Unnai Kanaamal
From Kavithai Paadum Alaigal · 1990
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, Arun Mozhi
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kavithai Paadum Alaigal1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaa…aahaa | Ah... Aahaa |
| Male :Haha haaa aaaa aaa | [Male] Haha haaa aaaa aaa |
| Female :Hahahaa aaa aaa | [Female] Hahahaa aaa aaa |
| Male :Haa aahaa aa haa | [Male] Haa aahaa aa haa |
| Female :Haa aahaa aa haa | [Female] Haa aahaa aa haa |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu | Who am I without seeing you? |
| Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu | Is there a day when I do not think of you? |
| Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu | Who am I without seeing you? |
| Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu | Is there a day when I do not think of you? |
| Poonguyilae painthamizhae | Oh flower-like cuckoo, oh sweet Tamil language! |
| En uyirae nee thaan | You alone are my life. |
| Female | |
| Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu | Who am I without seeing you? |
| Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu | Is there a day when I do not think of you? |
| Male | |
| Kambanin pillai naan | I am a child of poet Kambar, |
| Kaaviyam paada vandhen | I came to sing an epic poem. |
| Kaaviri karai ellaam | Along all the banks of the Kaveri river, |
| Kaaladi thaedi nindren | I stood searching for your footsteps. |
| Female | |
| Kavinjanai thaedi | Searching for the poet, |
| Kavidhai ketka vandhen | I came to listen to poetry. |
| Male | |
| Vaanamum boomi engum | Everywhere across heaven and earth, |
| Paadidum paadal ketkum | The song being sung will be heard. |
| Female | |
| Jeevanil jeevan serum | Soul will merge into soul, |
| Aayiram aandu kaalam | For a thousand long years. |
| Male | |
| Ini ennaalum pirivedhu | From now on, how could there ever be separation? |
| Anbae ae… ae… ae… | My love... oh love... |
| Female | |
| Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu | Who am I without seeing you? |
| Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu | Is there a day when I do not think of you? |
| Poonguyilae painthamizhae | Oh flower-like cuckoo, oh sweet Tamil language! |
| En uyirae nee thaan | You alone are my life. |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu | Who am I without seeing you? |
| Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu | Is there a day when I do not think of you? |
| Female | |
| Aayiram kaalam thaan | For thousands of ages, |
| Vaazhvadhu kaadhal geetham | It is the song of love that endures. |
| Kannanin paadalil | In Lord Krishna's melody, |
| Ketpadhu kaadhal vaedham | What is heard is the sacred scripture of love. |
| Male | |
| Pirivinai yedhu | Where is the possibility of separation, |
| Inaindhu paadum podhu | When we sing together in unison? |
| Female | |
| Kaaviyam pondra kaadhal | A love that is like an immortal epic, |
| Boomiyai vendru aalum | Will conquer and rule over the world. |
| Male | |
| Kaalangal pona podhum | Even as ages pass away, |
| Vaanathai pola vaazhum | It will live eternally like the sky. |
| Female | |
| Idhu maaraadhu maraiyaadhu | This will neither change nor vanish. |
| Anbae ae… ae… ae… | My love... oh love... |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu | Who am I without seeing you? |
| Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu | Is there a day when I do not think of you? |
| Poonguyilae painthamizhae | Oh flower-like cuckoo, oh sweet Tamil language! |
| En uyirae nee thaan | You alone are my life. |
| Female | |
| Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu | Who am I without seeing you? |
| Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu | Is there a day when I do not think of you? |
| Male :Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu | [Male] Who am I without seeing you? |
| Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu | Is there a day when I do not think of you? |
ஆஅ....ஆஅ....ஆஆஅ.....
ஆஆ.....ஆஆஅ.....ஆஆஅ.....
ஆஆ.....ஆஆஅ.....ஆஆஅ.....
ஆஆ.....ஆஆஅ.....ஆஆஅ.....
ஆஆ.....ஆஆஅ.....ஆஆஅ.....
Ah... Aahaa
[Male] Haha haaa aaaa aaa
[Female] Hahahaa aaa aaa
[Male] Haa aahaa aa haa
[Female] Haa aahaa aa haa
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
நான் ஏது
உன்னை எண்ணாத
நாள் ஏது
Who am I without seeing you?
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Who am I without seeing you?
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Oh flower-like cuckoo, oh sweet Tamil language!
You alone are my life.
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
நான் ஏது
உன்னை எண்ணாத
நாள் ஏது
பூங்குயிலே பைந்தமிழே
என்னுயிரே நீதான்
Who am I without seeing you?
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
நான் ஏது
உன்னை எண்ணாத
நாள் ஏது
I am a child of poet Kambar,
I came to sing an epic poem.
Along all the banks of the Kaveri river,
I stood searching for your footsteps.
கம்பனின் பிள்ளை நான்
காவியம் பாட வந்தேன்
காவிரிக் கரையெல்லாம்
காலடி தேடி நின்றேன்.......
Searching for the poet,
I came to listen to poetry.
கவிஞனைத் தேடி
கவிதை கேட்க வந்தேன்
வானமும் பூமி எங்கும்
பாடிடும் பாடல் கேட்கும்
Everywhere across heaven and earth,
The song being sung will be heard.
ஜீவனில் ஜீவன் சேரும்
ஆயிரம் ஆண்டு காலம்
இனி எந்நாளும் பிரிவேது
அன்பே...ஏ...ஏ.....ஏ
Soul will merge into soul,
For a thousand long years.
