Kai Varaintha Oviyathai
From Sisubalan · 1974
- Lyricist
- Poovai Senguttavan
- Music director
- Kunnakudi Vaithiyanathan
- Details
- Sisubalan1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kai varaintha oviyaththai | Would one forget a painting drawn by hand |
| Kann maranthu thedumaa | and go searching for it with lost sight? |
| Kai varaintha oviyaththai | Would one forget a painting drawn by hand |
| Kann maranthu thedumaa | and go searching for it with lost sight? |
| Female | |
| Kann varaintha kaviyaththin | Can the story of an epic poem |
| Kadhai maranthu pogumaa | sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten? |
| Kadhai maranthu pogumaa | Can its story ever be forgotten? |
| Female | |
| Kai varaintha oviyaththai | Would one forget a painting drawn by hand |
| Kann maranthu thedumaa | and go searching for it with lost sight? |
| Kann varaintha kaviyaththin | Can the story of an epic poem |
| Kadhai maranthu pogumaa | sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten? |
| Kadhai maranthu pogumaa | Can its story ever be forgotten? |
| Female | |
| Kai varaintha oviyaththai | Would one forget a painting drawn by hand |
| Kann maranthu thedumaa | and go searching for it with lost sight? |
| Female | |
| Thingalukku munnirukka | To reflect before the moon, |
| Niyaaru ondru illaiyaa | is there not a river here? |
| Thingalukku munnirukka | To reflect before the moon, |
| Niyaaru ondru illaiyaa | is there not a river here? |
| Thendralodu saernthirukka | To be united with the gentle breeze, |
| Cholai ingu illaiyaa | is there not a garden grove here? |
| Female | |
| Kai varaintha oviyaththai | Would one forget a painting drawn by hand |
| Kann maranthu thedumaa | and go searching for it with lost sight? |
| Kann varaintha kaviyaththin | Can the story of an epic poem |
| Kadhai maranthu pogumaa | sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten? |
| Kadhai maranthu pogumaa | Can its story ever be forgotten? |
| Female | |
| Kai varaintha oviyaththai | Would one forget a painting drawn by hand |
| Kann maranthu thedumaa | and go searching for it with lost sight? |
| Female | |
| Iru manathin uravinilae | In the deep bond between two hearts, |
| Thirumanamum nadanthathammaa | a sacred marriage took place, my dear. |
| Iru manathin uravinilae | In the deep bond between two hearts, |
| Thirumanamum nadanthathammaa | a sacred marriage took place, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Intha mnam thudikkaiyilae | While this heart throbs with yearning, |
| Antha manam nadaiperumaa | will that other heart simply walk away? |
| Intha mnam thudikkaiyilae | While this heart throbs with yearning, |
| Antha manam nadaiperumaa | will that other heart simply walk away? |
| Male | |
| Kai varaintha oviyaththai | Would one forget a painting drawn by hand |
| Kann maranthu thedumaa | and go searching for it with lost sight? |
| Kann varaintha kaviyaththin | Can the story of an epic poem |
| Kadhai maranthu pogumaa | sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten? |
| Kadhai maranthu pogumaa | Can its story ever be forgotten? |
| Male | |
| Kai varaintha oviyaththai | Would one forget a painting drawn by hand |
| Kann maranthu thedumaa | and go searching for it with lost sight? |
| Kann maranthu thedumaa | and go searching for it with lost sight? |
கை வரைந்த ஓவியத்தை
கண் மறந்து தேடுமா
கை வரைந்த ஓவியத்தை
கண் மறந்து தேடுமா
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
and go searching for it with lost sight?
கண் வரைந்த காவியத்தின்
கதை மறந்து போகுமா
கதை மறந்து போகுமா.......
Can the story of an epic poem
sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten?
Can its story ever be forgotten?
கை வரைந்த ஓவியத்தை
கண் மறந்து தேடுமா
கண் வரைந்த காவியத்தின்
கதை மறந்து போகுமா
கதை மறந்து போகுமா.......
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Can the story of an epic poem
sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten?
Can its story ever be forgotten?
கை வரைந்த ஓவியத்தை
கண் மறந்து தேடுமா
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
and go searching for it with lost sight?
திங்களுக்கு முன்னிருக்க
ஞாயிறு ஒன்று இல்லையா
திங்களுக்கு முன்னிருக்க
ஞாயிறு ஒன்று இல்லையா
தென்றலோடு சேர்ந்திருக்க
சோலை இங்கு இல்லையா......
To reflect before the moon,
is there not a river here?
To reflect before the moon,
is there not a river here?
To be united with the gentle breeze,
is there not a garden grove here?
கை வரைந்த ஓவியத்தை
கண் மறந்து தேடுமா
கண் வரைந்த காவியத்தின்
கதை மறந்து போகுமா
கதை மறந்து போகுமா.......
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Can the story of an epic poem
sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten?
Can its story ever be forgotten?
கை வரைந்த ஓவியத்தை
கண் மறந்து தேடுமா
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
and go searching for it with lost sight?
