Kannil Enna Kaarkaalam
From Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannil enna kaarkaalam | Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes? |
| Kannagalil neerkolam | Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks? |
| Manamae ninaivae maranthu vidu | O mind, forget these memories. |
| Thunai naan azhagae thuyaram vidu | I am your companion, beautiful one; let go of your sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Vizhiyil vizhum thuli | The tear drop falling from your eyes, |
| En maarbil veezhntathae kannae | Has fallen upon my chest, my dear. |
| Amutham sinthum kannil kanneero | Tears in eyes that spill sweet nectar, |
| Niyaayamaa pennae oo….. | Is this fair, my dear girl? Oh... |
| Male | |
| Kannil enna kaarkaalam | Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes? |
| Kannagalil neerkolam | Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks? |
| Female | |
| Naanae un sumaiyaaga yaen vanthaen | Why did I enter your life as a heavy burden? |
| Siragellam sidhaiyaaga vaazhgindraen | I live with all my wings reduced to ashes. |
| Naan urangum naal vaendum | I long for a day when I can sleep peacefully. |
| Saainthu kolla thol vaendum | I need a shoulder to lean on. |
| Naan urangum naal vaendum | I long for a day when I can sleep peacefully. |
| Saainthu kolla thol vaendum | I need a shoulder to lean on. |
| En kannil neer vaendum | I want tears in my own eyes, |
| Sugamaaga azha vaendum | To cry out freely and comfortably. |
| Male | |
| Kannil enna kaarkaalam | Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes? |
| Kannagalil neerkolam | Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks? |
| Female | |
| Irul moodum kadalodu naan ingae | I am here beside a sea enveloped in darkness. |
| En thoni karai saerum naalaengae | When will the day come when my boat reaches the shore? |
| Poovukkul bhoogambam | An earthquake inside a delicate flower, |
| Engu varum aanantham | Where will happiness ever come from? |
| Poovukkul bhoogambam | An earthquake inside a delicate flower, |
| Engu varum aanantham | Where will happiness ever come from? |
| Nizhalaaga nee vanthaal | If you come along even as a shadow, |
| Idhu pothum perinbam | This alone is supreme bliss for me. |
| Male | |
| Kannil enna kaarkaalam | Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes? |
| Kannagalil neerkolam | Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks? |
| Manamae ninaivae maranthu vidu | O mind, forget these memories. |
| Thunai naan azhagae thuyaram vidu | I am your companion, beautiful one; let go of your sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Vizhiyil vizhum thuli | The tear drop falling from your eyes, |
| En maarbil veezhntathae kannae | Has fallen upon my chest, my dear. |
| Amutham sinthum kannil kanneero | Tears in eyes that spill sweet nectar, |
| Niyaayamaa pennae oo….. | Is this fair, my dear girl? Oh... |
| Male | |
| Kannil enna kaarkaalam | Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes? |
| Kannagalil neerkolam | Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks? |
கண்ணில் என்ன கார்காலம்
கன்னங்களில் நீர்க்கோலம்
மனமே நினைவே மறந்து விடு
துணை நான் அழகே துயரம் விடு
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
O mind, forget these memories.
I am your companion, beautiful one; let go of your sorrow.
விழியில் விழும் துளி
என் மார்பில் வீழ்ந்ததே கண்ணே
அமுதம் சிந்தும் கண்ணில் கண்ணீரா
நியாயமா பெண்ணே ஓ.......
The tear drop falling from your eyes,
Has fallen upon my chest, my dear.
Tears in eyes that spill sweet nectar,
Is this fair, my dear girl? Oh...
கண்ணில் என்ன கார்காலம்
கன்னங்களில் நீர்க்கோலம்
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
நானே உன் சுமையாக ஏன் வந்தேன்
சிறகெல்லாம் சிதையாக வாழ்கின்றேன்
நான் உறங்கும் நாள் வேண்டும்
சாய்ந்து கொள்ளத் தோள் வேண்டும்
நான் உறங்கும் நாள் வேண்டும்
சாய்ந்து கொள்ளத் தோள் வேண்டும்
என் கண்ணில் நீர் வேண்டும்
சுகமாக அழ வேண்டும்
Why did I enter your life as a heavy burden?
I live with all my wings reduced to ashes.
I long for a day when I can sleep peacefully.
I need a shoulder to lean on.
I long for a day when I can sleep peacefully.
I need a shoulder to lean on.
I want tears in my own eyes,
To cry out freely and comfortably.
கண்ணில் என்ன கார்காலம்
கன்னங்களில் நீர்க்கோலம்
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
இருள் மூடும் கடலோடு நானிங்கே
என் தோணி கரை சேரும் நாளெங்கே
பூவுக்குள் பூகம்பம்
எங்கு வரும் ஆனந்தம்
பூவுக்குள் பூகம்பம்
எங்கு வரும் ஆனந்தம்
நிழலாக நீ வந்தால்
இது போதும் பேரின்பம்
I am here beside a sea enveloped in darkness.
When will the day come when my boat reaches the shore?
An earthquake inside a delicate flower,
Where will happiness ever come from?
An earthquake inside a delicate flower,
Where will happiness ever come from?
