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Lyrics & meaning

Kanimozhiye

From Irandaam Ulagam · 2013

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Karthik, Megha
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Irandaam Ulagam
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
1 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanimozhiyae ennai
Kondru pogiraai
Kadai vizhiyaal
Ennai thindru pogiraai
Kanimozhiyae ennai
Kondru pogiraai
Kadai vizhiyaal
Ennai thindru pogiraai
Idhayam… udaithu ..
Enai vaazha solgiraai
Imaigal …parithu
Enai thoonga solgiraai
Oru paadhi kannil
Kaadhal seigiraai
Maru paadhi kannil
Oodal seigiraai
Naan ettu thikkum alaigiren
Nee illai endru povathaa
Adi pattri eriyum kaatilae
Naan pattampoochi aavathaa
Naan ettu thikkum alaigiren
Nee illai endru povathaa
Adi pattri eriyum kaatilae
Naan pattampoochi aavathaa
Oooo….ooo….ooo…
Ooo….ooo…ooo…
Oooo….ooo….ooo…
Ooo….ooo…ooo…
Aaaa..aaaa..aaa..aaa…
Aaaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…..
Unthan kannaththodu
Endhan kannam vaithaal
Naanum mannil konjam
Vaazhnthiruppen
Adi unthan kanna kuzhiyil
Ennai puthaithu vaithaal
Mannil maanda pinnum
Vaazhnthiruppen
Oru kalla paarvai paar azhagae
Siru kaadhal pesu oomai kiliyae
Naan thedi thiriyum vaazhvae neethaane
Thendralae vaa munnae
Muthama ketkiren
Muruval thaan ketkiren
Kanimozhiyae…
Hmm mm mmm mm
Kadai vizhiyaal…
Hmm mm mmm mm
Hmm mm khmm mm
Yeh hey eyyy
Hmm mm khmm mm
Yeh hey eyyy
Hmm mm khmm mm
Yeh hey eyyy
Aaaa….aaa…..aaa…..aaa….aa…
Hmm mm khmm mm
Yeh hey eyyy
Yoo ooo hoo ooo aaa…aaa…
Hmm mm khmm mm
Yeh hey eyyy
Heheh hoo oo heheh hu eyy euyy
Hmm mm khmm mm
Yeh hey eyyy
Yeh hey eyyy
Heheh hoo oo heheh hu eyy euyy
Hmm mm khmm mm
Yeh hey eyyy
Paravai parakkum pothu..
Aagayam tholainthu pogum
Paarvai paravai meethae..
Pathindhirukum
Vizhi unnai kaanum pothu..
Ulagam tholainthu pogum
En kangal undhan meethae..
Vizhunthirukkum
Enai katti podu
Kaandha chimizhlae
Female :Ahaa aaa.. aa.. aaa..
Male :Oru paatu paadu kaattu kuyilae
Female :Ahaa aaa.. aa.. aaa..
Male :En kaalai kanavin
Eeram needhaanae
Vaazhalaam vaa pennae..
Valathu kaal ettu vai
Vaazhkaiyai thottu vai
Kanimozhiyae
Kanimozhiyae
Ennai kondru pogiraai
Kadai vizhiyaal
Kadai vizhiyaal
Ennai thindru pogiraai
Idhayam udaithu ..
Enai vaazha solgiraai
Imaigal parithu
Enai thoonga solgiraai
Oru paadhi kannil
Kaadhal seigiraai
Maru paadhi kannil
Oodal seigiraai
Naan ettu thikkum alaigiren
Nee illai endru povathaa
Adi pattri eriyum kaatilae
Naan pattampoochi aavathaa
Naan ettu thikkum alaigiren
Nee illai endru povathaa
Adi pattri eriyum kaatilae
Naan pattampoochi aavathaa..hmmm
Hoo oo ooo ooo ooo
Male :Hmm…mm…mm….mm….
Female :Hoo oo ooo ooo ooo
Male :Hmm…mm…mm….mm….
O girl of sweet words, you
kill me and walk away,
with the corner of your eye,
you devour me and walk away.
O girl of sweet words, you
kill me and walk away,
with the corner of your eye,
you devour me and walk away.
Breaking my heart...
you tell me to live.
Tearing away my eyelids...
you tell me to sleep.
With one half of your gaze,
you make love to me,
with the other half,
you playfully quarrel with me.
I wander in all eight directions,
will you just say no and leave?
In this blazing, fiery wind,
must I become a fragile butterfly?
I wander in all eight directions,
will you just say no and leave?
In this blazing, fiery wind,
must I become a fragile butterfly?
Oh... oh... oh...
Oh... oh... oh...
Oh... oh... oh...
Oh... oh... oh...
Aah.. aah.. aah.. aah...
Aah.... aah.... aah.... aah.....
If I rest my cheek
against your cheek,
I too would have truly lived
a little on this earth.
Girl, if you bury me
inside your dimple,
even after dying on this earth,
I would go on living.
Give me a playful, sly look, beautiful girl,
speak a little love, my quiet parrot.
Aren't you the life I have been searching for?
Come before me, gentle breeze,
is it a kiss that I ask for?
I am only asking for a smile.
