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Lyrics & meaning

Kannodu Kannodu

From Mupparimanam · 2017

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Mupparimanam2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Male
Kannodu kannodu kalandhuvittenI merged eye to eye with you
Unnodu unnodu tholaindhuvittenI got lost with you, with you
Vinnodu vinnodu parandhuvittenI flew into the sky, into the sky
Endhan kannodu ottikondaThe sight of love that stuck
Kaadhal kaatchiyaeTo my eyes
Male
Nee dhaanae ohoo vooh…Is only you, ohoo vooh…
Yen thedal ohoo vooh…My search, ohoo vooh…
Male
Un aasai..un paarvaiYour desire, your glance
Un menii.. un serkaiYour body, your company
Un konjal naan parthuSeeing your sweet affection
Yedho aanenae…I became something indescribable…
Chorus
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Male
Unnai vittal nenjukullaeBesides you, inside my heart
Onnum thonamalNothing comes to mind
Ithanai naal kaathirundhenI waited all these days
Unnai kaanamalWithout seeing you
Male
Thulli thulli odukindraLeaping and running around
Pillai kandenaeI saw a child in you
Thundil kannal aiyoo indruAlas, today with fishing-hook eyes
Maati kondenaeI got caught
Male
Vanna vennilaAs the colourful white moon
Vandhu ponadhaalCame and went
Thookam kannilaeThe sleep in my eyes
Athu thooram ponadhaeHas drifted far away
Male
Thaneer sirppamaiLike a sculpture made of water
Unnai kandenaeI saw you
Thalli nindrae thaanStanding at a distance
Naan dhagham kondenaeI felt a deep thirst
Male
Un aasai..un paarvaiYour desire, your glance
Un menii.. un serkaiYour body, your company
Un konjal naan parthuSeeing your sweet affection
Yedho aanenae…I became something indescribable…
Chorus
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Male
Palli kudathin udaiyilIn school uniform
Unnai kandenaeI saw you back then
Kaadhal paadam kangalaalaeLessons of love through eyes
Katru kondenaeI learned from you
Male
Ottrai kaalil pandi aadumPlaying hopscotch on one leg
Pattam boochiyaeLike a playful butterfly
Ennai endrum vazha vaikkumWhat keeps me alive forever
Undhan moochiyaeIs your breath
Male
Saavi illamalWithout needing a key
Aadum bommai neeYou are a dancing wind-up doll
Thalli chendralumEven if you walk away
En thaayin vennmai neeYou possess my mother's warmth
Male
Mottai maadi melUpon the open terrace roof
Vanna vennilaThe colorful white moon
Unnai kandaalaeIf it sees you
Vaanai vittu odaadhoWon't it run away from the sky?
Male
En veetu jannalilAt the window of my home
Un kaatru pattalaeIf your breeze touches
Thee kuda thithikumEven fire will taste sweet
Poovae unnalaeOh flower, because of you
Chorus
…………………………….
Male
Kannodu kannodu kalandhuvittenI merged eye to eye with you
Unnodu unnodu tholaindhuvittenI got lost with you, with you
Vinnodu vinnodu parandhuvittenI flew into the sky, into the sky
Endhan kannodu ottikondaThe sight of love that stuck
Kaadhal kaatchiyaeTo my eyes
Male
Nee dhaanae ohoo vooh…Is only you, ohoo vooh…
Yen thedal ohoo vooh…My search, ohoo vooh…
Male
Un aasai..un paarvaiYour desire, your glance
Un menii.. un serkaiYour body, your company
Un konjal naan parthuSeeing your sweet affection
Yedho aanenae…I became something indescribable…
Chorus
…………………………….

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Kannodu Kannodu' is a romantic expression of deep love, nostalgia, and longing. The protagonist reminisces about falling in love right from childhood school days, capturing how the lover's gaze, presence, and simple innocent actions have completely transformed his life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Rhyming second letter)

Kannodu / Unnodu / Vinnodu

The second consonant sound 'nn' (ண்ண) rhymes across consecutive lines.

Metaphor

Thaneer sirppamai Unnai kandenae

Comparing the beloved to a sculpture carved out of water.

Hyperbole

Thee kuda thithikum Poovae unnalae

An exaggeration stating that even burning fire will taste sweet because of the beloved's presence.

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Trivia

'Kannodu Kannodu' from the 2017 Tamil film 'Mupparimanam' features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics penned by Kabilan, starring Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Srishti Dange.

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