Kanne Navamaniye
From En Bommakutty Ammavukku · 1988
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Bommakutty Ammavukku1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Aayiram pichi poovum | Even if a thousand jasmine flowers |
| Arumbarumbaa poothaalum | Bloom in full buds |
| Vaasam ulla pichi enakku | A fragrant jasmine for me |
| Vaaikaadhu yekkaalum | Will never be destined forever |
| Male | |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Male | |
| Onnu rendu pethirundhaa | If I had one or two children |
| Dhukkam adhu thonaadhu | This sorrow wouldn't be felt |
| Unnai naanum vittadhanaal | Since I lost you |
| Kannu rendum thoongaadhu | Both my eyes cannot sleep |
| Aadaadha oonjalgalai | Unswung swings |
| Aada vaitha vannam mayil | Were made to swing by the colorful peacock |
| Paadaadha sondhangalai | Unsung relationships |
| Paada vaitha chinna kuyil | Were made to sing by the little cuckoo |
| Male | |
| Engirukku en uyirae | Where are you, my life? |
| Ennai vittu nee thaniyaa | Are you alone leaving me behind? |
| Vandhu vidu kan maniyae | Come back, my precious eye |
| Enakkum ingu orr thunaiyaa | To be my companion here |
| Male | |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Male | |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Aayiram pichi poovum | Even if a thousand jasmine flowers |
| Arumbarumbaa poothaalum | Bloom in full buds |
| Vaasam ulla pichi enakku | A fragrant jasmine for me |
| Vaaikaadhu yekkaalum | Will never be destined forever |
| Male | |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Male | |
| Thavam irundhu petra kili | Like a parrot obtained through penance |
| Thavikka vittu ponadhu pol | That left me struggling in pain |
| Thunaiyaaga vandha kili | The parrot that came as my companion |
| Thaniyaaga poi vidumo | Will it leave me and go alone? |
| Aadaadha oonjalgalai | Unswung swings |
| Aada vaitha vanna mayil | Were made to swing by the colorful peacock |
| Paadaadha sondhangalai | Unsung relationships |
| Paada vaitha chinna kuyil | Were made to sing by the little cuckoo |
| Male | |
| Ennai vittu thannan thani | Leaving me all alone |
| Vaazhndhidumo vaazhndhidumo | Will it live on, will it live on? |
| En uyirum ennai vittu | My life force, leaving me |
| Poi vidumo poi vidumo | Will it depart, will it depart? |
| Male | |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Aayiram pichi poovum | Even if a thousand jasmine flowers |
| Arumbarumbaa poothaalum | Bloom in full buds |
| Vaasam ulla pichi enakku | A fragrant jasmine for me |
| Vaaikaadhu yekkaalum | Will never be destined forever |
| Male | |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Male | |
| Thavamaa thavam irundhu | Doing severe penance and austerity |
| Thunaiyaaga vandha kili | The parrot that became my companion |
| Thaviyaa thavikka vittu | Suffering in pain continuously |
| Thaniyaaga sendradhenna | Why did it go away alone? |
| Ooraarin kannu pada | Under the gaze of the townspeople |
| Oorgolam ponadhammaa | It went in a procession, my dear |
| Yaroda kannu pattu | Caught by whose evil eye |
| Aathodu ponadhammaa | Did it go away with the river? |
| Male | |
| Kaiyila thaan vechirundhaa | If held in my hands |
| Thavari adhu poguminnu | Fearing it might slip away |
| Madiyila naan vechirundhen | I kept her in my lap |
| Madiyuminnu nenaikkaliyae | I never thought she would perish on my lap |
| Male | |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
| Aayiram pichi poovum | Even if a thousand jasmine flowers |
| Arumbarumbaa poothaalum | Bloom in full buds |
| Vaasam ulla pichi enakku | A fragrant jasmine for me |
| Vaaikaadhu yekkaalum | Will never be destined forever |
| Male | |
| Kannae navamaniyae | Oh my darling, my precious gem |
| Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo | Will my eyes sleep without seeing you? |
கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Even if a thousand jasmine flowers
Bloom in full buds
A fragrant jasmine for me
Will never be destined forever
ஆயிரம் பிச்சி பூவும்
அரும்பரும்பா பூத்தாலும்
வாசமுள்ள பிச்சி எனக்கு
வாய்க்காது எக்காலும்
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....
