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Lyrics & meaning

Kannillaiyo Manamillaiyo

From Paasavalai · 1956

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
C. S. Jayaraman
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Paasavalai
Movie release year
1956
Lyrics added on
20 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaarukku theengu seidhen
Yaar kudiyai keduthaen
Yaar porulai abagarithaen
Seerodu vaazhntha ennai
Verrodu azhithathu yaen
Dheivamae idhu needhiyoo
Kannillaiyoo manamillaiyoo
Kannillaiyoo manamillaiyoo
Kalangum en nilai maara vazhiillaiyo
Kalangum en nilai maara vazhiillaiyo
Karunai kadal enbathellam poiyoo
Kalangum en nilai maara vazhi illaiyoo
Kannillaiyoo manamillaiyoo
Iraivaa kannillaiyoo manamillaiyoo
{Ennamum kanavagi
Idi minnal mazhaiyaagi
Kanngalum kanneer kadal aanadhae
Mangala vaazhvum pariponadhae} (2)
Thuyar soozhndha
En vaazhvil puyal veesalaaamo
Uyirodu enai veithu vadhai seiyalaamo
Kannillaiyoo manamillaiyoo
Kalangum en nilai maara vazhi illaiyoo
Ennai padaithathum yen
Inbam koduthathum yen
Ennai padaithathum yen
Inbam koduthathum yen
Idhu pola paadhiyilae
Thatti parithathum yen
Idhu pola paadhiyilae
Thatti parithathum yen
Anbai valarthathum
Aasaiyai thanthaum yen
Anbai valarthathum
Aasaiyai thanthaum yen
Thunbamenum neruppaattril
Enai thooki erinthathum yen
Thunbamenum neruppaattril
Enai thooki erinthathum yen
Kannillaiyoo manamillaiyoo
Kalangum en nilai maara vazhi illaiyoo
Seidha pizhai enna
Dhegam irundhenna
Uiyyum vazhi enna
Unadhu theerppenna
Whom did I ever harm?
Whose home did I destroy?
Whose wealth did I snatch away?
I, who lived with dignity and honor,
why did you uproot and destroy me?
Oh God, is this justice?
Do you have no eyes? Do you have no heart?
Do you have no eyes? Do you have no heart?
Is there no way for my suffering to end?
Is there no way for my suffering to end?
Is it a lie that you are an ocean of mercy?
Is there no way for my suffering to end?
Do you have no eyes? Do you have no heart?
Oh Lord, do you have no eyes? Do you have no heart?
My hopes have all turned into mere dreams,
crashing down like thunder, lightning, and rain,
my eyes have become an ocean of tears,
and my blissful life has been snatched away.
In my grief-stricken life,
should such a terrible storm rage?
Must you keep me alive only to torment me?
Do you have no eyes? Do you have no heart?
Is there no way for my suffering to end?
Why did you create me?
Why did you give me happiness?
Why did you create me?
Why did you give me happiness?
Only to snatch it all away
like this, halfway through life?
Only to snatch it all away
like this, halfway through life?
Why did you nurture love
and give me desires in my heart?
Why did you nurture love
and give me desires in my heart?
Only to throw me
into a river of burning sorrow?
Only to throw me
into a river of burning sorrow?
Do you have no eyes? Do you have no heart?
Is there no way for my suffering to end?
What wrong did I do?
What is the point of this body living on?
What is the way for me to survive?
What is your final judgment?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soul-stirring song from Paasavalai (1956) is a desperate lament addressed directly to the Almighty. The speaker cries out against tragic misfortune, questioning why a person who lived righteously without harming anyone or stealing another's property should be uprooted and subjected to intolerable agony.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

“Thunbamenum neruppaattril”

Suffering is vividly conceptualized as a river of fire ('Thunbamenum neruppaattril') and tears as an ocean ('Kanneer kadal').

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)

“Kannillaiyoo manamillaiyoo”

Continuous questioning of God ('Kannillaiyoo manamillaiyoo') highlights total despair, moral indignation, and helpless helplessness.

Contrast (Muran)

“Seerodu vaazhntha ennai / Verrodu azhithathu yaen”

Juxtaposes prosperous rooted life ('Seerodu vaazhntha') with complete destruction ('Verrodu azhithathu').

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Trivia

Paasavalai (1956) featured music composed by the legendary Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy duo, with lyricist A. Maruthakasi penning evocative lines that captured tragic distress in early Tamil cinema.

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