Kavidhai Naan
From Kalyanamam Kalyanam · 1974
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- K. Vijaya Baskar
- Details
- Kalyanamam Kalyanam1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ……………. | I am the poem, you are the poet. |
| Female | |
| Kavithai naan kavingan nee | I am the arts, you are the connoisseur. |
| Kalaigal naan rasigan nee | I am the fruit, you are the bird. |
| Kanigal naan paravai nee | What does it matter who the marriage is with? |
| Kalyaanam yaarodu nadanthaalenna | I am the poem, you are the poet. |
| Female | |
| Kavithai naan kavingan nee | I have heard of many kinds of love, |
| Male | |
| Kettathundu palavagai kadhal | A poor soul like me has never seen it in my life. |
| Paarththathillai yaezhai en vaazhvil | I have heard of many kinds of love, |
| Kettathundu palavagai kadhal | A poor soul like me has never seen it in my life. |
| Paarththathillai yaezhai en vaazhvil | I will give whatever you desire, |
| Female | |
| Enna vendum naan tharuvaenae | I will give whatever you desire, |
| Enna vendum naan tharuvaenae | What if you consider me as your own? |
| Ennai uravaaga ninaiththaal enna | I am the poem, you are the poet. |
| Female | |
| Kavithai naan kavingan nee | Yellow sky, auspicious moon, |
| Male | |
| Manjal vaanam mangala nilavu | A brief moment, a thousand dreams. |
| Konjam pozhuthu aayiram kanavu | Female: The bed is here, and the maiden is here, |
| Female :Manjam ingae vanjiyum ingae | The bed is here, and the maiden is here, |
| Manjam ingae vanjiyum ingae | What if the heart merges with the body? |
| Nenjam udalodu kalanthaalenna | I am the poem, you are the poet. |
| Female | |
| Kavithai naan kavingan nee | A green garden is your maiden body, |
| Male | |
| Pachai thottam paavai un maeni | I am a honeybee flying and singing. |
| Paadi parakkum naan oru thaenee | A green garden is your maiden body, |
| Pachai thottam paavai un maeni | I am a honeybee flying and singing. |
| Paadi parakkum naan oru thaenee | I forgot fear, ah, I forgot shyness too, |
| Female | |
| Achcham maranthaen ahh naananum maranthaen | I forgot fear, I forgot shyness too, |
| Achcham maranthaen naananum maranthaen | What if those new worlds are born? |
| Antha ulagangal piranthaalenna | You are the poem, I am the poet. |
| Male | |
| Kavithai nee kavingan naan | You are the arts, I am the connoisseur. |
| Kaligal nee rasigan naan | You are the fruit, I am the bird. |
| Kanigal nee paravai naan | What does it matter who the marriage is with? |
| Kalyaanam yaarodu nadanthaalenna | I am the poem, you are the poet. |
| Female | |
| Kavithai naan kavingan nee | |
லாலாலலா....லாலாலலா....லாலாலலா
லாலாலலா....லாலாலலா....லாலாலலா
I am the poem, you are the poet.
கவிதை நான் கவிஞன் நீ
கலைகள் நான் ரசிகன் நீ
கனிகள் நான் பறவை நீ
கல்யாணம் யாரோடு நடந்தாலென்ன
I am the arts, you are the connoisseur.
I am the fruit, you are the bird.
What does it matter who the marriage is with?
I am the poem, you are the poet.
கவிதை நான் கவிஞன் நீ
I have heard of many kinds of love,
கேட்டதுண்டு பலவகைக் காதல்
பார்த்ததில்லை ஏழை என் வாழ்வில்
கேட்டதுண்டு பலவகைக் காதல்
பார்த்ததில்லை ஏழை என் வாழ்வில்
A poor soul like me has never seen it in my life.
I have heard of many kinds of love,
A poor soul like me has never seen it in my life.
I will give whatever you desire,
என்ன வேண்டும் நான் தருவேனே
என்ன வேண்டும் நான் தருவேனே
என்னை உறவாக நினைந்தால் என்ன
I will give whatever you desire,
What if you consider me as your own?
I am the poem, you are the poet.
கவிதை நான் கவிஞன் நீ....
