In this song, Kamal’s character is singing to Sridevi’s character. The story of Moondraam Pirai is about a troubled young man who finds a mentally ill girl about to be sold for the first time in a brothal. He rescues her from there and makes it his purpose in life to take care of her until he finds a way to cure her. The end however is a surprising twist and must be one of the most intensely tragic scenes ever screened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WwWrzInpvc
**Kannae kalaimaanae kanni mayilenak kandaen unai naanae
Andhip pagal unai naan paarkkiraen
Aandavanai idhaiththaan kaetkiraen
Raariraaroa oaraariroa
Rariraaroa oaraariroa
(Kanne Kalaimaane)**
Dear beautiful deer, I found you like a young peacock
I see you in the mornings and evenings (implying all day)
I’m asking god for this
(lullaby syllables)
(lullaby syllables)
**Oomai enraal oru vagai amaidhi
Aezhai enraal adhil oru amaidhi
Neeyoa kilippaedu pan paadum aanandak kuyil paedu
Aeno dheyvam sadhi seydhadhu paedhai poala vidhi seydhadhu
(Kanne Kalaimaane)**
If you were a mute, it is peaceful in a way
If you were poor, there is a peace in that too
You are a parrot’s little one or a cuckoo’s little one singing about the earth
For some reason, god has deceived you, fate has made you mentally ill
**Kaadhal kondaen kanavinai valarththaen
Kanmani unai naan karuththinnil niraiththaen
Unakkae uyiraanaen ennaalum enai nee maravaadhae
Neeyillaamal edhu nimmadhi needhaanae en sannidhi
(Kanne Kalaimaane)**
I felt love, I have dreamed and nurtured the love
Sweet one, I have filled my thoughts with you
I became your life, don’t ever forget me
Without you, what is peace? You are my sacred sanctuary