இரு மனதின் உறவினிலே
திருமணமும் நடந்ததம்மா
இரு மனதின் உறவினிலே
திருமணமும் நடந்ததம்மா
In the deep bond between two hearts,
a sacred marriage took place, my dear.
In the deep bond between two hearts,
a sacred marriage took place, my dear.
இந்த மனம் துடிக்கையிலே
அந்த மணம் நடைப்பெறுமா....
இந்த மனம் துடிக்கையிலே
அந்த மணம் நடைப்பெறுமா....
While this heart throbs with yearning,
will that other heart simply walk away?
While this heart throbs with yearning,
will that other heart simply walk away?
பெண்
: கை வரைந்த ஓவியத்தை
கண் மறந்து தேடுமா
கண் வரைந்த காவியத்தின்
கதை மறந்து போகுமா
கதை மறந்து போகுமா.......
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Can the story of an epic poem
sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten?
Can its story ever be forgotten?
கை வரைந்த ஓவியத்தை
கண் மறந்து தேடுமா
கண் மறந்து தேடுமா
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
and go searching for it with lost sight?
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Kai varaintha oviyaththai
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
Kann maranthu thedumaa
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Kai varaintha oviyaththai
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
Kann maranthu thedumaa
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Kann varaintha kaviyaththin
Can the story of an epic poem
Kadhai maranthu pogumaa
sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten?
Kadhai maranthu pogumaa
Can its story ever be forgotten?
Kai varaintha oviyaththai
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
Kann maranthu thedumaa
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Kann varaintha kaviyaththin
Can the story of an epic poem
Kadhai maranthu pogumaa
sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten?
Kadhai maranthu pogumaa
Can its story ever be forgotten?
Kai varaintha oviyaththai
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
Kann maranthu thedumaa
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Thingalukku munnirukka
To reflect before the moon,
Niyaaru ondru illaiyaa
is there not a river here?
Thingalukku munnirukka
To reflect before the moon,
Niyaaru ondru illaiyaa
is there not a river here?
Thendralodu saernthirukka
To be united with the gentle breeze,
Cholai ingu illaiyaa
is there not a garden grove here?
Kai varaintha oviyaththai
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
Kann maranthu thedumaa
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Kann varaintha kaviyaththin
Can the story of an epic poem
Kadhai maranthu pogumaa
sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten?
Kadhai maranthu pogumaa
Can its story ever be forgotten?
Kai varaintha oviyaththai
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
Kann maranthu thedumaa
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Iru manathin uravinilae
In the deep bond between two hearts,
Thirumanamum nadanthathammaa
a sacred marriage took place, my dear.
Iru manathin uravinilae
In the deep bond between two hearts,
Thirumanamum nadanthathammaa
a sacred marriage took place, my dear.
Intha mnam thudikkaiyilae
While this heart throbs with yearning,
Antha manam nadaiperumaa
will that other heart simply walk away?
Intha mnam thudikkaiyilae
While this heart throbs with yearning,
Antha manam nadaiperumaa
will that other heart simply walk away?
Kai varaintha oviyaththai
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
Kann maranthu thedumaa
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Kann varaintha kaviyaththin
Can the story of an epic poem
Kadhai maranthu pogumaa
sketched by the eyes ever be forgotten?
Kadhai maranthu pogumaa
Can its story ever be forgotten?
Kai varaintha oviyaththai
Would one forget a painting drawn by hand
Kann maranthu thedumaa
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Kann maranthu thedumaa
and go searching for it with lost sight?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kai varaintha oviyaththai' is a soulful Tamil song that delves into themes of eternal love, memory, and emotional longing. Using vivid imagery from art and nature, the speaker compares deep love to a hand-drawn painting and a poem etched by the eyes, arguing that true emotional bonds can never be erased or forgotten. The lyrics contrast the natural harmony between the moon and the river, or the breeze and the grove, with the painful reality of a lover walking away despite a soulful spiritual union. Rendered with classical finesse by Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, the song relies on poetic rhetorical questions to highlight the pain of separation and the permanence of true love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kai varaintha oviyaththai / Kann maranthu thedumaa”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'K' in 'Kai varaintha' and 'Kann maranthu' creates metrical rhythm.
Vinaa Ani (Rhetorical Question)
“Kann maranthu thedumaa / Kadhai maranthu pogumaa”
The frequent use of interrogative endings ('thedumaa', 'pogumaa', 'illaiyaa') serves to emphasize that true love cannot be forgotten.
Urvagam (Metaphor)
“Kann varaintha kaviyaththin”
Deep emotional memories created through gazes are metaphorically described as an epic poem sketched by the eyes ('Kann varaintha kaviyam').
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Trivia
Composed by classical virtuoso Kunnakudi Vaithiyanathan, this song showcases rich Carnatic music influences. It was beautifully performed by Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, one of the iconic Soolamangalam Sisters known for their classical and devotional renditions in Tamil cinema.
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