If you come along even as a shadow,
This alone is supreme bliss for me.
கண்ணில் என்ன கார்காலம்
கன்னங்களில் நீர்க்கோலம்
மனமே நினைவே மறந்து விடு
துணை நான் அழகே துயரம் விடு
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
O mind, forget these memories.
I am your companion, beautiful one; let go of your sorrow.
விழியில் விழும் துளி
என் மார்பில் வீழ்ந்ததே கண்ணே
அமுதம் சிந்தும் கண்ணில் கண்ணீரா
நியாயமா பெண்ணே ஓ.......
The tear drop falling from your eyes,
Has fallen upon my chest, my dear.
Tears in eyes that spill sweet nectar,
Is this fair, my dear girl? Oh...
கண்ணில் என்ன கார்காலம்
கன்னங்களில் நீர்க்கோலம்
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
Kannil enna kaarkaalam
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Kannagalil neerkolam
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
Manamae ninaivae maranthu vidu
O mind, forget these memories.
Thunai naan azhagae thuyaram vidu
I am your companion, beautiful one; let go of your sorrow.
Vizhiyil vizhum thuli
The tear drop falling from your eyes,
En maarbil veezhntathae kannae
Has fallen upon my chest, my dear.
Amutham sinthum kannil kanneero
Tears in eyes that spill sweet nectar,
Niyaayamaa pennae oo…..
Is this fair, my dear girl? Oh...
Kannil enna kaarkaalam
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Kannagalil neerkolam
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
Naanae un sumaiyaaga yaen vanthaen
Why did I enter your life as a heavy burden?
Siragellam sidhaiyaaga vaazhgindraen
I live with all my wings reduced to ashes.
Naan urangum naal vaendum
I long for a day when I can sleep peacefully.
Saainthu kolla thol vaendum
I need a shoulder to lean on.
Naan urangum naal vaendum
I long for a day when I can sleep peacefully.
Saainthu kolla thol vaendum
I need a shoulder to lean on.
En kannil neer vaendum
I want tears in my own eyes,
Sugamaaga azha vaendum
To cry out freely and comfortably.
Kannil enna kaarkaalam
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Kannagalil neerkolam
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
Irul moodum kadalodu naan ingae
I am here beside a sea enveloped in darkness.
En thoni karai saerum naalaengae
When will the day come when my boat reaches the shore?
Poovukkul bhoogambam
An earthquake inside a delicate flower,
Engu varum aanantham
Where will happiness ever come from?
Poovukkul bhoogambam
An earthquake inside a delicate flower,
Engu varum aanantham
Where will happiness ever come from?
Nizhalaaga nee vanthaal
If you come along even as a shadow,
Idhu pothum perinbam
This alone is supreme bliss for me.
Kannil enna kaarkaalam
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Kannagalil neerkolam
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
Manamae ninaivae maranthu vidu
O mind, forget these memories.
Thunai naan azhagae thuyaram vidu
I am your companion, beautiful one; let go of your sorrow.
Vizhiyil vizhum thuli
The tear drop falling from your eyes,
En maarbil veezhntathae kannae
Has fallen upon my chest, my dear.
Amutham sinthum kannil kanneero
Tears in eyes that spill sweet nectar,
Niyaayamaa pennae oo…..
Is this fair, my dear girl? Oh...
Kannil enna kaarkaalam
Why is there a monsoon season in your eyes?
Kannagalil neerkolam
Why is there a decorative pattern of tears on your cheeks?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kannil Enna Kaarkaalam' from the 1985 film 'Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal' is a melancholic duet that explores emotional turmoil, solace, and deep devotion between two souls. The lyrics vividly express the pain of watching a loved one cry, metaphorically equating tears to a stormy monsoon season ('Kaarkaalam') and tears on cheeks to liquid artwork ('Neerkolam'). The speaker offers his chest as a shield to absorb her sorrow and promises to be her unwavering companion. In the verse sections, the lyrics capture feelings of existential fatigue—describing life as an earthquake within a delicate flower ('Poovukkul Bhoogambam') and comparing the soul's struggle to a lost boat in a dark sea. Despite the intense sadness, the song highlights how even the mere presence or shadow of a loved one brings divine comfort ('Perinbam') amidst life's heavy burdens.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kannil enna kaarkaalam / Kannagalil neerkolam”
Comparing tears and sadness in the eyes to the monsoon season ('Kaarkaalam') and streams of tears to 'Neerkolam' (floor art made of water).
Oxymoron / Imagery
“Poovukkul bhoogambam”
Juxtaposing 'Poovukkul' (inside a soft flower) with 'Bhoogambam' (a destructive earthquake) to highlight intense emotional distress within a fragile person.
Metaphor
“Amutham sinthum kannil kanneero”
Comparing eyes that express sweetness to 'Amutham' (nectar) spilling out tears.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Irul moodum kadalodu / En thoni karai saerum”
Rhyming the second consonant sound of consecutive lines ('ru' sound in Irul and En).
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Trivia
The movie title 'Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal' is inspired by a iconic line from a poem penned by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati. The film was directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Rajinikanth and Sripriya, with music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
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