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Lyrics & meaning

Kanneeril Moolgum Odam

From Mythili Ennai Kaathali · 1986

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Mythili Ennai Kaathali
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
12 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanneeril moozhgum odam naanae
Karai serkka vendum endraen neeyae
Kanneeril moozhgum odam naanae
Karai serkka vendum endraen neeyae
Ennai nee veruththaal ennaagum endru
Ninaiththuthaan paaru nenjaththai kelu
Mullil aadum paravai naanthaanae paravai naanae
Kanneeril moozhgum odam naanae
Karai serkka vendum endraen neeyae
Aaa….aaa…aa….aa….aaa…..aa….
Ammaavaasai iravinilae nilavathu udhippathillai
Azhagattra en mugaththai androruththi yaerkkavillai
Female :Azhagai vaiththu kadhalikka avalai pola palar undu
Anbai vaiththu kadhalikka ennai pola silar undu
Palaivanaththil solai eddharkku
Female :Kaalai manathil sogam edharkku
Thirinthitta paal kudaththil vennai athai thedaathae
Female :Oru thalai raagaththilae kaalanthannai kazhikkaathae
Male :Azhagiya mayilae ennai nerungaathae nerungaathae
Udhirnthitta natchaththiram naanae
Un vaanam azhappathu veenae
Kaambai vittu poo udhirnthaal
Meendum angae poopathillai
Kaadhaliththu tholviyendraal
Meendum angae kadhal illai
Kaalai unnai kaambu endraal
Pen avalai poo enben
Kaambil aval pookkavillai
Kadhal aval yaerkkavillai
Ninaiththathu naan ninaiththathuthaan
Female :Maranthu vittaal maattram varum
Ninaiththathai marppatharkku
Female :Nenjaththukku theriyaathae
Kangalai moodikkondu
Iruttendru sollaathae
Mullil aadum paravai naanthaanae paravai naanae
Udhirnthitta natchaththiram naanae
Un vaanam azhappathu veenae
Tharai meedhu odam odaathu maanae
Nadhi meedhu therum pogaathu thaene
Maanae thenae ennai nerungaathae nerungaathae
Udhirnthitta natchaththiram naanae
Un vaanam azhaippathu veenae
Tharai meedhu odam odaathu maanae
Nadhi meedhu therum pogaathu thaenae
Maanae thaenae ennai nerungaathae nerungaathae
Udhirnthitta natchaththiram naanae
Un vaanam azhaippathu veenae
I am a boat sinking in tears
I asked you to bring me to the shore
I am a boat sinking in tears
I asked you to bring me to the shore
If you too reject me, what will become of me?
Just think about it, ask your own heart
I am a bird fluttering on thorns, yes, just a bird
I am a boat sinking in tears
I asked you to bring me to the shore
Aah.... aah... aa.... aa.... aah..... aa....
The moon does not rise on a new moon night
Back then, a woman rejected my plain face
Female: There are many like her who love only for looks
There are a few like me who love with true affection
Why does a desert need a blooming garden?
Female: Why should there be sorrow in a young man's heart?
Do not look for butter in a pot of spoiled milk
Female: Do not waste your life on one-sided love
Male: Beautiful peacock, do not come near me, do not come near
I am a fallen star
It is useless for your sky to call out to me
Once a flower falls from its stem
It will never bloom there again
When love ends in defeat
Love will never blossom there again
If you, young man, are the stem
I would say that girl was the flower
She never truly bloomed on your stem
She never accepted your love
What I have set my heart upon cannot change
Female: If you let it go, change will come
To forget what was once felt...
Female: Doesn't your heart know how to do that?
Do not close your eyes
And say that everything is dark
I am a bird fluttering on thorns, yes, just a bird
I am a fallen star
It is useless for your sky to call out to me
A boat cannot move on dry land, my dear
A chariot cannot run across a river, my sweet
My dear, my sweet, do not come near me, do not come near
I am a fallen star
It is useless for your sky to call out to me
A boat cannot move on dry land, my dear
A chariot cannot run across a river, my sweet
My dear, my sweet, do not come near me, do not come near
I am a fallen star
It is useless for your sky to call out to me
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This iconic Tamil song from Mythili Ennai Kaathali depicts a poignant dialogue between a heartbroken male protagonist and a compassionate woman who tries to heal his emotional scars. The protagonist compares himself to a fallen star and a drowning boat, deeply traumatized by a past rejection due to his appearance, and insists that he cannot love again. The female voice attempts to persuade him that true love looks beyond physical appearance to genuine affection, urging him not to shut out new possibilities of happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Kanneeril moozhgum odam naanae

Compares the protagonist's sorrowful existence to a boat sinking in a sea of tears.

Symbolism

Udhirnthitta natchaththiram naanae

Uses a fallen star to represent loss of hope and a broken spirit.

Rhyme and Parallelism (Edhugai / Monai)

Tharai meedhu odam odaathu maanae / Nadhi meedhu therum pogaathu thaene

Utilizes impossible natural combinations (boat on land, chariot on river) to symbolize emotional incompatibility.

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Trivia

Written, composed, and directed by multi-talented filmmaker T. Rajendar, the song features his signature rhythmic, rhyming lyrics. Sung beautifully by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, the track became a huge emotional anthem for heartbreak in 1980s Tamil cinema.

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