Kanney
From Pulse · 2025
- Lyricist
- Dravid Selvam
- Singers
- Abishek Ar, Jovita Livingston
- Music director
- Abishek Ar
- Details
- Pulse2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kanne kannin maniyae | Oh my darling, the apple of my eye, |
| Needhaandaa | It is only you! |
| Tholaindhen nidhamum unnai thedi | I am lost searching for you every day, |
| Kaanum dhisaigal ellaam | In every direction I look, |
| Un moochadaa | It feels like your breath. |
| Idhayam alaiyum unnai naadi | My heart wanders seeking you. |
| Male | |
| Neram kollum kaadhal mogam | Passionate love that kills time, |
| Kaayam kondathu naanaa | Am I the one who got wounded? |
| Nenjam paadum kaadhal raagam | The melody of love my heart sings, |
| Baaramaai | As a heavy burden... |
| Dhinamum kanamum ennai kolum | Every day and every moment that slays me, |
| Ninaivil undhan mugamaa | Is that your face in my memory? |
| Kalaiyum megam mazhaiyaai meendum | Will the dispersing clouds rain again, |
| Thoorumaa….. | And drizzle upon me?... |
| Female | |
| Maname maname | Oh my heart, my heart, |
| Nee yekkam kollathe | Do not yearn. |
| Ninaivin siraiyil | In the prison of memories, |
| Nee sikki kollathe | Do not get trapped. |
| Maname maname | Oh my heart, my heart, |
| Nee yekkam kollathe | Do not yearn. |
| Ninaivin siraiyil | In the prison of memories, |
| Nee sikki kollathe | Do not get trapped. |
| Male | |
| Paadhai ellaam paarvai veesi | Casting my gaze along every path, |
| Manamum sorndhadhae | My heart has grown weary. |
| Ennil meedham ulla kaadhal | The love remaining within me, |
| Ennai theenduthae | Keeps touching me. |
| Vidiyum endhan kaalai yaeno | Why does my dawning morning, |
| Innum neelumae | Continue to stretch longer? |
| Kulirum indha iravil manamum | In this chilling night, my heart, |
| Ilaval theduthae | Searches for warmth. |
| Female | |
| Neram kollum kaadhal mogam | Passionate love that kills time, |
| Kaayam kondathu naanaa | Am I the one who got wounded? |
| Nenjam paadum kaadhal raagam | The melody of love my heart sings, |
| Sogamaai | Sorrowfully... |
| Dhinamum kanamum ennai kolum | Every day and every moment that slays me, |
| Ninaivil undhan mugamaa | Is that your face in my memory? |
| Kalaiyum megam mazhaiyaai meendum | Will the dispersing clouds rain again, |
| Thoorumaa….. | And drizzle upon me?... |
| Male | |
| Vizhiye vizhiye | Oh my eyes, my eyes, |
| Nee thookkam kollathe | Do not fall asleep. |
| Ninaivin siraiyil | In the prison of memories, |
| Nee sikki kollathe | Do not get trapped. |
| Vizhiye vizhiye | Oh my eyes, my eyes, |
| Nee thookkam kollathe | Do not fall asleep. |
| Ninaivin siraiyil | In the prison of memories, |
| Nee sikki kollathe | Do not get trapped. |
கண்ணே கண்ணின் மணியே
நீதானடா
தொலைந்தேன் நிதமும் உன்னைத் தேடி
காணும் திசைகள் எல்லாம்
உன் மூச்சடா
இதயம் அலையும் உன்னை நாடி
Oh my darling, the apple of my eye,
It is only you!
I am lost searching for you every day,
In every direction I look,
It feels like your breath.
My heart wanders seeking you.
நேரம் கொல்லும் காதல் மோகம்
காயம் கொண்டது நானா
நெஞ்சம் பாடும் காதல் ராகம்
பாரமாய்
தினமும் கனமும் என்னை கொல்லும்
நினைவில் உந்தன் முகமா
கலையும் மேகம் மழையாய் மீண்டும்
தூறுமா......
Passionate love that kills time,
Am I the one who got wounded?
The melody of love my heart sings,
As a heavy burden...
Every day and every moment that slays me,
Is that your face in my memory?
Will the dispersing clouds rain again,
And drizzle upon me?...
மனமே மனமே
நீ ஏக்கம் கொள்ளாதே
நினைவின் சிறையில்
நீ சிக்கி கொள்ளாதே
மனமே மனமே
நீ ஏக்கம் கொள்ளாதே
நினைவின் சிறையில்
நீ சிக்கி கொள்ளாதே
Oh my heart, my heart,
Do not yearn.
