Kanave Kanave
From Sketch · 2017
- Lyricist
- Vijay Shankar
- Singer
- Vikram
- Music director
- S. Thaman
- Details
- Sketch2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanavae kanavae | Dream, O dream |
| Pudhu kanavae | A brand new dream |
| Vizhikkum podhum | Even when I wake up |
| Varum kanavae | A dream that keeps recurring |
| Manam paravai polavae | My heart is like a bird |
| Siragai virithu parakkuthae | Spreading its wings and flying |
| Male | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | All alone, all alone |
| Tholaigirenae | I am getting lost |
| Tholaivil thooral | A drizzle in the distance |
| Vizhugirathae | Is falling down |
| Manam nanaiya nanaiya | Feeling like getting soaked |
| Thondruthae | It feels so |
| Thuli vilagi poguthae | Yet the drop slips away |
| Male | |
| Unnai thaanae naanum | It is you alone |
| Paarthae karaindhenae | Looking at whom I melted |
| Kekkaamal kaalgal | Without asking me, my feet |
| Undhan pinnae selgirathae | Are walking behind you |
| Male | |
| Meithaano poithaano | Is this real or a lie? |
| Ennai naanae kettenae | I asked myself |
| Hey pennae adi pennae | Hey girl, oh girl |
| Enna vasiyam seithaayo… | What spell did you cast on me? |
| Male | |
| En kannukulla unna | Inside my eyes, you |
| Vachathaala | Because I kept you |
| Immaikkaama | Without blinking |
| Kaathirunthen na | I was waiting |
| En nenjukulla unna | Inside my heart, you |
| Vachu thaithaen | I stitched and kept |
| Thikki mukki | Suffocated and breathless |
| Thindaaaduren na | I am struggling now |
| Chorus | |
| En kannukulla unna | Inside my eyes, you |
| Vachathaala | Because I kept you |
| Immaikkaama | Without blinking |
| Kaathirunthen na | I was waiting |
| En nenjukulla unna | Inside my heart, you |
| Vachu thaithaen | I stitched and kept |
| Thikki mukki | Suffocated and breathless |
| Thindaaaduren na | I am struggling now |
| Chorus | |
| {Podaathae kaadhal gate-u | Don't shut the gate of love |
| Weight aagum endhan heart-u | My heart will become heavy |
| Cute-ah nee paarkkum podhu | When you look at me so cutely |
| Gaanaa podu | Play a gaana song |
| Strawberry kanna paarthu | Looking at those strawberry eyes |
| Soodaachu moochu kaathu | My breath has turned hot |
| Nenjoram yellow rice-u | In the corner of my heart, yellow rice |
| Kaanaama pochae} (2) | Has gone missing |
| Male | |
| Kanavae… | Don't shut the gate of love |
| Kanavae….kanavae..ae… | My heart will become heavy |
| Male | |
| Kanavae kanavae | When you look at me so cutely |
| Pudhu kanavae | Play a gaana song |
| Vizhikkum podhum | Looking at those strawberry eyes |
| Varum kanavae | My breath has turned hot |
| Manam paravai polavae | In the corner of my heart, yellow rice |
| Siragai virithu parakkuthae | Has gone missing |
| Male | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | O dream... |
| Tholaigirenae | O dream... dream... |
| Tholaivil thooral | Dream, O dream |
| Vizhugirathae | A brand new dream |
| Manam nanaiya nanaiya | Even when I wake up |
| Thondruthae | A dream that keeps recurring |
| Thuli vilagi poguthae | My heart is like a bird |
| Chorus | |
| Swag swag swag swag | Spreading its wings and flying |
| Male | |
| Paarvaiyaalae vendraval | All alone, all alone |
| Vaarthaiyaalae kondraval | I am getting lost |
| Nee yaa…nee yaa.. | A drizzle in the distance |
| Male | |
| Memaiyaana pennidam | Is falling down |
| Vanmaiyaaga minnidum | Feeling like getting soaked |
| Gunam | It feels so |
| Male | |
| En kannukulla unna | Yet the drop slips away |
| Vachathaala | Swag swag swag swag |
| Immaikkaama | The one who conquered with her look |
| Kaathirunthen na | The one who killed with her words |
| En nenjukulla unna | Is it you... is it you? |
| Vachu thaithaen | In a soft girl |
