“உனக்கே உயிரானேன் எந்நாளும் எனை நீ மறவாதே”
About the song “Kanne Kalaimane”
“Kanne Kalaimane” is a soulful melody from Kamal Haasan and Sridevi’s classic Moondram Pirai, composed by the legendary Ilayaraja and sung by K.J. Yesudas. The lyrics by Kannadasan poetically depict a lover’s devotion. The song’s tender orchestration and Yesudas’s emotive voice amplify its themes of unconditional love, longing, and resilience—mirroring the film’s poignant narrative of memory and affection. It’s the heartbeat of Kamal Haasan’s masterpiece—a tale of fractured minds and unconditional love. Balu’s childlike devotion to the amnesiac Sakthi makes these lyrics land like monsoon rain on parched earth.
In a world where storms brew and winds howl, he speaks to his beloved—a shining “star-crowned fawn” with the grace of a dancing peacock. Day and night, he longs to be with her. Even in silence or hardship, love feels like peace.
But life isn’t always kind. When heaven rages and fate brings trouble, he becomes love’s gardener—planting dreams deep and spinning hope into sweet fruit. He pleads not to erase them, knowing that without this love, even peace would feel empty.
O my love, my star-crowned fawn,
In you reigns the peacock-maiden.
Day and night, your breath I trace—
This wish alone I beg the skies.
Silence wears the face of peace—
Poverty, its twin release.
My tender nestling,
A happy, joyful little cuckoo…
While heaven brewed its bitter storms,
And fate let loose its phantom swarms—
I planted love where dreams took root,
And spun your hopes to bear life’s fruit.
Love, I grew roots in your very soul—
Even in time’s flood, keep our chapter whole.
What is peace if you’re not near?
You are my pulse, my prayer’s eternal shrine.
“நீ இல்லாமல் எது நிம்மதி… நீதான் என்றும் என் சன்னிதி…”
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