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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Kanda Kanavinil

From Oli Vilakku · 1968

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
L. R. Eswari, Chorus
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Oli Vilakku
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
14 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Naan kanda kanavinil
Nee irundhaai
Kanavil enakkoru sugam thandhaai
Kanavum kalaiya sugamum mudiya
Thuditthadhennavo…
Ahaha naan kanda kanavinil
Nee irundhaai
Kanavil enakkoru sugam thandhaai
Kanavum kalaiya sugamum mudiya
Thuditthadhennavo…
{Ammammaa enakkandha
Sugam sugam
Appappaa yeppodhu
Varum varum} (2)
Thannai thaan marandhadhu
Manam manam
Unnai thaan ninaitthadhu
Dhinam dhinam
Ahaha naan kanda kanavinil
Nee irundhaai
Kanavil enakkoru sugam thandhaai
Kanavum kalaiya sugamum mudiya
Thuditthadhennavo…
Pandhu pol enai eduththu
Than pakkam vaithaano
Pandhu pol enai eduththu
Than pakkam vaithaano
Pagal varugindra varaiyil
Purigindra mozhiyil
Paadatthai chonnaano
Aagattum aagattum
Endradhu en meni
Aanandham aarambam
Kandadhu pon meni
Ammammaa enakkandha
Sugam sugam
Appappaa yeppodhu
Varum varum
Thannai thaan marandhadhu
Manam manam
Unnai thaan ninaitthadhu
Dhinam dhinam
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Enna vendum ena ninaithu
En nenjai thottaano
Enna vendum ena ninaithu
En nenjai thottaano
{Ival mayakkatthil konjam
Midhakkattum endrae
Mutthirai ittaano} (2)
: Aei mister aei mister
Unakkidhu kittaadhu
O mister o mister
Kaigalukkettaadhu
Ammammaa enakkandha
Sugam sugam
Appappaa yeppodhu
Varum varum
Thannai thaan marandhadhu
Manam manam
Unnai thaan ninaitthadhu
Dhinam dhinam
Yayaya naan kanda kanavinil
Nee irundhaai
Kanavil enakkoru sugam thandhaai
Kanavum kalaiya sugamum mudiya
Thuditthadhennavo…
{Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana} (2)
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
In the dream that I had,
you were there,
and you gave me sweet pleasure in that dream.
As the dream broke and the pleasure ended,
why did my heart flutter so...
Ahaha, in the dream that I had,
you were there,
and you gave me sweet pleasure in that dream.
As the dream broke and the pleasure ended,
why did my heart flutter so...
Oh my, to me that
pleasure was sheer bliss!
Ah, will it always
come again and again?
Forgetting itself completely,
my heart, this heart of mine,
thought only of you,
day after day.
Ahaha, in the dream that I had,
you were there,
and you gave me sweet pleasure in that dream.
As the dream broke and the pleasure ended,
why did my heart flutter so...
Picking me up like a ball,
did he pull me to his side?
Picking me up like a ball,
did he pull me to his side?
Until daylight arrived,
in words I could understand,
did he teach me lessons of love?
"Let it happen, let it happen,"
whispered my body,
as the beginning of joy
touched my glowing frame.
Oh my, to me that
pleasure was sheer bliss!
Ah, will it always
come again and again?
Forgetting itself completely,
my heart, this heart of mine,
thought only of you,
day after day.
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Wondering what I desired,
did he touch my heart?
Wondering what I desired,
did he touch my heart?
Thinking, "Let her drift
awhile in sweet enchantment,"
did he leave his seal upon me?
Hey mister, hey mister,
you cannot have this!
Oh mister, oh mister,
it is out of your reach!
Oh my, to me that
pleasure was sheer bliss!
Ah, will it always
come again and again?
Forgetting itself completely,
my heart, this heart of mine,
thought only of you,
day after day.
Yayaya, in the dream that I had,
you were there,
and you gave me sweet pleasure in that dream.
As the dream broke and the pleasure ended,
why did my heart flutter so...
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
Jinjana jana jinjana jinjana
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Naan Kanda Kanavinil' is a sensual and melodic song from the 1968 Tamil classic Oli Vilakku. The protagonist reflects on a blissful dream where her lover brought her profound tender affection and joy. She fondly recalls the intimate touch and playful moments shared in the dream, longing for those magical feelings to recur in her awake reality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Pandhu pol enai eduththu

Comparing herself being handled playfully and tenderly to a ball ('Pandhu pol enai eduththu').

Adukku Thodar (Repetition / Anaphora)

Sugam sugam

Repetition of words like 'sugam sugam', 'manam manam', and 'dhinam dhinam' for rhythmic emphasis and emotional intensity.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kanavum kalaiya sugamum mudiya

Matching starting consonant sound 'Ka' in 'Kanavum kalaiya'.

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Trivia

Oli Vilakku (1968) was M. G. Ramachandran's (MGR) landmark 100th movie, directed by Tapi Chanakya. It was a blockbuster remake of the iconic 1961 Hindi film Gunga Jumna. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics written by Vaali.

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