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Lyrics & meaning

Kannirendum

From Anbarivu · 2021

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Saindhavi
Music director
Hiphop Tamizha
Movie name
Anbarivu
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
30 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannirendum neeyae kanaakkalum neeyae
Kanneer thuli neeyae en amudhae
Chorus :Kannirendum neeyae kanaakkalum neeyae
Kanneer thuli neeyae en amudhae
Kannirendum neeyae kanaakkalum neeyae
Kanneer thuli neeyae en amudhae
Kadal neeya karai naana
Alai pola anbai alli thara
Imai neeya kanavugal naana
Kalaiyamal ennai pootti vaikkirayae
Indha nodi podhum innum enna venum
Michamulla aayul vaazhndhu viduven
Ethanaiyo aasai ullukkulla veesa
Enna solli pesa yengi kidakken
Unnaala oorunga ippo
Ellamae maaruthae paar
Sollaama vaanamum peyidhae
Vellaama kooduthu paar
Paadatha thaalatta naan paada venum
Thoongaadha thookkatha nee thoonganum
Oottatha paal sora naan oota venum
Unnaamal nee ooda naan kenjanum
Kadal neeya karai naana
Alai pola anbai alli thara
Imai neeya kanavugal naana
Kanaiyamal ennai pootti vaikkirayae
Kannirendum neeyae kanaakkalum neeyae
Kanneer thuli neeyae en amudhae
You are both my eyes, and you are my dreams
You are my teardrop too, my sweet nectar
Chorus: You are both my eyes, and you are my dreams
You are my teardrop too, my sweet nectar
You are both my eyes, and you are my dreams
You are my teardrop too, my sweet nectar
Are you the ocean, and am I the shore?
Showering your love on me like waves?
Are you the eyelids, and am I the dreams?
Locking me safe within, never letting me fade away?
This moment is enough, what more could I need?
I can live out the rest of my days
So many desires stir deep within me
I long to speak, wondering what to say
Because of you, across our village now,
Look, everything is changing!
Without warning, the skies pour rain
Look, the harvest is flourishing!
I want to sing lullabies that were never sung before
You must sleep the peaceful sleep you never had
I want to feed you the milk-rice you were never fed
And plead with you when you run away without eating
Are you the ocean, and am I the shore?
Showering your love on me like waves?
Are you the eyelids, and am I the dreams?
Locking me safe within, never letting me fade away?
You are both my eyes, and you are my dreams
You are my teardrop too, my sweet nectar
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Female
Female
Female
Female
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Chorus
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses a deeply tender, maternal, and protective affection towards a beloved figure. The singer describes the loved one as the very essence of her existence—her eyes, her dreams, her tears of joy, and her precious nectar. Through vivid imagery of the ocean, shore, eyelids, and rain, she articulates how fulfilled her life feels in this present moment and how eager she is to care for, feed, and soothe them into a restful sleep.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Kannirendum neeyae kanaakkalum neeyae Kanneer thuli neeyae en amudhae

Directly equating the beloved person to eyes, dreams, teardrops, and nectar without using comparative words.

Simile (உவமை)

Alai pola anbai alli thara

Comparing the act of gathering and showering unconditional love to the rhythmic crashing of ocean waves using 'pola' (like).

Rhyme & Rhythm (எதுகை / மோனை)

Paadatha thaalatta naan paada venum / Thoongaadha thookkatha nee thoonganum

Repetitive rhythmic structure across lines using matching verbal patterns like 'Paadatha', 'Thoongaadha', and 'Oottatha'.

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Trivia

Written by acclaimed lyricist Thamarai and composed by Hiphop Tamizha for the movie Anbarivu (2021), the track features vocals by Saindhavi, who is renowned for her soulful renditions of emotive and maternal melodies.

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