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Lyrics & meaning

Kaana Kann Kodi

From Konjum Salangai · 1962

Lyricist
V. Seetharaman
Singer
Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Movie name
Konjum Salangai
Movie release year
1962
Lyrics added on
6 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaana kan kodi vendum
Aiyan kaal thookki nindraadum
Kaatchi ponnampalaththil
Kaana kan kodi vendum
Aiyan kaal thookki nindraadum
Kaatchi ponnampalaththil
Kaana kan kodi vendum
Maanada mazhuvaada madhiyaada punalaada
Maanada mazhuvaada madhiyaada punalaada
Vaanada ayanaada mangai sivagaamiyaada
Kaana kan kodi vendum
Neer pooththa mega niram konda vannaa
Neer pooththa mega niram konda vannaa
Kaar pooththa unthi paranthaamane kanna
Paar meavum srirangam kaaviri karaimaelae
Vannaththu thuyil kondulagai kaakkum perumaalae
Yean palli kondeer aiyaa srirangaanaathaa
Aa…..aaa…..aa….aa….aa….
Yean palli kondeer aiyaa srirangaanaathaa
Yean palli kondeer aiyaa srirangaanaathaa
Aa…..aaa…..aa….aa….aa….
Manamigum kadhampavana vaasini
Aa…..aaa…..aa….aa….aa….
Manamigum kadhampavana vaasini
Maamadhuraa puriyalum devi magaraani
Manamigum kadhambavana vaasini
Maamadhuraa puriyaalum devi magaraani
Dhikvijayam seiya seanaiyudanae sendru
Sokkanukku maalaiyitta meenaatchi
Dhikvijayam seiya seanaiyudanae sendru
Sokkanukku maalaiyitta meenaatchi
Manamigum kadhampavana vaasini
Maamadhuraa puriyalum devi magaraani
Kuravalli kunjari maruvidum kuganae
Aaa……aaa….aa….aa….aa…aaa….
Kuravalli kunjari maruvidum kuganae
Thiruchendhoor valar aaru muganae
Kuravalli kunjari maruvidum kuganae
Thiruchendhoor valar aaru muganae
Oru maangani vendi sirupillaithanamaaga
Ulagai valam vantha sivapaala
Oru maangani vendi sirupillaithanamaaga
Ulagai valam vantha sivapaala
Un thirukoyil valam vara
Naanenna punniyam seithen vadivelaa
Naanenna punniyam seithen vadivelaa
Pachchai maamalai pol maeni
Pavalavaai kamalasengan achchuthaa amarare
Aayar tham kozhunthae
Adiyodu vinnodum pirivindri
Ayiram pallaandu
Panivaai nin malar maarbil vaazhkindra
Mangaiyum pallandu
Pallaandu pallaandu
Pallaayiraraththaandu
Pallaandu pallaandu
Pallaayiraraththaandu
Palakodi nooraayiram….
One needs ten million eyes to behold
As our Lord dances with his raised foot,
That sight in the golden hall of Chidambaram!
One needs ten million eyes to behold
As our Lord dances with his raised foot,
That sight in the golden hall of Chidambaram!
One needs ten million eyes to behold!
As the deer dances, the axe dances, the crescent moon dances, and the river Ganga dances,
As the deer dances, the axe dances, the crescent moon dances, and the river Ganga dances,
As the heavens dance, Brahma dances, and the Lady Sivakami dances,
One needs ten million eyes to behold!
O Lord with the dark hue of rain-bearing clouds,
O Lord with the dark hue of rain-bearing clouds,
O Krishna, supreme Lord from whose navel the universe blooms,
On the banks of the Kaveri in glorious Srirangam,
O Perumal, who protects the world while resting in your divine slumber!
Why do you lie in rest, O Lord Ranganatha?
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Why do you lie in rest, O Lord Ranganatha?
Why do you lie in rest, O Lord Ranganatha?
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
O Goddess who dwells in the fragrant Kadamba forest,
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
O Goddess who dwells in the fragrant Kadamba forest,
O Divine Queen ruling the great city of Madurai!
O Goddess who dwells in the fragrant Kadamba forest,
O Divine Queen ruling the great city of Madurai!
Marching forth with an army to conquer every direction,
You who garlanded Lord Sundareswarar (Sokkan), O Meenakshi!
Marching forth with an army to conquer every direction,
You who garlanded Lord Sundareswarar, O Meenakshi!
O Goddess who dwells in the fragrant Kadamba forest,
O Divine Queen ruling the great city of Madurai!
O Guha (Muruga), embraced by Valli of the Kurava clan and Devasena,
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
O Guha, embraced by Valli and Devasena,
O six-faced Lord residing in Thiruchendur!
O Guha, embraced by Valli and Devasena,
O six-faced Lord residing in Thiruchendur!
Craving a single mango fruit in childish eagerness,
O son of Shiva who circled around the world!
Craving a single mango fruit in childish eagerness,
O son of Shiva who circled around the world!
Just to walk around your sacred shrine,
What good deeds have I done to earn this grace, O Lord of the spear (Vadivela)?
What good deeds have I done to earn this grace, O Lord of the spear?
With a form like a vast green mountain,
Coral-red lips and lotus-like eyes, O Achyuta, Lord of the gods,
O tender sprout of the cowherd clan!
May our bond with you and the heavens endure unbroken,
For thousands of long years!
Gracefully dwelling upon your flower-like chest,
May Goddess Lakshmi also live for long years!
For many years, for long years,
For many thousands of years,
For many years, for long years,
For many thousands of years,
For hundreds of thousands and millions of years!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic devotional composition structured as a Ragamalika is a magnificent praise of Hindu deities. It opens with adoration for Lord Shiva's Nataraja form dancing in the golden hall of Chidambaram (Ponnambalam), describing the rhythmic cosmic dance involving Goddess Sivagami, celestial beings, and cosmic elements. It then transitions to praising Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam, asking gently why the lord slumbers upon the serpent couch over the Kaveri river banks.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

Kaana kan kodi vendum

Repetition of the phrase 'Kaana kan kodi vendum' emphasizes the cosmic beauty of Lord Shiva's dance which requires a crore eyes to fully perceive.

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Emonai & Edhugai)

Maanada mazhuvaada madhiyaada punalaada

Rhythmic rhyming of 'Maanada mazhuvaada madhiyaada punalaada' creates a natural beat mirroring the Tandava dance steps.

Metaphor

Pachchai maamalai pol maeni

Lord Krishna/Vishnu's physical form is metaphorically compared to a lush green mountain ('Pachchai maamalai pol maeni').

Literary Allusion (Pasuram Reference)

Pallaandu pallaandu Pallaayiraraththaandu

Directly quotes and adapts Thirumangai Alvar's and Periyalvar's famous Divya Prabandham hymns ('Pachchai maamalai pol maeni' and 'Pallaandu pallaandu').

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Trivia

This dance performance piece from the 1962 film 'Konjum Salangai' showcases classical ragamalika music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri, and features legendary Nadaswaram playing by Karukurichi Arunachalam alongside playback vocals.

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