Unnoduthaan Kanaavile Sad
From Kondattam · 1998
- Lyricist
- Kalidasan
- Singers
- Maragathamani, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Maragathamani
- Details
- Kondattam1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Unnodu thaan kanaavilae | Only with you in dreams |
| Ninaivu mayangi kidappen | My consciousness lies swooning |
| Female | |
| Unnodu thaan kanaavilae | Only with you in dreams |
| Ninaivu mayangi kidappen | My consciousness lies swooning |
| Male | |
| Nee indri naanaa | Am I myself without you? |
| Neer indri meenaa | Is a fish alive without water? |
| Uyirum urugudhu vaa…aaa… | My soul melts away, come... |
| Oru veesaatha kaatru | Here is a wind that does not blow |
| Arangaeraadha paattu idho | Here is a song that has not premiered |
| Male | |
| Unnodu thaan kanaavilae | Only with you in dreams |
| Ninaivu mayangi kidandhen | My consciousness lay swooning |
| Chorus | |
| Haa..aaa…aaa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Haa….aaa….aaa………. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Male | |
| Kelvi andru vidai veru indru | The question was then, but the answer is different today |
| Kannil kanneer ulaa | A procession of tears in the eyes |
| Female :Poovilum nee | Female: You are softer than a flower |
| Sudum thee enbathaal | Yet because you are a burning fire |
| Engae sendraai nilaa | Where did you go, oh moon? |
| Male | |
| Manadhil veesum puyalai | Enjoying the storm blowing in the mind |
| Rasiththu vaazhum mazhalai | Like an innocent child living through it |
| Female :Enadhu kaadhal kobam | Female: My romantic anger |
| Thiriyai maatrum deebam | Is like a lamp that changes its wick |
| Male :Adi naanae seidhen paavam | Male: Oh, I committed a sin myself |
| Female | |
| Unnodu thaan kanaavilae | Only with you in dreams |
| Ninaivu mayangi kidappen | My consciousness lies swooning |
| Nee indri vaazhven | I shall live without you |
| Un ninaivaalae theiven | Yet I will erode away by your memories |
| Irandu manam enadhu…uu | My heart is split into two... |
| Oru veesaatha kaatru | A wind that does not blow |
| Arangaeraadha paattu idho | Here is a song that has not premiered |
| Female | |
| Unnodu thaan kanaavilae | Only with you in dreams |
| Ninaivu mayangi kidappen | My consciousness lies swooning |
| Chorus | |
| Haa..aaa…aaa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Haa….aaa….aaa………. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Female | |
| Sogam ennum sudum megathukkul | Inside the hot cloud named sorrow |
| Orae nilaa idhoo | Here is the lonely moon |
| Male :Vaedhanaiyai vizhaa nadathum | Male: Celebrating pain like a festival |
| Endhan nenjam adho | Look at my heart doing that over there |
| Female | |
| Marakka thaanae paarthen | I tried to forget you |
| Ninaivai meendum korthen | Yet I wove memories back together |
| Male :Malarnthum vaazhum poovae | Male: Oh flower that lives even after blooming |
| Madindhu vaazhgindraaiyae | Are you living while slowly dying? |
| Female :Idhu naanae yetriya theeyae | Female: This is the fire ignited by myself |
| Male | |
| Unnodu thaan kanaavilae | Only with you in dreams |
| Ninaivu mayangi kidandhen | My consciousness lay swooning |
| Female :Nee indri vaazhven | Female: I shall live without you |
| Un ninaivaalae theiven | Yet I will erode away by your memories |
| Irandu manam enadhu…uu | My heart is split into two... |
| Male :Oru veesaatha kaatru | Male: A wind that does not blow |
| Arangaeraadha paattu | A song that has not premiered |
| Female :Idho…………………… | Female: Here it is... |
உன்னோடுதான் கனாவிலே
நினைவு மயங்கி கிடப்பேன்
Only with you in dreams
My consciousness lies swooning
உன்னோடுதான் கனாவிலே
நினைவு மயங்கி கிடப்பேன்
Only with you in dreams
My consciousness lies swooning
நீ இன்றி நானா
நீர் இன்றி மீனா
உயிரும் உருகுது வா ஆ......
