Kanaa
From Adithya Varma · 2019
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Krithika Nelson
- Music director
- Radhan
- Details
- Adithya Varma2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….. | [Vocalizing melody] |
| Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….. | [Vocalizing melody] |
| Kanaa… kanaa… adhil nee vanthadhen | A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it? |
| Nila …vizhum… varai thaen thanthadhen | Why did you shower honey until the moon set? |
| Enakullae yedho oru thadu maattram yen | Why is there a sudden faltering inside me? |
| Nerungaamal nee nagarnthida thavikkindrathae | My heart suffers in agony as you move away without coming close. |
| Female | |
| Kanaa… kanaa… adhil nee vanthadhen | A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it? |
| Nila …vizhum… varai thaen thanthadhen | Why did you shower honey until the moon set? |
| Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….. | [Vocalizing melody] |
| Female | |
| Naaa..aaa….raa..raa.ra….naaa…aaa…aa… | [Vocalizing melody] |
| Naa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…aa…..raa….aaa… | [Vocalizing melody] |
| Female | |
| Nee mazhai yena melae | You are like the rain up above, |
| Naan nilam yena keezhae | I am like the earth down below. |
| Vizhuvathu neer maalaigal | What falls down are garlands of water, |
| Malarvathu pookkal | What blooms up are flowers. |
| Valarpirai polae ini varum naatkalae | The coming days will grow bright like a waxing moon, |
| Varum naatkale………… | The days to come... |
| Female | |
| Kanaa… kanaa… adhil nee vanthadhen | A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it? |
| Nila …vizhum… varai thaen thanthadhen | Why did you shower honey until the moon set? |
| Enakullae yedho oru thadu maattram yen | Why is there a sudden faltering inside me? |
| Nerungaamal nee nagarnthida thavikkindrathae | My heart suffers in agony as you move away without coming close. |
| Female | |
| Kanaa… kanaa… adhil nee vanthadhen | A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it? |
| Nila …vizhum… varai thaen thanthadhen | Why did you shower honey until the moon set? |
| Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….. | [Vocalizing melody] |
ஆஆ......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......ஆ......
ஆஆ......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......ஆ......
கனா.....கனா.....அதில் நீ வந்ததேன்
நிலா.....விழும்.....வரை தேன் தந்ததேன்
எனக்குள்ளே ஏதோ ஒரு தடுமாற்றம் ஏன்
நெருங்காமல் நீ நகர்ந்திட தவிக்கின்றதே
[Vocalizing melody]
[Vocalizing melody]
A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it?
Why did you shower honey until the moon set?
Why is there a sudden faltering inside me?
My heart suffers in agony as you move away without coming close.
கனா.....கனா.....அதில் நீ வந்ததேன்
நிலா.....விழும்.....வரை தேன் தந்ததேன்
ஆஆ......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......ஆ......
A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it?
Why did you shower honey until the moon set?
[Vocalizing melody]
நா....ஆஅ......ரா.....ரா.....ர.....னா.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ....
நா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ....ரா.....ஆஅ.....
[Vocalizing melody]
[Vocalizing melody]
நீ மழை என மேலே
நான் நிலம் என கீழே
விழுவது நீர் மாலைகள்
மலர்வது பூக்கள்
வளர்பிறை போலே இனி வரும் நாட்களே
வரும் நாட்களே...............
You are like the rain up above,
I am like the earth down below.
What falls down are garlands of water,
What blooms up are flowers.
The coming days will grow bright like a waxing moon,
The days to come...
கனா.....கனா.....அதில் நீ வந்ததேன்
நிலா.....விழும்.....வரை தேன் தந்ததேன்
எனக்குள்ளே ஏதோ ஒரு தடுமாற்றம் ஏன்
நெருங்காமல் நீ நகர்ந்திட தவிக்கின்றதே
A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it?
Why did you shower honey until the moon set?
Why is there a sudden faltering inside me?
My heart suffers in agony as you move away without coming close.
கனா.....கனா.....அதில் நீ வந்ததேன்
நிலா.....விழும்.....வரை தேன் தந்ததேன்
ஆஆ......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......ஆ......
A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it?
Why did you shower honey until the moon set?
[Vocalizing melody]
Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…..
[Vocalizing melody]
Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…..
[Vocalizing melody]
Kanaa… kanaa… adhil nee vanthadhen
A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it?
Nila …vizhum… varai thaen thanthadhen
Why did you shower honey until the moon set?
Enakullae yedho oru thadu maattram yen
Why is there a sudden faltering inside me?
Nerungaamal nee nagarnthida thavikkindrathae
My heart suffers in agony as you move away without coming close.
Kanaa… kanaa… adhil nee vanthadhen
A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it?
Nila …vizhum… varai thaen thanthadhen
Why did you shower honey until the moon set?
Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…..
[Vocalizing melody]
Naaa..aaa….raa..raa.ra….naaa…aaa…aa…
[Vocalizing melody]
Naa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…aa…..raa….aaa…
[Vocalizing melody]
Nee mazhai yena melae
You are like the rain up above,
Naan nilam yena keezhae
I am like the earth down below.
Vizhuvathu neer maalaigal
What falls down are garlands of water,
Malarvathu pookkal
What blooms up are flowers.
Valarpirai polae ini varum naatkalae
The coming days will grow bright like a waxing moon,
Varum naatkale…………
The days to come...
Kanaa… kanaa… adhil nee vanthadhen
A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it?
Nila …vizhum… varai thaen thanthadhen
Why did you shower honey until the moon set?
Enakullae yedho oru thadu maattram yen
Why is there a sudden faltering inside me?
Nerungaamal nee nagarnthida thavikkindrathae
My heart suffers in agony as you move away without coming close.
Kanaa… kanaa… adhil nee vanthadhen
A dream... a dream... why did you appear in it?
Nila …vizhum… varai thaen thanthadhen
Why did you shower honey until the moon set?
Aaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…..
[Vocalizing melody]
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kanaa' captures the intense emotional turmoil, deep yearning, and sweetness of love experienced by the protagonist. It delves into the surreal feelings of dreaming about a beloved and the painful contrast when reality creates physical or emotional distance. Through rich metaphors, the lover is compared to rain pouring from above onto the waiting earth, giving life to beautiful flowers and promising brighter days ahead like a waxing moon.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Nee mazhai yena melae / Naan nilam yena keezhae”
The lyrics compare the lover to rain above and the protagonist to earth below using 'yena' (like).
Visual Imagery (Kaatchi Bimbam)
“Vizhuvathu neer maalaigal / Malarvathu pookkal”
Evokes a beautiful natural image of raindrops falling as garlands and flowers blooming in response.
Metaphor & Anaphora (Repetition)
“Kanaa… kanaa… adhil nee vanthadhen”
The repetition of 'Kanaa... kanaa...' emphasizes the dreamy, surreal state of mind caused by love.
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Trivia
'Kanaa' features in the film 'Adithya Varma' (2019), the official Tamil remake of the Telugu hit 'Arjun Reddy'. Written by acclaimed lyricist Thamarai, the song conveys delicate feminine emotions with rich Tamil imagery, composed by Radhan.
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