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Lyrics & meaning

Kanavellam Nijamaaga

From 3BHK · 2025

Lyricist
Sri Ganesh
Singers
Ananthu, Kalyani Nair, Uthara Unnikrishnan, Amrit Ramnath
Music director
Amrit Ramnath
Details
3BHK2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Mmm…mm….mm…mm…(Humming vocalizations)
Aaa….aa….aa….aah….(Melodic vocalizations)
Mm…..mmm…mmm…ru….ru…ruru…ru(Rhythmic vocalizations)
Male
Kanavellaam nijamaagaFor all dreams to become reality
Oru naalum aagumIt will surely happen one day
Kavalaigal panjaagaAll worries like light cotton
Paranthae pogumWill fly far away
Female
Pozhuthellaam pudhusaagaEvery single day afresh
Polivaaga maarumWill turn bright and radiant
Ennangal nalamaagaIf our thoughts remain good and noble
Irunthaa pothumThat alone is sufficient
Male
Pozhuthellaam pudhusaagaEvery single day afresh
Polivaaga maarumWill turn bright and radiant
Ennangal nalamaagaIf our thoughts remain good and noble
Irunthaa pothumThat alone is sufficient
Male
Niththamum nooru kanavugalEvery day brings a hundred dreams
Nampikkai neelum iravugalNights lengthen with pure hope
Male
Pozhuthellaam pudhusaagaEvery single day afresh
Polivaaga maarumWill turn bright and radiant
Ennangal nalamaagaIf our thoughts remain good and noble
Irunthaa pothumThat alone is sufficient
Male
Kavalaigal panjaagaAll worries like light cotton
Paranthae pogumWill fly far away
Paranthae pogumWill fly far away

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This uplifting song expresses deep optimism, contentment, and faith in a brighter future. It conveys the idea that having good intentions and positive thoughts is the foundation for overcoming adversity; as long as one's mind remains pure, worries will effortlessly scatter like cotton in the breeze, and dreams will eventually manifest into reality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kavalaigal panjaaga Paranthae pogum

Compares worries ('kavalaigal') to cotton ('panju') that lightens and blows away easily in the wind.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Pozhuthellaam pudhusaaga / Polivaaga maarum

Repetition of the 'Po' sound at the beginning of words in adjacent lines creating a pleasing musical effect.

Refrain / Anaphora

Pozhuthellaam pudhusaaga Polivaaga maarum Ennangal nalamaaga Irunthaa pothum

The core stanza 'Pozhuthellaam pudhusaaga... Irunthaa pothum' is repeated to reinforce the central philosophy of staying positive.

Did you know?

Trivia

Amrit Ramnath, the composer and co-singer of 3BHK, is the son of acclaimed Carnatic vocalist and Padma Shri awardee Bombay Jayashri.

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