaanaai | Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere, |
| Karunai marandheera | Have you forgotten your compassion? |
| Padhi pirindheera | Have you separated from your other half? |
| Kaanai … | Oh beloved... |
| Male | |
| {Naetro aruginil | Only yesterday you were right beside me, |
| Parivudan irundheer | You were filled with affection, |
| Indroyedhukku | Why today, |
| Dhooramaai sendreer} (2) | Have you gone so far away? |
| Male | |
| {Ezhai manadhai | This poor, helpless heart of mine, |
| Neer kalaithathu muraiyaa} (2) | Is it fair for you to disturb it so? |
| Evvidam kaankilenae | I cannot find you anywhere! |
| Male | |
| Kaanai kankaanaai | Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere, |
| Karunai marandheera | Have you forgotten your compassion? |
| Padhi pirindheera | Have you separated from your other half? |
| Kaanai… | Oh beloved... |
| Male | |
| {Manam vaadugiren | My heart is wilting with sorrow, |
| Umai thedugiren} (2) | I am desperately searching for you, |
| Deva magalirae | Oh divine celestial maiden! |
| Kann maraindheerae | Have you vanished from my sight? |
| {Pirindhae ini | Living separated from you from now on, |
| Naan vaazhvadhu yen} ( 2) | Why should I even continue to live? |
| Paramanae saramanae thaan | Oh Lord, you alone are my ultimate refuge! |
| Male | |
| Kaanai kankaanaai | Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere, |
| Karunai marandheera | Have you forgotten your compassion? |
| Padhi pirindheera | Have you separated from your other half? |
| Kaanai… | Oh beloved... |
காணாய் கண்காணாய்
கருணை மறந்தீரா பதி பிரிந்தீரா
காணாய் கண்காணாய்
கருணை மறந்தீரா பதி பிரிந்தீரா..
காணாய்....
Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere,
Have you forgotten your compassion?
Have you separated from your other half?
Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere,
Have you forgotten your compassion?
Have you separated from your other half?
Oh beloved...
{நேற்றோ அருகினில் பரிவுடன் இருந்தீர்
இன்றோ ஏதுக்கு தூரமாய் சென்றீர்} (2)
Only yesterday you were right beside me,
You were filled with affection,
Why today,
Have you gone so far away?
அவன் :
ஏழை மனதை நீர் கலைத்தது முறையா
ஏழை மனதை நீர் கலைத்தது முறையா
எவ்விடம் காண்கிலேனே.....
This poor, helpless heart of mine,
Is it fair for you to disturb it so?
I cannot find you anywhere!
காணாய் கண்காணாய்
கருணை மறந்தீரா பதி பிரிந்தீரா..
காணாய்....
Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere,
Have you forgotten your compassion?
Have you separated from your other half?
Oh beloved...
மனம் வாடுகிறேன் உமைத் தேடுகிறேன்
மனம் வாடுகிறேன் உமைத் தேடுகிறேன்
தேவ மகளிரே கண் மறைந்தீரே
My heart is wilting with sorrow,
I am desperately searching for you,
Oh divine celestial maiden!
Have you vanished from my sight?
Living separated from you from now on,
Why should I even continue to live?
Oh Lord, you alone are my ultimate refuge!
பிரிந்தே இனி நான் வாழ்வது ஏன்
பிரிந்தே இனி நான் வாழ்வது ஏன்
பரமனே சரணமே தான்......
Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere,
Have you forgotten your compassion?
Have you separated from your other half?
Oh beloved...
காணாய் கண்காணாய்
கருணை மறந்தீரா பதி பிரிந்தீரா..
காணாய்....
Kaanai kankaanaai
Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere,
Karunai marandheera
Have you forgotten your compassion?
Padhi pirindheera
Have you separated from your other half?
Kaanai kankaanaai
Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere,
Karunai marandheera
Have you forgotten your compassion?
Padhi pirindheera
Have you separated from your other half?
Kaanai …
Oh beloved...
{Naetro aruginil
Only yesterday you were right beside me,
Parivudan irundheer
You were filled with affection,
Indroyedhukku
Why today,
Dhooramaai sendreer} (2)
Have you gone so far away?
{Ezhai manadhai
This poor, helpless heart of mine,
Neer kalaithathu muraiyaa} (2)
Is it fair for you to disturb it so?
Evvidam kaankilenae
I cannot find you anywhere!
Kaanai kankaanaai
Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere,
Karunai marandheera
Have you forgotten your compassion?
Padhi pirindheera
Have you separated from your other half?
Kaanai…
Oh beloved...
{Manam vaadugiren
My heart is wilting with sorrow,
Umai thedugiren} (2)
I am desperately searching for you,
Deva magalirae
Oh divine celestial maiden!
Kann maraindheerae
Have you vanished from my sight?
{Pirindhae ini
Living separated from you from now on,
Naan vaazhvadhu yen} ( 2)
Why should I even continue to live?
Paramanae saramanae thaan
Oh Lord, you alone are my ultimate refuge!
Kaanai kankaanaai
Oh beloved, my eyes cannot see you anywhere,
Karunai marandheera
Have you forgotten your compassion?
Padhi pirindheera
Have you separated from your other half?
Kaanai…
Oh beloved...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaanai Kankaanaai is a heart-wrenching sad song from the 1961 film Jagathalaprathaban, portraying a lover grieving over the sudden disappearance of his divine beloved. The protagonist expresses his deep sense of betrayal and longing, remembering how affectionate she was just the day before, and questioning why she left him desolate today. Filled with anguish, he wonders if life is worth living without her presence and surrenders to the Supreme power while continuously crying out for her return.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Assonance / Alliteration)
“Kaanai kankaanaai”
Repetition of the initial consonantal/vowel sounds across words in the same line.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Manam vaadugiren / Umai thedugiren”
Matching terminal verbal endings (-giren) creating a rhythmic, sorrowful cadence.
Rhetorical Questioning (Vina)
“Pirindhae ini / Naan vaazhvadhu yen”
Asking impassioned questions to emphasize emotional distress rather than seeking an answer.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagama)
“Ezhai manadhai / Neer kalaithathu muraiyaa”
Describing the helpless emotional state as a poor/destitute heart ('Ezhai manadhai').
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Trivia
Jagathalaprathaban (1961) was a folklore fantasy film with music composed by the veteran Telugu composer Pendyala Nageswara Rao. T.M. Soundararajan's vocal delivery brings intense classical pathos to this track.
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