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
நான் ஏது
உன்னை எண்ணாத
நாள் ஏது
பூங்குயிலே பைந்தமிழே
என்னுயிரே நீதான்
From now on, how could there ever be separation?
My love... oh love...
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
நான் ஏது
உன்னை எண்ணாத
நாள் ஏது
Who am I without seeing you?
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Oh flower-like cuckoo, oh sweet Tamil language!
You alone are my life.
ஆயிரம் காலம்தான்
வாழ்வது காதல் கீதம்
கண்ணனின் பாடலில்
கேட்பது காதல் வேதம்
Who am I without seeing you?
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
பிரிவினை ஏது
இணைந்து பாடும் போது
காவியம் போன்ற காதல்
பூமியை வென்று ஆளூம்
For thousands of ages,
It is the song of love that endures.
In Lord Krishna's melody,
What is heard is the sacred scripture of love.
காலங்கள் போனபோதும்
வானத்தைப்போல வாழும்
இது மாறாது மறையாது
அன்பே...ஏ...ஏ.....ஏ....
Where is the possibility of separation,
When we sing together in unison?
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
நான் ஏது
உன்னை எண்ணாத
நாள் ஏது
பூங்குயிலே பைந்தமிழே
என்னுயிரே நீதான்
A love that is like an immortal epic,
Will conquer and rule over the world.
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
நான் ஏது
உன்னை எண்ணாத
நாள் ஏது
Even as ages pass away,
It will live eternally like the sky.
உன்னைக் காணாமல்
நான் ஏது
உன்னை எண்ணாத
நாள் ஏது
This will neither change nor vanish.
My love... oh love...
Who am I without seeing you?
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Oh flower-like cuckoo, oh sweet Tamil language!
You alone are my life.
Who am I without seeing you?
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
[Male] Who am I without seeing you?
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Aaa…aahaa
Ah... Aahaa
Male :Haha haaa aaaa aaa
[Male] Haha haaa aaaa aaa
Female :Hahahaa aaa aaa
[Female] Hahahaa aaa aaa
Male :Haa aahaa aa haa
[Male] Haa aahaa aa haa
Female :Haa aahaa aa haa
[Female] Haa aahaa aa haa
Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu
Who am I without seeing you?
Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu
Who am I without seeing you?
Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Poonguyilae painthamizhae
Oh flower-like cuckoo, oh sweet Tamil language!
En uyirae nee thaan
You alone are my life.
Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu
Who am I without seeing you?
Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Kambanin pillai naan
I am a child of poet Kambar,
Kaaviyam paada vandhen
I came to sing an epic poem.
Kaaviri karai ellaam
Along all the banks of the Kaveri river,
Kaaladi thaedi nindren
I stood searching for your footsteps.
Kavinjanai thaedi
Searching for the poet,
Kavidhai ketka vandhen
I came to listen to poetry.
Vaanamum boomi engum
Everywhere across heaven and earth,
Paadidum paadal ketkum
The song being sung will be heard.
Jeevanil jeevan serum
Soul will merge into soul,
Aayiram aandu kaalam
For a thousand long years.
Ini ennaalum pirivedhu
From now on, how could there ever be separation?
Anbae ae… ae… ae…
My love... oh love...
Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu
Who am I without seeing you?
Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Poonguyilae painthamizhae
Oh flower-like cuckoo, oh sweet Tamil language!
En uyirae nee thaan
You alone are my life.
Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu
Who am I without seeing you?
Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Aayiram kaalam thaan
For thousands of ages,
Vaazhvadhu kaadhal geetham
It is the song of love that endures.
Kannanin paadalil
In Lord Krishna's melody,
Ketpadhu kaadhal vaedham
What is heard is the sacred scripture of love.
Pirivinai yedhu
Where is the possibility of separation,
Inaindhu paadum podhu
When we sing together in unison?
Kaaviyam pondra kaadhal
A love that is like an immortal epic,
Boomiyai vendru aalum
Will conquer and rule over the world.
Kaalangal pona podhum
Even as ages pass away,
Vaanathai pola vaazhum
It will live eternally like the sky.
Idhu maaraadhu maraiyaadhu
This will neither change nor vanish.
Anbae ae… ae… ae…
My love... oh love...
Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu
Who am I without seeing you?
Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Poonguyilae painthamizhae
Oh flower-like cuckoo, oh sweet Tamil language!
En uyirae nee thaan
You alone are my life.
Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu
Who am I without seeing you?
Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Male :Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu
[Male] Who am I without seeing you?
Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu
Is there a day when I do not think of you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Unnai Kaanaamal Naan Yedhu is a melodious romantic song from the 1990 film Kavithai Paadum Alaigal, with lyrics by Gangai Amaran. The song expresses deep, eternal love, equating the beloved to life itself and comparing affection to classical Tamil poetry and music. The lovers declare that their existence has no meaning without each other and that their bond is as enduring as the sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Unnai kaanaamal naan yedhu / Unnai ennaadha naal yedhu”
Repetition of initial words in consecutive refrain lines, creating a hypnotic and lyrical cadence.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Poonguyilae painthamizhae”
Directly addressing the beloved as a singing bird (Poonguyil) and sweet Tamil language (Painthamizh).
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaanathai pola vaazhum”
Comparing the eternal life of true love to the vast, unchanging sky using 'pola' (like).
Alliteration (Consonance)
“Kambanin pillai naan / Kaaviyam paada vandhen / Kaaviri karai ellaam”
Rhythmic repetition of the 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990) features lyrics written by Gangai Amaran, who frequently infused classical Tamil literary references like poet Kambar and the Kaveri river into romantic tracks to give them a poetic, evergreen feel.
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