Kanmani Nillu
From Oomai Vizhigal · 1986
- Lyricist
- Aabavanan
- Singers
- S. N. Surendar, Sasirekha
- Music director
- Manoj – Gyan
- Details
- Oomai Vizhigal1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hmmm..mmm..mmm..mmm.. | Humming sounds... |
| Hmmm..mmm..mmm..mmm.. | Humming sounds... |
| Male | |
| Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu | My love, stop and tell me the reason |
| Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu | My love, stop and tell me the reason |
| Kaadhal kiliyae kobamaa | Oh beloved parrot, are you angry? |
| Nadandhathai ninaithu yengum velai | At a time when I long, thinking about what happened |
| Kaadhalai maruthaal nyayamaa | Is it fair to reject love? |
| Kangalil valarntha kaadhalai neeyum | The love that grew in the eyes, if you... |
| Kalaithida ninaithaal marumaa | ...think of dissolving it, will it change? |
| Male | |
| Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu | My love, stop and tell me the reason |
| Kaadhal kiliyae kobamaa | Oh beloved parrot, are you angry? |
| Male | |
| Malar ondru eduthu | Picking a flower |
| Saram ondru thoduthu | Weaving a garland |
| Devi un poojaikku naan koduthen | Oh Goddess, I gave it for your worship |
| Malar charam pirithu | Unraveling the flower garland |
| Malarvalai thoduthu | Weaving a funeral wreath |
| Ezhai en kaadhalai nee pudhaithaai | You buried my poor love |
| Male | |
| Pudhaithadu meendum | That which was buried, again... |
| Malaraagum | ...will bloom into a flower |
| Un poojaiyai ninaithae | Thinking of worshipping you... |
| Saramaagum | ...it will become a garland again |
| Male | |
| Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu | My love, stop and tell me the reason |
| Kaadhal kiliyae kobamaa | Oh beloved parrot, are you angry? |
| Male | |
| Idhayathil thondrum | Appearing in the heart |
| Kaadhal nilavae | Oh moon of love |
| Udhayathai nee yen marandhuvittai | Why did you forget the dawn? |
| Udhayathai maruthu | Rejecting the dawn |
| Idhayathai veruthu | Hating the heart |
| Uyirindri ennai yen vaazha vittaai | Why did you leave me to live without life? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalin vidhiyae | If the fate of love... |
| Idhuvaanaal | ...is this |
| Kallarai thaanae | Then the grave... |
| Mudivaagum | ...will be the end |
| Male | |
| Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu | My love, stop and tell me the reason |
| Kaadhal kiliyae kobamaa | Oh beloved parrot, are you angry? |
| Female | |
| Kanmani nenjam | When the lover's heart |
| Kalangiya neram | Is distressed and troubled |
| Kaadhal ninaivum maarumaa | Will the memory of love ever change? |
| Kovathil oodal seitha nenjam | The heart that had a lovers' quarrel in anger |
| Kallarai mudivai thaangumaa | Can it bear a tragic end in the grave? |
| Kaadhalai vendra kaadhalan uyirai | The life of the lover who won love |
| Pirinthaal iniyum vaazhumaa | Will it live on if separated? |
| Hmmm..mm…mm….hmm…. | Humming sounds... |
ஹ்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்..
ஹ்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
Humming sounds...
Humming sounds...
கண்மணி நில்லு காரணம் சொல்லு
கண்மணி நில்லு காரணம் சொல்லு
காதல் கிளியே கோபமா
நடந்ததை நினைத்து ஏங்கும் வேளை
காதலை மறுத்தால் நியாயமா
கண்களில் வளர்ந்த காதலை நீயும்
கலைத்திட நினைத்தால் மாறுமா
My love, stop and tell me the reason
My love, stop and tell me the reason
Oh beloved parrot, are you angry?
At a time when I long, thinking about what happened
Is it fair to reject love?
The love that grew in the eyes, if you...
...think of dissolving it, will it change?
கண்மணி நில்லு காரணம் சொல்லு
காதல் கிளியே கோபமா
My love, stop and tell me the reason
Oh beloved parrot, are you angry?
மலர் ஒன்று எடுத்து
சரம் ஒன்று தொடுத்து
தேவி உன் பூஜைக்கு நான் கொடுத்தேன்
மலர்ச் சரம் பிரித்து
மலர்வளை தொடுத்து
ஏழை என் காதலை நீ புதைத்தாய்
Picking a flower
Weaving a garland
Oh Goddess, I gave it for your worship
Unraveling the flower garland
Weaving a funeral wreath
You buried my poor love
புதைத்தது மீண்டும்
மலராகும்
உன் பூஜையை நினைத்தே
சரமாகும்
That which was buried, again...
...will bloom into a flower
Thinking of worshipping you...
...it will become a garland again
கண்மணி நில்லு காரணம் சொல்லு
காதல் கிளியே கோபமா
My love, stop and tell me the reason
Oh beloved parrot, are you angry?
இதயத்தில் தோன்றும்
காதல் நிலவே
உதயத்தை நீ ஏன் மறந்துவிட்டாய்
உதயத்தை மறுத்து
இதயத்தை வெறுத்து
உயிரின்றி எனை ஏன் வாழ விட்டாய்
Appearing in the heart
Oh moon of love
Why did you forget the dawn?
Rejecting the dawn
Hating the heart
Why did you leave me to live without life?
காதலின் விதியே
இதுவானால்
கல்லறை தானே
முடிவாகும்
If the fate of love...
