Kanneer Kadhaigal
From N4 · 2023
- Lyricist
- Lokesh Kumar
- Singer
- Abby V
- Music director
- Balasubramanian G
- Details
- N42023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanneer kadhaigal solvadhai | Who is here to listen |
| Ingu ketpadhu yaaro | To the stories told by tears? |
| Valiyodu vaalum idhayam | Who is here to redeem |
| Ingu meetpadhu yaaro | A heart living in pain? |
| Male | |
| Kaar irul ennai mattum | Pitch darkness surrounds and rules |
| Ingu soozhndhu aalgirathae | Only me over here. |
| Kanavugal kanda manadhin | In the heart that harbored dreams, |
| Thanimai theeyai idugirathae | Solitude turns into a burning fire. |
| Male | |
| En vaazhvilae vasantham | Will spring ever return |
| Adhu thirumbuma | To my life? |
| Ye kadavulae idhai vella mudiyuma | Oh God, can this be overcome? |
| Male | |
| Dhisaigal ingu maarum | Directions change here, |
| Nizhalum thunai thedum | Even a shadow seeks companionship. |
| Mudivindri paarvai poguma | Will my gaze wander endlessly? |
| Male | |
| Idhu naragma | Is this hell? |
| Vidiyamale iravondru soozha | As a night surrounds without a dawn, |
| Urangamlae naal ingu neela | As days stretch endlessly without sleep, |
| Piriya valiye varuvaai | Come as the path to leave this pain. |
| Male | |
| En vaazhvilae vasantham | Will spring ever return |
| Adhu thirumbuma | To my life? |
| Ye kadavulae idhai vella mudiyuma | Oh God, can this be overcome? |
கண்ணீரும் கதைகள் சொல்லும்
இங்கு கேட்பது யாரோ
வலியோடு வாழும் இதயம்
இங்கு மீட்பது யாரோ
Who is here to listen
To the stories told by tears?
Who is here to redeem
A heart living in pain?
கார் இருள் என்னை மட்டும்
இங்கு சூழ்ந்து ஆள்கிறதே
கனவுகள் கண்ட மனதின்
தனிமை தீயில் எரிகிறதே
Pitch darkness surrounds and rules
Only me over here.
In the heart that harbored dreams,
Solitude turns into a burning fire.
என் வாழ்விலே வசந்தம்
அது திரும்புமா?
ஏ கடவுளே விதியை வெல்ல முடியுமா?
Will spring ever return
To my life?
Oh God, can this be overcome?
திசைகள் இங்கு மாறும்
நிழலும் துணை தேடும்
முடிவின்றி பாதை போகுமே
Directions change here,
Even a shadow seeks companionship.
Will my gaze wander endlessly?
இது நரகமா
விடியாமல் இரவென்னை சூழ
உறங்காமல் நாள் இங்கு நீள
பிரியா வலியே வருவாய்
Is this hell?
As a night surrounds without a dawn,
As days stretch endlessly without sleep,
Come as the path to leave this pain.
என் வாழ்விலே வசந்தம்
அது திரும்புமா?
ஏ கடவுளே விதியை வெல்ல முடியுமா?
Will spring ever return
To my life?
Oh God, can this be overcome?
Kanneer kadhaigal solvadhai
Who is here to listen
Ingu ketpadhu yaaro
To the stories told by tears?
Valiyodu vaalum idhayam
Who is here to redeem
Ingu meetpadhu yaaro
A heart living in pain?
Kaar irul ennai mattum
Pitch darkness surrounds and rules
Ingu soozhndhu aalgirathae
Only me over here.
Kanavugal kanda manadhin
In the heart that harbored dreams,
Thanimai theeyai idugirathae
Solitude turns into a burning fire.
En vaazhvilae vasantham
Will spring ever return
Adhu thirumbuma
To my life?
Ye kadavulae idhai vella mudiyuma
Oh God, can this be overcome?
Dhisaigal ingu maarum
Directions change here,
Nizhalum thunai thedum
Even a shadow seeks companionship.
Mudivindri paarvai poguma
Will my gaze wander endlessly?
Idhu naragma
Is this hell?
Vidiyamale iravondru soozha
As a night surrounds without a dawn,
Urangamlae naal ingu neela
As days stretch endlessly without sleep,
Piriya valiye varuvaai
Come as the path to leave this pain.
En vaazhvilae vasantham
Will spring ever return
Adhu thirumbuma
To my life?
Ye kadavulae idhai vella mudiyuma
Oh God, can this be overcome?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song portrays a poignant expression of grief, isolation, and desperate longing for hope. The protagonist feels trapped in an unending night of pain where lonely tears go unheard and solitude burns like fire. Asking rhetorical questions to fate and God, they wonder if happiness (vasantham/spring) will ever return or if they are destined to remain in this living hell.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Thanimai theeyai idugirathae”
Solitude is compared to a burning fire ('Thanimai theeyai'), and happiness is metaphorized as spring ('Vasantham').
Rhetorical Question
“Ye kadavulae idhai vella mudiyuma”
The lyrics use repeated questions to emphasize intense anguish and helplessness.
Personification
“Nizhalum thunai thedum”
The shadow is given human attributes of searching for companionship ('thunai thedum').
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Trivia
The song is featured in the 2023 Tamil survival thriller film 'N4', directed by Lokesh Kumar, which is set against the backdrop of Kasimedu fishing harbor in Chennai. The track showcases the versatile vocals of popular Carnatic-fusion singer Abby V.
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