Nee Pirindhadheno
From Kuttram Kuttrame · 2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanave ninaive | My dream, my memory, |
| En niraive | My total completeness, |
| Male | |
| Nee ennai | Why did you |
| Pirindhadheno | Separate from me? |
| Naan dhinam | Why am I every day |
| Karaindhadheno | Fading away? |
| Nee irundhaal | If you are with me, |
| Podhume | That would be enough. |
| Male | |
| O kanave ninaive | Oh my dream, my memory, |
| En niraive | My total completeness, |
| Thunaiye oh unaiye | My companion, oh it is you |
| Naan thedugiren | That I am searching for. |
| Male | |
| Nee pona thadangal meedhe | On the very footsteps where you walked, |
| Naan dhinam nadakkirene | I keep walking every day. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhale nee vaa | Oh my love, please come, |
| Oh theigiren va nee vaa | Oh I am wasting away, come, please come. |
| Aruginile nee irundhaal | If you are right next to me, |
| Yedhum thevai illai | Nothing else is needed. |
| Male | |
| En paadalin osaiye | Oh sound of my song, |
| Meendum vaaraai | Come back to me again. |
| Oh nee | Oh you, |
| Nee ponadhum ponadhe | Once you left, everything was gone, |
| Vaazhvin eeram thevaiye | The warmth of life is needed. |
| Male | |
| Kanave ninaive | My dream, my memory, |
| En niraive | My total completeness, |
| Thunaiye unaiye | My companion, it is you |
| Naan thedugiren | That I am searching for. |
| Male | |
| Nee pona thadangal meedhe | On the very footsteps where you walked, |
| Naan dhinam nadakkirene | I keep walking every day. |
கனவே நினைவே என் நிறைவே
My dream, my memory,
My total completeness,
நீ என்னை பிரிந்ததேனோ
நான் தினம் கரைந்ததேனோ
நீ இருந்தால் போதுமே
Why did you
Separate from me?
Why am I every day
Fading away?
If you are with me,
That would be enough.
ஓ கனவே நினைவே என் நிறைவே
துணையே ஓ உனையே
நான் தேடுகிறேன்
Oh my dream, my memory,
My total completeness,
My companion, oh it is you
That I am searching for.
நீ போன தடங்கள் மீதே
நான் தினம் நடக்கிறேனே
On the very footsteps where you walked,
I keep walking every day.
காதலே நீ வா ஓ தேய்கிறேன் வா நீ வா
அருகினிலே நீ இருந்தால் ஏதும் தேவை இல்லை
Oh my love, please come,
Oh I am wasting away, come, please come.
If you are right next to me,
Nothing else is needed.
என் பாடலின் ஓசையே மீண்டும் வாராய்
ஓ நீ
நீ போனதும் போனதே
வாழ்வின் ஈரம் தேவையே
Oh sound of my song,
Come back to me again.
Oh you,
Once you left, everything was gone,
The warmth of life is needed.
கனவே நினைவே என் நிறைவே
துணையே உனையே
நான் தேடுகிறேன்
My dream, my memory,
My total completeness,
My companion, it is you
That I am searching for.
நீ போன தடங்கள் மீதே
நான் தினம் நடக்கிறேனே
On the very footsteps where you walked,
I keep walking every day.
Kanave ninaive
My dream, my memory,
En niraive
My total completeness,
Nee ennai
Why did you
Pirindhadheno
Separate from me?
Naan dhinam
Why am I every day
Karaindhadheno
Fading away?
Nee irundhaal
If you are with me,
Podhume
That would be enough.
O kanave ninaive
Oh my dream, my memory,
En niraive
My total completeness,
Thunaiye oh unaiye
My companion, oh it is you
Naan thedugiren
That I am searching for.
Nee pona thadangal meedhe
On the very footsteps where you walked,
Naan dhinam nadakkirene
I keep walking every day.
Kaadhale nee vaa
Oh my love, please come,
Oh theigiren va nee vaa
Oh I am wasting away, come, please come.
Aruginile nee irundhaal
If you are right next to me,
Yedhum thevai illai
Nothing else is needed.
En paadalin osaiye
Oh sound of my song,
Meendum vaaraai
Come back to me again.
Oh nee
Oh you,
Nee ponadhum ponadhe
Once you left, everything was gone,
Vaazhvin eeram thevaiye
The warmth of life is needed.
Kanave ninaive
My dream, my memory,
En niraive
My total completeness,
Thunaiye unaiye
My companion, it is you
Naan thedugiren
That I am searching for.
Nee pona thadangal meedhe
On the very footsteps where you walked,
Naan dhinam nadakkirene
I keep walking every day.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kanave Ninaive' expresses the profound grief and yearning of a heart broken by separation. The protagonist addresses their lost partner, describing them as their ultimate fulfillment, dream, and constant memory. Struggling to cope with the empty void left behind, the protagonist retraces the paths once taken together, pleading for their return as life has lost its vitality and warmth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)
“Kanave ninaive / En niraive”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes like 'kanave', 'ninaive', and 'niraive', creating a soft, melancholic cadence.
Metaphor
“Vaazhvin eeram thevaiye”
'Eeram' (moisture/warmth) is used metaphorically to represent life's vitality, compassion, and emotional warmth that vanishes in separation.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Nee pona thadangal meedhe / Naan dhinam nadakkirene”
The phrase searching on the 'path you walked' is repeated to highlight the persistent despair and unending search for the lost beloved.
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Trivia
'Kanave Ninaive' is featured in the 2022 Tamil crime-thriller film 'Kuttram Kuttrame', directed by Susienthiran. The song is composed and sung by Ajesh Ashok, who rose to fame after winning Airtel Super Singer Season 2.
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