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Lyrics & meaning

Kalvane Kalvane

From Megha · 2016

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Haricharan, Ramya NSK
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Megha
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
19 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Kalvanae kalvanae
Ennadhaan maayam seidhaai
Kannilae kannilae
Ennai dhaan neeyum koidhaai} (2)
Pesum nilavae naan
Unnodu pesaa kadhaiya
Endhan veedengum indreno
Veesa ozhiyaa
Mounamaai naan pesa nee pesa
Naam pesa
Kalvanae kalvanae
Ennadhaan maayam seidhaai
Kannilae kannilae
Ennai dhaan neeyum koidhaai
Thanannananan naannaa…(2)
Kaadhaalagi kaatril aadum
Megam aanenae
Vinnodu sendrenae ohooo
Thooralaagi unnai theenda
Thaagam kondenae
Un kaiyil vandhenae
Veraarum pogaadha bhoomi
Kaanaadha vaanam
Pogaadha bhoomi kaanaadha vaanam
Kai korthu sendru
Naam kaana vendum
Kaadhalal kaalangal
Ingae nindrae pogum
Kalvanae kalvanae
Ennadhaan maayam seidhaai
Kannilae kannilae
Ennai dhaan neeyum koidhaai
Thoorum bothu vaanavillil
Enna vannangal
Nenjodu konjaadho
Veru veru paarvai endrum
Veesiyae sendraai
Minsaram engengum
Thangaadha thee moottum paarvai
Por moottum velai
Thee moottum paarvai
Por moottum velai
Theeraadha dhaagam
Kondaalae paavai
Aayiram pesalaam aayinum
Mounam mounam…..mmm..
{Kanmani kanmani
Ennadhaan maayam seidhaai
Kannilae kannilae
Ennai dhaan kaayam seidhaai} (2)
Pesum nilavae naan
Unnodu pesaa kadhaiya
Endhan veedengum indreno
Veesa ozhiyaa
Mounamaai naan pesa nee pesa
Naam pesa
Kanmani kanmani
Ennadhaan maayam seidhaai
Kannilae kannilae
Ennai dhaan kaayam seidhaai
Thanannananan naannaa…(2)
{Oh thief of my heart, thief,
what magic did you cast?
Looking into my eyes,
you plucked me away!} (2)
Oh speaking moon,
am I an untold story with you?
All through my home today,
never ceasing to drift...
as I speak in silence, as you speak,
as we both speak...
Oh thief of my heart, thief,
what magic did you cast?
Looking into my eyes,
you plucked me away!
Thanannanana naanna… (2)
Becoming love and dancing in the breeze,
I turned into a cloud.
I drifted up to the sky, oho!
To touch you as a gentle drizzle,
I felt a deep thirst.
I landed right in your hands.
A land where no one has walked,
a sky no one has seen,
an unreached land and an unseen sky—
walking hand in hand,
we must go and discover them.
Through our love, time itself
will stand still right here.
Oh thief of my heart, thief,
what magic did you cast?
Looking into my eyes,
you plucked me away!
When it drizzles, the rainbow's
wondrous colors—
don't they cuddle close to the heart?
Casting so many different glances,
you walked past me.
Sparks of electricity flew everywhere!
An overwhelming, fiery gaze,
sharp as a spear stirring a battle!
A fiery gaze,
sharp as a spear stirring battle,
an unquenchable thirst
this girl has caught!
We could speak a thousand words, yet
silence remains, only silence... mm...
{Oh my darling, my precious,
what magic did you cast?
Looking into my eyes,
you wounded me!} (2)
Oh speaking moon,
am I an untold story with you?
All through my home today,
never ceasing to drift...
as I speak in silence, as you speak,
as we both speak...
Oh my darling, my precious,
what magic did you cast?
Looking into my eyes,
you wounded me!
Thanannanana naanna… (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kalvanae / Kanmani' explores the intoxicating spell of new love and emotional longing. The singer addresses her beloved as a gentle thief who has stolen her heart through silent glances, comparing her state of mind to a talking moon, a drifting cloud, and a refreshing drizzle that longs to fall into the lover's hands. The lyrics express a desire to explore uncharted horizons together, where time itself freezes in contemplation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Pesum nilavae naan

Comparing oneself to the 'talking moon' ('Pesum nilavae naan') and 'a cloud dancing in the wind' ('Kaadhaalagi kaatril aadum megam aanenae') to convey ethereal emotional states.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Mounamaai naan pesa nee pesa

'Mounamaai naan pesa' pairs 'silently' with 'speaking', representing the unspoken emotional dialogue shared between lovers.

Alliteration (Monai)

Kaadhaalagi kaatril aadum

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Kaadhaalagi kaatril' and 'Kalvanae kalvanae' creates a melodic rhythm.

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