Kanna Vaa Kavithai
From Maragatha Veenai (1986) · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Maragatha Veenai (1986)1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa | Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord! |
| Anbe vaa azhuthu nindren vaa thunai vaa | Come, my love, I stand crying, come as my companion! |
| Enna sodhanai dheiva vedhanai | What a ordeal! What divine agony! |
| Kaana velai kaanavillai naadhanai | At the moment to see him, I haven't seen my master. |
| Female | |
| Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa | Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord! |
| Female | |
| Shruthi serum munbe isai paada vanthaen | Before the pitch was tuned, I came to sing music. |
| Vidhi serum munbe vilaiyaada vanthaen | Before fate reached me, I came to play. |
| Puraavai pola vaazhnthaval | She who lived like a dove, |
| Nilaavai pola thaeigiraen | Now wanes like the moon. |
| Varaatha medai vanthaval | She who stepped onto an unfamiliar stage, |
| Anaathai pola paadinaen | Sang like an orphan. |
| Female | |
| Ilaiya megam thirumpumaa | Will the young cloud return? |
| Enathu mannil pozhuyumaa | Will it rain upon my land? |
| Viraga pookkal arumbumaa | Will the flowers of longing blossom? |
| Female | |
| Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa | Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord! |
| Anbe vaa azhuthu nindren vaa thunai vaa | Come, my love, I stand crying, come as my companion! |
| Female | |
| Kural thanthavanai ival paadugindraal | She sings for the one who gave her a voice. |
| Varam thanthavanai ival thedugindraal | She searches for the one who granted her a boon. |
| Vaaraatha koottam vanthathu | An unexpected crowd gathered, |
| Sangeetham seitha velaiyo | Is this the miracle performed by music? |
| Inneram unnai thedinaen | At this hour I searched for you, |
| Ennodu enna leelaiyo | What game/play are you playing with me? |
| Female | |
| Enthan kanneeril neer varum | Water flows even in my tears, |
| Endru unthan thaer varum | When will your chariot arrive? |
| Inaiya vendum iruvarum | The two of us must unite. |
| Female | |
| Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa | Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord! |
| Anbe vaa azhuthu nindren vaa thunai vaa | Come, my love, I stand crying, come as my companion! |
| Enna sodhanai dheiva vedhanai | What a ordeal! What divine agony! |
| Kaana velai kaanavillai naadhanai | At the moment to see him, I haven't seen my master. |
| Female | |
| Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa | Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord! |
கண்ணா வா கவிதை சொல்வேன் வா தலைவா
அன்பே வா அழுது நின்றேன் வா துணை வா
என்ன சோதனை தெய்வ வேதனை
கான வேளை காணவில்லை நாதனை
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
Come, my love, I stand crying, come as my companion!
What a ordeal! What divine agony!
At the moment to see him, I haven't seen my master.
கண்ணா வா கவிதை சொல்வேன் வா தலைவா..
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
ஸ்ருதி சேரும் முன்பே இசை பாட வந்தேன்
விதி சேரும் முன்பே விளையாட வந்தேன்
புறாவை போல வாழ்ந்தவள்
நிலாவை போல தேய்கிறேன்
வராத மேடை வந்தவள்
அனாதை போல பாடினேன்
Before the pitch was tuned, I came to sing music.
Before fate reached me, I came to play.
She who lived like a dove,
Now wanes like the moon.
She who stepped onto an unfamiliar stage,
Sang like an orphan.
இளைய மேகம் திரும்புமா
எனது மண்ணில் பொழியுமா
விரக பூக்கள் அரும்புமா
Will the young cloud return?
Will it rain upon my land?
Will the flowers of longing blossom?
கண்ணா வா கவிதை சொல்வேன் வா தலைவா
அன்பே வா அழுது நின்றேன் வா துணை வா
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
Come, my love, I stand crying, come as my companion!
குரல் தந்தவனை இவள் பாடுகின்றாள்
வரம் தந்தவனை இவள் தேடுகின்றாள்
வாராத கூட்டம் வந்தது
சங்கீதம் செய்த வேலையோ
இந்நேரம் உன்னை தேடினேன்
என்னோடு என்ன லீலையோ
She sings for the one who gave her a voice.