If I had one or two children
This sorrow wouldn't be felt
Since I lost you
Both my eyes cannot sleep
Unswung swings
Were made to swing by the colorful peacock
Unsung relationships
Were made to sing by the little cuckoo
ஒன்னு ரெண்டு பெத்திருந்தா
துக்கம் அது தோணாது
உன்னை நானும் விட்டதனால்
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் தூங்காது
Where are you, my life?
Are you alone leaving me behind?
Come back, my precious eye
To be my companion here
ஆடாத ஊஞ்சல்களை
ஆடவைத்த வண்ண மயில்
பாடாத சொந்தங்களை
பாட வைத்த சின்ன குயில்
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
எங்கிருக்கு என் உயிரே
என்னை விட்டு நீ தனியா
வந்து விடு கண் மணியே
எனக்கும் இங்கு ஓர் துணையா
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Even if a thousand jasmine flowers
Bloom in full buds
A fragrant jasmine for me
Will never be destined forever
{கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....} (2)
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
{கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....} (2)
Like a parrot obtained through penance
That left me struggling in pain
The parrot that came as my companion
Will it leave me and go alone?
Unswung swings
Were made to swing by the colorful peacock
Unsung relationships
Were made to sing by the little cuckoo
ஆயிரம் பிச்சி பூவும்
அரும்பரும்பா பூத்தாலும்
வாசமுள்ள பிச்சி எனக்கு
வாய்க்காது எக்காலும்
Leaving me all alone
Will it live on, will it live on?
My life force, leaving me
Will it depart, will it depart?
கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Even if a thousand jasmine flowers
Bloom in full buds
A fragrant jasmine for me
Will never be destined forever
தவமிருந்து பெற்ற கிளி
தவிக்கவிட்டு போனது போல்
துணையாக வந்த கிளி
தனியாக போய்விடுமோ
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
ஆடாத ஊஞ்சல்களை
ஆடவைத்த வண்ண மயில்
பாடாத சொந்தங்களை
பாட வைத்த சின்ன குயில்
Doing severe penance and austerity
The parrot that became my companion
Suffering in pain continuously
Why did it go away alone?
Under the gaze of the townspeople
It went in a procession, my dear
Caught by whose evil eye
Did it go away with the river?
என்னை விட்டு தன்னந்தனி
வாழ்ந்திடுமோ வாழ்ந்திடுமோ
என்னுயிரும் என்னை விட்டு
போய் விடுமோ போய் விடுமோ.....
If held in my hands
Fearing it might slip away
I kept her in my lap
I never thought she would perish on my lap
{கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....} (2)
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Even if a thousand jasmine flowers
Bloom in full buds
A fragrant jasmine for me
Will never be destined forever
ஆயிரம் பிச்சி பூவும்
அரும்பரும்பா பூத்தாலும்
வாசமுள்ள பிச்சி எனக்கு
வாய்க்காது எக்காலும்
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....
தவமா தவமிருந்து
துணையாக வந்த கிளி
தவியா தவிக்க விட்டு
தனியாக சென்றது என்ன
ஊராரின் கண்ணு பட
ஊர்கோலம் போனதம்மா
ஆரோட கண்ணு பட்டு
ஆத்தோடு போனதம்மா
கையிலதான் வச்சிருந்தா
தவறி அது போகுமின்னு
மடியில நான் வைச்சிருந்தேன்
மடியுமின்னு நெனக்கலியே
கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....
கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....
ஆயிரம் பிச்சி பூவும்
அரும்பரும்பா பூத்தாலும்
வாசமுள்ள பிச்சி எனக்கு
வாய்க்காது எக்காலும்
கண்ணே..........
நவமணியே..........
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
கண் உறங்குமோ.....
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Aayiram pichi poovum
Even if a thousand jasmine flowers
Arumbarumbaa poothaalum
Bloom in full buds
Vaasam ulla pichi enakku
A fragrant jasmine for me
Vaaikaadhu yekkaalum
Will never be destined forever
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Onnu rendu pethirundhaa
If I had one or two children
Dhukkam adhu thonaadhu
This sorrow wouldn't be felt
Unnai naanum vittadhanaal
Since I lost you
Kannu rendum thoongaadhu
Both my eyes cannot sleep
Aadaadha oonjalgalai
Unswung swings
Aada vaitha vannam mayil
Were made to swing by the colorful peacock
Paadaadha sondhangalai
Unsung relationships
Paada vaitha chinna kuyil
Were made to sing by the little cuckoo
Engirukku en uyirae
Where are you, my life?
