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Lyrics & meaning

Kavidhai Naan

From Kalyanamam Kalyanam · 1974

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singers: T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director: K. Vijaya Baskar
Movie name: Kalyanamam Kalyanam
Movie release year: 1974
Lyrics added on: 1 Oct 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

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Kavithai naan kavingan nee

Kalaigal naan rasigan nee

Kanigal naan paravai nee

Kalyaanam yaarodu nadanthaalenna

Kavithai naan kavingan nee

Kettathundu palavagai kadhal

Paarththathillai yaezhai en vaazhvil

Kettathundu palavagai kadhal

Paarththathillai yaezhai en vaazhvil

Enna vendum naan tharuvaenae

Enna vendum naan tharuvaenae

Ennai uravaaga ninaiththaal enna

Kavithai naan kavingan nee

Manjal vaanam mangala nilavu

Konjam pozhuthu aayiram kanavu

Female :Manjam ingae vanjiyum ingae

Manjam ingae vanjiyum ingae

Nenjam udalodu kalanthaalenna

Kavithai naan kavingan nee

Pachai thottam paavai un maeni

Paadi parakkum naan oru thaenee

Pachai thottam paavai un maeni

Paadi parakkum naan oru thaenee

Achcham maranthaen ahh naananum maranthaen

Achcham maranthaen naananum maranthaen

Antha ulagangal piranthaalenna

Kavithai nee kavingan naan

Kaligal nee rasigan naan

Kanigal nee paravai naan

Kalyaanam yaarodu nadanthaalenna

Kavithai naan kavingan nee

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I am the poem, you are the poet

I am the art, you are the admirer

I am the fruit, you are the bird

What does it matter who marries whom?

I am the poem, you are the poet

I have heard of many kinds of love

In my poor life, I have never seen it

I have heard of many kinds of love

In my poor life, I have never seen it

Whatever you wish, I will give you

Whatever you wish, I will give you

What if you think of me as your own?

I am the poem, you are the poet

A golden sky, an auspicious moon

Just a little time, but a thousand dreams

Here is the bed, and here is the woman

Here is the bed, and here is the woman

What if our hearts and bodies unite?

I am the poem, you are the poet

Your lovely body is a green garden

I am a honeybee singing and flying around

Your lovely body is a green garden

I am a honeybee singing and flying around

I forgot my fear, ah, I forgot my shyness

I forgot my fear, I forgot my shyness

What if a whole new world is born?

You are the poem, I am the poet

You are the art, I am the admirer

You are the fruit, I am the bird

What does it matter who marries whom?

I am the poem, you are the poet

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kavithai Naan Kavingan Nee from the 1974 film Kalyanamam Kalyanam is a romantic duet composed by K. Vijaya Baskar and written by Kannadasan. The song explores deep romantic longing, passion, and emotional connection between lovers through artistic and natural metaphors—comparing the lovers to poetry and poet, art and admirer, and fruit and bird. The lovers express a desire to transcend mere societal formalities of marriage in favor of true physical and spiritual union. The song features a captivating dynamic shift where the roles of poet and poem are lovingly swapped between the lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Kavithai naan kavingan nee / Kalaigal naan rasigan nee”

Compares the beloved to poetry, art, and fruit, and the partner to the poet, connoisseur, and bird.

Moonaal (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Kavithai naan kavingan nee / Kalaigal naan rasigan nee / Kanigal naan paravai nee”

Repetition of the initial consonant 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines.

Edukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Manjam ingae vanjiyum ingae / Nenjam udalodu kalanthaalenna”

Rhyming of the second letter ('nja') across lines.

Role Reversal / Parallelism

“Kavithai nee kavingan naan / Kaligal nee rasigan naan”

Inverts the dynamic established in the opening lines, swapping 'naan' (I) and 'nee' (you) to show complete mutual devotion.

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Trivia

Composed by K. Vijaya Baskar, a celebrated Kannada cinema maestro who worked on select iconic Tamil soundtracks, this track features vocals by T. M. Soundararajan and L. R. Eswari, highlighting Kannadasan's signature romantic lyricism.

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