P. Susheela’s vocals in ‘Kaveriyin Kanavan’ embody sorrow, set by K. V. Mahadevan’s composition and P. K. Muthusami’s lyrics. A young bride describes her marriage to a vanished stranger.
Kanni Vayadhu
P. Susheela • From “Kaveriyin Kanavan”
What is the meaning of Kanni Vayadhu Lyrics from Kaveriyin Kanavan?
Muthusami writes of a bride never seeing her husband’s shadow after the wedding. His lyrics compare the marriage’s ruin to a capsized boat.
Kanni Vayadhu Ilam ParuvathilaeIn the bloom of my maiden youth
Kanavan Endra UruvathilaeIn the guise of a husband
Yaaroo Enakku MaalaiyittaarA stranger placed the garland on me
Avar Oorper Theriyaamal Pirindhu VittarThen vanished without a name or a home
Kanni Vayadhu Ilam ParuvathilaeIn the bloom of my maiden youth
Kanavan Endra UruvathilaeIn the guise of a husband
Yaaroo Enakku MaalaiyittaarA stranger placed the garland on me
Avar Oorper Theriyaamal Pirindhu VittarThen vanished without a name or a home
Thaali Kattiya Naal MudhalaaiSince the day the sacred thread was tied
Thalaivarin Nizhalaiyum KandathillaiI haven’t glimpsed even his shadow
Thaali Kattiya Naal MudhalaaiSince the day the sacred thread was tied
Thalaivarin Nizhalaiyum KandathillaiI haven’t glimpsed even his shadow
Aazhi Soozhndha UlagathilaeIn this world wrapped by the sea
Ennai Avathikku Aalaakki PirindhuvittarHe doomed me to misery and departed
Aazhi Soozhndha UlagathilaeIn this world wrapped by the sea
Ennai Avathikku Aalaakki PirindhuvittarHe doomed me to misery and departed
Kanni Vayadhu Ilam ParuvathilaeIn the bloom of my maiden youth
Kanavan Endra UruvathilaeIn the guise of a husband
Yaaroo Enakku MaalaiyittaarA stranger placed the garland on me
Avar Oorper Theriyaamal Pirindhu VittarThen vanished without a name or a home
Idhayamilladhavar SeyalaaleBecause of a heartless man’s deed
Illara Padagum KavizhndhadhadaMy marriage boat has capsized
Idhayamilladhavar SeyalaaleBecause of a heartless man’s deed
Illara Padagum KavizhndhadhadaMy marriage boat has capsized
Sidhariya Naangal IdhuvaraiyilWe, who were torn asunder then
Thirumbavum Ondraai SeravillaiHave never found our way back to one
Sidhariya Naangal IdhuvaraiyilWe, who were torn asunder then
Thirumbavum Ondraai SeravillaiHave never found our way back to one
Kanni Vayadhu Ilam ParuvathilaeIn the bloom of my maiden youth
Kanavan Endra UruvathilaeIn the guise of a husband
Yaaroo Enakku MaalaiyittaarA stranger placed the garland on me
Avar Oorper Theriyaamal Pirindhu VittarThen vanished without a name or a home
Kanni Vayadhu Music Video
The album’s exploration of marital abandonment clarifies the ‘Kanni Vayadhu’ lyrics meaning for modern listeners.