Kannil Vanthaai
From Lottery Ticket · 1982
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- L. Vaithiya Nathan
- Details
- Lottery Ticket1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannil vanthaai nenjil nindraai nee | You came into my eyes and stayed in my heart |
| Female :En kadhal veenai | Female: My veena of love |
| Male :Unnaalae raagam paadum | Male: Sings a musical melody because of you |
| Female :Antha raagam en vaazhvil endrum ketkkum | Female: That melody will echo in my life forever |
| Male :Suga raagamae | Male: Oh sweet melody of bliss |
| Female :Endrum nilaiyaagumae | Female: It will remain permanent forever |
| Female | |
| Kannil vanthaai nenjil nindraai nee | You came into my eyes and stayed in my heart |
| Male :En kadhal veenai | Male: My veena of love |
| Female :Unnaalae raagam paadum | Female: Sings a musical melody because of you |
| Male :Antha raagam en vaazhvil endrum ketkkum | Male: That melody will echo in my life forever |
| Female :Suga raagamae | Female: Oh sweet melody of bliss |
| Male :Endrum nilaiyaagumae | Male: It will remain permanent forever |
| Female | |
| Enthan paadham endrum unthan paadhai sellaatho | Will my feet not always walk upon your path? |
| Male :Unthan sontham naanae endru parvai sollaatho | Male: Doesn't your glance say that I am your own? |
| Female :Devan koyil poomaalai | Female: Like a flower garland in the temple of God |
| Male :Dheepam yaettrum penn paavai neeyallavo | Male: Aren't you the maiden lighting the lamp? |
| Female :Vaasal thedi naanum vanthenae…ae….ae… | Female: I came searching for your doorstep... |
| Male :Malar soodavey… | Male: To adorn you with flowers... |
| Female :Naan varam ketkiraen | Female: I am asking for a boon |
| Female | |
| Ellai thaandi vaazhumpothum ennam maaraathu | Even when living beyond boundaries, my thoughts will not change |
| Male :Gangai vellam kaainthaalum | Male: Even if the floodwaters of the Ganges dry up |
| Female :Thingal vinnil thaeinthaalum manam theiyumo | Female: Even if the moon wanes in the sky, will the heart diminish? |
| Male :Unmai anbu endrum thaeyaathu | Male: True love will never fade away |
| Female :Edhirkaalam nee | Female: You are my future |
| Male :Endrum namathaaumae | Male: It will always belong to us |
கண்ணில் வந்தாய் நெஞ்சில் நின்றாய் நீ
என் காதல் வீணை
உன்னாலே ராகம் பாடும்
அந்த ராகம் என் வாழ்வில் என்றும் கேட்கும்
சுகராகமே.....
என்றும் நிலையாகுமே..
You came into my eyes and stayed in my heart
Female: My veena of love
Male: Sings a musical melody because of you
Female: That melody will echo in my life forever
Male: Oh sweet melody of bliss
Female: It will remain permanent forever
கண்ணில் வந்தாய் நெஞ்சில் நின்றாய் நீ
என் காதல் வீணை
உன்னாலே ராகம் பாடும்
அந்த ராகம் என் வாழ்வில் என்றும் கேட்கும்
சுகராகமே.....
என்றும் நிலையாகுமே..
You came into my eyes and stayed in my heart
Male: My veena of love
Female: Sings a musical melody because of you
Male: That melody will echo in my life forever
Female: Oh sweet melody of bliss
Male: It will remain permanent forever
எந்தன் பாதம் என்றும் உந்தன் பாதை செல்லாதோ
உந்தன் சொந்தம் நானே என்று பார்வை சொல்லாதோ
தேவன் கோயில் பூமாலை
தீபம் ஏற்றும் பெண் பாவை நீயல்லவோ
வாசல் தேடி நானும் வந்தேனே.......ஏ.....ஏ....
மலர் சூடவே........
நான் வரம் கேட்கிறேன்
Will my feet not always walk upon your path?
Male: Doesn't your glance say that I am your own?
Female: Like a flower garland in the temple of God
Male: Aren't you the maiden lighting the lamp?
Female: I came searching for your doorstep...
Male: To adorn you with flowers...
