Kanmaniye Nee Enge
From Annakili Sonna Kathai · 1989
- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Annakili Sonna Kathai1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa | Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa |
| Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa | Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa |
| Kanmaniyae nee enage | Oh beloved, where are you? |
| Un vazhiyaai naan ingae | Here I am, along your path. |
| Paarvai unnai thedugindrathae | My eyes keep searching for you. |
| Paadhai engum podugindrathae | A pathway is laid everywhere. |
| Pani malarae muzhu nilavae | Oh dew-kissed flower, oh full moon! |
| Paadalodu raagam sera thudikkindrathae | It yearns for the tune to join with the song. |
| Kanmaniyae nee engae | Oh beloved, where are you? |
| Male | |
| Moonu jenmamae naan thedum pon vaanamae | Oh golden sky that I searched for across three lifetimes! |
| En nenjamae nee vaazhum veedaagumae | My heart shall be the home where you dwell. |
| Female :Aagaayumae en vaazhvin aadhaaramae | Female: The sky is the foundation of my life. |
| En nenjame neeyaalum raajangamae | My heart is the kingdom ruled by you. |
| Male | |
| Dheviyin kural ennai azhaithathu | The voice of the goddess called out to me. |
| Thirumuga tharisanam kidaithathu | I was blessed with the divine sight of her face. |
| Female :Thanimaiyil uyirenna thudithathu | Female: How my soul throbbed in solitude! |
| Thalaivanai paarthathum sirithathu | It smiled the moment it saw my beloved. |
| Male :Rathi ival udalingu ragasiyam pesidudho | Male: Is this body, like divine Rathi, whispering secrets here? |
| Female | |
| Kanmani thaan naan ingae | I am right here, my precious one. |
| En vazhiyae nee angae | You are there on my path. |
| Paarvai unnai kandu kondathae | My gaze has found you at last. |
| Kaadhal indru ondru sernthathae | Today, love has united as one. |
| Pani malarae muzhu nilavae | Oh dew-drenched flower, oh full moon! |
| Paadalodu raagam saera thudikkirathae | It longs for the melody to merge with the song. |
| Kanmani thaan naan ingae | I am right here, my precious one. |
| Female | |
| Endhan vaazhvin yettrum | The lighting of my life... |
| Deepamae unmugamae | ...is the lamp that is your face. |
| Endha naalum sonthamaagumae en manamae | My heart shall belong to you forever. |
| Male :Mullai poovai vaanam thoovumae | Male: The sky showers jasmine flowers. |
| Oru varamae mazhai varumae | Rain arrives like a heavenly boon. |
| Ellai meeri vellam paayumae | The flood surges past all boundaries. |
| Idhu sugame pudhu sugamae | This is sweet bliss, a novel delight. |
| Female | |
| Udhagai malaiyin melae | High atop the mountains of Ooty... |
| Male :Urugam paniyai polae | Male: Just like the melting snow... |
| Female :Idhayamum urugudhu inbamum perugudhu | Female: My heart too melts, and joy overflows. |
| Male :Ilamaiyin kadhavugal thiranthathu iravinilae | Male: The doors of youth opened in the night. |
ஆஆஆஆஆ.....
ஆஆஆஆஆ.....
கண்மணியே நீ எங்கே
உன் விழியாய் நான் இங்கே
பார்வை உன்னை தேடுகின்றதே
பாதை எங்கும் போடுகின்றதே
பனி மலரே முழு நிலவே
பாடலோடு ராகம் சேர துடிக்கின்றதே
கண்மணியே நீ எங்கே...
Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa
Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa
Oh beloved, where are you?
Here I am, along your path.
My eyes keep searching for you.
A pathway is laid everywhere.
Oh dew-kissed flower, oh full moon!
It yearns for the tune to join with the song.
Oh beloved, where are you?
மூணு ஜென்மமே நான் தேடும் பொன் வானமே
என் நெஞ்சமே நீ வாழும் வீடாகுமே
ஆகாயமே என் வாழ்வின் ஆதாரமே
என் நெஞ்சமே நீயாளும் ராஜாங்கமே
Oh golden sky that I searched for across three lifetimes!
My heart shall be the home where you dwell.
Female: The sky is the foundation of my life.
My heart is the kingdom ruled by you.
தேவியின் குரல் என்னை அழைத்தது
திருமுக தரிசனம் கிடைத்தது
தனிமையில் உயிரென துடித்தது
தலைவனை பார்த்ததும் சிரித்தது
ரதியிவள் உடலிங்கு ரகசியம் பேசிடுதோ
The voice of the goddess called out to me.
I was blessed with the divine sight of her face.
Female: How my soul throbbed in solitude!
It smiled the moment it saw my beloved.
Male: Is this body, like divine Rathi, whispering secrets here?
கண்மணிதான் நான் இங்கே
என் விழியே நீ அங்கே
பார்வை உன்னை கண்டுக் கொண்டதே
காதல் இன்று ஒன்று சேர்ந்ததே
பனி மலரே முழு நிலவே
பாடலோடு ராகம் சேர துடிக்கிறதே
கண்மணிதான் நான் இங்கே....
I am right here, my precious one.
