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En Kannai Konjam Paaru

From Kaithi Kannayiram · 1960

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
K. Jamunarani, A. L. Ragavan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Kaithi Kannayiram
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
19 Sept 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ahaa…en kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
En kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
Kannaalaa kannaalaa kannaalaa
Innum mounamaa…
En kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
En kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
Kannaalaa kannaalaa kannaalaa
Innum mounamaa…
Minnal polae vanthaayae
En nerinilae..ae…ae…ae…
Minnal polae vanthaayae
En nerinilae
Unnai ennai
Naan vaadum ivvelaiyilae
Unnai ennai
Naan vaadum ivvelaiyilae
En innal yaavum theera
Oru punnagaiyum veesu
En innal yaavum theera
Oru punnagaiyum veesu
En meethinil innum varmamaa
Male :Naisikki sagapum bagkusikku makkusikku
Karapura sigarakka kurraa
En kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
En kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
Kannaalaa kannaalaa kannaalaa
Innum mounamaa…
Tharai melae thindaadum
Poongodiyenavae..ae…ae..
Tharai melae thindaadum
Poongodiyenavae
Thavikkindrean thaaraayo
Un karangalaiyae
Thavikkindrean thaaraayo
Un karangalaiyae
Thallaathae en sollai
Idhu saagasam illai
Thallaathae en sollai
Idhu saagasam illai
Thaamatham seiyyalaagumaa
Male :Naisikki sagapum bagkusikku makkusikku
Karapura sigarakka kurraa
En kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
En kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
Kannaalaa kannaalaa kannaalaa
Innum mounamaa…
Pullimaanum ippothu
Than pashaiyilae…ae…ae…
Pullimaanum ippothu
Than pashaiyilae…
Sollum saethi kelaayo
Un kaadhinilae
Sollum saethi kelaayo
Un kaadhinilae
Than kanniyodu vedan vanthu
Kaaththirukkaan ingae
Than kanniyodu vedan vanthu
Kaaththirukkaan ingae
Kavaniththu paaru nee ushaar
Male :Naisikki sagapum bagkusikku makkusikku
Karapura sigarakka kurraa
En kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
En kannai konjam paaru
Un kannai athil saeru
Kannaalaa kannaalaa kannaalaa
Innum mounamaa…
Aha... look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
Look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
My darling, my darling, my darling,
are you still silent?
Look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
Look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
My darling, my darling, my darling,
are you still silent?
You came like a flash of lightning
right before my eyes...
You came like a flash of lightning
right before my eyes!
Thinking of you,
as I pine away at this moment,
thinking of you,
as I pine away at this moment,
to take away all my sorrow,
just flash a smile at me!
To take away all my sorrow,
just flash a smile at me!
Are you still holding a grudge against me?
Male: Naisikki sagabum bagusikku makkusikku
Karabura sigarakka gurra!
Look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
Look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
My darling, my darling, my darling,
are you still silent?
Struggling helplessly on the ground
like a flowering vine...
Struggling helplessly on the ground
like a flowering vine,
I am in agony—won't you give me
your helping hands?
I am in agony—won't you give me
your helping hands?
Don't turn down my words,
this is no trickery!
Don't turn down my words,
this is no trickery!
Is it right to delay any longer?
Male: Naisikki sagabum bagusikku makkusikku
Karabura sigarakka gurra!
Look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
Look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
My darling, my darling, my darling,
are you still silent?
Even the spotted deer now,
in its own language...
Even the spotted deer now,
in its own language,
won't you hear the warning
with your own ears?
Won't you hear the warning
with your own ears?
The hunter with his trap has arrived
and is waiting right here!
The hunter with his trap has arrived
and is waiting right here!
Pay close attention and stay alert!
Male: Naisikki sagabum bagusikku makkusikku
Karabura sigarakka gurra!
Look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
Look a little into my eyes,
meet my gaze with yours!
My darling, my darling, my darling,
are you still silent?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and romantic song from Kaithi Kannayiram (1960) portrays a heroine coaxing her stoic or silent lover to open up and connect through eye contact. She uses vivid imagery—comparing his arrival to lightning, herself to a delicate vine struggling on the ground, and warnings about hunters with traps—to plead for his attention, affection, and protection. Interspersed throughout the song are energetic comic scatting interruptions by the male singer, adding humor and dynamic rhythm to her affectionate pleas.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Minnal polae vanthaayae”

Compares the sudden arrival of the beloved to a flash of lightning.

Metaphor / Simile (Upamai)

“Tharai melae thindaadum Poongodiyenavae”

Compares herself to a delicate flowering vine struggling on the ground without support.

Alliteration (Moni)

“Kannaalaa kannaalaa kannaalaa”

Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across words ('Kannaalaa', 'Kannai', 'Konjam').

Rhyme (Edhukai)

“Minnal polae vanthaayae / En nerinilae”

Second letter harmony across consecutive lines ('Minnal' and 'En').

Allegory / Metaphor

“Than kanniyodu vedan vanthu Kaaththirukkaan ingae”

Uses the image of a hunter lying in wait with a trap as a metaphor for impending danger or watchful eyes, warning the lover to stay alert.

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Trivia

'Kaithi Kannayiram' (1960), directed by U. S. Sundaram, was a successful crime thriller starring PS Veerappa and K. A. Thangavelu. The music composed by K. V. Mahadevan featured playful rhythm-driven tracks like this one, where A. L. Ragavan provided distinct comic scatting and vocal sound effects alongside Jamuna Rani's sweet melody.

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