Kanneerin Kadalin Oode
From Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi · 1958
- Lyricist
- Kuyilan
- Singers
- A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Details
- Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaneerin kadalin oodae | In the middle of a sea of tears |
| Un kaadhal endra theevil | On the island called your love |
| Nirkkindradhendhen aavi | My spirit stands stranded |
| Kaneerin kadalin oodae | In the middle of a sea of tears |
| Un kaadhal endra theevil | On the island called your love |
| Nirkkindradhendhen aavi | My spirit stands stranded |
| Female | |
| Ennaasai maayai aagumoo | Will my desire turn into a mere illusion? |
| Eedera bakkaiyamillaiyoo | Is there no good fortune for it to be fulfilled? |
| Yaar seidha vanjam idhuvoo | Whose cruel deception is this? |
| Kaneerin kadalin oodae | In the middle of a sea of tears |
| Un kaadhal endra theevil | On the island called your love |
| Nirkkindradhendhen aavi | My spirit stands stranded |
| Male | |
| Naan paartha baakya dheepamae | Oh auspicious light that I once beheld |
| Indrenghu odalaanaai | Where have you fled to today? |
| Polaadha en vidhithaano | Is this solely my cruel destiny? |
| Kaneerin kadalin oodae | In the middle of a sea of tears |
| Karai sera thedi ponaai | You went searching to reach the shore |
| Irul veechil maayamaanaai | You vanished in the cast of darkness |
| Female | |
| En aasaiyae azhiyadhadhe | Yet my love remains imperishable |
| Peraasai thaan valarthaeno | Did I only foster excessive desire? |
| Theera visarandhaano | Is this an unquenchable sorrow? |
| Kaneerin kadalin oodae | In the middle of a sea of tears |
| Thavikkindra ezhai paedhai | A struggling, helpless, simple heart |
| Karai sera naaleppodhe | When is the day to safely reach the shore? |
| Male | |
| Ennalini vasanthamo | When will spring ever bloom for me again? |
| Thaen solai theeyalaachae | The sweet honeyed grove has turned into fire |
| Yen vaadi vadhangidalaachu | Why has it withered and faded away? |
| Kaneerin kadalin oodae | In the middle of a sea of tears |
| Karai sera thedi ponaai | You went searching to reach the shore |
| Irul veechil maayamaanaai | You vanished in the cast of darkness |
கண்ணீரின் கடலின் ஊடே
உன் காதல் என்ற தீவில்
நிற்கின்ற தெந்தன் ஆவி
கண்ணீரின் கடலின் ஊடே
உன் காதல் என்ற தீவில்
நிற்கின்ற தெந்தன் ஆவி
In the middle of a sea of tears
On the island called your love
My spirit stands stranded
In the middle of a sea of tears
On the island called your love
My spirit stands stranded
என்னாசை மாயை ஆகுமோ
ஈடேற பாக்யமில்லையோ
யார் செய்த வஞ்சமிதுவோ
கண்ணீரின் கடலின் ஊடே
உன் காதல் என்ற தீவில்
நிற்கின்ற தெந்தன் ஆவி
Will my desire turn into a mere illusion?
Is there no good fortune for it to be fulfilled?
Whose cruel deception is this?
In the middle of a sea of tears
On the island called your love
My spirit stands stranded
நான் பார்த்த பாக்ய தீபமே
இன்றெங்கு ஓடலானாய்
பொல்லாத என் விதிதானா
கண்ணீரின் கடலின் ஊடே
கரை சேர தேடிப் போனாய்
இருள் வீச்சில் மாயமானாய்
Oh auspicious light that I once beheld
Where have you fled to today?
Is this solely my cruel destiny?
In the middle of a sea of tears
You went searching to reach the shore
You vanished in the cast of darkness
என் ஆசையே அழியாததே
பேராசைதான் வளர்த்தேனோ
தீரா விசாரந்தானா
கண்ணீரின் கடலின் ஊடே
தவிக்கின்ற ஏழைப் பேதை
கரை சேர நாளெப்போதே
Yet my love remains imperishable
Did I only foster excessive desire?