You are there on my path.
My gaze has found you at last.
Today, love has united as one.
Oh dew-drenched flower, oh full moon!
It longs for the melody to merge with the song.
I am right here, my precious one.
எந்தன் வாழ்வின் ஏற்றும் தீபமே உன்முகமே
எந்த நாளும் சொந்தமாகுமே என் மனமே
முல்லை பூவை வானம் தூவுமே
ஒரு வரமே மழை வருமே
எல்லை மீறி வெள்ளம் பாயுமே
இது சுகமே புது சுகமே
The lighting of my life...
...is the lamp that is your face.
My heart shall belong to you forever.
Male: The sky showers jasmine flowers.
Rain arrives like a heavenly boon.
The flood surges past all boundaries.
This is sweet bliss, a novel delight.
உதகை மலையின் மேலே
உருகும் பனியை போலே
இதயமும் உருகுது இன்பமும் பெருகுது
இளமையின் கதவுகள் திறந்தது இரவினிலே...
High atop the mountains of Ooty...
Male: Just like the melting snow...
Female: My heart too melts, and joy overflows.
Male: The doors of youth opened in the night.
Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa
Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa
Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa
Aaaa aa aa aa aa aaa aa aa aa
Kanmaniyae nee enage
Oh beloved, where are you?
Un vazhiyaai naan ingae
Here I am, along your path.
Paarvai unnai thedugindrathae
My eyes keep searching for you.
Paadhai engum podugindrathae
A pathway is laid everywhere.
Pani malarae muzhu nilavae
Oh dew-kissed flower, oh full moon!
Paadalodu raagam sera thudikkindrathae
It yearns for the tune to join with the song.
Kanmaniyae nee engae
Oh beloved, where are you?
Moonu jenmamae naan thedum pon vaanamae
Oh golden sky that I searched for across three lifetimes!
En nenjamae nee vaazhum veedaagumae
My heart shall be the home where you dwell.
Female :Aagaayumae en vaazhvin aadhaaramae
Female: The sky is the foundation of my life.
En nenjame neeyaalum raajangamae
My heart is the kingdom ruled by you.
Dheviyin kural ennai azhaithathu
The voice of the goddess called out to me.
Thirumuga tharisanam kidaithathu
I was blessed with the divine sight of her face.
Female :Thanimaiyil uyirenna thudithathu
Female: How my soul throbbed in solitude!
Thalaivanai paarthathum sirithathu
It smiled the moment it saw my beloved.
Male :Rathi ival udalingu ragasiyam pesidudho
Male: Is this body, like divine Rathi, whispering secrets here?
Kanmani thaan naan ingae
I am right here, my precious one.
En vazhiyae nee angae
You are there on my path.
Paarvai unnai kandu kondathae
My gaze has found you at last.
Kaadhal indru ondru sernthathae
Today, love has united as one.
Pani malarae muzhu nilavae
Oh dew-drenched flower, oh full moon!
Paadalodu raagam saera thudikkirathae
It longs for the melody to merge with the song.
Kanmani thaan naan ingae
I am right here, my precious one.
Endhan vaazhvin yettrum
The lighting of my life...
Deepamae unmugamae
...is the lamp that is your face.
Endha naalum sonthamaagumae en manamae
My heart shall belong to you forever.
Male :Mullai poovai vaanam thoovumae
Male: The sky showers jasmine flowers.
Oru varamae mazhai varumae
Rain arrives like a heavenly boon.
Ellai meeri vellam paayumae
The flood surges past all boundaries.
Idhu sugame pudhu sugamae
This is sweet bliss, a novel delight.
Udhagai malaiyin melae
High atop the mountains of Ooty...
Male :Urugam paniyai polae
Male: Just like the melting snow...
Female :Idhayamum urugudhu inbamum perugudhu
Female: My heart too melts, and joy overflows.
Male :Ilamaiyin kadhavugal thiranthathu iravinilae
Male: The doors of youth opened in the night.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet from the film 'Annakili Sonna Kathai' depicts two longing lovers expressing their profound love and eternal search for each other. The song begins with a yearning call across lifetimes, describing how their gaze constantly searches for one another until they finally reunite. The lyricist uses rich natural imagery like dew-kissed flowers, full moons, and the mist of Ooty to convey the depth of their affection. As they come together, they celebrate their emotional and physical union, declaring that their hearts belong to each other forever as the doors of youth open up in the quiet night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagandhal)
“Pani malarae muzhu nilavae”
The beloved is directly compared to a dew-covered flower ('Pani malarae') and a full moon ('muzhu nilavae') to highlight her beauty and purity.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Paarvai unnai thedugindrathae / Paadhai engum podugindrathae”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound creates musicality across the lines ('Paarvai', 'Paadhai').
Simile (Upamai)
“Urugam paniyai polae”
The melting of the heart in love is directly compared using 'polae' (like) to snow melting on the mountains.
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Trivia
'Annakili Sonna Kathai' (1989) features lyrics written by the celebrated Tamil poet Mu. Metha. The song relies heavily on classical Tamil poetic conventions (like comparing lovers across three lifetimes, 'Moonu jenmamae') set against scenic hill station imagery.
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