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Kanavellam

From Kireedam · 2007

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
P. Jayachandran, Karthik
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Kireedam
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
17 Nov 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ohoo…haa…ohooo.haa…
Kanavellam palikkuthae
Kanmunnae nadakkuthae
Kanavellam palikkuthae
Kanmunnae nadakkuthae
Vaazhkaikku arthangal kidaikkirathae
Vaanavil nimidangal nanaikirathae
Ennodaiya pillai ennai jaikkirathae
Ennai vida uyarathil parandhu sigaram thoda
En vaanathil oru natchathiram
Pudhidhaga poo poothu sirikindrathae
Engae engae endru thinam thorum naan
Edhirpaatha naal indru nadakkindrathae
Kanavellam palikkuthae
Kanmunnae nadakkuthae
Kanavellam palikkuthae
Kanmunnae nadakkuthae
Nadaivandiyil nee nadandha
Kaatchi innum kangalilae
Naalai undhan peyarai sollum
Perumidhangal nenjinilae
En tholai thaandi valarndhanaal
En thozhan nee allava
En velviyavum vendradhanal
En paadhi nee allava
Santhosham theril thaavi yeri
Manam indru midhanthida
En vaanathil oru natchathiram
Pudhidhaga poo poothu sirikindrathae
Engae engae endru thinam thorum naan
Edhirpaatha naal indru nadakkindrathae
Kanavellam palikkuthae
Kanmunnae nadakkuthae
Kanavellam palikkuthae
Kanmunnae nadakkuthae
Kili koottil pothi vaithu
Puli valarthen idhuvarayil
Ulagathai nee vendru vidu
Uyir irukkum adhu varaiyil
Ennaalum kaval kaappavan naan
En kaaval nee allava
Eppodhum unnai ninaippavan naan
En thedal nee allava
En aadhi andham yaavum indru
Aanandha kanneeril
En vaanathil oru natchathiram
Pudhidhaga poo poothu sirikindrathae
Engae engae endru thinam thorum naan
Edhirpaatha naal indru nadakkindrathae
Kanavellam palikkuthae
Kanmunnae nadakkuthae
Kanavellam palikkuthae
Kanmunnae nadakkuthae
Vaazhkaikku arthangal kidaikkirathae
Vaanavil nimidangal nanaikirathae
Ennodaiya pillai ennai jaikkirathae
Ennai vida uyarathil parandhu sigaram thoda
En vaanathil oru natchathiram
Pudhidhaga poo poothu sirikindrathae
Engae engae endru thinam thorum naan
Edhirpaatha naal indru nadakkindrathae
Oho... ha... Oho... ha...
All my dreams are coming true,
happening right before my eyes.
All my dreams are coming true,
happening right before my eyes.
Life is finally finding its meaning,
rainbow-colored moments are calling out to me.
My son is surpassing me,
flying higher than me to reach the peak!
In my sky, a star
has newly bloomed and is smiling.
Every day, I wondered, 'Where is it? Where is it?'
The day I looked forward to is happening today!
All my dreams are coming true,
happening right before my eyes.
All my dreams are coming true,
happening right before my eyes.
You taking steps with a baby walker,
that sight is still fresh before my eyes.
Tomorrow, when people speak your name,
the pride fills my heart.
Since you have grown taller than my shoulders,
aren't you my friend now?
Since all my sacrifices have succeeded,
aren't you a part of me?
Climbing onto the chariot of joy,
as my heart floats today...
In my sky, a star
has newly bloomed and is smiling.
Every day, I wondered, 'Where is it? Where is it?'
The day I looked forward to is happening today!
All my dreams are coming true,
happening right before my eyes.
All my dreams are coming true,
happening right before my eyes.
Sheltered gently in a parrot's cage,
I raised a tiger all these years.
Go on and conquer the world,
my life will hold on till then.
I am the one who always stood guard,
aren't you my protector now?
I am always thinking of you,
aren't you what I was searching for?
My beginning and my end today,
are washed in tears of joy.
In my sky, a star
has newly bloomed and is smiling.
Every day, I wondered, 'Where is it? Where is it?'
The day I looked forward to is happening today!
All my dreams are coming true,
happening right before my eyes.
All my dreams are coming true,
happening right before my eyes.
Life is finally finding its meaning,
rainbow-colored moments are calling out to me.
My son is surpassing me,
flying higher than me to reach the peak!
In my sky, a star
has newly bloomed and is smiling.
Every day, I wondered, 'Where is it? Where is it?'
The day I looked forward to is happening today!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kanavellam Palikkuthae is a deeply tender father-son anthem expressing the pure pride, affection, and fulfillment a father feels as he watches his son grow up to surpass his own achievements. The father reflects on his son's journey from a toddler taking his first steps with a walker to an accomplished young man standing taller than his father's shoulders, transitioning their relationship from parent-child to equal friendship.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Kili koottil pothi vaithu / Puli valarthen idhuvarayil

The father compares raising his brave, strong son in a gentle home environment to nurturing a tiger ('puli') inside a delicate parrot's nest ('kili koottil').

Monnai / Alliteration (மோனை)

Kanavellam palikkuthae / Kanmunnae nadakkuthae

Repetition of the initial consonant 'Ka' across lines creating rhythmic harmony.

Imagery

Santhosham theril thaavi yeri / Manam indru midhanthida

Visualizing happiness as a grand chariot onto which the mind leaps and floats away in joy.

Oxymoron / Mixed Metaphor

En vaanathil oru natchathiram / Pudhidhaga poo poothu sirikindrathae

Blending celestial and floral imagery by describing a star blooming like a flower and smiling.

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Trivia

'Kanavellam Palikkuthae' is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the 2007 film Kireedam, directed by A. L. Vijay. The song was written by renowned lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar and sung by veteran singer P. Jayachandran alongside Karthik. It picturizes the emotional bond between Rajkiran and Ajith Kumar.

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