Kanne En Kanmaniyae
From Naan Kadavul Illai · 2023
- Lyricist
- Mohan Rajan
- Singers
- Saindhavi, SA Chandrashekhar
- Music director
- Siddharth Vipin
- Details
- Naan Kadavul Illai2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kannae en kanmaniyae | Oh my eye, my beloved pupil |
| Ponnae en poonthalirae | Oh my precious gold, my tender blossom |
| Nenjae en ninaivae | Oh my heart, my memory |
| Female | |
| Kaagidha kappal ondru | A paper boat |
| Kanneeril aadudhu ingae | Is floating/dancing here in tears |
| Yen ennuyirae | Why, my dear life? |
| Female | |
| Malarae indha maunam yen ma | Oh flower, why this silence? |
| Nilavae vandhu nenjil saayamma | Oh moon, come rest upon my heart |
| Ulagil nadappathellaam | To understand all that happens in this world |
| Puriya yaarum kadavul illai | No one is God |
| Ulagil nadappathellaam | To understand all that happens in this world |
| Puriya naanum kadavul illai | Even I am not God |
| Male | |
| En jeevanae | Oh my life force |
| Naan paarkkum vaanamae | Oh the sky that I gaze at |
| Uyirae uyir thudippae | My life, the very beat of my life |
| En swaasam needhaanae | You alone are my breath |
| Female | |
| Ennenna sogamellaam | Whatever sorrows I had |
| Un mugatha paarthadhumae | Upon seeing your face |
| Enna vittu panju panjaai | They left me like wisps of cotton |
| Kaathoda poyirukku | And vanished into the wind |
| Female | |
| Ennoda rasathi | My dear princess |
| Naan patta kaayam ellaam | All the wounds I suffered |
| Nee thandha chinna mutham | The tiny kiss given by you |
| Othadam aayirukku | Has become a soothing warm compress |
| Female | |
| Indha nodi en manasu | At this moment, my heart |
| Kaanama thavikkudhumma | Is longing in distress, unable to find you |
| Kaanama thavikkudhumma | Is longing in distress, unable to find you |
| Enna seiya | What can I do? |
| En nenjo | My heart |
| Theeyaayi vedikkuthamma | Is exploding like fire |
| Theeyaayi vedikkuthamma | Is exploding like fire |
| Female | |
| Paadhai thedi udaigiren | Searching for a path, I break down |
| Kangal moodi nee engae?.. | Closing my eyes, where are you?.. |
| Angae..varugiren | There.. I am coming |
| Thediyae…jeevanae | Searching for you... my life force |
| Ulagil nadappathellaam | To understand all that happens in this world |
| Puriya yaarum kadavul illai | No one is God |
| Ulagil nadappathellaam | To understand all that happens in this world |
| Puriya naanum … | To understand, even I am... |
கண்ணே! என் கண்மணியே!
பொண்ணே! என் பூந்தளிரே!
நெஞ்சே! என் நினைவே!
Oh my eye, my beloved pupil
Oh my precious gold, my tender blossom
Oh my heart, my memory
காகித கப்பல் ஒன்று
கண்ணீரில் ஆடுது இங்கே!
ஏன் என்னுயிரே!
A paper boat
Is floating/dancing here in tears
Why, my dear life?
மலரே! இந்த மெளனம் ஏனம்மா!
நிலவே! வந்து நெஞ்சில் சாயம்மா!
உலகில் நடப்பதெல்லாம்
புரிய யாரும் கடவுளில்லை
உலகில் நடப்பதெல்லாம்
புரிய நானும் கடவுள் இல்லை
Oh flower, why this silence?
Oh moon, come rest upon my heart
To understand all that happens in this world
No one is God
To understand all that happens in this world
Even I am not God
என் ஜீவனே!
நான் பார்க்கும் வானமே!
உயிரே! உயிர் துடிப்பே!
என் சுவாசம் நீதானே
Oh my life force
Oh the sky that I gaze at
My life, the very beat of my life
You alone are my breath
என்னென்ன சோகமெல்லாம்
உன் முகத்த பார்த்ததுமே
என்ன விட்டு பஞ்சு பஞ்சாய்
காத்தோட போயிருக்கு
Whatever sorrows I had
Upon seeing your face
They left me like wisps of cotton
And vanished into the wind
என்னோட ராசாத்தி
நான்பட்ட காயமெல்லாம்
நீ தந்த சின்ன முத்தம்
ஒத்தடமாயிருக்கு
My dear princess
All the wounds I suffered
The tiny kiss given by you
Has become a soothing warm compress
இந்த நொடி என் மனசு
காணாம தவிக்குதம்மா!
