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Lyrics & meaning

Kan Pesum Varthaigal

From 7G Rainbow Colony · 2004

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Karthik
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
7G Rainbow Colony
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
29 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kan pesum vaarthaigal purivadhillai
Kaathirundhaal pen kanivadhillai
Oru mugam maraiya maru mugam theriya
{ Kannadi idhayam illai
Kadal kai moodi maraivadhillai } (2)
Kaatril ilaigal parandha piragum
Kilaiyin thazhumbugal azhivadhillai
Kaayam nooru kanda piragum
Unnai ull manam marapadhillai
Oru muraidhan pen paarpadhinaal
Varugira vazhi aval arivadhillai
Kanavinilum dhinam ninaivinilum
Karaigira aan manam purivadhillai
Kan pesum vaarthaigal purivadhillai
Kaathirundhaal pen kanivadhillai
Oru mugam maraiya maru mugam theriya
Kannadi idhayam illai
Kadal kai moodi maraivadhillai
Kaatilae kaayum nilavu
Kandu kolla yarumillai
Kangalin anumadhi vaangi
Kaadhalum ingae varuvadhillai
Dhoorathil theriyum velicham
Paadhaiku sondhamillai
Minnalin oliyai pidika
Minmini poochiku theriyavillai
Vizhi unaku sondhamadi
Vedhanaigal enaku sondhamadi
Alai kadalai kanda pinnae
Nuraigal matum karaikae sondhamadi
Kan pesum vaarthaigal purivadhillai
Kaathirundhaal pen kanivadhillai
Oru mugam maraiya maru mugam theriya
Kannadi idhayam illai
Kadal kai moodi maraivadhillai
Uzhagathil ethanai pen ulladhu
Manam oruthiyai matum kondadudhu
Oru murai vaazhndhida thindadudhu
Idhu uyir varai paaindhu pandhadudhu
Pani thuli vandhu modhiyadhaal
Indha mullum ingae thundanadhu
Boomiyil ulla poigal ellam
Ada pudavai katti pen aanadhu
Aye puyal adithaal mazhai irukum
Marangalum pookalum maraindhu vidum
Siripu varum azhugai varum
Kaadhalil irandumae kalandhu varum
Oru muraidhaan pen paarpadhinaal
Varugira vazhi aval arivadhillai
Kanavinilum dhinam ninaivinilum
Karaigira aan manam purivadhillai
Hey kan pesum vaarthai
Hey kan pesum vaarthaigal purivadhillai
Kaathirundhaal pen kanivadhillai
Oru mugam maraiya maru mugam theriya
Kannadi idhayam illai
Kadal kai moodi maraivadhillai
Kaatril ilaigal parandha piragum
Kilaiyin thazhumbugal azhivadhillai
Kaayam nooru kanda piragum
Unnai ull manam marapadhillai
The words spoken by the eyes are never understood
Even if you wait, a woman does not soften
For one face to fade and another to appear,
The heart is not a mirror
The ocean cannot be hidden by closing one's hands
Even after the leaves fly away in the wind,
The scars on the branch never fade
Even after suffering a hundred wounds,
My heart never forgets you
Just because a woman glances once,
She does not know the pain that follows
In dreams and in everyday memories,
She does not understand a man's melting heart
The words spoken by the eyes are never understood
Even if you wait, a woman does not soften
For one face to fade and another to appear,
The heart is not a mirror
The ocean cannot be hidden by closing one's hands
The moon that shines in the deep forest
Has no one to notice it
Taking permission from the eyes,
Love never arrives here
The light seen far in the distance
Does not belong to the path
To capture the flash of lightning,
The firefly does not know how
The eyes belong to you, girl,
The pain belongs only to me
Even after meeting the sea of waves,
Only the foam belongs to the shore
The words spoken by the eyes are never understood
Even if you wait, a woman does not soften
For one face to fade and another to appear,
The heart is not a mirror
The ocean cannot be hidden by closing one's hands
There are so many women in the world,
Yet my heart celebrates only one
It struggles to live even once,
It strikes deep into my soul and tosses it around
Just because a dewdrop struck it,
Even this thorn broke into pieces here
All the lies upon this earth
Draped a sari and became a woman
Hey, if a storm blows, rain will follow,
Trees and flowers will disappear
Laughter will come, tears will come,
In love, both will come mixed together
Just because a woman glances once,
She does not know the pain that follows
In dreams and in everyday memories,
She does not understand a man's melting heart
Hey, the words spoken by the eyes...
Hey, the words spoken by the eyes are never understood
Even if you wait, a woman does not soften
For one face to fade and another to appear,
The heart is not a mirror
The ocean cannot be hidden by closing one's hands
Even after the leaves fly away in the wind,
The scars on the branch never fade
Even after suffering a hundred wounds,
My heart never forgets you
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal is a soulful, introspective track from 7G Rainbow Colony that delves into the bewildering complexity of love, obsession, and emotional pain. The male protagonist reflects on the mysterious nature of women and how love strikes unpredictably, leaving behind lasting scars that time cannot erase. Through striking natural imagery—such as tree branches retaining scars long after leaves blow away, and delicate dewdrops breaking sharp thorns—the song conveys the vulnerability and depth of a man's devoted heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kan pesum vaarthaigal purivadhillai / Kaathirundhaal pen kanivadhillai

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' consonant sound across lines creating a rhythmic, musical quality.

Metaphor

Boomiyil ulla poigal ellam / Ada pudavai katti pen aanadhu

Comparing the female persona playfully and hypercritically to all the lies on earth wearing a saree.

Analogy / Imagery

Kaatril ilaigal parandha piragum / Kilaiyin thazhumbugal azhivadhillai

Using the image of leaves falling from a branch leaving behind scars as a metaphor for lingering emotional wounds after heartbreak.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar and sung by Karthik, 'Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal' is widely considered one of the finest melancholic romantic songs in 2000s Tamil cinema. The soundtrack of 7G Rainbow Colony won wide critical acclaim, with Muthukumar's deeply poetic lines becoming iconic among listeners.

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