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Lyrics & meaning

Kanneer Thuliye

From Kireedam · 2007

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer: Vijay Yesudas
Music director: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name: Kireedam
Movie release year: 2007
Lyrics added on: 10 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Kanneer thuliyae thuliyae

Un kavalaigal thudaithidum kaigal ingae

Kadal mel mazhai neer vizhundhaal

Adhai uppendru sollum ulagam ingae

Kangal endru irundhu vittaal

Adhil kanneerukkum idam indri povadhillai

Kadavulukkum kavalai undu

Engum inbam mattum irukindra idhayamillai

Indha paasam adhu romba pollaadhadhu

Adhilae vizhundhaal nee ezhundhida vazhiyillai

Kanneer thuliyae thuliyae

Un kavalaigal thudaithidum kaigal ingae

Kadal mel mazhai neer vizhundhaal

Adhai uppendru sollum ulagam ingae

Manadhilae aayiram

Aasaigal kadakkumae

Ninaithadhu vazhiyil

Vidi vandhu kedukkumae

Nadhiyinil vizhundha ilaigalukku

Pogum dhisaigal purivadhillai

Karaiyil irukkum odathukku

Kadalin kavalaigal therivadhillai

Yaaridamum kutramillai

Kaalam seidha

Kuttram idhu dhaano

Kanneer thuliyae thuliyae

Un kavalaigal thudaithidum kaigal ingae

Kadal mel mazhai neer vizhundhaal

Adhai uppendru sollum ulagam ingae

Yaar vandhu idaiyil

Inbathai keduthadhu

Paravaigal kootilae

Kilaiyai murithadhu

Kanavil pookkum pookalinai

Kaigalil parithida mudivadhillai

Kaadhalai marakka ulagathilae

Marundhugal edhuvum kidaipadhillai

Yaaridamum kuttramillai

Kaalam seidha

Kuttram idhu dhaano

Oh teardrop, little teardrop,

here are the hands to wipe away your worries.

If rainwater falls upon the sea,

this world will only call it salty.

As long as eyes exist,

tears will never fail to find their place.

Even God has His own worries;

there is no heart anywhere that knows only happiness.

This deep affection is truly cruel;

once you fall into it, there is no way to get back up.

Oh teardrop, little teardrop,

here are the hands to wipe away your worries.

If rainwater falls upon the sea,

this world will only call it salty.

In the heart, a thousand

desires pass by,

but on the path of what we wished for,

fate steps in and ruins everything.

For the leaves that fall into the river,

the direction they drift is never understood.

For the boat resting on the shore,

the sorrows of the sea are never known.

No one is at fault;

is this a cruelty

done by time itself?

Oh teardrop, little teardrop,

here are the hands to wipe away your worries.

If rainwater falls upon the sea,

this world will only call it salty.

Who came in between

and ruined our joy?

At the birds' nest,

who broke the branch?

The flowers that bloom in dreams

can never be plucked with our hands.

In this world, to forget love,

no medicine can ever be found.

No one is at fault;

is this a cruelty

done by time itself?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kanneer Thuliyae from the film Kireedam (2007) is a deeply moving philosophical song that reflects on pain, vulnerability, and the harsh realities of destiny. The song offers comfort to a grieving soul while contemplating how grief is an inescapable part of human existence. Through rich poetic metaphors—such as pure rain losing its sweetness when merging into a salty sea, or fallen leaves swept helplessly along a river—lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar conveys how human lives are often derailed by circumstances beyond their control. Ultimately, the song concludes that neither person involved is to blame; rather, it is the inexorable hand of Time and Fate that brings unexpected tragedy and heartache.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Nadhiyinil vizhundha ilaigalukku / Pogum dhisaigal purivadhillai”

Comparing human life swept away by destiny to leaves falling into a river that have no control over their direction.

Contrast / Metaphor

“Karaiyil irukkum odathukku / Kadalin kavalaigal therivadhillai”

Contrasting a safe boat on the shore with the tumultuous sea, representing how outsiders cannot comprehend the depth of someone else's suffering.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Kangal endru irundhu vittaal / Adhil kanneerukkum idam indri povadhillai”

Repetition of the initial 'K' sound across 'Kangal' and 'Kanneerukkum' creating melodic resonance.

Personification

“Kaalam seidha / Kuttram idhu dhaano”

Attributing human criminal intent to 'Time' (Kaalam), asking if time itself committed the tragic act.

Did you know?

Trivia

Kireedam (2007) was directed by A. L. Vijay and features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. This soul-stirring track was sung by Vijay Yesudas, with lyrics written by Na. Muthu Kumar. The song serves as a central emotional anchor in the film, accompanying the hero's painful transition into tragic circumstances forced upon him by fate.

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