In the prison of memories,
Do not get trapped.
Oh my heart, my heart,
Do not yearn.
In the prison of memories,
Do not get trapped.
ஹம்மிங் :
…………….
Casting my gaze along every path,
My heart has grown weary.
The love remaining within me,
Keeps touching me.
Why does my dawning morning,
Continue to stretch longer?
In this chilling night, my heart,
Searches for warmth.
பாதை எல்லாம் பார்வை வீசி
மனமும் சோர்ந்ததே
எண்ணில் மீதம் உள்ள காதல்
என்னை தீண்டுதே
விடியும் எந்தன் காலை ஏனோ
இன்னும் நீளுமே
குளிரும் இந்த இரவில் மனமும்
இரவல் தேடுதே
Passionate love that kills time,
Am I the one who got wounded?
The melody of love my heart sings,
Sorrowfully...
Every day and every moment that slays me,
Is that your face in my memory?
Will the dispersing clouds rain again,
And drizzle upon me?...
நேரம் கொல்லும் காதல் மோகம்
காயம் கொண்டது நானா
நெஞ்சம் பாடும் காதல் ராகம்
சோகமாய்
தினமும் கனமும் என்னை கொல்லும்
நினைவில் உந்தன் முகமா
கலையும் மேகம் மழையாய் மீண்டும்
தூறுமா
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.
விழியே விழியே
நீ தூக்கம் கொள்ளாதே
நினைவின் சிறையில்
நீ சிக்கிக் கொள்ளாதே
விழியே விழியே
நீ தூக்கம் கொள்ளாதே
நினைவின் சிறையில்
நீ சிக்கிக் கொள்ளாதே
Kanne kannin maniyae
Oh my darling, the apple of my eye,
Needhaandaa
It is only you!
Tholaindhen nidhamum unnai thedi
I am lost searching for you every day,
Kaanum dhisaigal ellaam
In every direction I look,
Un moochadaa
It feels like your breath.
Idhayam alaiyum unnai naadi
My heart wanders seeking you.
Neram kollum kaadhal mogam
Passionate love that kills time,
Kaayam kondathu naanaa
Am I the one who got wounded?
Nenjam paadum kaadhal raagam
The melody of love my heart sings,
Baaramaai
As a heavy burden...
Dhinamum kanamum ennai kolum
Every day and every moment that slays me,
Ninaivil undhan mugamaa
Is that your face in my memory?
Kalaiyum megam mazhaiyaai meendum
Will the dispersing clouds rain again,
Thoorumaa…..
And drizzle upon me?...
Maname maname
Oh my heart, my heart,
Nee yekkam kollathe
Do not yearn.
Ninaivin siraiyil
In the prison of memories,
Nee sikki kollathe
Do not get trapped.
Maname maname
Oh my heart, my heart,
Nee yekkam kollathe
Do not yearn.
Ninaivin siraiyil
In the prison of memories,
Nee sikki kollathe
Do not get trapped.
Paadhai ellaam paarvai veesi
Casting my gaze along every path,
Manamum sorndhadhae
My heart has grown weary.
Ennil meedham ulla kaadhal
The love remaining within me,
Ennai theenduthae
Keeps touching me.
Vidiyum endhan kaalai yaeno
Why does my dawning morning,
Innum neelumae
Continue to stretch longer?
Kulirum indha iravil manamum
In this chilling night, my heart,
Ilaval theduthae
Searches for warmth.
Neram kollum kaadhal mogam
Passionate love that kills time,
Kaayam kondathu naanaa
Am I the one who got wounded?
Nenjam paadum kaadhal raagam
The melody of love my heart sings,
Sogamaai
Sorrowfully...
Dhinamum kanamum ennai kolum
Every day and every moment that slays me,
Ninaivil undhan mugamaa
Is that your face in my memory?
Kalaiyum megam mazhaiyaai meendum
Will the dispersing clouds rain again,
Thoorumaa…..
And drizzle upon me?...
Vizhiye vizhiye
Oh my eyes, my eyes,
Nee thookkam kollathe
Do not fall asleep.
Ninaivin siraiyil
In the prison of memories,
Nee sikki kollathe
Do not get trapped.
Vizhiye vizhiye
Oh my eyes, my eyes,
Nee thookkam kollathe
Do not fall asleep.
Ninaivin siraiyil
In the prison of memories,
Nee sikki kollathe
Do not get trapped.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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