Kanavula Usura Kanavula Usura
From Ninaivo Oru Paravai · 2019
- Lyricist
- Ridhun
- Singers
- Naresh Iyer, Shweta Mohan, Hanuman
- Music director
- Thaman S
- Details
- Ninaivo Oru Paravai2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanavula usura kanavula usura | I am the naive girl losing her soul inside dreams |
| Tholavura pedha naan thaan | I am that foolish girl getting lost |
| Nenavula azhuga neruppula mezhuga | Crying in memories, melting like wax in fire |
| Veesittu ponen naan thaan | I am the one who threw everything away and left |
| Male | |
| Narigal thuratha valiyil thudikka | Chased by foxes, writhing in pain |
| Dhoorathil tholachen unnai | I lost you far away in the distance |
| Nodikkoru niratha innoru mugatha | Showing a different color and another face every second |
| Kaattudhu kaalam munna | Time reveals its true nature in front of me |
| Male | |
| Indha vaanam unnai kaattuma | Will this sky show you to me? |
| En vaarthai angu ketkkuma | Will my words be heard over there? |
| Idhu indru naalai maaruma | Will this situation change today or tomorrow? |
| Illai innum innum neeluma | Or will it keep stretching on further and further? |
| Male | |
| Kadavula paakkanum | I need to see God |
| Badhil enna kekkanum | I need to ask Him for an answer |
| Valiya naan vanganum | I should take on all this pain |
| Enakku nee vaazhanum | You must live for my sake |
| Female | |
| Usurula kanava usurula kanava | Sowing dreams into my soul |
| Vedhachittu irunthen naan thaan | I was the one who kept sowing them |
| Azhugaiya nizhala azhugaiya nizhala | Leaving tears as a shadow, leaving tears as a shadow |
| Padachittu pona neethan | You were the one who created this and left |
| Female | |
| Karuvula kalacha kozhandhaiya pola | Like an aborted child inside the womb |
| Thaniya thudikkiren ulla | I am thrashing around alone inside |
| Mugathula sirikkum agathula verukkum | Smiling on the face while hating deep within |
| Ulagatha puriyavae illa | I cannot comprehend this world at all |
| Female | |
| Karai endhan meedhu poosudhae | Stains are being smeared upon me |
| Siraikkullae ennai veesudhae | Throwing me into a prison cell |
| Pala kangal paarka koosudhae | My eyes wince as many eyes glare at me |
| Yedhedho solli yesudhae | Hurling random words and cursing at me |
| Female | |
| Kadavula paakkanum | I need to see God |
| Badhil enna kekkanum | I need to ask Him for an answer |
| Edhukku naan saaganum | Why should I die? |
| Edhirthu thaan poganum | I must stand up, fight back, and move forward |
| Male | |
| Aaa…..aaa…..aa…..aa….aa… | Aaa...aaa...aa...aa...aa... |
| Haaa….aa….aa….aa….aa… | Haaa...aa...aa...aa...aa... |
கனவுல உசுர கனவுல உசுர
தொலவுற பேதை நான்தான்
நெனவுல அழகு நெருப்புல மெழுகா
வீசிட்டு போனேன் நான்தான்
I am the naive girl losing her soul inside dreams
I am that foolish girl getting lost
Crying in memories, melting like wax in fire
I am the one who threw everything away and left
நரிகள் துரத்த வழியில் துடிக்க
தூரத்தில் தொலைச்சேன் உன்னை
நொடிக்கொரு நிறத்த இன்னொரு முகத்த
காட்டுது காலம் முன்ன
Chased by foxes, writhing in pain
I lost you far away in the distance
Showing a different color and another face every second
Time reveals its true nature in front of me
இந்த வானம் உன்னை காட்டுமா
என் வார்த்தை அங்கு கேட்க்குமா
இது இன்று நாளை மாறுமா
இல்லை இன்னும் இன்னும் நீளுமா
Will this sky show you to me?
Will my words be heard over there?
Will this situation change today or tomorrow?
Or will it keep stretching on further and further?
கடவுள பாக்கணும்
பதில் என்ன கேட்க்கனும்
வழிய நான் வாங்கணும்
எனக்கு நீ வாழனும்
I need to see God
I need to ask Him for an answer
I should take on all this pain
You must live for my sake
உசுருல கனவா உசுருல கனவா
வெதச்சிட்டு இருந்தேன் நான்தான்
அழுகைய நிழலா அழுகைய நிழலா
படைச்சிட்டு போன நீதான்
Sowing dreams into my soul
I was the one who kept sowing them
Leaving tears as a shadow, leaving tears as a shadow
You were the one who created this and left
கருவுல கலைச்ச கொழந்தைய போல
தனியா துடிக்கிறேன் உள்ள
முகத்துல சிரிக்கும் அகத்துல வெறுக்கும்
உலகத்த புரியவே இல்ல
Like an aborted child inside the womb
I am thrashing around alone inside
Smiling on the face while hating deep within
I cannot comprehend this world at all
கரை எந்தன் மீது பூசுதே
சிறைக்குள்ளே என்னை வீசுதே
பல கண்கள் பார்க்க கூசுதே
ஏதேதோ சொல்லி ஏசுதே
Stains are being smeared upon me
Throwing me into a prison cell
My eyes wince as many eyes glare at me
Hurling random words and cursing at me
கடவுள பாக்கணும்
பதில் என்ன கேட்க்கனும்
எதுக்கு நான் சாகனும்
எதிர்த்துதான் போகணும்
I need to see God
I need to ask Him for an answer
Why should I die?
