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Kanava Nee

From Yaar Andha Karupu Aadu · 2018

Lyricist
ST Senthil Guhan
Singer
Srini
Music director
Sathya C
Movie name
Yaar Andha Karupu Aadu
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
11 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thana naana thana naana
Thana naana thana naa
Thana naana thana naanaanan naa
Kanavaa nee
Nijamaa nee
Oliyaai nee vanthaai
Thodaraa nee
Mudivaa nee
Nindraai
Idhu pollaanaadhae
Ohoo..ooo
Naan ennavadhoo
Ohoo…ooo
Iru uruvangal
Aadattum
Iru ulagangal
Aagattum
Iru vedangal
Theerattum
Ohoo…oo..
Oru uruvam thaano
Verum bimbam thaano
Pudhu maatram thaano
Tharumoo
Iruvarum theeyaga
Paarthu kollalaam
Oh uyir varum
Kaigalil nadanthidalaam
Oru puyal pol
Enai nerungum
Siru idhayam
Norunguthae..ae…
Naan thindaadavoo oh oo
Un pinnaadavoo oh oo
Minsaarangal peiyattum
Min mootangal thoondattum
Munnae suzhal kaanattum…oh oo
Nee imaiyam thaanao
Naan kaanthal thaano
Vanthu sera thaano
Sariyoo…
Kanavaa nee
Nijamaa nee
Oliyaai nee vanthaai
Thodaraa nee
Mudivaa nee
Nindraai
Thaamarai por
Paadhamae
Thaangida dhinam
Yenguven
Kannilae iru vari
Adikkadi ezhuthadi
Kaigalil sikkinaal
Koththipovenoo
Idhu pollaanaadhae
Ohoo..ooo
Naan ennavadhoo
Ohoo…ooo
Iru uruvangal
Aadattum
Iru ulagangal
Aagattum
Iru vedangal
Theerattum
Ohoo…oo..
Oru uruvam thaano
Verum bimbam thaano
Pudhu maatram thaano
Tharumoo
Thana naana thana naa
Thana naana thana naana
Thana naana thana naa
Thana naana thana naanaanan naa
Are you a dream?
Are you real?
You came as light
Are you a continuation?
Are you the end?
You stood there
This has become so difficult
Oh... ooo
What will become of me?
Oh... ooo
Let two forms
dance
Let two worlds
come to be
Let both disguises
come to an end
Oh... oh..
Is it just one form?
Is it only a reflection?
Is it a new change
that it brings?
Like fire, both of us
can look at each other
Oh, as life returns
we can walk hand in hand
Like a storm
closing in on me
my little heart
is shattering... ah...
Should I struggle? Oh oh
Should I follow behind you? Oh oh
Let electricity rain down
Let electric sparks ignite
Let a whirlwind rise ahead... Oh oh
Are you the Himalayas?
Am I the flame lily?
Is it meant to unite?
Is this right?...
Are you a dream?
Are you real?
You came as light
Are you a continuation?
Are you the end?
You stood there
Your golden lotus
feet
to hold them every day
I will yearn
Two lines in your eyes,
draw them often, my girl
If you fall into my hands,
I will swoop and take you away
This has become so difficult
Oh... ooo
What will become of me?
Oh... ooo
Let two forms
dance
Let two worlds
come to be
Let both disguises
come to an end
Oh... oh..
Is it just one form?
Is it only a reflection?
Is it a new change
that it brings?
Thana naana thana naa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song explores intense feelings of dualism, inner conflict, and dramatic transformation in a relationship or personal predicament. The speaker questions whether the presence in front of them is a dream or reality, a continuation or a final stop. They reflect on how two contrasting entities (represented as forms, worlds, or disguises) collide and merge like fire, storms, and electricity, causing emotional turmoil and fragile vulnerability.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaaphora / Repetition

Kanavaa nee / Nijamaa nee

The repeated rhetorical questions 'Kanavaa nee / Nijamaa nee' and 'Thodaraa nee / Mudivaa nee' establish rhythmic tension and highlight the central theme of uncertainty.

Metaphor / Contrast

Nee imaiyam thaanao / Naan kaanthal thaano

Comparing the subject to 'Imaiyam' (Himalaya mountain) and the self to 'Kanthal' (Gloriosa lily flower) contrasts absolute permanence/grandeur with delicate vulnerability.

Simile

Oru puyal pol

The phrase 'Oru puyal pol' uses an explicit comparison ('pol') to convey the overwhelming arrival of emotion like a storm.

Antithesis

Thodaraa nee / Mudivaa nee

Pitting opposing concepts together like 'Kanavaa/Nijamaa' (Dream/Reality) and 'Thodaraa/Mudivaa' (Continuity/End) deepens the poetic tension.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist ST Senthil Guhan, this track uses vivid natural imagery like storms, fire, electricity, and the Kanthal flower (the state flower of Tamil Nadu) to articulate psychological turbulence.

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