Kanavile
From Kanavile Lyrics · 2018
- Lyricist
- Navneeth Sundar
- Singer
- Aalap Raju
- Music director
- Navneeth Sundar
- Details
- Kanavile Lyrics2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanavilae thana nana nana nana nana | In dreams... thana nana nana nana nana |
| Isaiyaa mozhiyaa | Is it music or is it words? |
| Nee varugaiyil gama gama gama gama | When you arrive, notes and scent spread gama gama gama gama |
| Athu swaramaa manamaa | Is that musical notes or aroma? |
| Idhayamae pada pada pada pada pada | My heart flutters pada pada pada pada pada |
| Thudippaa nadippaa | Is it a real heartbeat or mere acting? |
| Ezhum kavithaigal chuda chuda chuda chuda | Poems that arise steaming fresh chuda chuda chuda chuda |
| Uyirin pidippaa | Is it the grasp of life itself? |
| Male | |
| Nee enathae enathae | You are mine, truly mine |
| En swasamae unnodu | My breath is bound with yours |
| Naan vizhunthen azhuthen | I fell and I wept |
| Penn kaadhal konden | Oh girl, I fell in love |
| Adada adada varangal meithaano | Oh my, did my boons come true? |
| Male | |
| Kanavilae thana nana nana nana nana | In dreams... thana nana nana nana nana |
| Isaiyaa mozhiyaa | Is it music or is it words? |
| Nee varugaiyil gama gama gama gama | When you arrive, notes and scent spread gama gama gama gama |
| Athu swaramaa manamaa | Is that musical notes or aroma? |
| Idhayamae pada pada pada pada pada | My heart flutters pada pada pada pada pada |
| Thudippaa nadippaa | Is it a real heartbeat or mere acting? |
| Ezhum kavithaigal chuda chuda chuda chuda | Poems that arise steaming fresh chuda chuda chuda chuda |
| Uyirin pidippaa | Is it the grasp of life itself? |
| Male | |
| Pesathu bothu | Even when not speaking |
| Un mounam gaanam paadatho | Won't your silence sing a melody? |
| Naan thoongum neram | When I sleep |
| Athuvae thaan thaalattatho | Won't that silence itself become a lullaby? |
| Male | |
| Pennaga unnai | The Creator who fashioned you |
| Padaithavanae mayam seidhaano | As a woman, did he perform magic? |
| En nenjil unnai | Placing you inside my heart |
| Vaithae thaiyal pottaano | Did he stitch it shut? |
| Male | |
| Yaar ival en katrodu thaan | Who is she, floating in the very air I breathe? |
| Ivalae en idhalin paatodu thaan | She alone is the song upon my lips |
| Mudhalo mudivo | Be it the beginning or the end |
| Enathu uyir ival thaanae | She alone is my soul |
| Male | |
| Kanavilae thana nana nana nana nana | In dreams... thana nana nana nana nana |
| Isaiyaa mozhiyaa | Is it music or is it words? |
| Nee varugaiyil gama gama gama gama | When you arrive, notes and scent spread gama gama gama gama |
| Athu swaramaa manamaa | Is that musical notes or aroma? |
| Idhayamae pada pada pada pada pada | My heart flutters pada pada pada pada pada |
| Thudippaa nadippaa | Is it a real heartbeat or mere acting? |
| Ezhum kavithaigal chuda chuda chuda chuda | Poems that arise steaming fresh chuda chuda chuda chuda |
| Uyirin pidippaa | Is it the grasp of life itself? |
| Male | |
| Nee enathae enathae | You are mine, truly mine |
| En swasamae unnodu | My breath is bound with yours |
| Naan vizhunthen azhuthen | I fell and I wept |
| Penn kaadhal konden | Oh girl, I fell in love |
| Adada adada varangal meithaano | Oh my, did my boons come true? |
| Male | |
| Hmm hmm heyyy | Hmm hmm heyyy |
| Isaiyaa mozhiyaa | Is it music or is it words? |
| Hmm hmm hmm ahhh | Hmm hmm hmm ahhh |
| Swaramaa manamaa | Is it musical notes or aroma? |
கனவிலே தன நன
நன நன நன இசையா
மொழியா நீ வருகையில்
கம கம கம கம அது ஸ்வரமா
மனமா இதயமே பட பட பட
பட பட துடிப்பா நடிப்பா எழும்
கவிதைகள் சுட சுட சுட சுட
உயிரின் பிடிப்பா
In dreams... thana nana nana nana nana
Is it music or is it words?
