Vaanin Madhi
From Kanniyin Kadhali · 1949
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- K. V. Janaki
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Kanniyin Kadhali1949
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae | Life that shines like the moon in the sky, |
| Nigare illadhadhae | Has no equal. |
| Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae | Truth will always grant happiness. |
| Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae | Life that shines like the moon in the sky, |
| Nigare illadhadhae | Has no equal. |
| Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae | Truth will always grant happiness. |
| Paaril …nee..kaan | Look at it in this world... you see. |
| Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae | Life that shines like the moon in the sky, |
| Nigare illadhadhae | Has no equal. |
| Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae | Truth will always grant happiness. |
| Female | |
| Kaarmugil polae alaiyum vaazhvae | A life wandering like dark rainclouds, |
| Nilladhu nilaiyae veenae | Its state is transient and futile. |
| Soorvu migumae maanae | Fatigue will increase, my deer-like one. |
| Kaarmugil polae alaiyum vaazhvae | A life wandering like dark rainclouds, |
| Nilladhu nilaiyae veenae | Its state is transient and futile. |
| Soorvu migumae maanae | Fatigue will increase, my deer-like one. |
| Paaril …nee..kaan | Look at it in this world... you see. |
| Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae | Life that shines like the moon in the sky, |
| Nigare illadhadhae | Has no equal. |
| Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae | Truth will always grant happiness. |
| Female | |
| Saagasamae thagumoo puvi mel | Is trickery appropriate on this earth? |
| Naer vazhiyae uyarvaam nidhamae | The righteous path is always the true exaltation. |
| Vedhanai migumae suvai kedumae | Agony will increase, sweetness will be lost, |
| Poi vaazhvaal manam punpadumae | The heart will be wounded by a life of lies. |
| Paaril …nee..kaan | Look at it in this world... you see. |
| Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae | Life that shines like the moon in the sky, |
| Nigare illadhadhae | Has no equal. |
| Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae | Truth will always grant happiness. |
| Female | |
| Soodhae illaadha dhinamae paaraai | Look upon days completely free of deceit, |
| Aanandham nee peruvaayae | You will attain boundless joy. |
| Thaavi kulavidum maan inam polae | Like a herd of deer leaping and playing around, |
| Ullasamaagavae vaazhvaai | You will live merrily and joyfully. |
| Paaril …nee..kaan | Look at it in this world... you see. |
| Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae | Life that shines like the moon in the sky, |
| Nigare illadhadhae | Has no equal. |
| Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae | Truth will always grant happiness. |
வானின் மதி போல் மேவும் வாழ்வே
நிகரே இல்லாததே
மெய் எந்நாளும் மகிழ்வே தருமே
வானின் மதி போல் மேவும் வாழ்வே
நிகரே இல்லாததே
மெய் எந்நாளும் மகிழ்வே தருமே
பாரில்.......நீ......காண்......
வானின் மதி போல் மேவும் வாழ்வே
நிகரே இல்லாததே
மெய் எந்நாளும் மகிழ்வே தருமே
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Has no equal.
Truth will always grant happiness.
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Has no equal.
Truth will always grant happiness.
Look at it in this world... you see.
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Has no equal.
Truth will always grant happiness.
கார்முகில் போலே அலையும் வாழ்வே
நில்லாது நிலையே வீணே
சோர்வு மிகுமே மானே
கார்முகில் போலே அலையும் வாழ்வே
நில்லாது நிலையே வீணே
சோர்வு மிகுமே மானே
பாரில்.......நீ......காண்......
வானின் மதி போல் மேவும் வாழ்வே....
நிகரே இல்லாததே
மெய் எந்நாளும் மகிழ்வே தருமே
A life wandering like dark rainclouds,
Its state is transient and futile.
Fatigue will increase, my deer-like one.
A life wandering like dark rainclouds,
Its state is transient and futile.
Fatigue will increase, my deer-like one.
Look at it in this world... you see.
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Has no equal.
Truth will always grant happiness.
சாகசமே தகுமோ புவி மேல்
நேர் வழியே உயர்வாம் நிதமே
வேதனை மிகுமே சுவை கெடுமே
பொய் வாழ்வால் மனம் புண்படுமே
பாரில்.......நீ......காண்......
