Unnai Kaanadha Kannum
From Album Songs 2021 · 2021
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- Tanvi Shah, Girishh Gopalakrishnan
- Music director
- Girishh Gopalakrishnan
- Details
- Album Songs 20212021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Unnai kaanadha kannum kannalla | An eye that does not see you is not an eye at all. |
| Unnai ennadha nenjum nenjalla | A heart that does not think of you is not a heart at all. |
| Nee solladha sollum sollalla…aa.. | A word that is not spoken by you is not a word at all. |
| Nee illamal naanum naanalla | Without you, I am not myself. |
| Nee illamal naanum naanalla | Without you, I am not myself. |
| Female | |
| Unnai kaanadha kannum kannalla | An eye that does not see you is not an eye at all. |
| Unnai ennadha nenjum nenjalla | A heart that does not think of you is not a heart at all. |
| Nee solladha sollum sollalla..haa | A word that is not spoken by you is not a word at all. |
| Nee illamal naanum naanalla | Without you, I am not myself. |
| Nee illamal naanum naanalla | Without you, I am not myself. |
| Chorus | |
| …………………… | |
| Female | |
| Unnai kaanadha kannum kannalla | An eye that does not see you is not an eye at all. |
| Unnai ennadha nenjum nenjalla | A heart that does not think of you is not a heart at all. |
| Nee solladha sollum sollalla….haa | A word that is not spoken by you is not a word at all. |
| Nee illamal naanum naanalla | Without you, I am not myself. |
| Nee illamal naanum naanalla | Without you, I am not myself. |
| Female | |
| Oru dheivam illaamal kovilum illai | There is no temple without a deity. |
| Oru kovil illaamal dheebamum illai | There is no lamp without a temple. |
| Both :Nee andha kovil naan angu dheebam | Both: You are that temple, and I am the lamp inside it. |
| Dheivathin munnae neeyum naanum ver alla | Before God, you and I are not distinct from each other. |
விசில் :
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An eye that does not see you is not an eye at all.
A heart that does not think of you is not a heart at all.
A word that is not spoken by you is not a word at all.
Without you, I am not myself.
Without you, I am not myself.
உன்னை காணாத கண்ணும் கண்ணல்ல
உன்னை என்னாத நெஞ்சும் நெஞ்சல்ல
நீ சொல்லாத சொல்லும் சொல்லல்ல...ஆ....
நீ இல்லாமல் நானும் நானல்லா
நீ இல்லாமல் நானும் நானல்லா
An eye that does not see you is not an eye at all.
A heart that does not think of you is not a heart at all.
A word that is not spoken by you is not a word at all.
Without you, I am not myself.
Without you, I am not myself.
உன்னை காணாத கண்ணும் கண்ணல்ல
உன்னை என்னாத நெஞ்சும் நெஞ்சல்ல
நீ சொல்லாத சொல்லும் சொல்லல்ல...ஹா....
நீ இல்லாமல் நானும் நானல்லா
நீ இல்லாமல் நானும் நானல்லா
...........................
An eye that does not see you is not an eye at all.
A heart that does not think of you is not a heart at all.
A word that is not spoken by you is not a word at all.
Without you, I am not myself.
Without you, I am not myself.
இங்கு நீ ஒரு பாதி நான் ஒரு பாதி
இதில் யார் பிரிந்தாலும் வேதனை பாதி
காலங்கள் மாறும் காட்சிகள் மாறும்
காதலின் முன்னே நீயும் நானும் வேறல்லா....ஹா
There is no temple without a deity.
There is no lamp without a temple.
Both: You are that temple, and I am the lamp inside it.
Before God, you and I are not distinct from each other.
உன்னை காணாத கண்ணும் கண்ணல்ல
உன்னை என்னாத நெஞ்சும் நெஞ்சல்ல
நீ சொல்லாத சொல்லும் சொல்லல்ல...ஹா....
நீ இல்லாமல் நானும் நானல்லா
நீ இல்லாமல் நானும் நானல்லா
விசில் :
..............................
ஒரு தெய்வம் இல்லாமல் கோவிலும் இல்லை
ஒரு கோவில் இல்லாமல் தீபமும் இல்லை
இருவர் :
நீ அந்த கோவில் நான் அங்கு தீபம்
தெய்வத்தின் முன்னே நீயும் நானும் வேற் அல்ல....
உன்னை காணாத கண்ணும் கண்ணல்ல
உன்னை என்னாத நெஞ்சும் நெஞ்சல்ல
நீ சொல்லாத சொல்லும் சொல்லல்ல...ஹா....
நீ இல்லாமல் நானும் நானல்லா
நீ இல்லாமல் நானும் நானல்லா
Unnai kaanadha kannum kannalla
An eye that does not see you is not an eye at all.
Unnai ennadha nenjum nenjalla
A heart that does not think of you is not a heart at all.
Nee solladha sollum sollalla…aa..
A word that is not spoken by you is not a word at all.
Nee illamal naanum naanalla
Without you, I am not myself.
Nee illamal naanum naanalla
Without you, I am not myself.
Unnai kaanadha kannum kannalla
An eye that does not see you is not an eye at all.
Unnai ennadha nenjum nenjalla
A heart that does not think of you is not a heart at all.
Nee solladha sollum sollalla..haa
A word that is not spoken by you is not a word at all.
Nee illamal naanum naanalla
Without you, I am not myself.
Nee illamal naanum naanalla
Without you, I am not myself.
……………………
Unnai kaanadha kannum kannalla
An eye that does not see you is not an eye at all.
Unnai ennadha nenjum nenjalla
A heart that does not think of you is not a heart at all.
Nee solladha sollum sollalla….haa
A word that is not spoken by you is not a word at all.
Nee illamal naanum naanalla
Without you, I am not myself.
Nee illamal naanum naanalla
Without you, I am not myself.
Oru dheivam illaamal kovilum illai
There is no temple without a deity.
Oru kovil illaamal dheebamum illai
There is no lamp without a temple.
Both :Nee andha kovil naan angu dheebam
Both: You are that temple, and I am the lamp inside it.
Dheivathin munnae neeyum naanum ver alla
Before God, you and I are not distinct from each other.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic devotional-style love song expresses complete emotional and spiritual surrender to one's soulmate. The lyricist conveys that all sensory and human faculties—eyes, heart, speech, and individual self-identity—lose their fundamental purpose and value in the absence of the beloved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Polyptoton / Negative Epanalepsis
“Unnai kaanadha kannum kannalla”
The repetition of a word immediately followed by its negation (e.g., 'kannum kannalla', 'nenjum nenjalla', 'naanum naanalla') stresses that an object or person loses its identity without love.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Nee andha kovil naan angu dheebam”
Comparing the beloved to a sacred temple ('kovil') and oneself to the holy lamp ('dheebam') within it elevates romantic devotion to spiritual oneness.
Anaphora / Structural Parallelism
“Unnai kaanadha kannum kannalla / Unnai ennadha nenjum nenjalla”
Sequential lines use identical grammatical structures ('Unnai ...', 'Nee ...') to create a rhythmic and cumulative emotional intensity.
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Trivia
Written by the iconic poet Kaviyarasu Kannadasan, this legendary composition originally belongs to the 1965 Tamil movie 'Idhayak Kamalam', composed by K. V. Mahadevan and rendered by P. Susheela and T. M. Soundararajan.
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