“Ninne Kinavu Kanum” by Vijay Yesudas, Chinmayi, and Rakshitha Suresh is from the album ‘Aadujeevitham’. AR Rahman composed the music with lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed. The verses open with the line “In these eyes that dream of you,” establishing a deeply personal vision.
Ninne Kinavu Kanum
Chinmayi | Vijay Yesudas • From “Aadujeevitham”
Aadujeevitham’s Ninne Kinavu Kanum Lyrics Translation
The lyrics later compare a mind to white sand that glistens under a lover’s smile. Another passage asks if two people can swim together like entangled fish in a crystal stream. These images of light and water create a fantasy of ideal togetherness.
Ninne Kinavu Kanum KannilaakeIn these eyes that dream of you
Thullithulumbi Moham Poyka PoleDesire overflows like a pond
Onnichirunnu Theeraathente DaahamMy thirst isn’t quenched just by being with you
Ninne Punarnnu Neenthi NeeriloodeEmbracing you, I swam through the water
En Manamaakumeen Venmanalaake NinMy mind, this white sand,
Chiriyaamilaveyilalil MinniGlistened in the gentle sun of your smile
Oraayiram MalaruthirnnuveenoruA thousand flowers fell and became
NilaashayyayiA bed of moonlight
TharivalakaludanjillayoDidn’t our glass bangles shatter?
Ninne Kinavu Kanum KannilaakeIn these eyes that dream of you
Thullithulumbi Moham Poyka PoleDesire overflows like a pond
Onnichirunnu Theeraathente DaahamMy thirst isn’t quenched just by being with you
Ninne Punarnnu Neenthi NeeriloodeEmbracing you, I swam through the water
Aadyaraavin Daahaminnum MaaridaathormmayilThe thirst of our first night still lingers in my memory
Kaalavarsham Pole PeythuIt rained down like a monsoon
Neerozhukkaay Maari NjanAnd I became a flowing stream
Omalaale Ninne Maathram Thedi NjanOh my love, I searched only for you
Kuliraayithaa Ee MriduvudalThis soft body has grown cool now
Ini Chirakinaal Thodaan Pothiyuvaan VarooCome, cover me, touch me with your wings
Mathivarumo Puzhayilalayil Chuzhiyaay KazhiyuvaanWill I ever grow tired of being a whirlpool in the river’s wave?
Pakaliravukalil PiriyuvaanaavaathennarilUnable to leave my side, day or night
Viriyumee IthalinnazhakukalilIn the beauty of these blooming petals
PakaruvaanaavaathonnullilWithin something that can’t be given away
Jannathilulloru Kasthoori Mullayil Pookkum KanavukaleOh dreams that bloom on the musk jasmine in ‘Jannath’ (paradise)
Ningal Nikkahinorungiya Penninte Khalbile Ishq KaanunnundoDo you see the ‘Ishq’ (love) in the ‘Khalb’ (heart) of the bride preparing for her ‘Nikkah’ (marriage ceremony)?
Oh Ishq KaanunnundoOh, do you see that love?
Poothiyil Pirishangal Chutti Valarnnathu Poothathinnalle PenneGirl, our affections grew wrapped in longing because they blossomed, didn’t they?
Nooraayiram Kadha Kaimaarum Kannilum Muthu MinnundoIn your eyes that exchange a hundred thousand stories, does a pearl sparkle?
Oh Muthu MinnundoOh, does a pearl sparkle?
Muthu Minnundo Oh Muthu MinnundoDoes a pearl sparkle, oh does a pearl sparkle?
Vellippalunku ThanneeraattiloodeThrough a stream of silver crystal
Thammil Pinanju Meenaay NeenthidaamoCan we swim like two entangled fish?
Ennekurichu Paadum PaattilellamIn every song you sing about me
Thullithulumbi Ninnee Ee Kunju ThulliThis tiny drop of you overflows
Ninnudelaakumeen Ponpuzha ThannilenIn this golden river that is your body
Kanavaake Oru Pulari ViralaayMy entire dream became a finger of dawn
Vidaathe Meniyil PadarnnidunnoruSpreading across our skin without ever leaving
Nilaavalliyaay Kalichirikal TheeraatheyaayIt became a vine of moonlight, and our laughter never ended
Attuvanchippookkalaake Aadinilkkum ThennalilIn the breeze where the riverside flowers sway
Odi Vannu Nin SugandhamYour fragrance came running to me
Paarijaatham PoothapolAs if a celestial flower had bloomed
Omalaale Poonilaavil Mungi NjanOh my love, I drowned in the moonlight
Ninne Kinavu Kanum Kannilaake Thullithulli Moham PoykapoleIn these eyes that dream of you, desire overflows like a pond
Onnichirunnu Theeraathente Daaham Ninne Punarnnu Neenthi NeeriloodeMy thirst isn’t quenched just by being with you, embracing you, I swam through the water
Ninne Kinavu Kanum Music Video
The song presents a memory of love as a powerful escape from suffering. The references to ‘Jannath’ and ‘Nikkah’ ground this dream in specific cultural and spiritual comfort. The meaning of the ‘Ninne Kinavu Kanum’ lyrics is about finding salvation in a cherished mental oasis.