Kangal Inainthathenna Male
From Snegithi · 1970
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Snegithi1970
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kangal inainthathenna | Why did our eyes meet? |
| Kadhal piranthathenna | Why was love born? |
| Kaalam pirinththathenna | Why did time separate us? |
| Kavithai siriththathenna | Why did poetry mock us? |
| Male | |
| Kangal inainthathenna | Why did our eyes meet? |
| Kadhal piranthathenna | Why was love born? |
| Kaalam pirinththathenna | Why did time separate us? |
| Kavithai siriththathenna | Why did poetry mock us? |
| Male | |
| Mana koviyilai naan moodivitten | I have closed the temple of my heart, |
| Innum dheivam therivathenna | Yet why does the deity still appear? |
| Male | |
| Kaagith poovilum vandu varum | Even to a paper flower, a beetle comes, |
| Kaanal neerukkum paraavai varum | Even to a mirage, a bird comes; |
| Kaagith poovilum vandu varum | Even to a paper flower, a beetle comes, |
| Kaanal neerukkum paraavai varum | Even to a mirage, a bird comes; |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal ponaal maanida vaazhvil | If love is lost in human life, |
| Nimmathi engu varum | Where can peace ever be found? |
| Mana koviyilai naan moodivitten | I have closed the temple of my heart, |
| Innum dheivam therivathenna | Yet why does the deity still appear? |
| Male | |
| Vaanam pozhinththu bhoomiyilae | The sky showered down onto the earth, |
| Adhil megam peruvathu yeadhumilai | Yet from that, the cloud gains nothing back; |
| Vaanam pozhinththu bhoomiyilae | The sky showered down onto the earth, |
| Adhil maegam peruvathu yeadhumillai | Yet from that, the cloud gains nothing back; |
| Male | |
| Naanoru vaanam avaloru meagam | I am the sky, she is a cloud, |
| Irandum inaiyavillai | And the two never united. |
| Mana koviyilai naan moodivitten | I have closed the temple of my heart, |
| Innum dheivam therivathenna | Yet why does the deity still appear? |
கண்கள் இணைந்ததென்ன
காதல் பிறந்ததென்ன
காலம் பிரித்ததென்ன
கவிதை சிரித்ததென்ன.....
Why did our eyes meet?
Why was love born?
Why did time separate us?
Why did poetry mock us?
கண்கள் இணைந்ததென்ன
காதல் பிறந்ததென்ன
காலம் பிரித்ததென்ன
கவிதை சிரித்ததென்ன.....
Why did our eyes meet?
Why was love born?
Why did time separate us?
Why did poetry mock us?
மனக் கோவியிலை நான் மூடிவிட்டேன்
இன்னும் தெய்வம் தெரிவதென்ன.....
I have closed the temple of my heart,
Yet why does the deity still appear?
காகிதப் பூவிலும் வண்டு வரும்
கானல் நீருக்கும் பறவை வரும்
காகிதப் பூவிலும் வண்டு வரும்
கானல் நீருக்கும் பறவை வரும்
Even to a paper flower, a beetle comes,
Even to a mirage, a bird comes;
Even to a paper flower, a beetle comes,
Even to a mirage, a bird comes;
காதல் போனால் மானிட வாழ்வில்
நிம்மதி எங்கு வரும்
மனக் கோவியிலை நான் மூடிவிட்டேன்
இன்னும் தெய்வம் தெரிவதென்ன....
If love is lost in human life,
Where can peace ever be found?
I have closed the temple of my heart,
Yet why does the deity still appear?
வானம் பொழிந்தது பூமியிலே
அதில் மேகம் பெறுவது ஏதுமில்லை
வானம் பொழிந்தது பூமியிலே
அதில் மேகம் பெறுவது ஏதுமில்லை
The sky showered down onto the earth,
Yet from that, the cloud gains nothing back;
The sky showered down onto the earth,
Yet from that, the cloud gains nothing back;
நானொரு வானம் அவளொரு மேகம்
இரண்டும் இணையவில்லை
மனக் கோவியிலை நான் மூடிவிட்டேன்
இன்னும் தெய்வம் தெரிவதென்ன......
