- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Madhu Balakrishnan
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Movie name
- Parthiban Kanavu
- Movie release year
- 2003
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Oct 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanaa kandenadi thozhi
{Kanaa kandenadi kanaa kandenadi
Kanaa kandenadi} (2)
Un vizhi mudhal mozhi varai
Muzhuvadhum kavidhaigal
Agamedhu puramedhu purindhadhu pola
Kanaa kandenadi
Un mudi mudhal adi varai
Muzhuvadhum inimaigal
Suvaiyedhu sughamedhu arindhadhu pola
Kanaa kandenadi thozhi
Kanaa kandenadi
……………………..
Whistling :……………………
Yedhayoo en vaai
Solla thodanga
Adhayae un vaai solli adanga
Udhadugal naangum otti kolla
Naan kanden
Nilam pol un manam
Vizhundhu kidakka
Nizhal pol en manam
Sarindhu padukka
Idhayam irandum katti kolla
Naan kanden
Oru kannil amudham kanden
Maru kannil amilam kanden
Yengengoo thedi thedi
Unnil ennai naan kanden
Kanaa kandenadi kanaa kandenadi
Kanaa kandenadi
Un vizhi mudhal mozhi varai
Muzhuvadhum kavidhaigal
Agamedhu puramedhu purindhadhu pola
Kanaa kandenadi
Un mudi mudhal adi varai
Muzhuvadhum inimaigal
Suvaiyedhu sughamedhu arindhadhu pola
Idai mel en viral
Kavidhai kirukka
Padai pol un viral
Padhari thadukka
Koochcham unnai netti thalla
Naan kanden
Kodiyinil kaaikira
Chudidhaar yeduththu
Madikkira saakkil
Vaasanai yeduththu
Moochchil unnai sotta sotta
Naan kanden
Niram illaa ulagam kanden
Niramellaam unnil kanden
Yengengoo thedi thedi
Ennil unnai naan kanden
Kanaa kandenadi thozhi
Kanaa kandenadi kanaa kandenadi
Kanaa kandenadi
Un vizhi mudhal mozhi varai
Muzhuvadhum kavidhaigal
Agamedhu puramedhu purindhadhu pola
Kanaa kandenadi
Un mudi mudhal adi varai
Muzhuvadhum inimaigal
Suvaiyedhu sughamedhu arindhadhu polae
Kanaa kandenadi thozhi
Kanaa kandenadi
Kanaa kandenadi kanaa kandenadi
Kanaa kandenadi…..
I saw a dream, my friend!
{I saw a dream, I saw a dream,
I saw a dream} (2)
From your eyes to your words,
everything is poetry,
as though understanding what is within and without,
I saw a dream!
From your hair down to your feet,
everything is pure sweetness,
as though discovering what taste and pleasure mean,
I saw a dream, my friend!
I saw a dream!
...
[Whistling]
As my lips
began to say something,
and your lips said the very same and settled,
our four lips pressed together,
I saw in my dream.
Like the earth, your heart
lay spread out,
like a shadow, my heart
leaned down to rest upon it,
our two hearts embraced each other,
I saw in my dream.
In one eye, I saw sweet nectar,
in the other eye, I saw burning acid.
Searching far and wide,
I found myself in you.
I saw a dream, I saw a dream,
I saw a dream.
From your eyes to your words,
everything is poetry,
as though understanding what is within and without,
I saw a dream!
From your hair down to your feet,
everything is pure sweetness,
as though discovering what taste and pleasure mean.
As my finger
scribbled poems upon your waist,
your fingers, like an army,
hurried anxiously to stop it,
while shyness pushed you forward,
I saw in my dream.
Taking the clothes
drying on the line,
on the pretext of folding them,
taking in your fragrance,
soaking you into my breath drop by drop,
I saw in my dream.
I saw a world without color,
and found every color in you.
Searching far and wide,
I found you within myself.
I saw a dream, my friend!
I saw a dream, I saw a dream,
I saw a dream.
From your eyes to your words,
everything is poetry,
as though understanding what is within and without,
I saw a dream!
From your hair down to your feet,
everything is pure sweetness,
as though discovering what taste and pleasure mean,
I saw a dream, my friend!
I saw a dream!
I saw a dream, I saw a dream,
I saw a dream...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Kanaa Kandenadi' is a romantic expression of dreamlike passion, where the protagonist recounts intimate and poetic dreams of being with their beloved. The lyrics describe an all-encompassing love where every gesture, look, and physical detail of the lover feels like poetry and sweetness from head to toe.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Nilam pol un manam / Nizhal pol en manam”
Compares the beloved's receptive mind to the earth/ground and the lover's mind to a shadow leaning down over it.
Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)
“Oru kannil amudham kanden / Maru kannil amilam kanden”
Contrasts nectar (sweetness/life) with acid (sharpness/potency) across the two eyes of the lover.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Idai mel en viral kavidhai kirukka”
Metaphorically describes moving fingers on the waist as scribbling poetry.
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