When you arrive, notes and scent spread gama gama gama gama
Is that musical notes or aroma?
My heart flutters pada pada pada pada pada
Is it a real heartbeat or mere acting?
Poems that arise steaming fresh chuda chuda chuda chuda
Is it the grasp of life itself?
நீ எனதே எனதே என்
சுவாசமே உன்னோடு நான்
விழுந்தேன் அழுதேன் பெண்
காதல் கொண்டேன் அடடா
அடடா வரங்கள் மெய்
தானோ
You are mine, truly mine
My breath is bound with yours
I fell and I wept
Oh girl, I fell in love
Oh my, did my boons come true?
கனவிலே தன நன
நன நன நன இசையா
மொழியா நீ வருகையில்
கம கம கம கம அது ஸ்வரமா
மனமா இதயமே பட பட பட
பட பட துடிப்பா நடிப்பா எழும்
கவிதைகள் சுட சுட சுட சுட
உயிரின் பிடிப்பா
In dreams... thana nana nana nana nana
Is it music or is it words?
When you arrive, notes and scent spread gama gama gama gama
Is that musical notes or aroma?
My heart flutters pada pada pada pada pada
Is it a real heartbeat or mere acting?
Poems that arise steaming fresh chuda chuda chuda chuda
Is it the grasp of life itself?
பேசாத போது உன்
மௌனம் கானம் பாடாதோ
நான் தூங்கும் நேரம் அதுவே
தான் தாலாட்டாதோ
Even when not speaking
Won't your silence sing a melody?
When I sleep
Won't that silence itself become a lullaby?
பெண்ணாக உன்னை
படைத்தவனே மாயம்
செய்தானோ என் நெஞ்சில்
உன்னை வைத்தே தையல்
போட்டானோ
The Creator who fashioned you
As a woman, did he perform magic?
Placing you inside my heart
Did he stitch it shut?
யார் இவள் என்
காற்றோடு தான் இவளே
என் இதழின் பாட்டோடு
தான் முதலோ முடிவோ
எனது உயிர் இவள் தானே
Who is she, floating in the very air I breathe?
She alone is the song upon my lips
Be it the beginning or the end
She alone is my soul
கனவிலே தன நன
நன நன நன இசையா
மொழியா நீ வருகையில்
கம கம கம கம அது ஸ்வரமா
மனமா இதயமே பட பட பட
பட பட துடிப்பா நடிப்பா எழும்
கவிதைகள் சுட சுட சுட சுட
உயிரின் பிடிப்பா
In dreams... thana nana nana nana nana
Is it music or is it words?
When you arrive, notes and scent spread gama gama gama gama
Is that musical notes or aroma?
My heart flutters pada pada pada pada pada
Is it a real heartbeat or mere acting?
Poems that arise steaming fresh chuda chuda chuda chuda
Is it the grasp of life itself?
நீ எனதே எனதே
என் சுவாசமே உன்னோடு
நான் விழுந்தேன் அழுதேன்
பெண் காதல் கொண்டேன்
அடடா அடடா வரங்கள்
மெய் தானோ
You are mine, truly mine
My breath is bound with yours
I fell and I wept
Oh girl, I fell in love
Oh my, did my boons come true?
ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
ஹே இசையா மொழியா
ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
ஆஆ ஸ்வரமா மனமா
Hmm hmm heyyy
Is it music or is it words?
Hmm hmm hmm ahhh
Is it musical notes or aroma?
Kanavilae thana nana nana nana nana
In dreams... thana nana nana nana nana
Isaiyaa mozhiyaa
Is it music or is it words?
Nee varugaiyil gama gama gama gama
When you arrive, notes and scent spread gama gama gama gama
Athu swaramaa manamaa
Is that musical notes or aroma?
Idhayamae pada pada pada pada pada
My heart flutters pada pada pada pada pada
Thudippaa nadippaa
Is it a real heartbeat or mere acting?
Ezhum kavithaigal chuda chuda chuda chuda
Poems that arise steaming fresh chuda chuda chuda chuda
Uyirin pidippaa
Is it the grasp of life itself?