She searches for the one who granted her a boon.
An unexpected crowd gathered,
Is this the miracle performed by music?
At this hour I searched for you,
What game/play are you playing with me?
எந்தன் கண்ணில் நீர் வரும்
என்று உந்தன் தேர் வரும்
இணைய வேண்டும் இருவரும்
Water flows even in my tears,
When will your chariot arrive?
The two of us must unite.
கண்ணா வா கவிதை சொல்வேன் வா தலைவா
அன்பே வா அழுது நின்றேன் வா துணை வா
என்ன சோதனை தெய்வ வேதனை
கான வேளை காணவில்லை நாதனை
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
Come, my love, I stand crying, come as my companion!
What a ordeal! What divine agony!
At the moment to see him, I haven't seen my master.
கண்ணா வா கவிதை சொல்வேன் வா தலைவா..
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
Anbe vaa azhuthu nindren vaa thunai vaa
Come, my love, I stand crying, come as my companion!
Enna sodhanai dheiva vedhanai
What a ordeal! What divine agony!
Kaana velai kaanavillai naadhanai
At the moment to see him, I haven't seen my master.
Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
Shruthi serum munbe isai paada vanthaen
Before the pitch was tuned, I came to sing music.
Vidhi serum munbe vilaiyaada vanthaen
Before fate reached me, I came to play.
Puraavai pola vaazhnthaval
She who lived like a dove,
Nilaavai pola thaeigiraen
Now wanes like the moon.
Varaatha medai vanthaval
She who stepped onto an unfamiliar stage,
Anaathai pola paadinaen
Sang like an orphan.
Ilaiya megam thirumpumaa
Will the young cloud return?
Enathu mannil pozhuyumaa
Will it rain upon my land?
Viraga pookkal arumbumaa
Will the flowers of longing blossom?
Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
Anbe vaa azhuthu nindren vaa thunai vaa
Come, my love, I stand crying, come as my companion!
Kural thanthavanai ival paadugindraal
She sings for the one who gave her a voice.
Varam thanthavanai ival thedugindraal
She searches for the one who granted her a boon.
Vaaraatha koottam vanthathu
An unexpected crowd gathered,
Sangeetham seitha velaiyo
Is this the miracle performed by music?
Inneram unnai thedinaen
At this hour I searched for you,
Ennodu enna leelaiyo
What game/play are you playing with me?
Enthan kanneeril neer varum
Water flows even in my tears,
Endru unthan thaer varum
When will your chariot arrive?
Inaiya vendum iruvarum
The two of us must unite.
Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
Anbe vaa azhuthu nindren vaa thunai vaa
Come, my love, I stand crying, come as my companion!
Enna sodhanai dheiva vedhanai
What a ordeal! What divine agony!
Kaana velai kaanavillai naadhanai
At the moment to see him, I haven't seen my master.
Kannaa vaa kavithai solven vaa thalaivaa
Come, my Krishna, I shall recite poetry, come my lord!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses a woman's deep anguish, longing, and spiritual devotion toward her beloved lord/partner. Standing on stage in front of a crowd, she feels emotionally abandoned and likens her situation to playing music before tuning the pitch or fate overtaking her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Puraavai pola vaazhnthaval / Nilaavai pola thaeigiraen”
Compares her former peaceful life to a dove ('Puraavai pola') and her current suffering to the waning moon ('Nilaavai pola').
Second-letter Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Shruthi serum munbe isai paada vanthaen / Vidhi serum munbe vilaiyaada vanthaen”
Matching second consonants in successive lines (Shruthi / Vidhi, Kural / Varam).
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)
“Ilaiya megam thirumpumaa / Enathu mannil pozhuyumaa”
Expresses yearning using unanswered questions about rain and blooming flowers as symbols of reunion.
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Trivia
The song 'Kannaa Vaa Kavithai Solven' from the movie 'Maragatha Veenai' (1986) was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. Janaki. S. Janaki's expressive vocal performance captures the emotional weight and classical nuances embedded in Vairamuthu's lyrics.
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