| Thikki mukki | Fiercely shining |
| Thindaaaduren na | Character trait |
| Chorus | |
| En kannukulla unna | Inside my eyes, you |
| Vachathaala | Because I kept you |
| Immaikkaama | Without blinking |
| Kaathirunthen na | I was waiting |
| En nenjukulla unna | Inside my heart, you |
| Vachu thaithaen | I stitched and kept |
| Thikki mukki | Suffocated and breathless |
| Thindaaaduren na | I am struggling now |
| Chorus | |
| {Podaathae kaadhal gate-u | Inside my eyes, you |
| Weight aagum endhan heart-u | Because I kept you |
| Cute-ah nee paarkkum podhu | Without blinking |
| Gaanaa podu | I was waiting |
| Strawberry kanna paarthu | Inside my heart, you |
| Soodaachu moochu kaathu | I stitched and kept |
| Nenjoram yellow rice-u | Suffocated and breathless |
| Kaanaama pochae} (2) | I am struggling now |
| Male | |
| Kanavae….. | Don't shut the gate of love |
| Kanavae kanavae | My heart will become heavy |
| Pudhu kanavae | When you look at me so cutely |
| Vizhikkum podhum | Play a gaana song |
| Varum kanavae | Looking at those strawberry eyes |
| Manam paravai polavae | My breath has turned hot |
| Siragai virithu parakkuthae | In the corner of my heart, yellow rice |
| Chorus | |
| {Swag swag swag swag} (3) | Has gone missing |
| Male | |
| Kanavae….. Chorus : Swag.. swag | Don't shut the gate of love |
| Kanavae kanavae | My heart will become heavy |
| Pudhu kanavae… | When you look at me so cutely |
கனவே கனவே
புது கனவே விழிக்கும்
போதும் வரும் கனவே
மனம் பறவை போலவே
சிறகை விரித்துபறக்குதே
Dream, O dream
A brand new dream
Even when I wake up
A dream that keeps recurring
My heart is like a bird
Spreading its wings and flying
தனியே தனியே
தொலைகிறேனே
தொலைவில் தூரல்
விழுகிறதே மனம் நனைய
நனைய தோன்றுதே
துளி விலகி போகுதே
All alone, all alone
I am getting lost
A drizzle in the distance
Is falling down
Feeling like getting soaked
It feels so
Yet the drop slips away
உன்னை தானே
நானும் பார்த்தே கரைந்தேனே
கேக்காமல் கால்கள் உந்தன்
பின்னே செல்கிறதே
It is you alone
Looking at whom I melted
Without asking me, my feet
Are walking behind you
மெய்தானோ
பொய் தானோ என்னை
நானே கேட்டேனே ஹே
பெண்ணே அடி பெண்ணே
என்ன வசியம் செய்தாயோ
Is this real or a lie?
I asked myself
Hey girl, oh girl
What spell did you cast on me?
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
உன்ன வச்சதால இமைக்காம
காத்திருந்தேன் நான் என்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உன்ன வச்சு
தைத்தேன் திக்கி முக்கி
திண்டாடுறேன் நான்
Inside my eyes, you
Because I kept you
Without blinking
I was waiting
Inside my heart, you
I stitched and kept
Suffocated and breathless
I am struggling now
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
உன்ன வச்சதால இமைக்காம
காத்திருந்தேன் நான் என்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உன்ன வச்சு
தைத்தேன் திக்கி முக்கி
திண்டாடுறேன் நான்
Inside my eyes, you
Because I kept you
Without blinking
I was waiting
Inside my heart, you
I stitched and kept
Suffocated and breathless
I am struggling now
{ போடாதே காதல்
கேட்டு வெயிட் ஆகும்
எந்தன் ஹார்ட்டு
கியூட்டா நீ பார்க்கும்
போது கானா போடு
ஸ்ட்ராபெரி கண்ண
பார்த்து சூடாச்சு மூச்சு
காத்து நெஞ்சோரம்
எல்லோ ரைசு காணாம
போச்சே } (2)
Don't shut the gate of love
My heart will become heavy
When you look at me so cutely
Play a gaana song
Looking at those strawberry eyes
My breath has turned hot
In the corner of my heart, yellow rice
Has gone missing
கனவே
கனவே கனவே
Don't shut the gate of love
My heart will become heavy
கனவே கனவே
புது கனவே விழிக்கும்
போதும் வரும் கனவே
மனம் பறவை போலவே
சிறகை விரித்துபறக்குதே
When you look at me so cutely
Play a gaana song
Looking at those strawberry eyes
My breath has turned hot
In the corner of my heart, yellow rice
Has gone missing
தனியே தனியே
தொலைகிறேனே
தொலைவில் தூரல்
விழுகிறதே மனம் நனைய
நனைய தோன்றுதே
துளி விலகி போகுதே
O dream...
