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Lyrics & meaning

Kanne En Kanmaniyae

From Naan Kadavul Illai · 2023

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Saindhavi, SA Chandrashekhar
Music director
Siddharth Vipin
Movie name
Naan Kadavul Illai
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
28 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannae en kanmaniyae
Ponnae en poonthalirae
Nenjae en ninaivae
Kaagidha kappal ondru
Kanneeril aadudhu ingae
Yen ennuyirae
Malarae indha maunam yen ma
Nilavae vandhu nenjil saayamma
Ulagil nadappathellaam
Puriya yaarum kadavul illai
Ulagil nadappathellaam
Puriya naanum kadavul illai
En jeevanae
Naan paarkkum vaanamae
Uyirae uyir thudippae
En swaasam needhaanae
Ennenna sogamellaam
Un mugatha paarthadhumae
Enna vittu panju panjaai
Kaathoda poyirukku
Ennoda rasathi
Naan patta kaayam ellaam
Nee thandha chinna mutham
Othadam aayirukku
Indha nodi en manasu
Kaanama thavikkudhumma
Kaanama thavikkudhumma
Enna seiya
En nenjo
Theeyaayi vedikkuthamma
Theeyaayi vedikkuthamma
Paadhai thedi udaigiren
Kangal moodi nee engae?..
Angae..varugiren
Thediyae…jeevanae
Ulagil nadappathellaam
Puriya yaarum kadavul illai
Ulagil nadappathellaam
Puriya naanum …
My darling, apple of my eye!
My precious girl, my tender blossom!
My heart, my every thought!
A paper boat
Is swaying here in tears!
Why, my precious life?
My flower, why this silence?
My moon, come rest upon my heart!
All that happens in this world,
No one is God to understand.
All that happens in this world,
I am not God to understand either.
My soul!
The sky I look up to!
My life! My heartbeat!
Aren't you my very breath?
All the sorrows I ever had,
The moment I saw your face,
Broke apart like wisps of cotton
And blew away with the wind.
My sweet princess,
For all the wounds I suffered,
A tiny kiss from you
Has been a soothing balm.
Right now, my heart
Aches in longing without you!
Aches in longing without you!
What can I do?
My heart
Is bursting like fire!
Is bursting like fire!
Searching for a way, I break down.
Closing my eyes, where are you?
There? I am coming,
Searching for you, my life!
All that happens in this world,
No one is God to understand.
All that happens in this world,
Nor am I...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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