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 enakku | You are a star to me, |
| Thanmathiyam naan unakku | I am the cool moon to you. |
| Thaarayadi nee enakku | You are a star to me, |
| Thanmathiyam naan unakku | I am the cool moon to you. |
| Male | |
| Veeramadi nee enakku | You are valor to me, |
| Vetriyadi naan unakku | I am victory to you. |
| Veeramadi nee enakku | You are valor to me, |
| Vetriyadi naan unakku | I am victory to you. |
| Male | |
| Tharaniyil vaanulagil | In this earthly world and in the heavenly skies, |
| Saarnthirukkum inbamellam | All the supreme bliss that resides therein, |
| Oor uruvamai samainthai | Has personified into a single entity as you, |
| Ullamuthe kannamma | Oh Kannamma, the nectar of my soul! |
| Oor uruvamai samainthai | Has personified into a single entity as you, |
| Ullamuthe kannamma….. | Oh Kannamma, the nectar of my soul! |
தாரையடி நீ எனக்கு
தண்மதியம் நான் உனக்கு
தாரையடி நீ எனக்கு
தண்மதியம் நான் உனக்கு
You are a star to me,
I am the cool moon to you.
You are a star to me,
I am the cool moon to you.
வீரமடி நீ எனக்கு
வெற்றியடி நான் உனக்கு
வீரமடி நீ எனக்கு
வெற்றியடி நான் உனக்கு
You are valor to me,
I am victory to you.
You are valor to me,
I am victory to you.
தரணியில் வானுலகில்
சார்ந்திருக்கும் இன்பமெல்லாம்
ஓர் உருவமாய் சமைந்தாய்
உள்ளமுதே கண்ணம்மா
ஓர் உருவமாய் சமைந்தாய்
உள்ளமுதே கண்ணம்மா.....
In this earthly world and in the heavenly skies,
All the supreme bliss that resides therein,
Has personified into a single entity as you,
Oh Kannamma, the nectar of my soul!
Has personified into a single entity as you,
Oh Kannamma, the nectar of my soul!
Thaarayadi nee enakku
You are a star to me,
Thanmathiyam naan unakku
I am the cool moon to you.
Thaarayadi nee enakku
You are a star to me,
Thanmathiyam naan unakku
I am the cool moon to you.
Veeramadi nee enakku
You are valor to me,
Vetriyadi naan unakku
I am victory to you.
Veeramadi nee enakku
You are valor to me,
Vetriyadi naan unakku
I am victory to you.
Tharaniyil vaanulagil
In this earthly world and in the heavenly skies,
Saarnthirukkum inbamellam
All the supreme bliss that resides therein,
Oor uruvamai samainthai
Has personified into a single entity as you,
Ullamuthe kannamma
Oh Kannamma, the nectar of my soul!
Oor uruvamai samainthai
Has 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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