Unnai Thedinen Kannane
From Ival Oru Pournami · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Ival Oru Pournami1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| …………………. | ... |
| Female | |
| Unnai thedinen kannanae | I searched for you, my Kannan. |
| Naanae unnai thedinen kannanae | I myself searched for you, my Kannan. |
| Naanae unnai thedinen kannanae | I myself searched for you, my Kannan. |
| Naanae kanavu kaangiraen | I am dreaming all by myself. |
| Radhaiyn kangalil seedhaiyin vedhani | In Radha's eyes lies the anguish of Sita. |
| Unnai thedinen…… | I searched for you... |
| Female | |
| Antha naatgal engae kannaa | Where are those days gone, Kannan? |
| Mugunthaa krishna….aa….aaa….aa….. | Mukundha, Krishna... ah... |
| Antha naatgal engae kanneer pookkal ingae | Where are those days? Only flowers of tears remain here. |
| Brinthavanam angae bedhai nenjam ingae | Brindhavanam is over there, but this simple heart is stuck here. |
| Female | |
| Kannanae ival manam uruguthu | Oh Kannan, her heart is melting. |
| Ninaivugal palatharam vara oru varam pera | As memories flood in various ways, seeking a single boon. |
| Unnai thedinen kannanae | I searched for you, my Kannan. |
| Naanae unnai thedinen kannanae | I myself searched for you, my Kannan. |
| Female | |
| Sagagama pathanipasa saanipamaga | Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga |
| Sagagama pathanipasa saanipamaga | Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga |
| Sagagama pathanipasa saanipamaga | Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga |
| Sagagama pathanipasa saanipamaga…. | Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga... |
| Female | |
| Paarththan nindra theril geedhai sonna kannaa | Oh Kannan, who recited the Gita on the chariot where Arjuna stood. |
| Paarththan nindra theril geedhai sonna kannaa | Oh Kannan, who recited the Gita on the chariot where Arjuna stood. |
| Bedhai indru sellum paadhai enna mannaa | Oh Lord, what path is this innocent girl walking today? |
| Leelai seithu andru selai thantha kannaa | Oh Kannan, who performed divine plays and granted the saree that day. |
| Female | |
| Leelai seithu andru selai thantha kannaa | Oh Kannan, who performed divine plays and granted the saree that day. |
| Vithi indru seiyum velai enna mannaa | Oh Lord, what play is fate orchestrating today? |
| Illaiyaa manam thanil garishanam | Is there no divine attraction or love left in your heart? |
| Orumurai tharisanam kodu | Grant your divine vision at least once. |
| Female | |
| Unnai thedinen kannanae | I searched for you, my Kannan. |
| Naanae unnai thedinen kannanae | I myself searched for you, my Kannan. |
| Female | |
| En meedhu kannaa yaen kobamo | Oh Kannan, why this anger towards me? |
| Poopaalam kettaal puyal veesumo | If one asks for a morning melody, will a storm blow instead? |
| Oru enmam pogum adhanaalenna | One life may pass away, so what of it? |
| Maru jenmam undu inainthaalenna | What if we unite together in the next birth? |
| Female | |
| Kannanae ilamaiyil thanimaiyil | Oh Kannan, in youth and in deep solitude, |
| Dhinam dhinam uruguthu vizhi mazhai pozhiyuthu | It melts day after day, while rain pours from my eyes. |
| Female | |
| Unnai thedinen kannanae | I searched for you, my Kannan. |
| Naanae kanavu kaangiraen | I am dreaming all by myself. |
| Radhaiyn kangalil seedhaiyin vedhani | In Radha's eyes lies the anguish of Sita. |
| Unnai thedinen…… | I searched for you... |
| Aaa…..aaa…aa….aa…aaa….. | Ah... ah... ah... |
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....
அ....அ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆ....
ஆ.....ஆஆ......ஆஅ.....ஆ.......
...
உன்னைத் தேடினேன் கண்ணனே
நானே உன்னைத் தேடினேன் கண்ணனே
நானே உன்னைத் தேடினேன் கண்ணனே
நானே கனவு காண்கிறேன்
ராதையின் கண்களில் சீதையின் வேதனை
உன்னைத் தேடினேன்........