O dream... dream...
Dream, O dream
A brand new dream
Even when I wake up
A dream that keeps recurring
My heart is like a bird
ஸ்வாக் ஸ்வாக்
ஸ்வாக் ஸ்வாக்
Spreading its wings and flying
பார்வையாலே
வென்றவள் வார்த்தையாலே
கொன்றவள் நீயா நீயா
All alone, all alone
I am getting lost
A drizzle in the distance
மேமையான
பெண்ணிடம் வன்மையாக
மின்னிடும் குணம்
Is falling down
Feeling like getting soaked
It feels so
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
உன்ன வச்சதால இமைக்காம
காத்திருந்தேன் நான் என்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உன்ன வச்சு
தைத்தேன் திக்கி முக்கி
திண்டாடுறேன் நான்
Yet the drop slips away
Swag swag swag swag
The one who conquered with her look
The one who killed with her words
Is it you... is it you?
In a soft girl
Fiercely shining
Character trait
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ள
உன்ன வச்சதால இமைக்காம
காத்திருந்தேன் நான் என்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உன்ன வச்சு
தைத்தேன் திக்கி முக்கி
திண்டாடுறேன் நான்
Inside my eyes, you
Because I kept you
Without blinking
I was waiting
Inside my heart, you
I stitched and kept
Suffocated and breathless
I am struggling now
{ போடாதே காதல்
கேட்டு வெயிட் ஆகும்
எந்தன் ஹார்ட்டு
கியூட்டா நீ பார்க்கும்
போது கானா போடு
ஸ்ட்ராபெரி கண்ண
பார்த்து சூடாச்சு மூச்சு
காத்து நெஞ்சோரம்
எல்லோ ரைசு காணாம
போச்சே } (2)
Inside my eyes, you
Because I kept you
Without blinking
I was waiting
Inside my heart, you
I stitched and kept
Suffocated and breathless
I am struggling now
கனவே
கனவே கனவே
புது கனவே விழிக்கும்
போதும் வரும் கனவே
மனம் பறவை போலவே
சிறகை விரித்துபறக்குதே
Don't shut the gate of love
My heart will become heavy
When you look at me so cutely
Play a gaana song
Looking at those strawberry eyes
My breath has turned hot
In the corner of my heart, yellow rice
{ ஸ்வாக் ஸ்வாக்
ஸ்வாக் ஸ்வாக் } (3)
Has gone missing
கனவே
குழு :
ஸ்வாக் ஸ்வாக்
கனவே கனவே
புது கனவே
Don't shut the gate of love
My heart will become heavy
When you look at me so cutely
Kanavae kanavae
Dream, O dream
Pudhu kanavae
A brand new dream
Vizhikkum podhum
Even when I wake up
Varum kanavae
A dream that keeps recurring
Manam paravai polavae
My heart is like a bird
Siragai virithu parakkuthae
Spreading its wings and flying
Thaniyae thaniyae
All alone, all alone
Tholaigirenae
I am getting lost
Tholaivil thooral
A drizzle in the distance
Vizhugirathae
Is falling down
Manam nanaiya nanaiya
Feeling like getting soaked
Thondruthae
It feels so
Thuli vilagi poguthae
Yet the drop slips away
Unnai thaanae naanum
It is you alone
Paarthae karaindhenae
Looking at whom I melted
Kekkaamal kaalgal
Without asking me, my feet
Undhan pinnae selgirathae
Are walking behind you
Meithaano poithaano
Is this real or a lie?
Ennai naanae kettenae
I asked myself
Hey pennae adi pennae
Hey girl, oh girl
Enna vasiyam seithaayo…
What spell did you cast on me?
En kannukulla unna
Inside my eyes, you
Vachathaala
Because I kept you
Immaikkaama
Without blinking
Kaathirunthen na
I was waiting
En nenjukulla unna
Inside my heart, you
Vachu thaithaen
I stitched and kept
Thikki mukki
Suffocated and breathless
Thindaaaduren na
I am struggling now
En kannukulla unna
Inside my eyes, you
Vachathaala
Because I kept you
Immaikkaama
Without blinking
Kaathirunthen na
I was waiting
En nenjukulla unna
Inside my heart, you
Vachu thaithaen
I stitched and kept
Thikki mukki
Suffocated and breathless
Thindaaaduren na
I am struggling now
{Podaathae kaadhal gate-u
Don't shut the gate of love
Weight aagum endhan heart-u
My heart will become heavy
Cute-ah nee paarkkum podhu
When you look at me so cutely
Gaanaa podu
Play a gaana song
Strawberry kanna paarthu
Looking at those strawberry eyes
Soodaachu moochu kaathu
My breath has turned hot
Nenjoram yellow rice-u
In the corner of my heart, yellow rice
Kaanaama pochae} (2)
Has gone missing
Kanavae…
Don't shut the gate of love
Kanavae….kanavae..ae…
My heart will become heavy
Kanavae kanavae
When you look at me so cutely
Pudhu kanavae
Play a gaana song
Vizhikkum podhum
Looking at those strawberry eyes
Varum kanavae
My breath has turned hot
Manam paravai polavae
In the corner of my heart, yellow rice
Siragai virithu parakkuthae
Has gone missing
Thaniyae thaniyae
O dream...