வானின் மதி போல் மேவும் வாழ்வே
நிகரே இல்லாததே
மெய் எந்நாளும் மகிழ்வே தருமே
Is trickery appropriate on this earth?
The righteous path is always the true exaltation.
Agony will increase, sweetness will be lost,
The heart will be wounded by a life of lies.
Look at it in this world... you see.
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Has no equal.
Truth will always grant happiness.
சூதே இல்லாத தினமே பாராய்
ஆனந்தம் நீ பெறுவாயே
தாவி குலவிடும் மான் இனம் போலே
உல்லாசமாகவே வாழ்வாய்
பாரில்.......நீ......காண்......
வானின் மதி போல் மேவும் வாழ்வே
நிகரே இல்லாததே
மெய் எந்நாளும் மகிழ்வே தருமே
Look upon days completely free of deceit,
You will attain boundless joy.
Like a herd of deer leaping and playing around,
You will live merrily and joyfully.
Look at it in this world... you see.
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Has no equal.
Truth will always grant happiness.
Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Nigare illadhadhae
Has no equal.
Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae
Truth will always grant happiness.
Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Nigare illadhadhae
Has no equal.
Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae
Truth will always grant happiness.
Paaril …nee..kaan
Look at it in this world... you see.
Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Nigare illadhadhae
Has no equal.
Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae
Truth will always grant happiness.
Kaarmugil polae alaiyum vaazhvae
A life wandering like dark rainclouds,
Nilladhu nilaiyae veenae
Its state is transient and futile.
Soorvu migumae maanae
Fatigue will increase, my deer-like one.
Kaarmugil polae alaiyum vaazhvae
A life wandering like dark rainclouds,
Nilladhu nilaiyae veenae
Its state is transient and futile.
Soorvu migumae maanae
Fatigue will increase, my deer-like one.
Paaril …nee..kaan
Look at it in this world... you see.
Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Nigare illadhadhae
Has no equal.
Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae
Truth will always grant happiness.
Saagasamae thagumoo puvi mel
Is trickery appropriate on this earth?
Naer vazhiyae uyarvaam nidhamae
The righteous path is always the true exaltation.
Vedhanai migumae suvai kedumae
Agony will increase, sweetness will be lost,
Poi vaazhvaal manam punpadumae
The heart will be wounded by a life of lies.
Paaril …nee..kaan
Look at it in this world... you see.
Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Nigare illadhadhae
Has no equal.
Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae
Truth will always grant happiness.
Soodhae illaadha dhinamae paaraai
Look upon days completely free of deceit,
Aanandham nee peruvaayae
You will attain boundless joy.
Thaavi kulavidum maan inam polae
Like a herd of deer leaping and playing around,
Ullasamaagavae vaazhvaai
You will live merrily and joyfully.
Paaril …nee..kaan
Look at it in this world... you see.
Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae
Life that shines like the moon in the sky,
Nigare illadhadhae
Has no equal.
Mei ennaalum magizhvae tharumae
Truth will always grant happiness.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song serves as an uplifting moral reflection on human life, contrasting a truthful existence with a life built on falsehood and deceit. A life grounded in truth is compared to the luminous, soothing moon in the night sky—unmatched in beauty and peace. Conversely, a unstable life driven by trickery is compared to wandering dark clouds, which bring only exhaustion, distress, and heartache. By choosing honesty, integrity, and righteousness, one achieves genuine bliss and lives with the carefree cheerfulness of playful deer.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaanin madhi pol maevum vaazhvae”
Compares a pure, ideal life to the luminous moon in the sky ('Vaanin madhi pol').
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaarmugil polae alaiyum vaazhvae”
Compares an unsteady and deceptive life to wandering dark rainclouds ('Kaarmugil polae').
Metaphor / Term of Endearment (Uruvagam / Anbu Peyar)
“Soorvu migumae maanae”
Addresses the listener affectionately as 'maanae' (deer-like woman).
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaavi kulavidum maan inam polae”
Compares a joyful, innocent life to a herd of deer leaping happily in nature ('maan inam polae').
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Trivia
Kanniyin Kadhali (1949) marked the silver screen debut of Kaviarasu Kannadasan as a lyricist. This song is historically revered as one of the very first film songs penned by Kannadasan, launching his legendary career in Tamil cinema.
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