Kannadi Nilave
From DeAr · 2024
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singers
- Ajai S Khashyap, Saindhavi Prakash
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- DeAr2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannadi nilave kal erindhu unaiyae | O glass moon, by throwing a stone at you, |
| Sukku nooraai udaithu vitten | I broke you into a hundred pieces. |
| Ippodhu azhagae unnai allai edhuthe | Now, my beauty, scooping you up, |
| Otti kolla virumbhugiren | I wish to stick you back together. |
| Male | |
| Dhooramaai unai veesinen | I threw you far away, |
| En vaanilae irulai poosinen | I painted darkness across my sky. |
| Maruthe unai theduthae | Yet my heart searches for you again, |
| Oru thadai vanthu peru malaiyaai varuthae | An obstacle comes like a giant mountain, |
| En thanimaiyai adhu nerupaai suduthae | It burns my solitude like fire. |
| Aruginil vara manam thaan thaduthaal | Though my mind stops me from coming close, |
| Karam ondru thadukirathae | A hand holds me back. |
| Female | |
| Nadanthathai enni thaniyaai thavithaai | Thinking about what happened, you suffered alone, |
| Karaivathu illai uyire | It does not dissolve, my soul. |
| Pesinaal pesinaal maarume nilaye | If we talk, if we talk, the situation will change, |
| Varthaiyaai koorinaal vaazhume urave | If expressed in words, the relationship will live on. |
| Urukkidava unai unarthidavaa | Shall I melt you, or make you feel? |
| Male | |
| Edhu edhu enai thadupathu | What is it that stops me? |
| Paavi manamadhu paavan thavikiradhe | This sinful heart suffers piteously. |
| Male | |
| Kannadi nilave kal erindhu unaiyae | O glass moon, by throwing a stone at you, |
| Sukku nooraai udaithu vitten | I broke you into a hundred pieces. |
| Female :En viral pidithu kann erandai rasithu | Female: Holding my fingers and admiring my eyes, |
| Pesidu enathuyire | Speak to me, my life. |
| Male | |
| Pesave uyir yenguthe | My soul longs to speak, |
| En vaarthaiyoo kadhavai moodudhae | Yet my words close the door. |
| Female :Manam maarumae unai thoondumae | Female: The mind will change and stir you up. |
| Male :Unadharuginil vara thaviyaai thavippen | Male: I will yearn desperately to come near you, |
| Un oligalil siru ilaiyaai midhappen | I will float like a small leaf in your sound waves, |
| Unai unai oru ulagaai unarnthen | I realized you as my entire world, |
| Solli vida virainthu vandhen | And I rushed over to tell you. |
| Male | |
| Kannadi nilave kal erindhu unaiyae | O glass moon, by throwing a stone at you, |
| Sukku nooraai udaithu vitten | I broke you into a hundred pieces. |
| Ippodhu azhagae unnai allai edhuthe | Now, my beauty, scooping you up, |
| Otti kolla virumbhugiren | I wish to stick you back together. |
கண்ணாடி நிலவே கல் எறிந்து உனையே
சுக்கு நூறாய் உடைத்து விட்டேன்
இப்போது அழகே உன்னை அல்லி எடுத்தே
ஒட்டி கொள்ள விரும்புகிறேன்
O glass moon, by throwing a stone at you,
I broke you into a hundred pieces.
Now, my beauty, scooping you up,
I wish to stick you back together.
தூரமாய் உனை வீசினேன்
என் வானிலே இருளை பூசினேன்
மாறுதே உன்னை தேடுதே
ஒரு தடை வந்து பெரு மலையாய் வருதே
என் தனிமையை அது நெருப்பாய் சுடுதே
அருகினில் வர மனம் தான் தடுத்தால்
கரம் ஒன்று தடுக்கிறதே
I threw you far away,
I painted darkness across my sky.
Yet my heart searches for you again,
An obstacle comes like a giant mountain,
It burns my solitude like fire.
Though my mind stops me from coming close,
A hand holds me back.
நடந்ததை எண்ணி தனியாய் தவித்தாய்
கரைவது இல்லை உயிரே
பேசினால் பேசினால் மாறுமே உறவே
வார்த்தையாய் கூறினால் வாழுமே உறவே
உறுக்கிடவா உனை உணர்த்திடவா
Thinking about what happened, you suffered alone,
It does not dissolve, my soul.
If we talk, if we talk, the situation will change,
If expressed in words, the relationship will live on.
Shall I melt you, or make you feel?
எது எது என்னை தடுப்பது
பாவி மனமது பாவம் தவிக்கிறதே
What is it that stops me?
This sinful heart suffers piteously.
என் விரல் பிடித்து கண் இரண்டாய் ரசித்து
பேசிடு எனதுயிரே
O glass moon, by throwing a stone at you,
I broke you into a hundred pieces.