ஒரு வீசாத காற்று
அரங்கேறாத பாட்டு இதோ.....
Am I myself without you?
Is a fish alive without water?
My soul melts away, come...
Here is a wind that does not blow
Here is a song that has not premiered
உன்னோடுதான் கனாவிலே
நினைவு மயங்கி கிடப்பேன்
Only with you in dreams
My consciousness lay swooning
ஹா.....ஆஅ......ஆஅ....
ஹா......ஆஅ......ஆஅ.......
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
கேள்வி அன்று
விடை வேறு இன்று
கண்ணில் கண்ணில் உலா
பூவிலும் நீ
சுடும் தீ என்பதால்
எங்கே சென்றாய் நிலா
The question was then, but the answer is different today
A procession of tears in the eyes
Female: You are softer than a flower
Yet because you are a burning fire
Where did you go, oh moon?
மனதில் வீசும் புயலை
ரசித்து வாழும் மழலை
எனது காதல் கோபம்
திரியை மாற்றும் தீபம்
அடி நானே செய்தேன் பாவம்
Enjoying the storm blowing in the mind
Like an innocent child living through it
Female: My romantic anger
Is like a lamp that changes its wick
Male: Oh, I committed a sin myself
உன்னோடுதான் கனாவிலே
நினைவு மயங்கி கிடப்பேன்
நீ இன்றி வாழ்வேன்
உன் நினைவாலே தேய்வேன்
இரண்டு மனம் எனது....ஊ
ஒரு வீசாத காற்று
அரங்கேறாத பாட்டு இதோ
Only with you in dreams
My consciousness lies swooning
I shall live without you
Yet I will erode away by your memories
My heart is split into two...
A wind that does not blow
Here is a song that has not premiered
உன்னோடுதான் கனாவிலே
நினைவு மயங்கி கிடப்பேன்
Only with you in dreams
My consciousness lies swooning
ஹா.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ....
ஹா.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
சோகம் என்னும் சுடும் மேகத்துக்குள்
ஒரே நிலா இதோ
வேதனையில் விழா நடத்தும் எந்தன்
நெஞ்சம் அதோ
Inside the hot cloud named sorrow
Here is the lonely moon
Male: Celebrating pain like a festival
Look at my heart doing that over there
மறக்கத்தானே பார்த்தேன்
நினைவை மீண்டும் கோர்த்தேன்
மலர்ந்தும் வாழும் பூவே
மடிந்து வாழ்கின்றாயே
இது நானே ஏற்றிய தீயே
I tried to forget you
Yet I wove memories back together
Male: Oh flower that lives even after blooming
Are you living while slowly dying?
Female: This is the fire ignited by myself
உன்னோடுதான் கனாவிலே
நினைவு மயங்கி கிடப்பேன்
நீ இன்றி வாழ்வேன்
உன் நினைவாலே தேய்வேன்
இரண்டு மனம் எனது....ஊ
ஒரு வீசாத காற்று
அரங்கேறாத பாட்டு
இதோ..................
Only with you in dreams
My consciousness lay swooning
Female: I shall live without you
Yet I will erode away by your memories
My heart is split into two...
Male: A wind that does not blow
A song that has not premiered
Female: Here it is...
Unnodu thaan kanaavilae
Only with you in dreams
Ninaivu mayangi kidappen
My consciousness lies swooning
Unnodu thaan kanaavilae
Only with you in dreams
Ninaivu mayangi kidappen
My consciousness lies swooning
Nee indri naanaa
Am I myself without you?
Neer indri meenaa
Is a fish alive without water?
Uyirum urugudhu vaa…aaa…
My soul melts away, come...
Oru veesaatha kaatru
Here is a wind that does not blow
Arangaeraadha paattu idho
Here is a song that has not premiered
Unnodu thaan kanaavilae
Only with you in dreams
Ninaivu mayangi kidandhen
My consciousness lay swooning
Haa..aaa…aaa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Haa….aaa….aaa……….
