Kaaranam Theriyammal
From Kanniyin Kathali · 1949
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Kanniyin Kathali1949
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaaranam theriyaamal ullam | Without knowing the reason, the heart |
| Santhosam kondaaduthae | Celebrates with joy. |
| Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa | Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa |
| Kaaranam theriyamal ullam | Without knowing the reason, the heart |
| Santhosam kondaaduthae | Celebrates with joy. |
| Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa….aaa…. | Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa....aaa.... |
| Female | |
| Manam malar pola vaazhvnilae | Like a flower in life, the mind |
| Perinbam adhey adainthaenae naanae | I have attained that supreme bliss myself. |
| Manam malar pola vaazhvnilae | Like a flower in life, the mind |
| Perinbam adhey adainthaenae naanae | I have attained that supreme bliss myself. |
| Female | |
| Kaanbavai yaavum kaaviyam pol | Everything seen is like epic poetry, |
| Indrea aanandham….aa….aaa….aanandham | Today itself is joy... ah... ah... joy! |
| Female | |
| Kaanaththilae kuyil polae | Like a cuckoo in the forest, |
| Aaa….aaa…..aanandham | Ah... ah... joy! |
| Vaanaththilae oli polae aanandham | Like light in the sky, joy! |
| Vaa….aa….naththithilae oli polae aanandham | Like light in the sky, joy! |
| Kaavinailae….ae…..ae…. | In the grove... ae... ae... |
| Kaavinilae mayil polae | Like a peacock in the grove, |
| Kaavinilae mayil polae aanandham | Like a peacock in the grove, joy! |
| Female | |
| Kaanaththilae kuyil polae | Like a cuckoo in the forest, |
| Kaanbavai yaavum kaaviyam pol | Everything seen is like epic poetry, |
| Indrea aanandham….aanandham | Today itself is joy... joy! |
| Female | |
| Kanavum ninaivum yaavumae | Dreams and memories, all of them, |
| Pudhumaiyaaga kaanuthae | Appear wondrously new. |
| Kanavum ninaivum yaavumae | Dreams and memories, all of them, |
| Pudhumaiyaaga kaanuthae | Appear wondrously new. |
| Kaadhal enbathu idhuthaano | Is this what is called love? |
| Manam maariyathaeno | Why has the heart transformed? |
| Kaaranam theriyamal ullam | Without knowing the reason, the heart |
| Santhosam kondaaduthae….. | Celebrates with joy..... |
காரணம் தெரியாமல் உள்ளம்
சந்தோஷம் கொண்டாடுதே
லல லல லல லல்லா லாலா
காரணம் தெரியாமல் உள்ளம்
சந்தோஷம் கொண்டாடுதே
லல லல லல லல்லா லாலா....ஆஅ.....
Without knowing the reason, the heart
Celebrates with joy.
Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa
Without knowing the reason, the heart
Celebrates with joy.
Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa....aaa....
மனம் மலர் போல வாழ்வினிலே
பேரின்பமதே அடைந்தேனே நானே
மனம் மலர் போல வாழ்வினிலே
பேரின்பமதே அடைந்தேனே நானே
Like a flower in life, the mind
I have attained that supreme bliss myself.
Like a flower in life, the mind
I have attained that supreme bliss myself.
காண்பவை யாவும் காவியம் போல்
இன்றே ஆனந்தம்..... ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆனந்தம்........
Everything seen is like epic poetry,
Today itself is joy... ah... ah... joy!
கானத்திலே குயில் போலே
ஆஅ....ஆ....ஆனந்தம்
வானத்திலே ஒளி போலே ஆனந்தம்
வா......ஆ.....னத்திலே ஒளி போலே ஆனந்தம்
காவினிலே.......ஏ....ஏ.......
காவினிலே மயில் போலே
காவினிலே மயில் போலே ஆனந்தம்
Like a cuckoo in the forest,
Ah... ah... joy!
Like light in the sky, joy!
Like light in the sky, joy!
In the grove... ae... ae...
Like a peacock in the grove,
Like a peacock in the grove, joy!
கானத்திலே குயில் போலே
காண்பவை யாவும் காவியம் போல்
இன்றே ஆனந்தம்..... ...ஆனந்தம்.....