I searched for you, my Kannan.
I myself searched for you, my Kannan.
I myself searched for you, my Kannan.
I am dreaming all by myself.
In Radha's eyes lies the anguish of Sita.
I searched for you...
அந்த நாட்கள் எங்கே கண்ணா.....
முகுந்தா கிருஷ்ணா.....ஆ.....ஆஆ......ஆஆ....
அந்த நாட்கள் எங்கே கண்ணீர் பூக்கள் இங்கே
பிருந்தாவனம் அங்கே பேதை நெஞ்சம் இங்கே
Where are those days gone, Kannan?
Mukundha, Krishna... ah...
Where are those days? Only flowers of tears remain here.
Brindhavanam is over there, but this simple heart is stuck here.
கண்ணனே இவள் மனம் உருகுது
நினைவுகள் பலதரம் வர ஒரு வரம் பெற
உன்னைத் தேடினேன் கண்ணனே
நானே உன்னைத் தேடினேன்.....
Oh Kannan, her heart is melting.
As memories flood in various ways, seeking a single boon.
I searched for you, my Kannan.
I myself searched for you, my Kannan.
ஸககம பதநிபஸ ஸாநிபமக
ஸககம பதநிபஸ ஸாநிபமக
ஸககம பதநிபஸ ஸாநிபமக
ஸககம பதநிபஸ ஸாநிபமக....
Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga
Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga
Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga
Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga...
பார்த்தன் நின்ற தேரில் கீதை சொன்ன கண்ணா
பார்த்தன் நின்ற தேரில் கீதை சொன்ன கண்ணா
பேதை இன்று செல்லும் பாதை என்ன மன்னா
லீலை செய்து அன்று சேலை தந்த கண்ணா
Oh Kannan, who recited the Gita on the chariot where Arjuna stood.
Oh Kannan, who recited the Gita on the chariot where Arjuna stood.
Oh Lord, what path is this innocent girl walking today?
Oh Kannan, who performed divine plays and granted the saree that day.
லீலை செய்து அன்று சேலை தந்த கண்ணா
விதி இன்று செய்யும் வேலை என்ன மன்னா
இல்லையா மனம் தனில் கரிசனம்
ஒருமுறை தரிசனம் கொடு
Oh Kannan, who performed divine plays and granted the saree that day.
Oh Lord, what play is fate orchestrating today?
Is there no divine attraction or love left in your heart?
Grant your divine vision at least once.
உன்னைத் தேடினேன் கண்ணனே
நானே உன்னைத் தேடினேன்...
I searched for you, my Kannan.
I myself searched for you, my Kannan.
என் மீது கண்ணா ஏன் கோபமோ
பூபாளம் கேட்டால் புயல் வீசுமோ
ஒரு ஜென்மம் போகும் அதனாலென்ன
மறு ஜென்மம் உண்டு இணைந்தாலென்ன
Oh Kannan, why this anger towards me?
If one asks for a morning melody, will a storm blow instead?
One life may pass away, so what of it?
What if we unite together in the next birth?
கண்ணனே இளமையில் தனிமையில்
தினம் தினம் உருகுது விழி மழை பொழியுது
Oh Kannan, in youth and in deep solitude,
It melts day after day, while rain pours from my eyes.
உன்னைத் தேடினேன் கண்ணனே
நானே கனவு காண்கிறேன்
ராதையின் கண்களில் சீதையின் வேதனை
உன்னைத் தேடினேன்....
ஆஆ......ஆஆ....ஆ.......ஆ.....ஆ.....
I searched for you, my Kannan.
I am dreaming all by myself.
In Radha's eyes lies the anguish of Sita.
I searched for you...
Ah... ah... ah...
………………….
...
Unnai thedinen kannanae
I searched for you, my Kannan.
Naanae unnai thedinen kannanae
I myself searched for you, my Kannan.
Naanae unnai thedinen kannanae
I myself searched for you, my Kannan.
Naanae kanavu kaangiraen
I am dreaming all by myself.
Radhaiyn kangalil seedhaiyin vedhani
In Radha's eyes lies the anguish of Sita.
Unnai thedinen……
I searched for you...