Yellow sky, auspicious moon,
மஞ்சள் வானம் மங்கள நிலவு
கொஞ்சும் பொழுது ஆயிரம் கனவு
மஞ்சம் இங்கே வஞ்சியும் இங்கே
மஞ்சம் இங்கே வஞ்சியும் இங்கே
நெஞ்சம் உடலோடு கலந்தாலென்ன
A brief moment, a thousand dreams.
Female: The bed is here, and the maiden is here,
The bed is here, and the maiden is here,
What if the heart merges with the body?
I am the poem, you are the poet.
கவிதை நான் கவிஞன் நீ
A green garden is your maiden body,
பச்சைத் தோட்டம் பாவை உன் மேனி
பாடிப் பறக்கும் நான் ஒரு தேனீ
பச்சைத் தோட்டம் பாவை உன் மேனி
பாடிப் பறக்கும் நான் ஒரு தேனீ
I am a honeybee flying and singing.
A green garden is your maiden body,
I am a honeybee flying and singing.
I forgot fear, ah, I forgot shyness too,
அச்சம் மறந்தேன் அஹ் நாணமும் மறந்தேன்
அச்சம் மறந்தேன் நாணமும் மறந்தேன்
அந்த உலகங்கள் பிறந்தாலென்ன
I forgot fear, I forgot shyness too,
What if those new worlds are born?
You are the poem, I am the poet.
கவிதை நீ கவிஞன் நான்
கலைகள் நீ ரசிகன் நான்
கனிகள் நீ பறவை நான்
கல்யாணம் யாரோடு நடந்தாலென்ன
You are the arts, I am the connoisseur.
You are the fruit, I am the bird.
What does it matter who the marriage is with?
I am the poem, you are the poet.
கவிதை நான் கவிஞன் நீ.....
…………….
I am the poem, you are the poet.
Kavithai naan kavingan nee
I am the arts, you are the connoisseur.
Kalaigal naan rasigan nee
I am the fruit, you are the bird.
Kanigal naan paravai nee
What does it matter who the marriage is with?
Kalyaanam yaarodu nadanthaalenna
I am the poem, you are the poet.
Kavithai naan kavingan nee
I have heard of many kinds of love,
Kettathundu palavagai kadhal
A poor soul like me has never seen it in my life.
Paarththathillai yaezhai en vaazhvil
I have heard of many kinds of love,
Kettathundu palavagai kadhal
A poor soul like me has never seen it in my life.
Paarththathillai yaezhai en vaazhvil
I will give whatever you desire,
Enna vendum naan tharuvaenae
I will give whatever you desire,
Enna vendum naan tharuvaenae
What if you consider me as your own?
Ennai uravaaga ninaiththaal enna
I am the poem, you are the poet.
Kavithai naan kavingan nee
Yellow sky, auspicious moon,
Manjal vaanam mangala nilavu
A brief moment, a thousand dreams.
Konjam pozhuthu aayiram kanavu
Female: The bed is here, and the maiden is here,
Female :Manjam ingae vanjiyum ingae
The bed is here, and the maiden is here,
Manjam ingae vanjiyum ingae
What if the heart merges with the body?
Nenjam udalodu kalanthaalenna
I am the poem, you are the poet.
Kavithai naan kavingan nee
A green garden is your maiden body,
Pachai thottam paavai un maeni
I am a honeybee flying and singing.
Paadi parakkum naan oru thaenee
A green garden is your maiden body,
Pachai thottam paavai un maeni
I am a honeybee flying and singing.
Paadi parakkum naan oru thaenee
I forgot fear, ah, I forgot shyness too,
Achcham maranthaen ahh naananum maranthaen
I forgot fear, I forgot shyness too,
Achcham maranthaen naananum maranthaen
What if those new worlds are born?
Antha ulagangal piranthaalenna
You are the poem, I am the poet.
Kavithai nee kavingan naan
You are the arts, I am the connoisseur.
Kaligal nee rasigan naan
You are the fruit, I am the bird.
Kanigal nee paravai naan
What does it matter who the marriage is with?
Kalyaanam yaarodu nadanthaalenna
I am the poem, you are the poet.
Kavithai naan kavingan nee
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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