Like a cuckoo in the forest,
Everything seen is like epic poetry,
Today itself is joy... joy!
கனவும் நினைவும் யாவுமே
புதுமையாகக் காணுதே
கனவும் நினைவும் யாவுமே
புதுமையாகக் காணுதே இது ஏன்
காதல் என்பது இதுதானோ
மனம் மாறியதேனோ
காரணம் தெரியாமல் உள்ளம்
சந்தோஷம் கொண்டாடுதே.........
Dreams and memories, all of them,
Appear wondrously new.
Dreams and memories, all of them,
Appear wondrously new.
Is this what is called love?
Why has the heart transformed?
Without knowing the reason, the heart
Celebrates with joy.....
Kaaranam theriyaamal ullam
Without knowing the reason, the heart
Santhosam kondaaduthae
Celebrates with joy.
Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa
Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa
Kaaranam theriyamal ullam
Without knowing the reason, the heart
Santhosam kondaaduthae
Celebrates with joy.
Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa….aaa….
Lala lala lala lallaa laalaa....aaa....
Manam malar pola vaazhvnilae
Like a flower in life, the mind
Perinbam adhey adainthaenae naanae
I have attained that supreme bliss myself.
Manam malar pola vaazhvnilae
Like a flower in life, the mind
Perinbam adhey adainthaenae naanae
I have attained that supreme bliss myself.
Kaanbavai yaavum kaaviyam pol
Everything seen is like epic poetry,
Indrea aanandham….aa….aaa….aanandham
Today itself is joy... ah... ah... joy!
Kaanaththilae kuyil polae
Like a cuckoo in the forest,
Aaa….aaa…..aanandham
Ah... ah... joy!
Vaanaththilae oli polae aanandham
Like light in the sky, joy!
Vaa….aa….naththithilae oli polae aanandham
Like light in the sky, joy!
Kaavinailae….ae…..ae….
In the grove... ae... ae...
Kaavinilae mayil polae
Like a peacock in the grove,
Kaavinilae mayil polae aanandham
Like a peacock in the grove, joy!
Kaanaththilae kuyil polae
Like a cuckoo in the forest,
Kaanbavai yaavum kaaviyam pol
Everything seen is like epic poetry,
Indrea aanandham….aanandham
Today itself is joy... joy!
Kanavum ninaivum yaavumae
Dreams and memories, all of them,
Pudhumaiyaaga kaanuthae
Appear wondrously new.
Kanavum ninaivum yaavumae
Dreams and memories, all of them,
Pudhumaiyaaga kaanuthae
Appear wondrously new.
Kaadhal enbathu idhuthaano
Is this what is called love?
Manam maariyathaeno
Why has the heart transformed?
Kaaranam theriyamal ullam
Without knowing the reason, the heart
Santhosam kondaaduthae…..
Celebrates with joy.....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the boundless, inexplicable happiness of a young heart experiencing the initial awakening of love. Unaware of the precise cause at first, the protagonist feels an intense inner delight that transforms her entire perception of reality. Nature itself appears transformed into poetry, with every sight evoking the image of cuckoos singing in forests, peacocks dancing in groves, and radiance filling the sky. As dreams and memories take on a fresh, wondrous perspective, she realizes that this inexplicable metamorphosis of her mind is the sweet onset of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Manam malar pola vaazhvnilae”
Compares the mind blooming to a flower ('Manam malar pola') and external sights to epic poetry ('Kaanbavai yaavum kaaviyam pol').
Edukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaanaththilae kuyil polae / Vaanaththilae oli polae / Kaavinilae mayil polae”
Rhyming of the second consonant '-na-' across consecutive nature imagery lines: Kaanaththilae (forest), Vaanaththilae (sky), Kaavinilae (grove).
Rhetorical Question
“Kaadhal enbathu idhuthaano / Manam maariyathaeno”
The protagonist introspectively questions the sudden shift in her emotional state, wondering if this feeling is love.
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Trivia
'Kanniyin Kathali' (1949) holds historical significance in Tamil cinema as the debut film of the legendary lyricist Kaviarasu Kannadasan. Directed by K. Ramnoth and produced by Jupiter Pictures, the movie featured music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and C. R. Subbaraman.
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