Nee enathae enathae
You are mine, truly mine
En swasamae unnodu
My breath is bound with yours
Naan vizhunthen azhuthen
I fell and I wept
Penn kaadhal konden
Oh girl, I fell in love
Adada adada varangal meithaano
Oh my, did my boons come true?
Kanavilae thana nana nana nana nana
In dreams... thana nana nana nana nana
Isaiyaa mozhiyaa
Is it music or is it words?
Nee varugaiyil gama gama gama gama
When you arrive, notes and scent spread gama gama gama gama
Athu swaramaa manamaa
Is that musical notes or aroma?
Idhayamae pada pada pada pada pada
My heart flutters pada pada pada pada pada
Thudippaa nadippaa
Is it a real heartbeat or mere acting?
Ezhum kavithaigal chuda chuda chuda chuda
Poems that arise steaming fresh chuda chuda chuda chuda
Uyirin pidippaa
Is it the grasp of life itself?
Pesathu bothu
Even when not speaking
Un mounam gaanam paadatho
Won't your silence sing a melody?
Naan thoongum neram
When I sleep
Athuvae thaan thaalattatho
Won't that silence itself become a lullaby?
Pennaga unnai
The Creator who fashioned you
Padaithavanae mayam seidhaano
As a woman, did he perform magic?
En nenjil unnai
Placing you inside my heart
Vaithae thaiyal pottaano
Did he stitch it shut?
Yaar ival en katrodu thaan
Who is she, floating in the very air I breathe?
Ivalae en idhalin paatodu thaan
She alone is the song upon my lips
Mudhalo mudivo
Be it the beginning or the end
Enathu uyir ival thaanae
She alone is my soul
Kanavilae thana nana nana nana nana
In dreams... thana nana nana nana nana
Isaiyaa mozhiyaa
Is it music or is it words?
Nee varugaiyil gama gama gama gama
When you arrive, notes and scent spread gama gama gama gama
Athu swaramaa manamaa
Is that musical notes or aroma?
Idhayamae pada pada pada pada pada
My heart flutters pada pada pada pada pada
Thudippaa nadippaa
Is it a real heartbeat or mere acting?
Ezhum kavithaigal chuda chuda chuda chuda
Poems that arise steaming fresh chuda chuda chuda chuda
Uyirin pidippaa
Is it the grasp of life itself?
Nee enathae enathae
You are mine, truly mine
En swasamae unnodu
My breath is bound with yours
Naan vizhunthen azhuthen
I fell and I wept
Penn kaadhal konden
Oh girl, I fell in love
Adada adada varangal meithaano
Oh my, did my boons come true?
Hmm hmm heyyy
Hmm hmm heyyy
Isaiyaa mozhiyaa
Is it music or is it words?
Hmm hmm hmm ahhh
Hmm hmm hmm ahhh
Swaramaa manamaa
Is it musical notes or aroma?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kanavile explores the dreamy, euphoric sensation of being captivated by a beloved. The lyrics blur the lines between sensory experiences—questioning if the lover's presence is music, language, fragrance, or magic. The narrator experiences physical and emotional awakenings, feeling as though poetry erupts within him and his heart flutters at her presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Irattai Kilaivi (Anaphoric/Onomatopoeic Echo Words)
“Nee varugaiyil gama gama gama gama”
Use of doubled rhythm words like 'gama gama' (evoking swaras/fragrance), 'pada pada' (rapid heartbeat), and 'chuda chuda' (steaming hot/freshness) to enhance sensory description.
Rhetorical Questioning (Vinah Ani)
“Isaiyaa mozhiyaa”
Posing series of poetic questions comparing abstract emotions to physical senses (music vs speech, swaras vs fragrance).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En nenjil unnai vaithae thaiyal pottaano”
Hyperbolic imagery depicting the Creator placing the beloved inside the lover's heart and stitching it shut.
Did you know?
Trivia
The lyrics uniquely play on musical terminologies such as 'Swaram' (musical notes), 'Gama' (referencing Gamaka, a key element in Carnatic music), and 'Gaanam' (song/melody), reflecting lyricist Navneeth Sundar's strong background in Indian classical and fusion music compositions.
Keep listening
More from Kanavile Lyrics
No related songs found yet.