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Lyrics & meaning

Thaarayadi Nee Enakku

From Ka Pae Ranasingam · 2020

Lyricist
Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
Singer
Gold Devaraj
Music director
Ghibran
Details
Ka Pae Ranasingam2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Thaarayadi nee enakkuYou are a star to me,
Thanmathiyam naan unakkuI am the cool moon to you.
Thaarayadi nee enakkuYou are a star to me,
Thanmathiyam naan unakkuI am the cool moon to you.
Male
Veeramadi nee enakkuYou are valor to me,
Vetriyadi naan unakkuI am victory to you.
Veeramadi nee enakkuYou are valor to me,
Vetriyadi naan unakkuI am victory to you.
Male
Tharaniyil vaanulagilIn this earthly world and in the heavenly skies,
Saarnthirukkum inbamellamAll the supreme bliss that resides therein,
Oor uruvamai samainthaiHas personified into a single entity as you,
Ullamuthe kannammaOh Kannamma, the nectar of my soul!
Oor uruvamai samainthaiHas personified into a single entity as you,
Ullamuthe kannamma…..Oh Kannamma, the nectar of my soul!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic devotional and romantic poem by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati celebrates an all-encompassing, complementary love. The speaker frames his relationship with Kannamma through divine and cosmic pairings: she is the guiding star to his soothing moon, and the inner valor that manifests his ultimate victory. The poem reaches its climax by declaring that all joy across both the mortal earth and celestial heaven has condensed into one sweet, physical embodiment—Kannamma, the very nectar of his spirit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Thaarayadi nee enakku / Thanmathiyam naan unakku

The poet uses complementary natural and abstract metaphors to show how the lovers complete each other, comparing her to a star and himself to the moon, and her to valor and himself to victory.

Initial Alliteration (Monaai)

Veeramadi nee enakku / Vetriyadi naan unakku

Repetition of the starting letter sound 'Th' (Thaarayadi / Thanmathiyam) and 'V' (Veeramadi / Vetriyadi) produces a strong musical cadence.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Tharaniyil vaanulagil saarnthirukkum inbamellam oor uruvamai samainthai

Exaggerating the beloved's perfection by stating that every pleasure across all worlds and heavens has merged into a single body.

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Trivia

These lines belong to the famous 'Kannamma' poem series penned by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati in the early 20th century. For the 2020 socio-political film 'Ka Pae Ranasingam' starring Vijay Sethupathi and Aishwarya Rajesh, these timeless verses were adapted into the soundtrack composed by Ghibran.

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