♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haaa…aaa…aaa…aa..hoo oo oo
Aathilae thanni vara
Adhiloruvan meen pidikka
Kaathirundha kokku adhai
Kavvikondu povadhum yen
Aathilae thanni vara
Adhiloruvan meen pidikka
Kaathirundha kokku adhai
Kavvikondu povadhum yen
Kannamma…
Kannamma adhai paathu
Avan yenguvadhaen sollammaa
Paathi katti naathu nattu
Palanedukkum naaliyilae
Poothathellaam ver oruvan
Paathiyama povadhum yen
Paathi katti naathu nattu
Palanedukkum naaliyilae
Poothathellaam ver oruvan
Paathiyama povadhum yen
Kannamma…
Kannamma kalappai pudichavanum
Thavipadhum yen sollamma
Kalappai pudichavanum
Thavipadhum yen sollamma
………………….
Panjeduthu padhapaduthi
Pakkuvama nool noottru
Nenjodiya aadai neidhom kannamma
Ingu kandhal udai kattuvadhen sollamma
Panjeduthu padhapaduthi
Pakkuvama nool noottru
Nenjodiya aadai neidhom kannamma
Ingu kandhal udai kattuvadhen sollamma..haaaa
Kaathirukkum athai mavan
Kann kalangi nirkkaiyilae
Naethu vandha oruvanukku
Maathu maalai poduvadhaen
Kaathirukkum athai mavan
Kann kalangi nirkkaiyilae
Naethu vandha oruvanukku
Maathu maalai poduvadhaen
Kannamma kannamma aval
Nethirathai paripadhum yen sollamma
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Yettra thazhvum yemaattrum
Ivvulagil iruppadhu thaan
Ithanaikkum karanamaam kannamma
Yettra thazhvum yemaattrum
Ivvulagil iruppadhu thaan
Ithanaikkum karanamaam kannamma
Idhai ellorkkum nee eduthu sollamma
Kannamma…
Ellorkkum nee eduthu sollamma
Aathilae thanni vara
Adhiloruvan meen pidikka
Kaathirundha kokku adhai
Kavvikondu povadhum yen
Kannamma…
Kannamma adhai paathu
Avan yenguvadhaen sollammaa
…………………..
Kannamma…sollammaa
Kannamma…sollammaa
Ah... ha... aahaa... aa... hoo oo oo
When water flows in the river,
and a man catches fish in it,
why does a waiting crane
snatch it away and fly off?
When water flows in the river,
and a man catches fish in it,
why does a waiting crane
snatch it away and fly off?
Kannamma...
Kannamma, watching that,
why does he yearn in despair, tell me!
Making seedbeds and planting seedlings,
when the day comes to reap the harvest,
why does everything that blossomed
become the property of someone else?
Making seedbeds and planting seedlings,
when the day comes to reap the harvest,
why does everything that blossomed
become the property of someone else?
Kannamma...
Kannamma, why does the man who held the plough
suffer in agony, tell me!
Why does the man who held the plough
suffer in agony, tell me!
...
Picking cotton and preparing it well,
skillfully spinning it into yarn,
we wove cloth with all our heart, Kannamma!
Why then do we wear rags here, tell me!
Picking cotton and preparing it well,
skillfully spinning it into yarn,
we wove cloth with all our heart, Kannamma!
Why then do we wear rags here, tell me... ha ha ha!
While her waiting cousin
stands there with tearful eyes,
with a stranger who arrived only yesterday,
why does she exchange wedding garlands?
While her waiting cousin
stands there with tearful eyes,
with a stranger who arrived only yesterday,
why does she exchange wedding garlands?
Kannamma, Kannamma,
why does she rob his eyes of light, tell me!
...
The inequality and deceit
that exist in this world
are the reason for all of this, Kannamma!
The inequality and deceit
that exist in this world
are the reason for all of this, Kannamma!
Go and explain this to everyone, tell them!
Kannamma...
Go and explain this to everyone, tell them!
When water flows in the river,
and a man catches fish in it,
why does a waiting crane
snatch it away and fly off?
Kannamma...
Kannamma, watching that,
why does he yearn in despair, tell me!
...
Kannamma... tell me!
Kannamma... tell me!
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