I must stand up, fight back, and move forward
ஆஅ......ஆஅ......ஆ.....ஆஅ......ஆ......
ஹா....ஆ.....ஆ...ஆ.....ஆ......
Aaa...aaa...aa...aa...aa...
Haaa...aa...aa...aa...aa...
Kanavula usura kanavula usura
I am the naive girl losing her soul inside dreams
Tholavura pedha naan thaan
I am that foolish girl getting lost
Nenavula azhuga neruppula mezhuga
Crying in memories, melting like wax in fire
Veesittu ponen naan thaan
I am the one who threw everything away and left
Narigal thuratha valiyil thudikka
Chased by foxes, writhing in pain
Dhoorathil tholachen unnai
I lost you far away in the distance
Nodikkoru niratha innoru mugatha
Showing a different color and another face every second
Kaattudhu kaalam munna
Time reveals its true nature in front of me
Indha vaanam unnai kaattuma
Will this sky show you to me?
En vaarthai angu ketkkuma
Will my words be heard over there?
Idhu indru naalai maaruma
Will this situation change today or tomorrow?
Illai innum innum neeluma
Or will it keep stretching on further and further?
Kadavula paakkanum
I need to see God
Badhil enna kekkanum
I need to ask Him for an answer
Valiya naan vanganum
I should take on all this pain
Enakku nee vaazhanum
You must live for my sake
Usurula kanava usurula kanava
Sowing dreams into my soul
Vedhachittu irunthen naan thaan
I was the one who kept sowing them
Azhugaiya nizhala azhugaiya nizhala
Leaving tears as a shadow, leaving tears as a shadow
Padachittu pona neethan
You were the one who created this and left
Karuvula kalacha kozhandhaiya pola
Like an aborted child inside the womb
Thaniya thudikkiren ulla
I am thrashing around alone inside
Mugathula sirikkum agathula verukkum
Smiling on the face while hating deep within
Ulagatha puriyavae illa
I cannot comprehend this world at all
Karai endhan meedhu poosudhae
Stains are being smeared upon me
Siraikkullae ennai veesudhae
Throwing me into a prison cell
Pala kangal paarka koosudhae
My eyes wince as many eyes glare at me
Yedhedho solli yesudhae
Hurling random words and cursing at me
Kadavula paakkanum
I need to see God
Badhil enna kekkanum
I need to ask Him for an answer
Edhukku naan saaganum
Why should I die?
Edhirthu thaan poganum
I must stand up, fight back, and move forward
Aaa…..aaa…..aa…..aa….aa…
Aaa...aaa...aa...aa...aa...
Haaa….aa….aa….aa….aa…
Haaa...aa...aa...aa...aa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Ninaivo Oru Paravai' portrays the raw grief, anguish, and ultimate determination of a woman navigating loss and unfair judgment. She laments her naive trust, comparing her emotional state to wax melting in fire and a lost fetus thrashing in pain. Surrounding her is a deceptive world that smiles to her face while harboring hatred, smearing accusations on her character and confining her in a metaphorical prison.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nenavula azhuga neruppula mezhuga”
Compares her heart's grief to wax melting in flame ('neruppula mezhuga').
Simile (Upamai)
“Karuvula kalacha kozhandhaiya pola”
Compares her solitary pain explicitly to an unborn child struggling in the womb using the explicit comparator 'pola'.
Antithesis / Internal Rhyme (Mugathula / Agathula)
“Mugathula sirikkum agathula verukkum”
Contrasts face ('mugam') and inner mind ('agam') to depict societal hypocrisy.
Refrain / Repetition (Anaphora)
“Kadavula paakkanum / Badhil enna kekkanum”
Repeated phrasing emphasizing the yearning to question divine justice.
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Trivia
While the title 'Ninaivo Oru Paravai' famously originates from the classic 1978 Kamal Haasan starrer 'Sigappu Rojakkal' composed by Ilaiyaraaja, this 2019 song featuring lyrics by Ridhun is an independent modern track exploring internal suffering, social stigma, and female empowerment.
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