Ennai vittu nee thaniyaa
Are you alone leaving me behind?
Vandhu vidu kan maniyae
Come back, my precious eye
Enakkum ingu orr thunaiyaa
To be my companion here
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Aayiram pichi poovum
Even if a thousand jasmine flowers
Arumbarumbaa poothaalum
Bloom in full buds
Vaasam ulla pichi enakku
A fragrant jasmine for me
Vaaikaadhu yekkaalum
Will never be destined forever
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Thavam irundhu petra kili
Like a parrot obtained through penance
Thavikka vittu ponadhu pol
That left me struggling in pain
Thunaiyaaga vandha kili
The parrot that came as my companion
Thaniyaaga poi vidumo
Will it leave me and go alone?
Aadaadha oonjalgalai
Unswung swings
Aada vaitha vanna mayil
Were made to swing by the colorful peacock
Paadaadha sondhangalai
Unsung relationships
Paada vaitha chinna kuyil
Were made to sing by the little cuckoo
Ennai vittu thannan thani
Leaving me all alone
Vaazhndhidumo vaazhndhidumo
Will it live on, will it live on?
En uyirum ennai vittu
My life force, leaving me
Poi vidumo poi vidumo
Will it depart, will it depart?
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Aayiram pichi poovum
Even if a thousand jasmine flowers
Arumbarumbaa poothaalum
Bloom in full buds
Vaasam ulla pichi enakku
A fragrant jasmine for me
Vaaikaadhu yekkaalum
Will never be destined forever
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Thavamaa thavam irundhu
Doing severe penance and austerity
Thunaiyaaga vandha kili
The parrot that became my companion
Thaviyaa thavikka vittu
Suffering in pain continuously
Thaniyaaga sendradhenna
Why did it go away alone?
Ooraarin kannu pada
Under the gaze of the townspeople
Oorgolam ponadhammaa
It went in a procession, my dear
Yaroda kannu pattu
Caught by whose evil eye
Aathodu ponadhammaa
Did it go away with the river?
Kaiyila thaan vechirundhaa
If held in my hands
Thavari adhu poguminnu
Fearing it might slip away
Madiyila naan vechirundhen
I kept her in my lap
Madiyuminnu nenaikkaliyae
I never thought she would perish on my lap
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Aayiram pichi poovum
Even if a thousand jasmine flowers
Arumbarumbaa poothaalum
Bloom in full buds
Vaasam ulla pichi enakku
A fragrant jasmine for me
Vaaikaadhu yekkaalum
Will never be destined forever
Kannae navamaniyae
Oh my darling, my precious gem
Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo
Will my eyes sleep without seeing you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kannae Navamaniyae' is a deeply emotional lullaby and lamentation expressing the unbearable pain of a grieving parent who has lost their beloved child. The parent compares the child to a rare precious gem, a colorful peacock that brought joy to silent swings, and a sweet cuckoo that gave voice to cold relationships. The song captures the tragic essence of longing, sleep deprived nights, and disbelief at destiny taking away the one soul obtained after immense prayer and penance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kannae navamaniyae”
The child is metaphorically referred to as 'Navamani' (nine precious gems), 'vannam mayil' (colorful peacock), and 'chinna kuyil' (little cuckoo).
Anaphora / Alliteration (Monai)
“Thavamaa thavam irundhu / Thunaiyaaga vandha kili”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds and words like 'Thavam', 'Thavikka', and 'Thaniyaaga' across consecutive lines creates rhythmic sorrow.
Rhetorical Question
“Unna kaanaamal kan urangumo”
The speaker asks questions out of despair rather than seeking an answer, heightening the emotional grief.
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Trivia
En Bommakutty Ammavukku (1988) was directed by Fazil and is the Tamil remake of his critically acclaimed Malayalam film 'Ennte Sooryaputhrikku' / 'Nokkethadhoovathu Kannum Nattu'. The music and lyrics for this poignant soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, depicting intense parental love and loss.
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