Vedshanker’s composition ‘Oru Kanni’ from the album Paper Rocket pairs with Sreekanth Hariharan’s vocals. Lyricist Mani Amuthavan builds a nature-filled atmosphere with rain and dragonfly imagery. The track presents resilience through gentle melodies.
Released: July 18, 2022
Oru Kanni
Sreekanth Hariharan | Vedshanker • From “Paper Rocket”
Oru Kanni Lyrics Translation (from “Paper Rocket”)
Mani Amuthavan compares hardship to clouds forming rainbows. Lyrics advise moving like water past stones and thorns. Vedshanker’s arrangement supports this fluid message with soft instrumental layers.
Oru Kanni Mazha ThanniLike a pure drop of rain water,
Pola Thulli Thulli VaraShe comes skipping and jumping along.
Minna Mugam MinniHer face shines with a bright glow,
Ava Vara VaraAs she makes her way here.
Indha Ponnu Inga NinnuThis girl stands right here,
Elankathoda KadhilIn the ear of the gentle breeze.
Elaiyellam Enna PesumShe’s going to listen to what,
Adha Kekka PoraAll the leaves are whispering about.
Poovu VizhunthalumEven if a flower falls down,
Maru Nalum Sedi PookkumThe plant will bloom again the next day.
Megam Azhudha ThanOnly when the clouds weep,
Ada Vanavillu Vanatha AzhagakkumLook, the rainbow makes the sky beautiful.
Thattan Thattan PolaJust like a ‘dragonfly’,
Chittan Chittan PolaAnd like a ‘small bird’,
Thanni Thanni MelaUpon the surface of the water,
Rekka ThottaleShe brushed her wings.
Oru Kanni Mazha ThanniLike a pure drop of rain water,
Pola Thulli Thulli VaraShe comes skipping and jumping along.
Minna Mugam MinniHer face shines with a bright glow,
Ava Vara VaraAs she makes her way here.
Indha Ponnu Inga NinnuThis girl stands right here,
Elankathoda KadhilIn the ear of the gentle breeze.
Elaiyellam Enna PesumShe’s going to listen to what,
Adha Kekka PoraAll the leaves are whispering about.
Poovu VizhunthalumEven if a flower falls down,
Maru Nalum Sedi PookkumThe plant will bloom again the next day.
Megam Azhudha ThanOnly when the clouds weep,
Ada Vanavillu Vanatha AzhagakkumLook, the rainbow makes the sky beautiful.
Thattan Thattan PolaJust like a ‘dragonfly’,
Chittan Chittan PolaAnd like a ‘small bird’,
Thanni Thanni MelaUpon the surface of the water,
Rekka ThottaleShe brushed her wings.
Pallam Medu ThandiCrossing over the lows and highs,
Kallum Mullum TheendiTouching the stones and the thorns.
Vazhnthu Konjam ParuTry living your life for a while,
Neeyum Neer PolaJust like the flowing water.
Kozhantha Porantha NodiyilaFrom the moment a child is born,
Adhukkum Pasikum VayithulaTo satisfy the hunger in its belly.
Iyarka Athukku Yetha UnavaNature provides the perfect food,
Thayi Nenjil SurakkutheFlowing from a mother’s heart.
Manusha KoottameThe crowds of human beings,
Bhoomiya Valachu PottumeMight have conquered the whole earth.
Paravaiyum Meenum ManumBut the birds, fish, and deer,
Yetho Panni Vazhathan PakkutheAre just trying to find a way to live.
Ettu Ettu Dhisaiyum ParakkanumYou should fly in all eight directions,
Ishtam Pola Vazhnthu SirikkanumLive as you please and keep smiling.
Neer Thotti Meen Kutti AgathaDon’t become a little fish in a tank.
Oru Kanni Mazha ThanniLike a pure drop of rain water,
Pola Thulli Thulli VaraShe comes skipping and jumping along.
Minna Mugam MinniHer face shines with a bright glow,
Ava Vara VaraAs she makes her way here.
Indha Ponnu Inga NinnuThis girl stands right here,
Elankathoda KadhilIn the ear of the gentle breeze.
Elaiyellam Enna PesumShe’s going to listen to what,
Adha Kekka PoraAll the leaves are whispering about.
Poovu VizhunthalumEven if a flower falls down,
Maru Nalum Sedi PookkumThe plant will bloom again the next day.
Megam Azhudha ThanOnly when the clouds weep,
Ada Vanavillu Vanatha AzhagakkumLook, the rainbow makes the sky beautiful.
Thattan Thattan PolaJust like a ‘dragonfly’,
Chittan Chittan PolaAnd like a ‘small bird’,
Thanni Thanni MelaUpon the surface of the water,
Rekka ThottaleShe brushed her wings.
Pallam Medu ThandiCrossing over the lows and highs,
Kallum Mullum TheendiTouching the stones and the thorns.
Vazhnthu Konjam ParuTry living your life for a while,
Neeyum Neer PolaJust like the flowing water.
Thattan Thattan PolaJust like a ‘dragonfly’,
Chittan Chittan PolaAnd like a ‘small bird’,
Thanni Thanni MelaUpon the surface of the water,
Rekka ThottaleShe brushed her wings.
Pallam Medu ThandiCrossing over the lows and highs,
Kallum Mullum TheendiTouching the stones and the thorns.
Vazhnthu Konjam ParuTry living your life for a while,
Neeyum Neer PolaJust like the flowing water.
Oru Kanni Music Video
Nature’s renewal cycles provide the framework for Paper Rocket lyrics translation about personal growth. Vedshanker and Sreekanth Hariharan illustrate how vulnerability precedes strength.