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Lyrics & meaning

Kaanaa Inbam Kannidhadheno

From Sabaash Meena · 1958

Lyricist
Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
Singers
P. Susheela, T. A. Mothi
Music director
T. G. Lingappa
Movie name
Sabaash Meena
Movie release year
1958
Lyrics added on
30 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaanaa inbam kanindhadhaeno
Kaanaa inbam kanindhadhaeno
Kaadhal thirumana oorvalam thaano
Aa… aaa… aaa… aaa…aaa..aa…
Kaanaa inbam kanindhadhaeno
Kaadhal thirumana oorvalam thaano
Vaanam sindhum maamazhai ellaam…
Aa… aaa…
Aa… aaaa…
Aa… aaaa…
Aa… aaaa…
Aa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Vaanam sindhum maamazhai ellaam…
Vaanor thoovum thaen malaro
Vaanor thoovum thaen malaro
Megam yaavum paeroliyodu
Male :Aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…aaa…
Megam yaavum paeroliyodu
Melam polae muzhanguvadhaalae
Kaanaa inbam kanindhadhaeno
Kaadhal thirumana oorvalam thaano
Kannal mozhiyae minnal ellaam
Female :Aaaa….aaa…aaa….aaa…aa.a..aaa…aaa…aa…
Male :Kannal mozhiyae minnal ellaam
Vinnil vaana vaedikkaiyo
Vinnil vaana vaedikkaiyo
Mannil perugum vellam polae
Male :Aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…aaa…
Female :Mannil perugum vellam polae
Manadhil pongum praemaiyinaalae
Kaanaa inbam kanindhadhaeno
Aaaa….aaa…aaa….aaa…aa.a..aaa…aaa…aa…
Kaanaa inbam kanindhadhaeno
Aaaa….aaa…aaa….aaa…aa.a..aaa…aaa…aa…
Kaanaa inbam kanindhadhaeno
Aa… aaaa…
Aa… aaaa…
Aa… aaaa…
Aa… aaa…aaa…aa…
Aa… aaa…aaa…aa…
Has a joy never known before blossomed?
Has a joy never known before blossomed?
Is this a grand wedding procession of love?
Ah… aah… aah… aah… aah… ah…
Has a joy never known before blossomed?
Is this a grand wedding procession of love?
Is all this heavy rain falling from the sky…
Ah… aah…
Ah… aaah…
Ah… aaah…
Ah… aaah…
Ah… aah… aah… aah…
Ah… aah… aah… aah…
Ah… aah… aah… aah…
Is all this heavy rain falling from the sky…
...honeyed flowers showered by the gods?
...honeyed flowers showered by the gods?
As all the clouds, with brilliant light,
[Male] Ah… aah… aah… aah… aah… aah…
As all the clouds, with brilliant light,
...thunder aloud like wedding drums,
Has a joy never known before blossomed?
Is this a grand wedding procession of love?
Oh sweet-spoken one, are all these flashes of lightning...
[Female] Aaaah… aah… aah… aah… ah… aah… aah… ah…
[Male] Oh sweet-spoken one, are all these flashes of lightning...
...a display of fireworks across the sky?
...a display of fireworks across the sky?
Just like the floods surging across the land,
[Male] Ah… aah… aah… aah… aah… aah…
[Female] Just like the floods surging across the land,
...from the love overflowing in our hearts,
Has a joy never known before blossomed?
Aaaah… aah… aah… aah… ah… aah… aah… ah…
Has a joy never known before blossomed?
Aaaah… aah… aah… aah… ah… aah… aah… ah…
Has a joy never known before blossomed?
Ah… aaah…
Ah… aaah…
Ah… aaah…
Ah… aah… aah… ah…
Ah… aah… aah… ah…
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaanaa Inbam Kanindhadhaeno is a celebrated classic duet that captures the exquisite joy and ecstasy of blooming love. The lovers compare their profound inner bliss to the grand celebrations of nature, imagining their romance as an enchanting celestial wedding procession.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Melam polae muzhanguvadhaalae”

Compares the roaring sound of thunderous clouds to auspicious wedding drums (Melam polae).

Uvamaanam (Visual Imagery)

“Vinnil vaana vaedikkaiyo”

Paints a vivid poetic picture of lightning flashes in the sky appearing as celebratory fireworks (vaana vaedikkai).

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Mannil perugum vellam polae / Manadhil pongum praemaiyinaalae”

The second consonant sound 'nn/na' creates a rhythmic harmony between 'Mannil' and 'Manadhil'.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Vinnil vaana vaedikkaiyo”

Repetition of the initial 'V' consonant sound in 'Vinnil' and 'Vaana'.

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