Kann Vazhi Nenjil
From Kanavugal Karpanaigal · 1982
- Lyricist
- Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Singer
- Deepan Chakravarthy
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Kanavugal Karpanaigal1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kann vazhi nenjil nuzhaindhaval | She who entered the heart through the eyes, |
| Dhinam kaadhal thooralai pozhindhaval | She who showered a drizzle of love every day, |
| Kann vazhi nenjil nuzhaindhaval | She who entered the heart through the eyes, |
| Dhinam kaadhal thooralai pozhindhaval | She who showered a drizzle of love every day, |
| Male | |
| Thann vazhi ponaal varavillai | She went her own way and did not return, |
| Avan thanimaikku inimai tharavillai | She did not bring sweetness to his solitude, |
| Ellaam kanavugal karpanaigal | Everything is just dreams and imaginations, |
| Kanavugal karpanaigal | Dreams and imaginations. |
| Male | |
| Eththanai kaaladi suvadugal | How many footprints, |
| Indha kadarkarai pon manalil | On the golden sand of this seashore, |
| Eththanai ninaivin keeralgal | How many scratches of memories, |
| Avan nenjin adithalathil | At the bottom of his heart, |
| Ellaam kanavugal karpanaigal | Everything is just dreams and imaginations, |
| Kanavugal karpanaigal | Dreams and imaginations, |
| Kanavugal karpanaigal | Dreams and imaginations, |
| Kanavugal karpanaigal | Dreams and imaginations. |
கண் வழி நெஞ்சில் நுழைந்தவள்
தினம் காதல் தூறலை பொழிந்தவள்
கண் வழி நெஞ்சில் நுழைந்தவள்
தினம் காதல் தூறலை பொழிந்தவள்
She who entered the heart through the eyes,
She who showered a drizzle of love every day,
She who entered the heart through the eyes,
She who showered a drizzle of love every day,
தன் வழி போனால் வரவில்லை
அவன் தனிமைக்கு இனிமை தரவில்லை
எல்லாம் கனவுகள் கற்பனைகள்
கனவுகள் கற்பனைகள்
She went her own way and did not return,
She did not bring sweetness to his solitude,
Everything is just dreams and imaginations,
Dreams and imaginations.
எத்தனை காலடி சுவடுகள்
இந்த கடற்கரை பொன் மணலில்
எத்தனை நினைவின் கீறல்கள்
அவன் நெஞ்சின் அடித்தளத்தில்
எல்லாம் கனவுகள் கற்பனைகள்
கனவுகள் கற்பனைகள்
கனவுகள் கற்பனைகள்
கனவுகள் கற்பனைகள்
How many footprints,
On the golden sand of this seashore,
How many scratches of memories,
At the bottom of his heart,
Everything is just dreams and imaginations,
Dreams and imaginations,
Dreams and imaginations,
Dreams and imaginations.
Kann vazhi nenjil nuzhaindhaval
She who entered the heart through the eyes,
Dhinam kaadhal thooralai pozhindhaval
She who showered a drizzle of love every day,
Kann vazhi nenjil nuzhaindhaval
She who entered the heart through the eyes,
Dhinam kaadhal thooralai pozhindhaval
She who showered a drizzle of love every day,
Thann vazhi ponaal varavillai
She went her own way and did not return,
Avan thanimaikku inimai tharavillai
She did not bring sweetness to his solitude,
Ellaam kanavugal karpanaigal
Everything is just dreams and imaginations,
Kanavugal karpanaigal
Dreams and imaginations.
Eththanai kaaladi suvadugal
How many footprints,
Indha kadarkarai pon manalil
On the golden sand of this seashore,
Eththanai ninaivin keeralgal
How many scratches of memories,
Avan nenjin adithalathil
At the bottom of his heart,
Ellaam kanavugal karpanaigal
Everything is just dreams and imaginations,
Kanavugal karpanaigal
Dreams and imaginations,
Kanavugal karpanaigal
Dreams and imaginations,
Kanavugal karpanaigal
Dreams and imaginations.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This nostalgic song captures the deep melancholy of a man reflecting on a lost love. The woman who once entered his heart through his eyes and showered him with love daily has now vanished, leaving his solitude unsoftened. Walking along the golden sands of the beach, he realizes that the footprints left behind are like painful scratches of memory on his heart, concluding that all those sweet experiences and hopes were ultimately just fleeting dreams and imaginations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Dhinam kaadhal thooralai pozhindhaval”
Love is poetically metaphorized as a gentle shower or drizzle that refreshed his heart daily.
Refrain / Anaphora
“Kanavugal karpanaigal”
The phrase 'Kanavugal karpanaigal' (Dreams and imaginations) is repeated as a refrain to emphasize the tragic reality of loss.
Visual Imagery
“Eththanai kaaladi suvadugal / Indha kadarkarai pon manalil”
Creates a vivid visual setting of footprints on golden beach sand to symbolize fleeting, impermanent memories.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1982 movie 'Kanavugal Karpanaigal' with lyrics written by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, utilizing the classic Tamil cinematic visual motif of sea shores to symbolize inner grief and passing time.
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