Kanmani Kanmaniye
From Ayali – Web Series · 2023
- Lyricist
- Muthu
- Singer
- Pavithra Chari
- Music director
- Revaa
- Details
- Ayali – Web Series2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oh! kannae! kannae! | Oh! My darling, my dear! |
| Endhan kannaana kanmaniyae! | My precious apple of my eye! |
| Ye muthae! muthae! | Oh pearl! Oh pearl! |
| Endhan muthaana minminyae | My pearl-like firefly! |
| Female | |
| Adikira kaatha | Like the blowing wind, |
| Kuyilisai paataa | Like the song of a cuckoo, |
| Un kural thaenaa | Is your voice sweet like honey, |
| Paayaadho | Won't it flow? |
| Female | |
| Asathura paechum | Your captivating speech, |
| Adi un moochum | Hey, even your breath, |
| En dhisai engum | Everywhere in my direction, |
| Ketkaadho! | Won't it be heard? |
| Female | |
| Marumurai naanum | Once again, I |
| Unnai sumakkanum | Want to carry you in my womb, |
| Naalum kannae | Every day, my dear, |
| Inivarum jenmam ellaam | In all the future births to come, |
| Neethaan en ponnae | You alone are my golden child! |
| Female | |
| Hooo kanmani kanmaniyae!… | Oh my precious darling! |
ஓ கண்ணே! கண்ணே!
எந்தன் கண்ணான கண்மணியே!
எ முத்தே! முத்தே!
எந்தன் முத்தான மின்மினியே!
Oh! My darling, my dear!
My precious apple of my eye!
Oh pearl! Oh pearl!
My pearl-like firefly!
அடிக்கிற காத்தா
குயிலிசை பாட்டா
உன் குரல் தேனா
பாயாதோ?
Like the blowing wind,
Like the song of a cuckoo,
Is your voice sweet like honey,
Won't it flow?
அசத்துற பேச்சும்
அடி உன் மூச்சும்
என் தெச எங்கும்
கேக்காதோ!
Your captivating speech,
Hey, even your breath,
Everywhere in my direction,
Won't it be heard?
மறுமுறை நானும்
உன்னை சுமக்கனும்
நாளும் கண்ணே
Once again, I
Want to carry you in my womb,
Every day, my dear,
In all the future births to come,
You alone are my golden child!
இனிவரும் ஜென்மம்
எல்லாம் நீதான்
என் பொண்ணே
Oh my precious darling!
பெண் குழு :
கண்மணி கண்மணியே!
கண்ணே! என் கண்மணியே!
கண்மணி கண்மணியே!
கண்ணே! என் கண்மணியே!
பெண் குழு :
கண்மணி கண்மணியே!
கண்ணே! என் கண்மணியே!
கண்மணி கண்மணியே!
கண்ணே! என் கண்மணியே!
ஹோ கண்மணி கண்மணியே!..
Oh! kannae! kannae!
Oh! My darling, my dear!
Endhan kannaana kanmaniyae!
My precious apple of my eye!
Ye muthae! muthae!
Oh pearl! Oh pearl!
Endhan muthaana minminyae
My pearl-like firefly!
Adikira kaatha
Like the blowing wind,
Kuyilisai paataa
Like the song of a cuckoo,
Un kural thaenaa
Is your voice sweet like honey,
Paayaadho
Won't it flow?
Asathura paechum
Your captivating speech,
Adi un moochum
Hey, even your breath,
En dhisai engum
Everywhere in my direction,
Ketkaadho!
Won't it be heard?
Marumurai naanum
Once again, I
Unnai sumakkanum
Want to carry you in my womb,
Naalum kannae
Every day, my dear,
Inivarum jenmam ellaam
In all the future births to come,
Neethaan en ponnae
You alone are my golden child!
Hooo kanmani kanmaniyae!…
Oh my precious darling!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This tender song from the web series 'Ayali' expresses the profound, unconditional love of a mother for her daughter. She admires her daughter's voice, breath, and speech, comparing them to sweet natural phenomena like the breeze, honey, and the cuckoo's song. Describing her child as a rare pearl and a glowing firefly, the mother expresses a deep wish to carry her daughter in her womb again in every future birth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvameyam)
“Endhan muthaana minminyae”
Refers to the daughter as 'kannae' (my eye) and 'minminyae' (firefly), symbolizing brightness, preciousness, and love.
Simile / Auditory Imagery
“Un kural thaenaa”
Compares the child's voice to honey ('thaenaa') and a cuckoo's song ('kuyilisai paataa') to convey sweetness.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Adikira kaatha / Kuyilisai paataa”
Use of matching end sounds ('paataa', 'thaenaa', 'paayaadho', 'ketkaadho') to create rhythmic fluidity.
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Trivia
'Ayali' (2023) is a critically acclaimed Tamil web series that highlights a young girl's fight against patriarchal oppressive traditions to pursue her education. The soundtrack was composed by Revaa, one of the prominent contemporary female composers in the Tamil film and OTT space.
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