Mohan Ram and Sam Vishal perform ‘Kanavula Vazhuranae’ with raw vocal delivery. Lyricist T. Shanmugapandian and composer Mohan Ram shape this Tamil track about overseas workers’ isolation.
Released: February 23, 2023
Kanavula Vazhuranae
Mohan Ram | Sam Vishal
Kanavula Vazhuranae Lyrics English Translation by Mohan Ram | Sam Vishal
T. Shanmugapandian describes life managed through WhatsApp messages and lost youth. Mohan Ram’s protagonist questions if migrating abroad destroyed family bonds and physical presence.
Pirandhadhu KuthamaWas being born a sin?
Valarndhadhu KuthamaWas growing up a mistake?
Kadal Kadanthu VandhuAfter crossing the ocean to come here,
Ingu Padura Kastam Than MichamaIs this suffering all that’s left?
Pirandhadhu KuthamaWas being born a sin?
Valarndhadhu KuthamaWas growing up a mistake?
Kadal Kadanthu VandhuAfter crossing the ocean to come here,
Ingu Padura Kastam Than MichamaIs this suffering all that’s left?
Yara Kutham SollaWho’s there to blame?
Enakku Nane Buthi SollaI’ve got to counsel myself.
Yara Kutham SollaWhom can I hold responsible?
Enakku Nane Buthi SollaI’ll have to guide my own heart.
Pala Varusham AcheMany years have passed,
Ada Kasu ThediyeWhile searching for money.
Ulachu Ulachu ThanBy working and toiling away,
Udambu Urugi PocheMy body’s wasted away.
Indha Ilamai Tholanji PocheThis youth is gone forever.
Kungumatha Vechi PuttuAfter placing the ‘vermilion’ on her brow,
Rani Pola Pakka AsapattuWanting to see her live like a queen,
Thali Kayiru Kooda PirikkamaBefore the ‘sacred thread’ even settled,
Vittu Vandhavan NanI’m the one who left her behind.
Veedu Vasalukku MogapattuTempted by the dream of a home,
Pathe Nalil VandheneI left within just ten days.
Avalin Ninaivil NanumIn her memories, I…
Dhinamdhorum Urugi KidakkireneMelt away every single day.
Santhosame IrukkaliyeThere’s no happiness here.
Thukkathaiyum PakkaliyeI haven’t even faced my grief.
Vedhanaiya Eduthu SollaTo explain the agony I feel,
Pakkathula Yarum IllaThere’s no one by my side.
Kadhaluna Enna SollaWhat’s there to say about love?
Illaram Enna SollaWhat’s there to say about family life?
Edhuvum Ariyama IppoKnowing nothing of it now,
Whatsappil Vazhkai NadathureneI’m living my life on WhatsApp.
Manaiviyoda Vasam IllaNo scent of my wife,
Kuzhandhaiyoda Nesam IllaNo love from my child.
Vikki ThavikkirenI’m choking on my tears,
En NenjukullaDeep inside my heart.
Manaiviyoda Vasam IllaI can’t smell my wife’s scent,
Kuzhandhaiyoda Nesam IllaI can’t feel my child’s love.
Vikki ThavikkirenI’m sobbing in despair,
En NenjukullaIn the depths of my soul.
Annan Thangachi AravanaippumThe embrace of my siblings,
Ammavoda KaisorumMother’s ‘hand-fed’ meals,
Appavoda ThunaiyumMy father’s companionship…
Ingu Illama ThavikkureneI’m struggling here without them all.
Ooru Poga AsapattuLonging to go back home,
Payana Seettu Vangi VandhenI bought my travel ticket.
Ava VirumbhiyadhellamEverything she ever wanted,
Marakkama Nanum VangikittenI bought it all without forgetting.
Ammavukku Onnum VangalaiyeI didn’t buy anything for Mother,
Appa Onnum KekalaiyeFather didn’t ask for a thing.
Kasu Panam PodhalaiyeThe money just wasn’t enough,
Kadan Kodukka Nanban IrukkaneBut I’ve a friend to lend me some.
Meesaikkaran Thailathaiyum‘Tiger balm’ for the aches,
Thanga Sangili SelaiyaiyumA gold chain and a saree.
Aasaiyaga VangikittuI bought them with such hope,
Pettiyila Katti VechiputtenAnd packed them away in my trunk.
Pora Vazhi TheriyavillaI don’t know where I’m headed,
Vandha Kadhaiyum MudiyavillaAnd the story of how I got here isn’t over.
Ilamaiya Ingu TholaichiputtenI’ve lost my youth in this place,
Kanavula VazhureneI’m just living in a dream.
Pora Vazhi TheriyavillaI don’t know where I’m headed,
Vandha Kadhaiyum MudiyavillaAnd the story of how I got here isn’t over.
Ilamaiya Ingu TholaichiputtenI’ve lost my youth in this place,
Kanavula VazhureneI’m just living in a dream.
Kanavula VazhureneI’m living in a dream.
Kanavula Vazhuranae Music Video
Tamil migrant struggles define the Kanavula Vazhuranae lyrics meaning. Mohan Ram’s composition documents how financial survival requires relinquishing touch, time, and lived reality.