Female: I am asking for a boon
எல்லைத் தாண்டி வாழும்போதும் எண்ணம் மாறாது
கங்கை வெள்ளம் காய்ந்தாலும்
திங்கள் விண்ணில் தேய்ந்தாலும் மனம் தேயுமோ
உண்மை அன்பு என்றும் தேயாது....
எதிர்காலம் நீ.......
என்றும் நமதாகுமே
Even when living beyond boundaries, my thoughts will not change
Male: Even if the floodwaters of the Ganges dry up
Female: Even if the moon wanes in the sky, will the heart diminish?
Male: True love will never fade away
Female: You are my future
Male: It will always belong to us
ம்ம்.....ஹிஹீம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
ம்ம்.....ஹிஹீம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்.....
Kannil vanthaai nenjil nindraai nee
You came into my eyes and stayed in my heart
Female :En kadhal veenai
Female: My veena of love
Male :Unnaalae raagam paadum
Male: Sings a musical melody because of you
Female :Antha raagam en vaazhvil endrum ketkkum
Female: That melody will echo in my life forever
Male :Suga raagamae
Male: Oh sweet melody of bliss
Female :Endrum nilaiyaagumae
Female: It will remain permanent forever
Kannil vanthaai nenjil nindraai nee
You came into my eyes and stayed in my heart
Male :En kadhal veenai
Male: My veena of love
Female :Unnaalae raagam paadum
Female: Sings a musical melody because of you
Male :Antha raagam en vaazhvil endrum ketkkum
Male: That melody will echo in my life forever
Female :Suga raagamae
Female: Oh sweet melody of bliss
Male :Endrum nilaiyaagumae
Male: It will remain permanent forever
Enthan paadham endrum unthan paadhai sellaatho
Will my feet not always walk upon your path?
Male :Unthan sontham naanae endru parvai sollaatho
Male: Doesn't your glance say that I am your own?
Female :Devan koyil poomaalai
Female: Like a flower garland in the temple of God
Male :Dheepam yaettrum penn paavai neeyallavo
Male: Aren't you the maiden lighting the lamp?
Female :Vaasal thedi naanum vanthenae…ae….ae…
Female: I came searching for your doorstep...
Male :Malar soodavey…
Male: To adorn you with flowers...
Female :Naan varam ketkiraen
Female: I am asking for a boon
Ellai thaandi vaazhumpothum ennam maaraathu
Even when living beyond boundaries, my thoughts will not change
Male :Gangai vellam kaainthaalum
Male: Even if the floodwaters of the Ganges dry up
Female :Thingal vinnil thaeinthaalum manam theiyumo
Female: Even if the moon wanes in the sky, will the heart diminish?
Male :Unmai anbu endrum thaeyaathu
Male: True love will never fade away
Female :Edhirkaalam nee
Female: You are my future
Male :Endrum namathaaumae
Male: It will always belong to us
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet captures a deep exchange of eternal devotion between two lovers. By comparing their love to a veena producing sweet melodies, they express how harmony and joy will permanently resound throughout their lives. Using sacred and natural imagery like temple garlands, lamps, the Ganges river, and the moon, they pledge that physical distance and the passage of time will never diminish the truth of their love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Female :En kadhal veenai”
Compares love to a 'veena' (a stringed musical instrument) that plays endless melodies in life.
Internal Rhyme / Assonance (Emoni)
“Kannil vanthaai nenjil nindraai nee”
Pairs 'Kannil' (in eyes) and 'Nenjil' (in heart) to create a rhythmic, euphonic sound pattern.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)
“Male :Gangai vellam kaainthaalum”
Uses the extreme hypothetical image of the mighty Ganges river completely drying up to emphasize that true love will still endure.
Rhetorical Question
“Female :Thingal vinnil thaeinthaalum manam theiyumo”
Asks whether a person's heart wanes like the moon, asserting rhetorically that true affection does not fade with changing phases.
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Trivia
The lyrics were penned by Muthulingam, a acclaimed Tamil poet who also served as the official Poet Laureate (Aasthana Kavingnar) of Tamil Nadu. The song extensively uses traditional Tamil metaphors combining nature and temple motifs to reflect romantic devotion.
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