Antha naatgal engae kannaa
Where are those days gone, Kannan?
Mugunthaa krishna….aa….aaa….aa…..
Mukundha, Krishna... ah...
Antha naatgal engae kanneer pookkal ingae
Where are those days? Only flowers of tears remain here.
Brinthavanam angae bedhai nenjam ingae
Brindhavanam is over there, but this simple heart is stuck here.
Kannanae ival manam uruguthu
Oh Kannan, her heart is melting.
Ninaivugal palatharam vara oru varam pera
As memories flood in various ways, seeking a single boon.
Unnai thedinen kannanae
I searched for you, my Kannan.
Naanae unnai thedinen kannanae
I myself searched for you, my Kannan.
Sagagama pathanipasa saanipamaga
Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga
Sagagama pathanipasa saanipamaga
Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga
Sagagama pathanipasa saanipamaga
Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga
Sagagama pathanipasa saanipamaga….
Sa Ga Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Pa Sa Sa Ni Pa Ma Ga...
Paarththan nindra theril geedhai sonna kannaa
Oh Kannan, who recited the Gita on the chariot where Arjuna stood.
Paarththan nindra theril geedhai sonna kannaa
Oh Kannan, who recited the Gita on the chariot where Arjuna stood.
Bedhai indru sellum paadhai enna mannaa
Oh Lord, what path is this innocent girl walking today?
Leelai seithu andru selai thantha kannaa
Oh Kannan, who performed divine plays and granted the saree that day.
Leelai seithu andru selai thantha kannaa
Oh Kannan, who performed divine plays and granted the saree that day.
Vithi indru seiyum velai enna mannaa
Oh Lord, what play is fate orchestrating today?
Illaiyaa manam thanil garishanam
Is there no divine attraction or love left in your heart?
Orumurai tharisanam kodu
Grant your divine vision at least once.
Unnai thedinen kannanae
I searched for you, my Kannan.
Naanae unnai thedinen kannanae
I myself searched for you, my Kannan.
En meedhu kannaa yaen kobamo
Oh Kannan, why this anger towards me?
Poopaalam kettaal puyal veesumo
If one asks for a morning melody, will a storm blow instead?
Oru enmam pogum adhanaalenna
One life may pass away, so what of it?
Maru jenmam undu inainthaalenna
What if we unite together in the next birth?
Kannanae ilamaiyil thanimaiyil
Oh Kannan, in youth and in deep solitude,
Dhinam dhinam uruguthu vizhi mazhai pozhiyuthu
It melts day after day, while rain pours from my eyes.
Unnai thedinen kannanae
I searched for you, my Kannan.
Naanae kanavu kaangiraen
I am dreaming all by myself.
Radhaiyn kangalil seedhaiyin vedhani
In Radha's eyes lies the anguish of Sita.
Unnai thedinen……
I searched for you...
Aaa…..aaa…aa….aa…aaa…..
Ah... ah... ah...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This expressive song conveys the acute pain of separation, devotion, and romantic longing experienced by a woman searching for her beloved Kannan (Krishna). She draws a striking comparison between Radha, who signifies divine love, and Sita, who embodies enduring pain and exile, capturing how her love feels burdened by suffering. She questions fate and Krishna's silence, pleading for a glimpse of him to comfort her melting heart and tear-filled eyes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mythological Allusion & Contrast
“Radhaiyn kangalil seedhaiyin vedhani”
Juxtaposes Radha (symbol of ecstatic love and passion) with Sita (symbol of pain, trial, and separation) to depict her emotional conflict.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Paarththan nindra theril geedhai sonna kannaa / Bedhai indru sellum paadhai enna mannaa”
Rhyming words 'kannaa' and 'mannaa' at line endings create a lyrical, rhythmic flow in the stanza.
Metaphor (Uvagam)
“Antha naatgal engae kanneer pookkal ingae”
Refers to tears metaphorically as flowers ('kanneer pookkal') to highlight the poetic beauty within her grief.
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Trivia
Written by poet Vairamuthu for the 1987 film 'Ival Oru Pournami', the song stands out for intertwining classical Carnatic swara passages with profound mythological metaphors, comparing the protagonist's plight to both Radha and Sita.
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