காணாம தவிக்குதம்மா!
என்ன செய்ய
என் நெஞ்சோ!
தீயாயி வெடிக்குதம்மா!
தீயாயி வெடிக்குதம்மா!
At this moment, my heart
Is longing in distress, unable to find you
Is longing in distress, unable to find you
What can I do?
My heart
Is exploding like fire
Is exploding like fire
பாதை தேடி உடைகிறேன்
கண்கள் மூடி நீ எங்கே?
அங்கே? வருகிறேன்
தேடியே! ஜீவனே!
உலகில் நடப்பதெல்லாம்
புரிய யாரும் கடவுள் இல்லை
உலகில் நடப்பதெல்லாம்
புரிய நானும்
Searching for a path, I break down
Closing my eyes, where are you?..
There.. I am coming
Searching for you... my life force
To understand all that happens in this world
No one is God
To understand all that happens in this world
To understand, even I am...
Kannae en kanmaniyae
Oh my eye, my beloved pupil
Ponnae en poonthalirae
Oh my precious gold, my tender blossom
Nenjae en ninaivae
Oh my heart, my memory
Kaagidha kappal ondru
A paper boat
Kanneeril aadudhu ingae
Is floating/dancing here in tears
Yen ennuyirae
Why, my dear life?
Malarae indha maunam yen ma
Oh flower, why this silence?
Nilavae vandhu nenjil saayamma
Oh moon, come rest upon my heart
Ulagil nadappathellaam
To understand all that happens in this world
Puriya yaarum kadavul illai
No one is God
Ulagil nadappathellaam
To understand all that happens in this world
Puriya naanum kadavul illai
Even I am not God
En jeevanae
Oh my life force
Naan paarkkum vaanamae
Oh the sky that I gaze at
Uyirae uyir thudippae
My life, the very beat of my life
En swaasam needhaanae
You alone are my breath
Ennenna sogamellaam
Whatever sorrows I had
Un mugatha paarthadhumae
Upon seeing your face
Enna vittu panju panjaai
They left me like wisps of cotton
Kaathoda poyirukku
And vanished into the wind
Ennoda rasathi
My dear princess
Naan patta kaayam ellaam
All the wounds I suffered
Nee thandha chinna mutham
The tiny kiss given by you
Othadam aayirukku
Has become a soothing warm compress
Indha nodi en manasu
At this moment, my heart
Kaanama thavikkudhumma
Is longing in distress, unable to find you
Kaanama thavikkudhumma
Is longing in distress, unable to find you
Enna seiya
What can I do?
En nenjo
My heart
Theeyaayi vedikkuthamma
Is exploding like fire
Theeyaayi vedikkuthamma
Is exploding like fire
Paadhai thedi udaigiren
Searching for a path, I break down
Kangal moodi nee engae?..
Closing my eyes, where are you?..
Angae..varugiren
There.. I am coming
Thediyae…jeevanae
Searching for you... my life force
Ulagil nadappathellaam
To understand all that happens in this world
Puriya yaarum kadavul illai
No one is God
Ulagil nadappathellaam
To understand all that happens in this world
Puriya naanum …
To understand, even I am...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional song depicts deep grief, helplessness, and tender affection between parent and child or loved ones facing intense tragedy. The speaker addresses their beloved as precious metaphors like a paper boat floating in tears, a tender blossom, and the sky itself. They express how the loved one's simple presence used to heal all wounds and dispel sorrows like cotton in the wind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)
“Enna vittu panju panjaai / Kaathoda poyirukku”
Comparing grief disappearing to cotton floating away in the wind (panju panjaai kaathoda poyirukku).
Uruvagaim (Metaphor)
“Kaagidha kappal ondru / Kanneeril aadudhu ingae”
Describing a vulnerable state as a fragile paper boat floating in tears.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Ulagil nadappathellaam / Puriya yaarum kadavul illai”
Repetition of the line emphasizing human limitation and grief.
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Trivia
The song is from the 2023 action-drama movie 'Naan Kadavul Illai', directed by veteran filmmaker S. A. Chandrasekhar, who also sang a portion of the tracks in the film soundtrack composed by Siddarth Vipin.
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