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Anbulla Kannano

From Iru Nilavugal · 1979

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Music director
Rajan Nagendra
Movie name
Iru Nilavugal
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
11 Sept 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbulla kannano anaiththaada
Vanthatho unnai vnji unnai
Antha deiveega kadhal kannodu minna
Antha deiveega kadhal kannodu minna
Semmaalai velaiyo
Un marma leelaiyo mella ullam thulla
Kaninthu vanthaalo radhai aasaiyil kanna
Kaninthu vanthaalo radhai aasaiyil kanna
Kannammaa manatho kaniyaatha kaniyo
Anaithtaal poi kobangal varutho
Female :Aa…aa…aa….aah….aa….
Kannaa nin vizhiyo karai kaanaa kadalo
Adhan maaya marmangal pudhitho
Aahaa ennadi ponnu sevvaayil onnu
Aasaigal ponga muththirai podu
Haa ennadi ponnu sevaayil onnu
Aasaigal ponga muththirai podu
Malar naano viriya thaviththathu vannam
Maraiththaeno veru ennangal undo
Anbulla kannano anaiththaada
Vanthatho unnai vnji unnai
Antha deiveega kadhal kannodu minna
Antha deiveega kadhal kannodu minna
Semmaalai velaiyo
Un marma leelaiyo mella ullam thulla
Kaninthu vanthaalo radhai aasaiyil kanna
Kaninthu vanthaalo radhai aasaiyil kanna
En kannan kenja en penmai konja
Kavithaigal kondaada vanthaen
Male :Aa….aa…aa….aah…aa…
Kaimeethu kondaen naan meettum veenai
Isaiyamuthae vilaiyilla virunthu
Vanthaval poopol vaayithzh thaen pol
Aasaiyi ippo maathulam kaai pol
Vanthaval poopol vaayithzh thaen pol
Aasaiyi ippo maathulam kaai pol
Enakkaaga malarnthaal yavvana mottu
Enakkaaga vaiththaal sevvanna pottu
Semmaalai velaiyo
Un marma leelaiyo mella ullam thulla
Kaninthu vanthaalo radhai aasaiyil kanna
Kaninthu vanthaalo radhai aasaiyil kanna
Anbulla kannano anaiththaada
Vanthatho unnai vnji unnai
Antha deiveega kadhal kannodu minna
Antha deiveega kadhal kannodu minna
Has dear Kannan come to embrace and hold you close,
Has he come to you, my lovely girl, to you?
With that divine love sparkling in your eyes?
With that divine love sparkling in your eyes?
Is it this crimson evening hour,
Or your mysterious playful game, making my heart flutter softly?
Has Radha come with tender longing, oh Kannan?
Has Radha come with tender longing, oh Kannan?
Kannamma, is your heart still an unripe fruit?
Does playful anger rise when I hold you in my arms?
Ah... aa... aa... aah... aa...
Kannan, are your eyes a boundless ocean?
Are its magical secrets new to me?
Aha, my precious girl, on your red lips,
Seal a kiss as desires overflow!
Ha, my precious girl, on your red lips,
Seal a kiss as desires overflow!
Am I a flower whose colors yearned to open?
Did I hide anything, or do I have other thoughts?
Has dear Kannan come to embrace and hold you close,
Has he come to you, my lovely girl, to you?
With that divine love sparkling in your eyes?
With that divine love sparkling in your eyes?
Is it this crimson evening hour,
Or your mysterious playful game, making my heart flutter softly?
Has Radha come with tender longing, oh Kannan?
Has Radha come with tender longing, oh Kannan?
As my Kannan pleads and my womanhood responds with affection,
I have come to celebrate poetry!
Aa... aa... aa... aah... aa...
In my arms I hold the veena that I play,
Its sweet nectar of music is a priceless feast!
She who came is like a flower, her lips like honey,
Her desire is firm and sweet like a pomegranate!
She who came is like a flower, her lips like honey,
Her desire is firm and sweet like a pomegranate!
For me, this youthful flower bud has bloomed,
For me, she wears the red bindi on her forehead!
Is it this crimson evening hour,
Or your mysterious playful game, making my heart flutter softly?
Has Radha come with tender longing, oh Kannan?
Has Radha come with tender longing, oh Kannan?
Has dear Kannan come to embrace and hold you close,
Has he come to you, my lovely girl, to you?
With that divine love sparkling in your eyes?
With that divine love sparkling in your eyes?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet portrays a playful and tender conversation between two lovers, using the classical imagery of Radha and Lord Krishna. They exchange affectionate banter set against the backdrop of twilight, expressing romantic longing through rich metaphors of music, sweet fruits, ocean depths, and blooming flowers. Vaali's lyrics elevate physical affection into a divine, poetic celebration of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Vanthaval poopol vaayithzh thaen pol

Compares the beloved's arrival to a flower, her lips to honey, and growing desire to a pomegranate fruit using 'pol'.

Uruvagathal (Metaphor)

Kannaa nin vizhiyo karai kaanaa kadalo

Directly equates the hero's eyes to a shoreless ocean overflowing with mysterious charm.

Edhugai (Second-letter Assonance)

Enakkaaga malarnthaal yavvana mottu

Features second-letter rhyming ('na' sound in 'malarnthaal' and 'vaiththaal') creating melodic symmetry.

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Trivia

Composed by the legendary Kannada composer duo Rajan-Nagendra for the 1979 film 'Iru Nilavugal', this track highlights lyricist Vaali's mastery in blending traditional Radha-Krishna motifs with sweet romantic film music sensibilities.

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