...is this
Then the grave...
...will be the end
கண்மணி நில்லு காரணம் சொல்லு
காதல் கிளியே கோபமா
My love, stop and tell me the reason
Oh beloved parrot, are you angry?
கண்மணி நெஞ்சம்
கலங்கிய நேரம்
காதல் நினைவும் மாறுமா
கோபத்தில் ஊடல் செய்த நெஞ்சம்
கல்லறை முடிவை தாங்குமா
காதலை வென்ற காதலன் உயிரை
பிரிந்தால் இனியும் வாழுமா
ஹ்ம்ம்...ம்ம்..ம்ம்....ஹ்ம்ம்...
When the lover's heart
Is distressed and troubled
Will the memory of love ever change?
The heart that had a lovers' quarrel in anger
Can it bear a tragic end in the grave?
The life of the lover who won love
Will it live on if separated?
Humming sounds...
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
லால லால லால லா...(4)
Hmmm..mmm..mmm..mmm..
Humming sounds...
Hmmm..mmm..mmm..mmm..
Humming sounds...
Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu
My love, stop and tell me the reason
Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu
My love, stop and tell me the reason
Kaadhal kiliyae kobamaa
Oh beloved parrot, are you angry?
Nadandhathai ninaithu yengum velai
At a time when I long, thinking about what happened
Kaadhalai maruthaal nyayamaa
Is it fair to reject love?
Kangalil valarntha kaadhalai neeyum
The love that grew in the eyes, if you...
Kalaithida ninaithaal marumaa
...think of dissolving it, will it change?
Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu
My love, stop and tell me the reason
Kaadhal kiliyae kobamaa
Oh beloved parrot, are you angry?
Malar ondru eduthu
Picking a flower
Saram ondru thoduthu
Weaving a garland
Devi un poojaikku naan koduthen
Oh Goddess, I gave it for your worship
Malar charam pirithu
Unraveling the flower garland
Malarvalai thoduthu
Weaving a funeral wreath
Ezhai en kaadhalai nee pudhaithaai
You buried my poor love
Pudhaithadu meendum
That which was buried, again...
Malaraagum
...will bloom into a flower
Un poojaiyai ninaithae
Thinking of worshipping you...
Saramaagum
...it will become a garland again
Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu
My love, stop and tell me the reason
Kaadhal kiliyae kobamaa
Oh beloved parrot, are you angry?
Idhayathil thondrum
Appearing in the heart
Kaadhal nilavae
Oh moon of love
Udhayathai nee yen marandhuvittai
Why did you forget the dawn?
Udhayathai maruthu
Rejecting the dawn
Idhayathai veruthu
Hating the heart
Uyirindri ennai yen vaazha vittaai
Why did you leave me to live without life?
Kaadhalin vidhiyae
If the fate of love...
Idhuvaanaal
...is this
Kallarai thaanae
Then the grave...
Mudivaagum
...will be the end
Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu
My love, stop and tell me the reason
Kaadhal kiliyae kobamaa
Oh beloved parrot, are you angry?
Kanmani nenjam
When the lover's heart
Kalangiya neram
Is distressed and troubled
Kaadhal ninaivum maarumaa
Will the memory of love ever change?
Kovathil oodal seitha nenjam
The heart that had a lovers' quarrel in anger
Kallarai mudivai thaangumaa
Can it bear a tragic end in the grave?
Kaadhalai vendra kaadhalan uyirai
The life of the lover who won love
Pirinthaal iniyum vaazhumaa
Will it live on if separated?
Hmmm..mm…mm….hmm….
Humming sounds...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kanmani Nillu Kaaranam Sollu is a poignant, haunting love ballad from the cult 1986 Tamil film Oomai Vizhigal. The song portrays the intense anguish and heart-wrenching pleas of a lover seeking an explanation from his beloved, who seems to have turned away or fallen silent. He questions whether it is fair to reject a love that blossomed naturally in their eyes and compares his devotion to offering a flower garland in worship, which has tragically been converted into a funeral wreath for his feelings. The song delves deep into themes of heartbreak, fate, and mortality, suggesting that if love is doomed to fail, the grave becomes the ultimate sanctuary. Towards the end, it ponders if a heart that engaged in mere lovers' tiffs can survive the grief of eternal separation, underscoring the tragic depth of true romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Kaadhal kiliyae kobamaa”
Addressing the beloved as 'Kaadhal kiliyae' (Love parrot) and 'Kaadhal nilavae' (Moon of love) compares her to sweet and luminous aspects of nature.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Malar charam pirithu / Malarvalai thoduthu”
Contrasting the worship garland ('poojaikku') with a burial wreath ('malarvalai'), emphasizing how devotion turned into tragedy.
Ethirai (Second letter rhyme)
“Udhayathai maruthu / Idhayathai veruthu”
The second consonant sound 'dh' in Udhayathai rhymes with 'dh' in Idhayathai.
Monai (First letter rhyme)
“Kanmani nillu kaaranam sollu”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across words in the line creates a pleasing melodic rhythm.
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Trivia
Oomai Vizhigal (1986) was a pathbreaking action thriller created by students from the Adyar Film Institute, directed by K. Rangaraj/Aravindraj and produced by Aabavanan (who also penned these soulful lyrics). The music was composed by the duo Manoj-Gyan, and the song remains an evergreen classic known for its iconic saxophone interludes and emotional renditions by K.J. Yesudas and S. Janaki.
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