Ah... ah... ah...
Kelvi andru vidai veru indru
The question was then, but the answer is different today
Kannil kanneer ulaa
A procession of tears in the eyes
Female :Poovilum nee
Female: You are softer than a flower
Sudum thee enbathaal
Yet because you are a burning fire
Engae sendraai nilaa
Where did you go, oh moon?
Manadhil veesum puyalai
Enjoying the storm blowing in the mind
Rasiththu vaazhum mazhalai
Like an innocent child living through it
Female :Enadhu kaadhal kobam
Female: My romantic anger
Thiriyai maatrum deebam
Is like a lamp that changes its wick
Male :Adi naanae seidhen paavam
Male: Oh, I committed a sin myself
Unnodu thaan kanaavilae
Only with you in dreams
Ninaivu mayangi kidappen
My consciousness lies swooning
Nee indri vaazhven
I shall live without you
Un ninaivaalae theiven
Yet I will erode away by your memories
Irandu manam enadhu…uu
My heart is split into two...
Oru veesaatha kaatru
A wind that does not blow
Arangaeraadha paattu idho
Here is a song that has not premiered
Unnodu thaan kanaavilae
Only with you in dreams
Ninaivu mayangi kidappen
My consciousness lies swooning
Haa..aaa…aaa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Haa….aaa….aaa……….
Ah... ah... ah...
Sogam ennum sudum megathukkul
Inside the hot cloud named sorrow
Orae nilaa idhoo
Here is the lonely moon
Male :Vaedhanaiyai vizhaa nadathum
Male: Celebrating pain like a festival
Endhan nenjam adho
Look at my heart doing that over there
Marakka thaanae paarthen
I tried to forget you
Ninaivai meendum korthen
Yet I wove memories back together
Male :Malarnthum vaazhum poovae
Male: Oh flower that lives even after blooming
Madindhu vaazhgindraaiyae
Are you living while slowly dying?
Female :Idhu naanae yetriya theeyae
Female: This is the fire ignited by myself
Unnodu thaan kanaavilae
Only with you in dreams
Ninaivu mayangi kidandhen
My consciousness lay swooning
Female :Nee indri vaazhven
Female: I shall live without you
Un ninaivaalae theiven
Yet I will erode away by your memories
Irandu manam enadhu…uu
My heart is split into two...
Male :Oru veesaatha kaatru
Male: A wind that does not blow
Arangaeraadha paattu
A song that has not premiered
Female :Idho……………………
Female: Here it is...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Unnodu Thaan Kanaavilae is a melancholic romantic duet expressing intense longing, emotional distress, and grief caused by separation. The protagonists reflect on their deep soul connection and describe how living apart leaves them feeling as helpless as a fish out of water or an unperformed song waiting for an audience. They grapple with the regret of self-inflicted wounds and broken expectations while acknowledging that memories of each other continue to linger. Rich in poetic metaphors of hot clouds, unblown winds, burning fires, and fading flowers, the song explores the paradox of trying to forget someone while simultaneously clinging to their memory. Despite the pain and split state of their hearts, their love remains eternal and unshakeable.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Analogy / Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)
“Nee indri naanaa / Neer indri meenaa”
Compares living without the beloved to a fish living without water.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Sogam ennum sudum megathukkul”
Describes sorrow as a burning or scorching cloud ('sudum megam').
Imagery / Symbolism (முரண் உவமை)
“Oru veesaatha kaatru / Arangaeraadha paattu idho”
Uses contrasting images of wind that doesn't blow and a song that never premiered to represent unexpressed love and stifled emotions.
Rhyme / Monai & Edhugai (மோனை / எதுகை)
“Marakka thaanae paarthen / Ninaivai meendum korthen”
Consonance and rhythmic internal rhyming with 'Marakka' and 'Ninaivai' along with matching end rhymes.
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Trivia
Kondattam (1998) is a Tamil family drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar starring Arjun and Kausalya. The music for the film was composed by the renowned maestro Maragathamani (M. M. Keeravani), featuring soulful orchestration and emotionally rich vocal performances.
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