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Kana Kana Vizhiyoram

From Virunthu · 2024

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singer
Saranya Sreenivas
Music director
Ratheesh Vega
Movie name
Virunthu
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
20 Aug 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kana kana vizhiyoram
Kadhai tharum manathoram
Oar paadhaiyai thedi thedi
Kalaigiren megam pol
Saalaiyin elliyaai
Maraiyum en valiye
Naalai en kaigalil
Malarum en vaazhkaiye
Nadapathu nadakattum pogiren
Achangal enaku illaiye
Kana kana vizhiyoram
Kadhai tharum manathoram
Nenjil valigal kodi
Irunthum vaazhvai thedi
Vidhi adhu kaatuthu paadhai
Ini enna aagumo
Vaanavil vaazhkaiyil
Nirantharam ethamma
Aayiram maatrangal
Nadanthidum paaramma
Kana kana vizhiyoram
Kadhai tharum manathoram
Kannil valiyum neero
Idhayam varudi pesum
Thunivudan irunthida koorume
Elum varai ver vidu
Kaal thadam enpathe
Paadhaiyai neelume
Nam vali enbathu
Valimaiyaai maarume
Kana kana vizhiyoram
Kadhai tharum manathoram
Oar paadhaiyai thedi thedi
Kalaigiren megam pol
In the corners of my heavy eyes,
in the corners of my heart full of stories,
searching and searching for a path,
I scatter like a drifting cloud.
At the end of this road,
my pain will fade away.
Tomorrow in my hands,
my life will blossom.
Let happen what may, I will keep going;
I have no fear at all.
In the corners of my heavy eyes,
in the corners of my heart full of stories...
Though there is endless pain in my heart,
still searching for a life,
fate is showing me a way.
What will become of it all now?
In this rainbow of a life,
what is truly permanent?
Look and see, a thousand changes
are bound to happen.
In the corners of my heavy eyes,
in the corners of my heart full of stories...
The tears flowing from the eyes
gently comfort the heart and speak,
telling it to remain brave.
Take root until you rise;
a simple footprint you leave
will stretch into a path ahead.
All our pain
will surely turn into our strength.
In the corners of my heavy eyes,
in the corners of my heart full of stories,
searching and searching for a path,
I scatter like a drifting cloud.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kana Kana Vizhiyoram from the movie Virunthu (2024) is a soulful, reflective song centered around hope, perseverance, and emotional healing. The protagonist acknowledges the hardship and uncertainty in life, comparing existence to a fleeting rainbow and comparing her wandering soul to clouds looking for direction. Despite carrying deep scars and confronting unknown turns of fate, she resolves to move forward fearlessly. The song carries a strong message of self-empowerment: tears caress the heart to instill courage, every small step eventually builds a long path, and deep personal suffering ultimately transforms into true inner strength.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kalaigiren megam pol

Compares the wandering, searching mind/soul to a dispersing cloud ('megam pol').

Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Oar paadhaiyai thedi thedi

Repetition of the word 'thedi' emphasizes the continuous, desperate quest for direction.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Vaanavil vaazhkaiyil

Compares life to a multi-hued, transient rainbow ('Vaanavil vaazhkai').

Wordplay / Polyptoton (Ethukai/Sollaiyaatchi)

Nam vali enbathu / Valimaiyaai maarume

Juxtaposes 'vali' (pain) with 'valimai' (strength) to show transformation through suffering.

Personification

Kannil valiyum neero / Idhayam varudi pesum

Attributes human traits of caressing and offering encouraging words to tears ('neero idhayam varudi pesum').

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Trivia

Virunthu (2024) is an action-thriller bilingual film made simultaneously in Tamil and Malayalam (titled 'Virunnu'), starring Action King Arjun Sarja and Nikki Galrani, directed by Thamarakkulam. The song's composer Ratheesh Vega created a melodious, evocative track rendered by Saranya Sreenivas with lyrics by Mohan Rajan.

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