Ahi Ajayan and Jeevan Padmakumar’s “Kannil Maarivillin” appears on the album Rachel, featuring actors Honey Rose and Roshan. Lyricist Rahul Manappattu opens the song with the image of seeing a rainbow in someone’s eyes. Composer Ishaan Chhabra’s music accompanies this initial observation.
Released: November 20, 2025
Kannil Maarivillin
Ahi Ajayan | Jeevan Padmakumar • From “Rachel”
Lyricist
Rahul Manappattu
Composer
Ishaan Chhabra
Rachel’s Kannil Maarivillin Lyrics Translation
The song’s imagery progresses from sight to physical experience. A lover is described not just as an influence but as a river flowing through one’s body. Another line notes how a simple touch transforms a heart into a pair of wings, causing a fundamental change.
Kannil Maarivillin ChenduAn orb of rainbow in your eyes
Ee Raavin Thooval Veeshum NenjilThis night brushes my heart with a feather
Theeyaay Ullil Swaasam PoleLike a fire inside, like a breath
Vinnil Pootha PuthukannuA new star has bloomed in the sky
Nee Choodum Vaanin Kaattaay VinnilYou become the wind of the heavens you wear
Meyyaal Veeshum PremachooraayWielding the very force of love with your being
Udalilaake Ozhukana Nadiyaay NeeYou are the river flowing through my entire body
Uyirilaake Nirayana Thuzhayaay NeeYou are the oar that fills my whole life
Arikilaay Varum Pranaya Panimathi MukilaayYou draw near, a cloud of love like the misty moon
Viralukal Thodum Hridayam Iru ChirakukalaayWhen your fingers touch, my heart becomes two wings
Aaraarum Kaanaa Vaanilaake Cheruchiri PakaloliyaayAcross a sky no one sees, your small smile becomes the daylight
Aalolam Thaane Kaathilaake Narumozhi KathiroliyaayGently, in my ears, your sweet words become rays of sunlight
Vidaru Nee Madhudhara ChashakamithaaBlossom, my love, for this is a chalice of nectar
Punaru Nee Chuzhikalil Oru KuliraayEmbrace me, a soothing chill in these whirlpools
Pirakilaaro RaathrikanivaayBehind me, someone, like a treasure of the night
Azhichithariyo NeermanikalaalDid you scatter it with pearls of dew?
Padarumee Thaara Marumozhi ThirakalaalThis spreading star, with waves of whispered replies
Alayumee Chola Cherukili ChirakinaalThis wandering stream, on the wings of a small bird
Iravilaaro Neertha MozhiyaalSomeone in the night, with a gentle word
Mathivaraathe Chertha MizhiyaalWith eyes that drew me in, never getting enough
Kaathirunna KaalamIt was the time I had waited for
Orthirunna NeramIt was the moment I had remembered
Raavu Chorum Vazhi Chaare ChoodumOn the path where the night fades, I feel your warmth
Chirakaale Chinthidum Manamithu NirayeThis heart of mine is filled with soaring thoughts
Kaadu Neenthum Nizhalaake PookkumAll the shadows swimming through the forest will bloom
Manasaake Kaathidum Mezhuthiri NiraveMy whole mind waits, like the glow of a candle
Kaavalaaku Nee Kaattilaake NeeBe my guardian, be the entire wind
Kaattu Chundinaal Cheruchiri KarutheWith lips of wind, hold a small smile for me, my love
Praananaake Nee Paathiyaay NeeYou are my whole life, you are my other half
Paathiraavilala Kudayum Oru AruviyaayLike a waterfall that shakes the midnight waves
Ennilaake Thookum Oru KothiA desire showers all over me
Ninnilaavu PolJust like your moonlight
Mannilaake Janmamaake NaamAcross this earth, for this entire lifetime, it’s us
The lyrics consistently chart a course from external admiration to complete internal fusion. The beloved shifts from a separate individual to an essential part of one’s own being, like air or an oar guiding one’s life. The meaning of the ‘Kannil Maarivillin’ lyrics is about a love that completely reorders personal existence.
