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Lyrics & meaning

Kanne En Kannazhage

From Kanaa · 2018

Lyricist
Arunraja Kamaraj
Singer
Kapil Kapilan
Music director
Dhibu Ninan Thomas
Details
Kanaa2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kannae en kannazhagaeMy dear, my beautiful-eyed one
Kanneerum pothumadiTears are enough now, my dear
Ponnae adi ponnazhagaeMy golden child, my beautiful golden one
Munnerum neramadiIt is time to move forward
Male
Naam kanaa…..aa…..Our dream...
Naam kanaa kaanbathum paavamoIs it a sin for us to dream?
Padhaigal maari thaan pogumo…Will our paths change and drift away?
Male
Vanjamillaa solai ondruA garden free of deceit
Paalai pol aguthuIs turning into a desert
Antham ellam anbu konduHolding love till the very end
Vaazhum nam kangalaeOur eyes continue to live
Male
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
AaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraariroo)
Chorus
Aaa…aaraari raaraarirooAh... lullaby refrain
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
AaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraariroo)
Male
Ooo….ooo…ooo…ooo…..oo…Vocalizations (Ooo...)
Oooo…ooo….ooo…Vocalizations (Oooo...)
Ambaari oonjalilIn a royal elephant swing
Ennodu aadiyaeSwinging along with me
En aasai un swasamMy desire became your breath
Endranaathae….It became so...
Female :Aaaa….aaa….Vocalizations (Aaaa...)
Male
Sellatha thoorangalUnreached distances
Female :HmmmmHumming (Hmmmm)
Male :Sendraaga vendumaeWe must travel across
Un aasai vellaamal thoongathaeDo not sleep without achieving your desire
Male
Naam vaanam meethilaeAbove our sky
Kanneerin megamaeA cloud made of tears
Naam vaazhkai thediyaeIn search of our life
Vizhgindra neramaeIt is the time of falling down
Male
Vanjamillaa solai ondruA garden free of deceit
Paalai pol aguthuIs turning into a desert
Antham ellam anbu konduHolding love till the very end
Vaazhum nam kangalaeOur eyes continue to live
Male
Naam kanaaOur dream
Kanbathum paavamoIs it a sin to dream?
Pathaigal maari thaanWill our paths change
Pogumo…And drift away?
Male
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
AaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraariroo)
Chorus
Aaa…aaraari raaraarirooAh... lullaby refrain
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
Aaraari raaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraari raaraariroo)
AaraarirooLullaby refrain (Aaraariroo)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Naam Kanaa from the sports-drama film Kanaa (2018) serves as an emotional heart of the story, reflecting the tender yet resilient relationship between a loving father and his aspiring daughter. Set against the backdrop of hardship and ambition, the lyrics evoke a sense of deep paternal affection mixed with poignant existential questioning about dreams, struggle, and destiny. The song uses classical lullaby motifs (Aaraariroo) to comfort the child while simultaneously urging her to stay strong, overcome tears, and keep marching toward her goal until her desires are realized, despite life turning harsh like a desert.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Contrast (Muran / முரண்)

Vanjamillaa solai ondru / Paalai pol aguthu

Juxtaposition of 'Solai' (a fertile garden) and 'Paalai' (a barren desert) to highlight how circumstances transformed from peaceful to harsh.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / மோனை)

Kannae en kannazhagae

Repetition of the initial letter 'Ka' (க) across words in the line for musical harmony.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme / எதுகை)

Kannae en kannazhagae ... Ponnae adi ponnazhagae

Matching of the second consonant sound 'nn' (ன்) in 'Kannae' and 'Ponnae'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam / உருவகம்)

Naam vaanam meethilae / Kanneerin megamae

Describing sorrowful tears metaphorically as rain clouds in the sky ('Kanneerin megamae').

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Trivia

Kanaa (2018) was directed by lyricist-turned-filmmaker Arunraja Kamaraj and produced by Sivakarthikeyan. The film's soundtrack was composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas. This song emphasizes the emotional core of the film between the daughter who dreams of becoming an international cricketer (played by Aishwarya Rajesh) and her supportive farmer father (played by Sathyaraj).

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