Is this an unquenchable sorrow?
In the middle of a sea of tears
A struggling, helpless, simple heart
When is the day to safely reach the shore?
எந்நாளினி வசந்தமோ
தேன் சோலை தீயலாச்சே
ஏன் வாடி வதந்கிடலாச்சே
கண்ணீரின் கடலின் ஊடே
கரை சேரத் தேடிப் போனாய்
இருள் வீச்சில் மாய மானாய்....
When will spring ever bloom for me again?
The sweet honeyed grove has turned into fire
Why has it withered and faded away?
In the middle of a sea of tears
You went searching to reach the shore
You vanished in the cast of darkness
Kaneerin kadalin oodae
In the middle of a sea of tears
Un kaadhal endra theevil
On the island called your love
Nirkkindradhendhen aavi
My spirit stands stranded
Kaneerin kadalin oodae
In the middle of a sea of tears
Un kaadhal endra theevil
On the island called your love
Nirkkindradhendhen aavi
My spirit stands stranded
Ennaasai maayai aagumoo
Will my desire turn into a mere illusion?
Eedera bakkaiyamillaiyoo
Is there no good fortune for it to be fulfilled?
Yaar seidha vanjam idhuvoo
Whose cruel deception is this?
Kaneerin kadalin oodae
In the middle of a sea of tears
Un kaadhal endra theevil
On the island called your love
Nirkkindradhendhen aavi
My spirit stands stranded
Naan paartha baakya dheepamae
Oh auspicious light that I once beheld
Indrenghu odalaanaai
Where have you fled to today?
Polaadha en vidhithaano
Is this solely my cruel destiny?
Kaneerin kadalin oodae
In the middle of a sea of tears
Karai sera thedi ponaai
You went searching to reach the shore
Irul veechil maayamaanaai
You vanished in the cast of darkness
En aasaiyae azhiyadhadhe
Yet my love remains imperishable
Peraasai thaan valarthaeno
Did I only foster excessive desire?
Theera visarandhaano
Is this an unquenchable sorrow?
Kaneerin kadalin oodae
In the middle of a sea of tears
Thavikkindra ezhai paedhai
A struggling, helpless, simple heart
Karai sera naaleppodhe
When is the day to safely reach the shore?
Ennalini vasanthamo
When will spring ever bloom for me again?
Thaen solai theeyalaachae
The sweet honeyed grove has turned into fire
Yen vaadi vadhangidalaachu
Why has it withered and faded away?
Kaneerin kadalin oodae
In the middle of a sea of tears
Karai sera thedi ponaai
You went searching to reach the shore
Irul veechil maayamaanaai
You vanished in the cast of darkness
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic track from 'Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi' (1958) captures the profound anguish of heartbreak, separation, and cruel destiny. The protagonist metaphorically describes being stranded on an island of love surrounded by an ocean of tears, questioning whether their devotion was merely an illusion destined to fail. Deep sorrow transforms former joy—symbolized as a sweet honeyed garden—into an agonizing fire, leaving the lover to wonder if spring will ever return to their life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaneerin kadalin oodae / Un kaadhal endra theevil”
Compares grief to a vast ocean ('Kaneerin kadal') and love to an isolated island ('Kaadhal endra theevu').
Contrast / Oxymoron
“Thaen solai theeyalaachae”
Juxtaposes a sweet honey grove ('Thaen solai') with destructive fire ('theeyalaachae') to signify tragic loss of joy.
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Aani)
“Ennaasai maayai aagumoo / Eedera bakkaiyamillaiyoo”
Uses continuous questioning to express helplessness and existential despair regarding cruel fate.
Alliteration (Ethirai / Monai)
“Kaneerin kadalin oodae”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across 'Kaneerin' and 'kadalin' creates a rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
'Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi' (1958) was the Tamil adaptation of the hit Telugu film 'Intiki Deepam Illalu' starring N. T. Rama Rao and B. Saroja Devi, featuring memorable compositions by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.
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