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Lyrics & meaning

Kanney

From Pulse · 2025

Lyricist
Dravid Selvam
Singers
Abishek Ar, Jovita Livingston
Music director
Abishek Ar
Movie name
Pulse
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
27 Oct 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanne kannin maniyae
Needhaandaa
Tholaindhen nidhamum unnai thedi
Kaanum dhisaigal ellaam
Un moochadaa
Idhayam alaiyum unnai naadi
Neram kollum kaadhal mogam
Kaayam kondathu naanaa
Nenjam paadum kaadhal raagam
Baaramaai
Dhinamum kanamum ennai kolum
Ninaivil undhan mugamaa
Kalaiyum megam mazhaiyaai meendum
Thoorumaa…..
Maname maname
Nee yekkam kollathe
Ninaivin siraiyil
Nee sikki kollathe
Maname maname
Nee yekkam kollathe
Ninaivin siraiyil
Nee sikki kollathe
Paadhai ellaam paarvai veesi
Manamum sorndhadhae
Ennil meedham ulla kaadhal
Ennai theenduthae
Vidiyum endhan kaalai yaeno
Innum neelumae
Kulirum indha iravil manamum
Ilaval theduthae
Neram kollum kaadhal mogam
Kaayam kondathu naanaa
Nenjam paadum kaadhal raagam
Sogamaai
Dhinamum kanamum ennai kolum
Ninaivil undhan mugamaa
Kalaiyum megam mazhaiyaai meendum
Thoorumaa…..
Vizhiye vizhiye
Nee thookkam kollathe
Ninaivin siraiyil
Nee sikki kollathe
Vizhiye vizhiye
Nee thookkam kollathe
Ninaivin siraiyil
Nee sikki kollathe
My darling, apple of my eye,
it is only you.
I am lost, searching for you every day.
In every direction I look,
I feel your breath.
My heart wanders, seeking you.
This passionate love that slowly kills time,
am I the one who got hurt?
The melody of love my heart sings,
feels so heavy.
Killing me every day, every moment,
is it your face in my memories?
Will the drifting clouds
drizzle down as rain again...?
Oh my heart, my heart,
do not yearn like this.
In the prison of memories,
do not get trapped.
Oh my heart, my heart,
do not yearn like this.
In the prison of memories,
do not get trapped.
Watching all the paths ahead,
my heart has grown weary.
The love left inside me
still touches me.
Why does the morning that dawns for me
stretch on for so long?
In this chilly night, my heart
searches for my beloved.
This passionate love that slowly kills time,
am I the one who got hurt?
The melody of love my heart sings,
has turned to sorrow.
Killing me every day, every moment,
is it your face in my memories?
Will the drifting clouds
drizzle down as rain again...?
Oh my eyes, my eyes,
do not fall asleep.
In the prison of memories,
do not get trapped.
Oh my eyes, my eyes,
do not fall asleep.
In the prison of memories,
do not get trapped.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant track expresses deep grief, nostalgia, and yearning following a separation from a lover. The narrator feels helpless as every direction and sensation reminds them of their lost beloved, describing love as a heavy burden that inflicts emotional wounds daily. Through evocative natural metaphors, they question whether love will ever return to comfort them like rain from dispersing clouds, while pleading with their own heart and eyes not to remain trapped in the prison of haunting memories.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Ninaivin siraiyil

Compares memories to a prison ('Ninaivin siraiyil'), highlighting the feeling of being trapped by past love.

Imagery & Natural Metaphor

Kalaiyum megam mazhaiyaai meendum Thoorumaa…..

Uses the image of clouds dispersing and turning back into rain ('Kalaiyum megam mazhaiyaai meendum') to symbolize hope for the revival of lost love.

Anaphora / Epizeuxis

Maname maname

Repetition of words like 'Maname maname' and 'Vizhiye vizhiye' at the start of stanzas to emphasize intense emotional address.

Rhythm and Internal Rhyme (Edhugai / Monai)

Dhinamum kanamum ennai kolum

Pairs 'Dhinamum' and 'kanamum' to create a rhythmic, melancholic cadence conveying constant suffering.

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Trivia

Composed and sung by Abishek Ar along with Jovita Livingston, this song features lyrics by Dravid Selvam for the project 'Pulse' (2025). The song relies heavily on poetic personification of the heart (Manam) and eyes (Vizhi) as distinct entities that the narrator cautions against falling into emotional traps.

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