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Kanmaniye

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Arunraja Kamaraj
Singer
Arunraja Kamaraj
Music director
Ganesan Sekar
Movie name
Album Songs 2020
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
10 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unnoda vaarthaigal ovvondrai korthidum
Bakkiyam vendumae enakku…enakku
Anbae un mel piththanaaguren
Ennoda vaazhkaiyil ovvoru naalumae
Unnoda vaarthaiyil irukku…irukku
Anbae unnal budhanaaguren
Pollathadi pollathadi
Chinna chinna punnagai
Ullam kandapadi thulluthadi
Nee konji konji paarkkaiyil
Kandupidi kandupidi
Mudhalae mudivae neeyendru
Kollathadi kollathadi
Paavam podiyan naan
Kaarguzhal aruviyil nanainthidum varam
Kaadhalil kavalaigal karainthidum dhinam
Thedudhae kavithaigal avalithazh manam
Theerudhae thamizhinil azhagiyal padham
Anbae andrae angae
Ennai kollai kondu poonaayo nee
Kannai moodi unnai kandaal
Munnae vandhu nindrathanadi
Kanmaniyae…
Kanmaniye…
Kanmaniyae…
Kanmaniyae…
Ival idhazh idham ena
Ilakkiyam paadiyatho
Aval mudhal naduvinil
Anigalan aagiyadho
Kaadhal mazhaiyil inaiyum idhayam
Ilagum panikkool aagiyadho
Naalum unaiyae suzhalum nilavaai manadhum
Thunaikkol aagiyadho
Hey pennae naanum unnai kanda podhilae
Vaanoorthiyaaga maari naanum vinnilae
Un sindhanaiyai yendhi kondu nenjilae
Nee thandha paarvai ondrai pothi vaithen ennilae
Unmana ottathai pandhayam vaikkira
Thandhirakaariyum needhano
Minsara vegathil pensaaram paichiya
Mandhira paarvaiyum needhano
Agam adhil dhinam ival
Thirai kadal aanaalo
Mugam malar kanam adhil
Thiraviya theanaalo
Agam adhil dhinam ival
Thirai kadal aanaalo
Mugam malar kanam adhil
Thiraviya theanaalo
Poonthalirae…
Kaarguzhal aruviyil nanainthidum varam
Kaadhalil kavalaigal karainthidum dhinam
Thedudhae kavithaigal avalithazh manam
Theerudhae thamizhinil azhagiyal padham
Anbae andrae angae
Ennai kollai kondu poonaayo nee
Kannai moodi unnai kandaal
Munnae vandhu nindrathanadi
Kanmaniyae…
Kanmaniye…
Kanmaniyae…
Kanmaniyae…
I need the blessing to string together
your words, one by one... for me, for me.
My love, I am going crazy over you.
Every single day of my life
rests within your words... it truly does.
My love, because of you, I find peace like Buddha.
It is so wicked, oh so wicked,
that tiny little smile of yours.
My heart leaps wildly,
whenever you look at me so tenderly.
Find out, please find out,
that you are my beginning and my end.
Don't kill me, please don't kill me,
I am just a poor, simple lad.
The blessing to be drenched under the waterfall of your dark hair,
The day when all worries melt away in love,
Poems keep searching for the fragrance of her lips,
Even the Tamil language runs out of words for beauty.
My love, right there on that day,
did you steal me away completely?
When I close my eyes to see you,
you stand right before me!
Oh my darling...
Oh my darling...
Oh my darling...
Oh my darling...
Did ancient poems sing
that her lips bring such soothing comfort?
Adorning her from head to toe,
has beauty itself become an ornament?
In this rain of love, the uniting heart—
has it softened like melting ice cream?
Revolving around you every day like the moon,
has my heart become your satellite?
Hey girl, the moment I saw you,
I became like an airplane soaring in the sky.
Carrying thoughts of you deep in my chest,
I wrapped myself in that one look you gave me.
Putting the racing thoughts of your mind on a bet,
are you a clever enchantress?
Shooting feminine charm at the speed of electricity,
are you a gaze of pure magic?
Inside my heart, every single day,
did she become a surging ocean?
In the moment her face blossoms like a flower,
did she turn into precious honey?
Inside my heart, every single day,
did she become a surging ocean?
In the moment her face blossoms like a flower,
did she turn into precious honey?
Oh tender blossom...
The blessing to be drenched under the waterfall of your dark hair,
The day when all worries melt away in love,
Poems keep searching for the fragrance of her lips,
Even the Tamil language runs out of words for beauty.
My love, right there on that day,
did you steal me away completely?
When I close my eyes to see you,
you stand right before me!
Oh my darling...
Oh my darling...
Oh my darling...
Oh my darling...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is an expressive romantic track filled with rich Tamil poetic imagery. The protagonist conveys his profound affection for his beloved, describing how her words, smile, and presence entirely govern his daily life. Her presence elevates his feelings to states of madness and spiritual enlightenment alike, turning his mind into an orbiting satellite around her world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaarguzhal aruviyil nanainthidum varam

Comparing her dark cascading hair directly to a falling waterfall (Kaarguzhal aruvi).

Simile & Metaphor

Naalum unaiyae suzhalum nilavaai manadhum / Thunaikkol aagiyadho

Comparing the lover's mind to a revolving satellite and moon orbiting the beloved.

Alliteration (Emonai / Monai)

Agam adhil dhinam ival / Thirai kadal aanaalo

Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds creating rhythmic resonance (Agam / Thirai / Mugam / Thiraviya).

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Trivia

Written by Arunraja Kamaraj, the lyricist blends classical Tamil poetic terms like 'azhagiyal padham' and 'ilakkiyam' with modern imagery like 'ice cream' and 'vaanoorthi' (airplane), showcasing a unique fusion of contemporary independent music and traditional literary metaphors.

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