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Kanda Kanavu

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
Sublahshini
Singer
Sublahshini
Music directors
Sublahshini, Anand Kashinath
Movie name
Album Songs 2021
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
12 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kadavulukkae
Naan alari katharum baashai puriyala
Baashai puriyum bodhu kaadhu ketkala
Kaadhu ketkum aana ellaam kanavula
Alavurukkae
Aasai kaattum unakku ellaiyumillai
Thookki vekka idam ulleyum illai
Thaniya kedantha endha thollaiyumillai
Modha naalu maniya adikkum
News pottaalum paatta ketkum
Poga poga thaanae uyira edukkum
Kaala vaarum kazhutharukkum
Naan kanda kanavellaam
Kanda kanda nenava maarum
Kai kudukka sonna
Kaiyaruthu kudutha neeyum
Naan kanda kanavellaam
Kanda kanda nenava maarum
Kai kudukka sonna
Kaiyaruthu kudutha neeyum
Ezhavedutha aasai
Moolaiya thaan katti poduthu
Mootta katti dhoora veesi poguthu
Sogam vandhu unnai etti paakkudhu
Mudhal naalu manasu thudikkum
May maasathil minnal adikkum
Poga poga thaanae uyira edukkum
Kaala vaarum kazhutharukkum
Yemma…
Naan kanda kanavellaam
Kanda kanda nenava maarum
Kai kudukka sonna
Kaiyaruthu kudutha neeyum
Naan kanda kanavellaam
Kanda kanda nenava maarum
Kai kudukka sonna
Kaiyaruthu kudutha neeyum
Naan kanda kanava…
Naan kanda kanava
Nenava nenava nenava…
Naan kanda kanava…
Naan kanda kanava kanava…
Even God
Doesn't understand the language of my screams and cries
When the language is understood, ears cannot hear
Ears can hear, but only in dreams
Even to limits
There are no bounds for the desires you tempt me with
There is no room inside me to hold it all
If I had just stayed alone, there wouldn't have been any trouble
On the very first day, bells start ringing
Even if the news is playing, it sounds like sweet music
As time goes by, it slowly drains the life out of you
It trips you up and cuts your throat
All the dreams I dreamed
Turn into random, bitter memories
When I asked you to lend a hand
You chopped my hand off and gave it back
All the dreams I dreamed
Turn into random, bitter memories
When I asked you to lend a hand
You chopped my hand off and gave it back
This cursed desire
Ties up my brain
Bundles it up and throws it far away
Sadness creeps in and peeks at you
On the first day, the heart flutters
Lightning strikes even in the heat of May
As time goes by, it slowly drains the life out of you
It trips you up and cuts your throat
Oh dear...
All the dreams I dreamed
Turn into random, bitter memories
When I asked you to lend a hand
You chopped my hand off and gave it back
All the dreams I dreamed
Turn into random, bitter memories
When I asked you to lend a hand
You chopped my hand off and gave it back
Was it all a dream I had...
Was it all a dream I had?
Or reality? Reality? Reality...
Was it all a dream I had...
Was it a dream I had, just a dream...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This raw and emotional song explores themes of existential despair, heartbreak, and unfulfilled desires. The narrator expresses frustration with a sense of cosmic neglect—feeling that God neither understands her agony nor listens at the right time. Love and desire begin with joy, turning ordinary news into music, but eventually corrode into betrayals and emotional turmoil.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Ezhavedutha aasai / Moolaiya thaan katti poduthu

The second letters of 'Modha' and 'Poga' match with 'dh'/'g' vocalic resonance, and 'Moolaiya' and 'Mootta' rhyme with second letter 'l'/'t' patterns.

Metaphor

Ezhavedutha aasai / Moolaiya thaan katti poduthu

Desire is metaphorically characterized as an accursed entity ('Ezhavedutha aasai') that ties up the brain and throws everything away.

Contrast / Antithesis

Mudhal naalu manasu thudikkum... Kaala vaarum kazhutharukkum

Juxtaposition of pleasant initial excitement ('May maasathil minnal adikkum') against eventual brutal destruction ('Kaala vaarum kazhutharukkum').

Repetition / Anaphora

Naan kanda kanavellaam

The line 'Naan kanda kanavellaam' is repeated sequentially to emphasize broken dreams.

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Trivia

Written and performed by independent artist Sublahshini, this track gained significant attention in Tamil indie music circles for its edgy blues-rock structure and candid, colloquial lyrical style dealing with mental agony.

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