Kalavu Pona Nilavu
From Burma · 2014
- Lyricist
- Kabilan Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Sudharshan M Kumar
- Details
- Burma2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ho ohhooo ohhooo | Vocalization (Ho ohhooo ohhooo) |
| Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo | Vocalization (Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo) |
| Ho ohhooo ohhooo | Vocalization (Ho ohhooo ohhooo) |
| Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo | Vocalization (Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo) |
| Male | |
| Kalavu pona nilavu | Will the stolen moon |
| Kannethirae varuma | Appear right before my eyes? |
| Kadavul vandhu kaadhal | Will God come down and |
| Kandu pidithu tharuma | Find and return my love? |
| Male | |
| Kalavu pona nilavu meendum | Will the stolen moon once again |
| Kannethirae varuma ..illai | Appear right before my eyes... or not? |
| Kadavul vandhu kaadhal pennai | Will God come and find |
| Kandu pidithu tharuma | That girl who is my love and return her? |
| Male | |
| {Kanneer kulathilae | {In a pond of tears |
| Kaadhal midhakkudhae | Love is floating |
| Endhan nizhalumae | Even my own shadow |
| Ennai odhukkudhae} (2) | Is shunning me} (2) |
| Male | |
| {Inimel enakku yaar thunai | {Who is my companion from now on? |
| Ivalae enadhu keerthanai} (2) | She alone is my sacred melody} (2) |
| Male | |
| {Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh | {Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh) |
| Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh | Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh) |
| Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh | Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh) |
| Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh} (2) | Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)} (2) |
| Male | |
| Ezhudhi mudiththa | The fully written |
| Kaadhal kadhaiyai | Love story, |
| Eduthu ponadhaaro haiyo | Who took it away, oh dear! |
| Pirandha kaadhal | The newly born love, |
| Valarum munnae | Before it could grow, |
| Piriththu veitha dhaaro | Who separated and placed it apart? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kidaikkuma | Will I find love? |
| Kavalai thudaikkuma | Will my sorrow be wiped away? |
| Kaatthu kidakkiren | I am waiting in anticipation, |
| Kadhavu thirakkuma | Will the door open? |
| Ohhhhooooooo | Vocalization (Ohhhhooooooo) |
| Male | |
| {Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh | {Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh) |
| Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh | Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh) |
| Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh | Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh) |
| Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh} (2) | Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)} (2) |
ஹோ ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
Vocalization (Ho ohhooo ohhooo)
Vocalization (Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo)
Vocalization (Ho ohhooo ohhooo)
Vocalization (Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo)
களவு போன நிலவு
கண்ணெதிரே வருமா
கடவுள் வந்து காதல்
கண்டு பிடித்து தருமா
Will the stolen moon
Appear right before my eyes?
Will God come down and
Find and return my love?
களவு போன நிலவு
மீண்டும் கண்ணெதிரே வருமா
இல்லை கடவுள் வந்து காதல்
பெண்ணை கண்டு பிடித்து தருமா
Will the stolen moon once again
Appear right before my eyes... or not?
Will God come and find
That girl who is my love and return her?
{ கண்ணீர்
குளத்திலே காதல்
மிதக்குதே எந்தன்
நிழலுமே என்னை
ஒதுக்குதே } (2)
{In a pond of tears
Love is floating
Even my own shadow
Is shunning me} (2)
{ இனிமேல்
எனக்கு யார் துணை
இவளே எனது கீர்த்தனை } (2)
{Who is my companion from now on?
She alone is my sacred melody} (2)
.................................
{Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)} (2)
எழுதி முடித்த
காதல் கதையை எடுத்து
போனதாரோ ஹையோ
பிறந்த காதல் வளரும்
முன்னே பிரித்து
வைத்ததாரோ
The fully written
Love story,
Who took it away, oh dear!
The newly born love,
Before it could grow,
Who separated and placed it apart?
காதல் கிடைக்குமா
கவலை துடைக்குமா காத்து
கிடக்கிறேன் கதவு
திறக்குமா ஓஹோ.........
Will I find love?
Will my sorrow be wiped away?
I am waiting in anticipation,
Will the door open?
Vocalization (Ohhhhooooooo)
................................
{Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)} (2)
Ho ohhooo ohhooo
Vocalization (Ho ohhooo ohhooo)
Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo
Vocalization (Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo)
Ho ohhooo ohhooo
Vocalization (Ho ohhooo ohhooo)
Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo
Vocalization (Ho ohhoo ohhhoo hoo)
Kalavu pona nilavu
Will the stolen moon
Kannethirae varuma
Appear right before my eyes?
Kadavul vandhu kaadhal
Will God come down and
Kandu pidithu tharuma
Find and return my love?
Kalavu pona nilavu meendum
Will the stolen moon once again
Kannethirae varuma ..illai
Appear right before my eyes... or not?
Kadavul vandhu kaadhal pennai
Will God come and find
Kandu pidithu tharuma
That girl who is my love and return her?
{Kanneer kulathilae
{In a pond of tears
Kaadhal midhakkudhae
Love is floating
Endhan nizhalumae
Even my own shadow
Ennai odhukkudhae} (2)
Is shunning me} (2)
{Inimel enakku yaar thunai
{Who is my companion from now on?
Ivalae enadhu keerthanai} (2)
She alone is my sacred melody} (2)
{Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh
{Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh} (2)
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)} (2)
Ezhudhi mudiththa
The fully written
Kaadhal kadhaiyai
Love story,
Eduthu ponadhaaro haiyo
Who took it away, oh dear!
Pirandha kaadhal
The newly born love,
Valarum munnae
Before it could grow,
Piriththu veitha dhaaro
Who separated and placed it apart?
Kaadhal kidaikkuma
Will I find love?
Kavalai thudaikkuma
Will my sorrow be wiped away?
Kaatthu kidakkiren
I am waiting in anticipation,
Kadhavu thirakkuma
Will the door open?
Ohhhhooooooo
Vocalization (Ohhhhooooooo)
{Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh
{Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)
Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh} (2)
Vocalizations (Woah-uu woah-uu woah ahhh)} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful track expresses the deep anguish of separation and heartbreak. The protagonist compares his beloved to a stolen moon that has vanished from his vision, desperately praying to God to bring her back. He feels abandoned by everything around him—even his own shadow—as his love floats helplessly in a pool of tears.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kalavu pona nilavu”
The lover refers to his lost beloved as a 'stolen moon' (Kalavu pona nilavu), poetically describing her radiance and sudden disappearance.
Metaphor
“{Kanneer kulathilae”
Describing the protagonist's overwhelming grief as a 'pond of tears' (Kanneer kulathilae) where love floats emphasizes the depth of sorrow.
Personification
“Endhan nizhalumae / Ennai odhukkudhae”
The protagonist's shadow is personified as an entity that abandons and shuns him, emphasizing extreme isolation.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaadhal kidaikkuma / Kavalai thudaikkuma”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines ('Kaadhal', 'Kavalai', 'Kaatthu', 'Kadhavu') gives a rhythmic, poetic resonance.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 2014 Tamil crime thriller film 'Burma', directed by Dharani Dharan. The original score and soundtrack were composed by Julian Amirtharaj, with lyrics penned by Kabilan Vairamuthu.
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