- Lyricist
- Kalai Kumar
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Kannodu Kanbathellam
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Oct 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Aa….aa….aa……aa…..
Iruvathu vayathu varai
En pettrorin vasam irunthaen
Irupathu nimidaththilae
Naan un vasam aagivittaen
Un kannil enna kaanthamo
Naan ariyaen naan ariyaen
Kadhal seitha maayamo
Naan ariyaen naan ariyaen
Ennil vantha mattram ennavo
Paarvaigalum modhiyathae
Kodi minnal thondruthae
Idhayam idam maariyathae
Iru uyirum saernthathae
Iruvathu vayathu varai
En pettrorin vasam irunthaen
Irupathu nimidaththilae
Naan un vasam aagivittaen
Ullangal pesum mozhi padippomae
Kangalil naamum ini sirippome
Azhagu vaanavillil iruvar peyarai
Saerththu ezhuthi adhai rasippomae
Nam ullam rendum pattamaagavae maaralaam
Adhai kadhal noolil katti vaanilae parakkalaam
Naam thoongum neram kadhal ninaivu
Kichu kichu moottum pothum
Vetkkam vanthu konjam sirippomae
Iruvathu vayathu varai
En pettrorin vasam irunthaen
Irupathu nimidaththilae
Naan un vasam aagivittaen
…………………..
Muththaththai kavithai ena rasippomae
Kannaththil ezhuthivida thudiththomae
Kadalil karai manalil saernthae nadanthu
Paadha suvadugalai inaippomae
: Nam muththa saththam thaalamagavaey maaralaam
Nam moochchil kadhal raagam ketkavae rasikkalaam
Varum kaalam ellam kadhal endraal
Nammai pattri ulagam solla
Anbe anbe naamum inaippomae
Iruvathu vayathu varai
En pettrorin vasam irunthaen
Irupathu nimidaththilae
Naan un vasam aagivittaen
Un kannil enna kaanthamo
Naan ariyaen naan ariyaen
Kadhal seitha maayamo
Naan ariyaen naan ariyaen
Ennil vantha mattram ennavo
Paarvaigalum modhiyathae
Kodi minnal thondruthae
Idhayam idam maariyathae
Iru uyirum saernthathae
Iruvathu vayathu varai
En pettrorin vasam irunthaen
Irupathu nimidaththilae
Naan un vasam aagivittaen
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Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Aah... aa... aah... aa... aah... aa...
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Until I was twenty years old,
I belonged to my parents.
In just twenty minutes,
I became completely yours.
Is there a magnet in your eyes?
I do not know, I do not know.
Is this magic worked by love?
I do not know, I do not know.
What is this change that has come over me?
As our eyes met,
A million lightning bolts appeared!
Our hearts exchanged places,
And our two souls became one.
Until I was twenty years old,
I belonged to my parents.
In just twenty minutes,
I became completely yours.
Let us read the language our hearts speak,
From now on, let us smile through our eyes.
On the beautiful rainbow, let us write both our names
Together and cherish it.
Both our hearts can turn into kites,
Tied with the thread of love, we can soar in the sky.
When we are asleep, when the thought of love
Tickles us softly,
Let us blush and smile a little.
Until I was twenty years old,
I belonged to my parents.
In just twenty minutes,
I became completely yours.
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Let us enjoy a kiss like poetry,
We longed to write it upon the cheek.
Walking together on the seashore sand,
Let us merge our footprints.
The sound of our kisses can turn into a rhythm,
We can delight in hearing love's melody in our breath.
Whenever people speak of love in the times to come,
May the world talk about us,
My love, my love, let us unite!
Until I was twenty years old,
I belonged to my parents.
In just twenty minutes,
I became completely yours.
Is there a magnet in your eyes?
I do not know, I do not know.
Is this magic worked by love?
I do not know, I do not know.
What is this change that has come over me?
As our eyes met,
A million lightning bolts appeared!
Our hearts exchanged places,
And our two souls became one.
Until I was twenty years old,
I belonged to my parents.
In just twenty minutes,
I became completely yours.
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song portrays the intoxicating feeling of falling in love for the first time. The protagonist reflects on how twenty years of life under parental guidance transformed in a mere twenty minutes of meeting their beloved, leaving them completely captivated.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Contrast
“Iruvathu vayathu varai ... Irupathu nimidaththilae”
Contrasts twenty long years ('Iruvathu vayathu') with a fleeting twenty minutes ('Irupathu nimidaththilae') to emphasize the immediate power of love.
Metaphor
“Nam ullam rendum pattamaagavae maaralaam”
Compares human hearts to kites flying high in the sky, tied by the thread of love.
Hyperbole
“Kodi minnal thondruthae”
Exaggerates the moment of eye contact as feeling like a million lightnings striking simultaneously.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1999 Tamil romantic drama film 'Unnai Thedi' starring Ajith Kumar and Malavika, this melody was composed by Deva with vocals by Hariharan.
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