Female: Holding my fingers and admiring my eyes,
Speak to me, my life.
பேசவே உயிர் ஏங்குதே
என் வார்த்தையோ கதவை மூடுதே
மனம் மாறுமே உனை தூண்டுமே
உனதருகினில் வர தவியாய் தவிப்பேன்
உன் ஒலிகளில் சிறு இலையாய் மிதப்பேன்
உனை உனை ஒரு இலையாய் மிதப்பேன்
சொல்லி விட விரைந்து வந்தேன்
My soul longs to speak,
Yet my words close the door.
Female: The mind will change and stir you up.
Male: I will yearn desperately to come near you,
I will float like a small leaf in your sound waves,
I realized you as my entire world,
And I rushed over to tell you.
கண்ணாடி நிலவே கல் எறிந்து உனையே
சுக்கு நூறாய் உடைத்து விட்டேன்
இப்போது அழகே உன்னை அல்லி எடுத்தே
ஒட்டி கொள்ள விரும்புகிறேன்
O glass moon, by throwing a stone at you,
I broke you into a hundred pieces.
Now, my beauty, scooping you up,
I wish to stick you back together.
Kannadi nilave kal erindhu unaiyae
O glass moon, by throwing a stone at you,
Sukku nooraai udaithu vitten
I broke you into a hundred pieces.
Ippodhu azhagae unnai allai edhuthe
Now, my beauty, scooping you up,
Otti kolla virumbhugiren
I wish to stick you back together.
Dhooramaai unai veesinen
I threw you far away,
En vaanilae irulai poosinen
I painted darkness across my sky.
Maruthe unai theduthae
Yet my heart searches for you again,
Oru thadai vanthu peru malaiyaai varuthae
An obstacle comes like a giant mountain,
En thanimaiyai adhu nerupaai suduthae
It burns my solitude like fire.
Aruginil vara manam thaan thaduthaal
Though my mind stops me from coming close,
Karam ondru thadukirathae
A hand holds me back.
Nadanthathai enni thaniyaai thavithaai
Thinking about what happened, you suffered alone,
Karaivathu illai uyire
It does not dissolve, my soul.
Pesinaal pesinaal maarume nilaye
If we talk, if we talk, the situation will change,
Varthaiyaai koorinaal vaazhume urave
If expressed in words, the relationship will live on.
Urukkidava unai unarthidavaa
Shall I melt you, or make you feel?
Edhu edhu enai thadupathu
What is it that stops me?
Paavi manamadhu paavan thavikiradhe
This sinful heart suffers piteously.
Kannadi nilave kal erindhu unaiyae
O glass moon, by throwing a stone at you,
Sukku nooraai udaithu vitten
I broke you into a hundred pieces.
Female :En viral pidithu kann erandai rasithu
Female: Holding my fingers and admiring my eyes,
Pesidu enathuyire
Speak to me, my life.
Pesave uyir yenguthe
My soul longs to speak,
En vaarthaiyoo kadhavai moodudhae
Yet my words close the door.
Female :Manam maarumae unai thoondumae
Female: The mind will change and stir you up.
Male :Unadharuginil vara thaviyaai thavippen
Male: I will yearn desperately to come near you,
Un oligalil siru ilaiyaai midhappen
I will float like a small leaf in your sound waves,
Unai unai oru ulagaai unarnthen
I realized you as my entire world,
Solli vida virainthu vandhen
And I rushed over to tell you.
Kannadi nilave kal erindhu unaiyae
O glass moon, by throwing a stone at you,
Sukku nooraai udaithu vitten
I broke you into a hundred pieces.
Ippodhu azhagae unnai allai edhuthe
Now, my beauty, scooping you up,
Otti kolla virumbhugiren
I wish to stick you back together.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kannadi Nilave captures the deep anguish and remorse following a rift in a romantic relationship. The song uses the metaphor of a fragile glass moon shattered by a stone to symbolize how a sudden act or mistake destroyed a delicate connection. Despite the loneliness and emotional walls that separate the lovers, both yearn to heal the bond, realizing that clear communication and vulnerability are key to putting the pieces back together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kannadi nilave kal erindhu unaiyae”
Comparing the beloved or relationship to a fragile glass moon ('Kannadi nilave') that shatters upon impact.
Visual Imagery
“En vaanilae irulai poosinen”
Painting darkness across one's sky metaphorically illustrates the deep depression and emptiness after a heartbreak.
Simile
“Oru thadai vanthu peru malaiyaai varuthae”
Comparing emotional obstacles to a huge mountain ('peru malaiyaai') and solitude to burning fire ('nerupaai').
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Trivia
The song is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also plays the lead role in the film DeAr (2024). The song features vocals by Saindhavi alongside Ajai S Khashyap.
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