Kannethire
From Iravin Nizhal · 2022
- Lyricist
- Radhakrishnan Parthiban
- Singers
- Sarthak Kalyani, Hiral Viradia
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Iravin Nizhal2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kann ethirae | Right in front of my eyes, |
| Endhan uyirai kaanbenoo | Will I behold my own soul? |
| Un punnagaiyil | In your tender smile, |
| Punitham aagi povenoo | Will I become sanctified? |
| Male | |
| Semmalargal yaavum | All the vibrant red flowers |
| Un paadham pookumae | Will bloom at your feet. |
| Andha vaanam | Even that expansive sky |
| Unadhanbaagumae | Will turn into your love. |
| Male | |
| Thagumoo en jeevenae | Is my fragile life worthy? |
| Thagumoo en jeevenae | Is my fragile life worthy? |
| Male | |
| Kann ethirae | Right in front of my eyes, |
| Endhan uyirai kaanbenoo | Will I behold my own soul? |
| Un punnagaiyil | In your tender smile, |
| Punitham aagi povenoo | Will I become sanctified? |
| Female | |
| Haa..aaaa..aa… | Haa..aaaa..aa… |
| Male | |
| Paal veedhiyil aayiram | In the Milky Way, a thousand |
| Olinthidum nilavugal | Glimmering moons |
| Thaazh panindhundhan | Bow down humbly, |
| Paal mugam paarthida yengumae | Longing to gaze at your radiant, pure face. |
| Male | |
| Bhoomi saami motchamae | Earth, God, and spiritual liberation... |
| Yaaiyinum | Yet above all, |
| Neeyae en thaaiyae | You alone are my mother. |
| Male | |
| Kann ethirae | Right in front of my eyes, |
| Endhan uyirai kaanbenoo | Will I behold my own soul? |
| Un punnagaiyil | In your tender smile, |
| Punitham aagi povenoo | Will I become sanctified? |
| Male | |
| Semmalargal yaavum | All the vibrant red flowers |
| Un paadham pookumae | Will bloom at your feet. |
| Andha vaanam | Even that expansive sky |
| Unadhanbaagumae | Will turn into your love. |
| Male | |
| Thagumoo en jeevenae | Is my fragile life worthy? |
| Thagumoo en jeevenae | Is my fragile life worthy? |
இசை அமைப்பாளர்கள் :
ஏ. ஆர். ரகுமான்
Right in front of my eyes,
Will I behold my own soul?
In your tender smile,
Will I become sanctified?
கண் எதிரே
எந்தன் உயிரை காண்பேனோ
உன் புன்னகையில்
புனிதம் ஆகி போவேனோ
All the vibrant red flowers
Will bloom at your feet.
Even that expansive sky
Will turn into your love.
செம்மலர்கள் யாவும்
உன் பாதம் பூக்குமே
அந்த வானம் உனதன்பாகுமே
Is my fragile life worthy?
Is my fragile life worthy?
தகுமோ என் ஜீவனே
தகுமோ என் ஜீவனே
Right in front of my eyes,
Will I behold my own soul?
In your tender smile,
Will I become sanctified?
கண் எதிரே
எந்தன் உயிரை காண்பேனோ
உன் புன்னகையில்
புனிதம் ஆகி போவேனோ
Haa..aaaa..aa…
ஹா....ஆஆ...ஆஆ...ஆஆ...
In the Milky Way, a thousand
Glimmering moons
Bow down humbly,
Longing to gaze at your radiant, pure face.
பால் வீதியில் ஆயிரம்
ஒளிந்திடும் நிலவுகள்
தாழ் பணிந்துந்தன்
பால் முகம் பார்த்திட ஏங்குமே
Earth, God, and spiritual liberation...
Yet above all,
You alone are my mother.
பூமி சாமி
மோட்சமே யாயினும்
நீயே என் தாயே
Right in front of my eyes,
Will I behold my own soul?
In your tender smile,
Will I become sanctified?
கண் எதிரே
எந்தன் உயிரை காண்பேனோ
உன் புன்னகையில்
புனிதம் ஆகி போவேனோ
All the vibrant red flowers
Will bloom at your feet.
Even that expansive sky
Will turn into your love.
செம்மலர்கள் யாவும்
உன் பாதம் பூக்குமே
அந்த வானம்
உனதன்பாகுமே
Is my fragile life worthy?
Is my fragile life worthy?
தகுமோ என் ஜீவனே
தகுமோ என் ஜீவனே
Kann ethirae
Right in front of my eyes,
Endhan uyirai kaanbenoo
Will I behold my own soul?
Un punnagaiyil
In your tender smile,
Punitham aagi povenoo
Will I become sanctified?
Semmalargal yaavum
All the vibrant red flowers
Un paadham pookumae
Will bloom at your feet.
Andha vaanam
Even that expansive sky
Unadhanbaagumae
Will turn into your love.
Thagumoo en jeevenae
Is my fragile life worthy?
Thagumoo en jeevenae
Is my fragile life worthy?
Kann ethirae
Right in front of my eyes,
Endhan uyirai kaanbenoo
Will I behold my own soul?
Un punnagaiyil
In your tender smile,
Punitham aagi povenoo
Will I become sanctified?
Haa..aaaa..aa…
Haa..aaaa..aa…
Paal veedhiyil aayiram
In the Milky Way, a thousand
Olinthidum nilavugal
Glimmering moons
Thaazh panindhundhan
Bow down humbly,
Paal mugam paarthida yengumae
Longing to gaze at your radiant, pure face.
Bhoomi saami motchamae
Earth, God, and spiritual liberation...
Yaaiyinum
Yet above all,
Neeyae en thaaiyae
You alone are my mother.
Kann ethirae
Right in front of my eyes,
Endhan uyirai kaanbenoo
Will I behold my own soul?
Un punnagaiyil
In your tender smile,
Punitham aagi povenoo
Will I become sanctified?
Semmalargal yaavum
All the vibrant red flowers
Un paadham pookumae
Will bloom at your feet.
Andha vaanam
Even that expansive sky
Unadhanbaagumae
Will turn into your love.
Thagumoo en jeevenae
Is my fragile life worthy?
Thagumoo en jeevenae
Is my fragile life worthy?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a deeply emotional and spiritual lullaby expressing reverence, pure devotion, and cosmic warmth toward a maternal figure. The protagonist questions whether their own soul is worthy of being blessed by the presence and smile of a mother whose love transcends all worldly and heavenly wonders. The lyrics elevate maternal love above divinity and salvation itself.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Thaazh panindhundhan Paal mugam paarthida yengumae”
Celestial bodies like moons in the Milky Way are given human attributes of bowing down in humility to catch a glimpse of the mother's face.
Hyperbole & Metaphor
“Andha vaanam Unadhanbaagumae”
Comparing the mother's boundless affection to the vastness of the sky exaggerates and glorifies maternal warmth.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kann ethirae / Endhan uyirai kaanbenoo”
The second consonant sound 'nn' matches across the lines (Kann / Endhan / Un), creating a harmonious acoustic flow in classical Tamil poetic style.
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Trivia
'Iravin Nizhal' (2022), directed by Radhakrishnan Parthiban with music by A. R. Rahman, entered record books as the world's first non-linear single-shot feature film.
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