I am the sky, she is a cloud,
And the two never united.
I have closed the temple of my heart,
Yet why does the deity still appear?
Kangal inainthathenna
Why did our eyes meet?
Kadhal piranthathenna
Why was love born?
Kaalam pirinththathenna
Why did time separate us?
Kavithai siriththathenna
Why did poetry mock us?
Kangal inainthathenna
Why did our eyes meet?
Kadhal piranthathenna
Why was love born?
Kaalam pirinththathenna
Why did time separate us?
Kavithai siriththathenna
Why did poetry mock us?
Mana koviyilai naan moodivitten
I have closed the temple of my heart,
Innum dheivam therivathenna
Yet why does the deity still appear?
Kaagith poovilum vandu varum
Even to a paper flower, a beetle comes,
Kaanal neerukkum paraavai varum
Even to a mirage, a bird comes;
Kaagith poovilum vandu varum
Even to a paper flower, a beetle comes,
Kaanal neerukkum paraavai varum
Even to a mirage, a bird comes;
Kaadhal ponaal maanida vaazhvil
If love is lost in human life,
Nimmathi engu varum
Where can peace ever be found?
Mana koviyilai naan moodivitten
I have closed the temple of my heart,
Innum dheivam therivathenna
Yet why does the deity still appear?
Vaanam pozhinththu bhoomiyilae
The sky showered down onto the earth,
Adhil megam peruvathu yeadhumilai
Yet from that, the cloud gains nothing back;
Vaanam pozhinththu bhoomiyilae
The sky showered down onto the earth,
Adhil maegam peruvathu yeadhumillai
Yet from that, the cloud gains nothing back;
Naanoru vaanam avaloru meagam
I am the sky, she is a cloud,
Irandum inaiyavillai
And the two never united.
Mana koviyilai naan moodivitten
I have closed the temple of my heart,
Innum dheivam therivathenna
Yet why does the deity still appear?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song captures the deep anguish of unfulfilled love and the lingering heartbreak after separation. The narrator laments the cruelty of fate, questioning why destiny brought two hearts together only to pull them apart. Even after attempting to shut down all emotions—metaphorically closing the doors to the temple of the mind—the memory of the beloved remains, lingering like an unshakeable deity. Through evocative metaphors of nature, such as beetles seeking paper flowers, birds chasing mirages, and clouds pouring rainfall with no reward, Kannadasan beautifully articulates the illusion, futility, and eternal longing inherent in lost love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Mana koviyilai naan moodivitten / Innum dheivam therivathenna”
Compares the mind to a temple ('Mana koviyil') and the beloved/love to a deity ('dheivam'), illustrating how sacred yet painfully persistent the memory remains.
Anaphora / Initial Rhyme (Moona)
“Kangal inainthathenna / Kadhal piranthathenna / Kaalam pirinththathenna / Kavithai siriththathenna”
The repetition of the initial 'Ka-' sound across consecutive lines ('Kangal', 'Kadhal', 'Kaalam', 'Kavithai') creates a rhythmic and melodic flow.
Imagery / Paradox
“Kaagith poovilum vandu varum / Kaanal neerukkum paraavai varum”
Uses paradoxical imagery of insects approaching fake paper flowers and birds flocking to mirages to emphasize how love deceives with false hope.
Analogy
“Naanoru vaanam avaloru meagam / Irandum inaiyavillai”
Compares the lover and his beloved to the sky and a cloud, existing in the same realm yet destined never to merge permanently into one entity.
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Trivia
Featuring lyrics by the legendary poet Kannadasan, this song from Snegithi (1970) showcases his signature style of combining philosophical questioning with romantic grief, utilizing powerful imagery from nature to depict emotional suffering.
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