Tholaigirenae
O dream... dream...
Tholaivil thooral
Dream, O dream
Vizhugirathae
A brand new dream
Manam nanaiya nanaiya
Even when I wake up
Thondruthae
A dream that keeps recurring
Thuli vilagi poguthae
My heart is like a bird
Swag swag swag swag
Spreading its wings and flying
Paarvaiyaalae vendraval
All alone, all alone
Vaarthaiyaalae kondraval
I am getting lost
Nee yaa…nee yaa..
A drizzle in the distance
Memaiyaana pennidam
Is falling down
Vanmaiyaaga minnidum
Feeling like getting soaked
Gunam
It feels so
En kannukulla unna
Yet the drop slips away
Vachathaala
Swag swag swag swag
Immaikkaama
The one who conquered with her look
Kaathirunthen na
The one who killed with her words
En nenjukulla unna
Is it you... is it you?
Vachu thaithaen
In a soft girl
Thikki mukki
Fiercely shining
Thindaaaduren na
Character trait
En kannukulla unna
Inside my eyes, you
Vachathaala
Because I kept you
Immaikkaama
Without blinking
Kaathirunthen na
I was waiting
En nenjukulla unna
Inside my heart, you
Vachu thaithaen
I stitched and kept
Thikki mukki
Suffocated and breathless
Thindaaaduren na
I am struggling now
{Podaathae kaadhal gate-u
Inside my eyes, you
Weight aagum endhan heart-u
Because I kept you
Cute-ah nee paarkkum podhu
Without blinking
Gaanaa podu
I was waiting
Strawberry kanna paarthu
Inside my heart, you
Soodaachu moochu kaathu
I stitched and kept
Nenjoram yellow rice-u
Suffocated and breathless
Kaanaama pochae} (2)
I am struggling now
Kanavae…..
Don't shut the gate of love
Kanavae kanavae
My heart will become heavy
Pudhu kanavae
When you look at me so cutely
Vizhikkum podhum
Play a gaana song
Varum kanavae
Looking at those strawberry eyes
Manam paravai polavae
My breath has turned hot
Siragai virithu parakkuthae
In the corner of my heart, yellow rice
{Swag swag swag swag} (3)
Has gone missing
Kanavae….. Chorus : Swag.. swag
Don't shut the gate of love
Kanavae kanavae
My heart will become heavy
Pudhu kanavae…
When you look at me so cutely
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kanave Kanave' (also known as 'Kanave Kanave / Swag' from the movie Sketch) expresses the protagonist's deep fascination and overwhelming feelings of love for his beloved. He compares his state of mind to living in a continuous dream that stays with him even when awake. His heart feels free like a bird, yet completely mesmerized and helpless under her charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Manam paravai polavae”
Compares the mind directly to a bird spreading wings to fly ('Manam paravai polavae siragai virithu parakkuthae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En nenjukulla unna vachu thaithaen”
Metaphorically describes keeping the lover stitched inside the heart ('En nenjukulla unna vachu thaithaen').
Anaphora / Repetition (Edukku Thodar)
“Kanavae kanavae”
Repetition of words like 'Kanavae kanavae' and 'Thaniyae thaniyae' for rhythmic emphasis.
Rhyme / Assonance (Monai & Ethirai)
“Paarvaiyaalae vendraval / Vaarthaiyaalae kondraval”
Rhythmic rhyming of 'Paarvaiyaalae vendraval' and 'Vaarthaiyaalae kondraval' enhancing the musical flow.
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Trivia
The song 'Kanave Kanave' is featured in the 2017 Tamil action film 'Sketch', starring Vikram and Tamannaah. The music for the film was composed by S. Thaman, and the lyrics for this energetic track were penned by director Vijay Chandar himself, blending contemporary slang with traditional gaana flavor.
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