O girl of sweet words...
Mmm mmm mmm mm
With the corner of your eye...
Mmm mmm mmm mm
Mmm mm kimm mm
Ye he yay
Mmm mm kimm mm
Ye he yay
Mmm mm kimm mm
Ye he yay
Aah.... aah..... aah..... aah.... aa...
Mmm mm kimm mm
Ye he yay
You oo hoo oo aah... aah...
Mmm mm kimm mm
Ye he yay
Heheh hoo oo heheh hoo yay eyay
Mmm mm kimm mm
Ye he yay
Ye he yay
Heheh hoo oo heheh hoo yay eyay
Mmm mm kimm mm
Ye he yay
When a bird flies in the air,
the wide sky is forgotten;
the eyes stay fixed
only on that bird.
When my eyes look upon you,
the whole world is forgotten;
my eyes stay fixed
only upon you.
Hold me captive,
my magnetic jewel box!
Female: Aaha aa.. aa.. aah..
Male: Sing a song, my wild cuckoo!
Female: Aaha aa.. aa.. aah..
Male: The sweet moisture of my morning dream—
it is you, isn't it?
Come, girl, let us live together...
take a step with your auspicious right foot,
and touch our life with joy.
O girl of sweet words,
O girl of sweet words,
you kill me and walk away,
with the corner of your eye,
with the corner of your eye,
you devour me and walk away.
Breaking my heart...
you tell me to live.
Tearing away my eyelids,
you tell me to sleep.
With one half of your gaze,
you show your love,
with the other half,
you playfully quarrel.
I wander in all eight directions,
will you just say no and leave?
In this blazing, fiery wind,
must I become a fragile butterfly?
I wander in all eight directions,
will you just say no and leave?
In this blazing, fiery wind,
must I become a fragile butterfly... hmmm?
Hoo oo oo oo oo
Male: Mmm... mmm... mmm.... mmm....
Female: Hoo oo oo oo oo
Male: Mmm... mmm... mmm.... mmm....
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kanimozhiyae is a deeply romantic song from Irandaam Ulagam that captures the intensity, vulnerability, and sweet agony of profound love. The protagonist addresses his beloved, describing how her subtle gestures—such as a side glance, a smile, or a playfully distant look—completely disarm him and control his emotional state. He expresses that being near her makes his life meaningful, to the extent that even dying in her dimple would grant him eternal life. Throughout the track, poetic metaphors convey total absorption in love: just as the sky fades from sight when one focuses entirely on a flying bird, the rest of the world completely disappears when his eyes land on her. He asks her to step into his life with her right foot (a traditional Tamil ritual of good omen and union), pleading for just a smile and her presence to bring completeness to his existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Oxymoron

Idhayam… udaithu .. Enai vaazha solgiraai / Imaigal …parithu Enai thoonga solgiraai

Juxtaposes contradictory ideas to highlight the intense emotional distress and joy caused by love.

Metaphor

Adi pattri eriyum kaatilae Naan pattampoochi aavathaa

Compares the protagonist caught in overwhelming passion to a fragile butterfly caught in a scorching, burning wind.

Analogy / Imagery

Paravai parakkum pothu.. Aagayam tholainthu pogum ... Vizhi unnai kaanum pothu.. Ulagam tholainthu pogum

Uses the visual imagery of a bird flying across the sky to illustrate how love narrows one's focus so completely that the rest of the world vanishes.

Monai (Tamil Alliteration)

Kanimozhiyae ennai / Kadai vizhiyaal

Assonance/Alliteration of initial letters across words in a line or across paired lines ('Kanimozhiyae' / 'Kadai vizhiyaal').

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Trivia

The soundtrack for Selvaraghavan's fantasy-romance 'Irandaam Ulagam' (2013) was composed by Harris Jayaraj, marking his first collaboration with director Selvaraghavan. The song 'Kanimozhiyae' is sung by Karthik and Vijay Prakash, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The film's background score was composed separately by Anirudh Ravichander.

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