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Mandhira Kannilae

From Mandhira Kannilae Album · 2018

Lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Singer
Chinamayi
Music director
Saurabh – Durgesh
Movie name
Mandhira Kannilae Album
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
6 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mandhira kannilae
Kaadhal minnuthae
Punnagai oviyam neeyae
Pinnalai kaatchigal
Munnae thondruthae
Neerthidaa vannangal neeyae
Oh kaalai nera thooral
Pozhivum neeyae
Saalai ora kalla valaivum neeyae
Ullam pogum chella
Payanam neethaanae
Thaavugindra pulli maanin
Melae
Paayugindra veiyil keetru polae
Nenjin meedhu
Nenjin meedhu vanthaaiyae
Vaalibam nanaithavan neeyae
Naazhigal ellaam neethaanae
Kavithaiyil sonnaal kaadhal…puriyumo
Pon nira maalai sariya
Melloli iravu sarithaana
Kaadhalai sollum kaalam…yethuvo..ooo
En peyarai mella maranthen
Un peyaraal ennai azhaithen
Un thozhil saayumpothu
En kanavai unnil varainthen
Nadai paadhai pookalai pol
Pothu veliyil aasai valarthen
Ila maarbu vazhinthidaamal
Un vaasam ennil niraithen
Vaanam
Female :Kuliyal arai puginthida
Female :Megam
Female :Unnai thelikka
Female :Vaazhvae
Female :Vaanavil aagirathae
Thaavugindra pulli maanin
Melae
Paayugindra veiyil keetru polae
Nenjin meedhu
Nenjin meedhu vanthaaiyae
Oh paadhi manathil
Unnai piriyum velai
Ithazhin nuniyil idhayam
Thudikkum thollai
Vaarthai indri
Moorchaiyaagi povenae
Oh
Vaalibam nanaithavan neeyae
Naazhigal ellaam neethaanae
Kavithaiyil sonnaal kaadhal…puriyumo
Pap pap paa
Hmm mmm mmmm
Pap pap paa
Hmm mmm mmmm
Sandhiya karaiyilae
Kaadhal nuraikuthae
Kangalil kaanbathu meiyaa
Konjum kaatchiyaai
Kadalae saatchiyaai
Kaadhalai sonnathum neeyaa
Vaalibam nanaithavan neeyae
Naazhigal ellaam neethaanae
Naadagam aadi theerthaai…naayanae
Oh…pournami nilavugal vendaam
Aayiram piravigal vendaamae
Kaadhalin muthalaam sparisam…pothumae
Vaalibam nanaithavan neeyae
Naazhigal ellaam neethaanae
Naadagam aadi theerthaai…naayanae
Oh…pournami nilavugal vendaam
Aayiram piravigal vendaamae
Kaadhalin muthalaam sparisam…pothumae
In your magical eyes,
Love sparkles bright.
You are a painting made of smiles.
Woven visions
Appear before my eyes.
You are colors that never fade.
Oh, like a morning drizzle,
You shower all over me.
You are the sly bend along the road.
The sweet journey
My heart takes, is you.
Like upon a leaping spotted deer,
Over it,
A ray of sunlight streams down,
Onto my heart,
You stepped right onto my heart.
You are the one who drenched my youth.
Every passing moment is only you.
If told in a poem, will love be understood?
Is a golden evening the right time?
Or is a softly lit night the right one?
When is the time to confess love? Oh...
I slowly forgot my own name.
I called myself by your name.
Leaning on your shoulder,
I drew my dreams within you.
Like flowers along the sidewalk,
I let my desires bloom in the open.
To keep my young heart from overflowing,
I filled myself with your scent.
When the sky
Steps into the shower,
And the clouds
Sprinkle water over you,
My whole life
Turns into a rainbow.
Like upon a leaping spotted deer,
Over it,
A ray of sunlight streams down,
Onto my heart,
You stepped right onto my heart.
Oh, with a heavy, torn heart,
When it is time to part from you,
Right at the edge of my lips, my heart
Aches and beats wildly.
Left without words,
I faint away.
Oh...
You are the one who drenched my youth.
Every passing moment is only you.
If told in a poem, will love be understood?
Pa pa pa
Hmm mmm mmmm
Pa pa pa
Hmm mmm mmmm
On the twilight shore,
Love froths like the waves.
Is what my eyes see real?
Is it a sweet vision?
Is the ocean our witness?
Were you the one who confessed love?
You are the one who drenched my youth.
Every passing moment is only you.
You played your playful drama to the end, my beloved.
Oh, I need no full moons.
I need no thousand lifetimes.
The first touch of love is more than enough.
You are the one who drenched my youth.
Every passing moment is only you.
You played your playful drama to the end, my beloved.
Oh, I need no full moons.
I need no thousand lifetimes.
The first touch of love is more than enough.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mandhira Kannilae is a deeply expressive romantic song that celebrates the beauty and emotional intoxication of young love. The song portrays the beloved as an omnipresent, uplifting force—comparing him to refreshing morning showers, warm rays of sunshine, unfading colors, and a soothing rainbow. It captures how love transforms mundane reality into an enchanting realm filled with poetic wonder. The lyrics further explore the emotional vulnerability and intimacy of love, describing how identity merges with the partner and how even moments of separation cause sweet distress. Ultimately, the song concludes that grandiose promises or endless lifetimes are unnecessary; a single, genuine touch of love is supreme.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Punnagai oviyam neeyae”

Directly identifies the lover with art ('Punnagai oviyam' - portrait of smiles) and colors ('Neerthidaa vannangal' - unfading colors).

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Paayugindra veiyil keetru polae”

Compares the sudden sensation of love striking the heart to a bright ray of sunlight falling on a leaping deer using 'polae' (like).

Surrealistic Imagery (Kaatchipizhai)

“Kuliyal arai puginthida / Megam unnai thelikka”

Creates a vivid, poetic surreal visual of sky and clouds entering a private bath space to sprinkle rain and transform life into a rainbow.

Repetition / Anaphora (Edual)

“Nenjin meedhu / Nenjin meedhu vanthaaiyae”

Repeats the phrase 'Nenjin meedhu' to emphasize the intense impact of love felt on the heart.

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Trivia

'Mandhira Kannilae' features lyrics written by Kabilan Vairamuthu, an established Tamil author, poet, and lyricist who is the son of legendary lyricist Vairamuthu. The song uses modern imagery mixed with traditional poetic Tamil themes to capture youthful romance.

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