Kaaranam Theriyamal
From Kanniyin Kadhali · 1949
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music director
- C. R. Subbaraman
- Details
- Kanniyin Kadhali1949
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaaranam theriyaamal ullam | Without knowing the reason, my heart |
| Sandhosam kondaaduthae | Is celebrating with joy |
| Lalalalala | Lalalalala |
| Kaaranam theriyaamal ullam | Without knowing the reason, my heart |
| Sandhosam kondaaduthae | Is celebrating with joy |
| Lalalalala | Lalalalala |
| Female | |
| Manam malar pol vaazhvinilae | Like a flower in life, my mind |
| Perinbam adhae adainthenae naanae | Has attained supreme bliss, it is I |
| Manam malar pol vaazhvinilae | Like a flower in life, my mind |
| Perinbam adhae adainthenae naanae | Has attained supreme bliss, it is I |
| Kaanbaavai yaavum kaaviyam pol | Everything I see feels like an epic poem |
| Indrae aanandham…aanandham | Today there is sheer joy... bliss |
| Female | |
| Gaanathilae kuyil polae | Like a cuckoo bird in song |
| A a a a a aanadham | Ah ah ah ah ah, joy |
| Vaanathilae oli polae aanandham | Like light across the sky, joy |
| Vaa….nathilae oli polae aanandham | Like light across the sky, joy |
| Kaavinilae …kaavinilae mayil polae | In the grove... like a peacock in the grove |
| Kaavinilae mayil polae aanandham | Like a peacock in the grove, joy |
| Kaanbaavai yaavum kaaviyam pol | Everything I see feels like an epic poem |
| Indrae aanandham…aanandham | Today there is sheer joy... bliss |
| Female | |
| Kanavum ninaivum yaavuame | Dreams and reality, all of them |
| Pudhumaiyaagha kaanudhae | Appear wonderfully new |
| Kanavum ninaivum yaavuame | Dreams and reality, all of them |
| Pudhumaiyaagha kaanudhae | Appear wonderfully new |
| Idhu yen | Why is this? |
| Kaadhal enbadhu idhuthaano | Is this what is called love? |
| Manam maariya thaeno | Or is it nectar that changed my mind? |
| Kaaranam theriyaamal ullam | Without knowing the reason, my heart |
| Sandhosam kondaadudhae…. | Is celebrating with joy.... |
காரணம் தெரியாமல் உள்ளம்
சந்தோஷம் கொண்டாடுதே
லாலாலாலா
காரணம் தெரியாமல் உள்ளம்
சந்தோஷம் கொண்டாடுதே
லாலாலாலா
Without knowing the reason, my heart
Is celebrating with joy
Lalalalala
Without knowing the reason, my heart
Is celebrating with joy
Lalalalala
மனம் மலர் போல வாழ்வினிலே
பேரின்பமதே அடைந்தேனே நானே
மனம் மலர் போல வாழ்வினிலே
பேரின்பமதே அடைந்தேனே நானே
காண்பவை யாவும் காவியம் போல்
இன்றே ஆனந்தம்..... ஆனந்தம்........
Like a flower in life, my mind
Has attained supreme bliss, it is I
Like a flower in life, my mind
Has attained supreme bliss, it is I
Everything I see feels like an epic poem
Today there is sheer joy... bliss
கானத்திலே குயில் போலே
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆனந்தம்
வானத்திலே ஒளி போலே ஆனந்தம்
வா.....னத்திலே ஒளி போலே ஆனந்தம்
காவினிலே...காவினிலே மயில் போலே
காவினிலே மயில் போலே ஆனந்தம்
காண்பவை யாவும் காவியம் போல்
இன்றே ஆனந்தம்..... ஆனந்தம்.....
