Narayani Gopan’s “Kanavukale” appears on the album “Valampiri Sankh.” The song opens with a question about a dream touching the shore. The lyrics ask if this destination is actually an ocean of sorrow.
Released: June 11, 2025
Kanavukale
Narayani Gopan • From “Valampiri Sankh”
Valampiri Sankh’s Kanavukale Lyrics Translation
The verses describe an endless sun shining on a dark path. This light appears even as clouds gather along the way. The lyrics maintain this tension between hope and doubt.
Kanavukale KarathodaveAs my dreams touch the shore
Ee Theeram AzhalaazhamoIs this shore an ocean of sorrow?
Irulalayo IniyakaleWaves of darkness, will you fade away?
Ee Dooram AthilaazhamoIs this distance just too deep?
Chirakukal Neythu NinnuWeaving its wings, it waited
Melle Ninnil Thaane NizhalA shadow slowly grows within you on its own
Ezhuthiyathaaru Ninte MounamWho wrote this silence of yours?
Mookam Etho KadalSome silent sea
Kanaviniyum ThudarukayaayiThe dream goes on, even now
Irulvazhi Paatha Mele Theera VeyilEndless sunlight on a darkened path
Manamaliyum ChirikalumaayiWith smiles that melt the heart
Idavazhi Vannu Ninnu Neele MukilAnd clouds have gathered all along the path
Kadalaazham Theranjaare Theera KadalWho has searched the depths of this endless sea?
Karayoram Kanal Thedi Maaya ManalSearching for embers on the shore, in shifting sands
Kathayiniyum ThudarukayaayiThe story goes on, even now
Irulvazhi Paatha Mele Oro PakalEvery new day on this darkened path
Manamaliyum ChirikalumaayiWith smiles that melt the heart
Idavazhi Vannu Ninnu Neele MukilAnd clouds have gathered all along the path
Mukiloram ChennaaroDid anyone reach the edge of the clouds?
Kaana NizhalAn unseen shadow
Marayaathe Manathaaril Neeyaam VeyilYou’re the sunlight in my heart that never fades
Kanavukale Music Video
The song starts with anxiety about a dream becoming real. It resolves this by finding a light that never fades within the heart. The meaning of the ‘Kanavukale’ lyrics is about discovering internal hope amid external uncertainty.