Like a cuckoo bird in song
Ah ah ah ah ah, joy
Like light across the sky, joy
Like light across the sky, joy
In the grove... like a peacock in the grove
Like a peacock in the grove, joy
Everything I see feels like an epic poem
Today there is sheer joy... bliss
கனவும் நினைவும் யாவுமே
புதுமையாகக் காணுதே
கனவும் நினைவும் யாவுமே
புதுமையாகக் காணுதே
இது ஏன்
காதல் என்பது இதுதானோ
மனம் மாறியதேனோ
காரணம் தெரியாமல் உள்ளம்
சந்தோஷம் கொண்டாடுதே.........
Dreams and reality, all of them
Appear wonderfully new
Dreams and reality, all of them
Appear wonderfully new
Why is this?
Is this what is called love?
Or is it nectar that changed my mind?
Without knowing the reason, my heart
Is celebrating with joy....
Kaaranam theriyaamal ullam
Without knowing the reason, my heart
Sandhosam kondaaduthae
Is celebrating with joy
Lalalalala
Lalalalala
Kaaranam theriyaamal ullam
Without knowing the reason, my heart
Sandhosam kondaaduthae
Is celebrating with joy
Lalalalala
Lalalalala
Manam malar pol vaazhvinilae
Like a flower in life, my mind
Perinbam adhae adainthenae naanae
Has attained supreme bliss, it is I
Manam malar pol vaazhvinilae
Like a flower in life, my mind
Perinbam adhae adainthenae naanae
Has attained supreme bliss, it is I
Kaanbaavai yaavum kaaviyam pol
Everything I see feels like an epic poem
Indrae aanandham…aanandham
Today there is sheer joy... bliss
Gaanathilae kuyil polae
Like a cuckoo bird in song
A a a a a aanadham
Ah ah ah ah ah, joy
Vaanathilae oli polae aanandham
Like light across the sky, joy
Vaa….nathilae oli polae aanandham
Like light across the sky, joy
Kaavinilae …kaavinilae mayil polae
In the grove... like a peacock in the grove
Kaavinilae mayil polae aanandham
Like a peacock in the grove, joy
Kaanbaavai yaavum kaaviyam pol
Everything I see feels like an epic poem
Indrae aanandham…aanandham
Today there is sheer joy... bliss
Kanavum ninaivum yaavuame
Dreams and reality, all of them
Pudhumaiyaagha kaanudhae
Appear wonderfully new
Kanavum ninaivum yaavuame
Dreams and reality, all of them
Pudhumaiyaagha kaanudhae
Appear wonderfully new
Idhu yen
Why is this?
Kaadhal enbadhu idhuthaano
Is this what is called love?
Manam maariya thaeno
Or is it nectar that changed my mind?
Kaaranam theriyaamal ullam
Without knowing the reason, my heart
Sandhosam kondaadudhae….
Is celebrating with joy....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the boundless, unexplainable delight of a young woman as she experiences the sweet beginnings of love. Without knowing the exact cause, her heart bursts into celebration, making her feel as though her life has blossomed like a flower into absolute bliss. Every sight around her looks as beautiful as classic poetry, and her joy echoes the melody of a cuckoo, the brilliance of skyward light, and the grace of a peacock dancing in a grove. Unsure of why her dreams and waking moments suddenly feel brand new, she contemplates whether this enchanting transformation is love itself or sweet nectar that has reshaped her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Manam malar pol vaazhvinilae”
Compares the mind blossoming with happiness to a flower in life.
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaanbaavai yaavum kaaviyam pol”
Compares everyday sights to an epic poem (kaaviyam).
Simile (Upamai)
“Gaanathilae kuyil polae”
Compares the joy to a cuckoo bird singing melodies.
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaavinilae mayil polae”
Compares the inner delight to a peacock dancing in a grove.
Rhetorical Question
“Kaadhal enbadhu idhuthaano”
The protagonist asks herself if this strange yet delightful sensation is love or nectar altering her soul.
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Trivia
'Kanniyin Kadhali' (1949) holds historical significance as it marked the film song debut of the legendary lyricist Kaviarasu Kannadasan in Tamil cinema. The movie was an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night'.
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