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Kaanaanguruvikku Kalyanamaam

From Vaazha Ninaithaal Vaazhalaam · 1978

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Manorama
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Vaazha Ninaithaal Vaazhalaam
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
30 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yai… yai yai yai yai
Pippippi pippippi
Pippi pippi pippi pippi
Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam
Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam
Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam
Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam
Moonaanjaamathil ullaasamaam
Adi muthaana muthangal sandhoshamaam
Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam
Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam
Aalamara oonjalilae
Koodu onnu jodi onnu
Whistling :……………..
Female :Aasa pattu vaazhndhadhilae
Kunjugalum anju pathu
Oomaththam poovu…
Oomaththam poovu thaalaattu paada
Ada ennaalum kondaattamaam inbangalaam
Kaanaa aiya kaanaa
Ahaa kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam
Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam
Moonaanjaamathil ullaasamaam
Adi muthaana muthangal sandhoshamaam
Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam
Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam
Sollaamae sonnaakkaa purinjukkanum
Ellaamae munnaalae therinjukkanum
Sollaamae sonnaakkaa purinjukkanum
Ellaamae munnaalae therinjukkanum
Yekkathilae haa thookkam illae
Ada ennaanga oomaikku badhil sollunga
Kaanaa aiya kaanaa
Hahaan kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam
Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam
Moonaanjaamathil ullaasamaam
Adi muthaana muthangal sandhoshamaam
Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam
Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam
Jim broom jimbroom
Broom broom broom broom broom
Oodhubathi yethi vachen
Oosi malli vaangi vachen
Odathilae paai virichen
Kuthu kallaa kaathirundhen
Malavaazha thoppil… haa haa
Malavaazha thoppil machaana kaanum
Ada vaangonnaa vandhaalae sandhoshamae
Kaanaa hahaan kaanaa aiya
Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam
Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam
Moonaanjaamathil ullaasamaam
Adi muthaana muthangal sandhoshamaam
Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam
Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam
Yai… yai yai yai yai
Pee-pee-pee pee-pee-pee
Pee-pee pee-pee pee-pee pee-pee
The wild sparrow is having a wedding!
And a grand procession in our Manamadurai town!
The wild sparrow is having a wedding!
And a grand procession in our Manamadurai town!
Romance and pleasure in the late night hours!
Oh, precious, pearl-like kisses bring such joy!
The wild sparrow is having a wedding!
And a grand procession in our Manamadurai town!
On the swing of the banyan tree,
there is one nest and one pair of lovers!
(Whistling...)
Female: Living happily in their love,
they had five or ten little chicks!
The thorn-apple blossom...
As the thorn-apple blossom sings a lullaby,
oh, every single day is pure joy and celebration!
Look at that, mister, just look!
Aha, the wild sparrow is having a wedding!
And a grand procession in our Manamadurai town!
Romance and pleasure in the late night hours!
Oh, precious, pearl-like kisses bring such joy!
The wild sparrow is having a wedding!
And a grand procession in our Manamadurai town!
When I speak without words, you must understand,
you ought to know everything beforehand!
When I speak without words, you must understand,
you ought to know everything beforehand!
In this deep longing, ah, I cannot sleep!
Hey, what is this? Answer this speechless girl!
Look at that, mister, just look!
Haha, the wild sparrow is having a wedding!
And a grand procession in our Manamadurai town!
Romance and pleasure in the late night hours!
Oh, precious, pearl-like kisses bring such joy!
The wild sparrow is having a wedding!
And a grand procession in our Manamadurai town!
Jim broom jim broom
Broom broom broom broom broom
I lit the sweet incense sticks,
I bought fresh needle jasmines,
I laid out a mat on the little boat,
and waited still as a stone pillar!
In the hill-banana grove... ha ha,
in the hill-banana grove, my sweetheart is nowhere to be found!
Oh, please come by, your coming brings sheer joy!
Look at that, haha, look at that, mister!
The wild sparrow is having a wedding!
And a grand procession in our Manamadurai town!
Romance and pleasure in the late night hours!
Oh, precious, pearl-like kisses bring such joy!
The wild sparrow is having a wedding!
And a grand procession in our Manamadurai town!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful folk-style song uses allegorical bird imagery to celebrate love, marriage, and domestic bliss. Set against the backdrop of Madurai, the song draws a parallel between a sparrow's wedding/nesting and human romance, conveying eager anticipation, romantic banter, and deep affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Rhyme)

Oodhubathi yethi vachen / Oosi malli vaangi vachen / Odathilae paai virichen / Kuthu kallaa kaathirundhen / Malavaazha thoppil… haa haa / Malavaazha thoppil machaana kaanum / Ada vaangonnaa vandhaalae sandhoshamae / Kaanaa hahaan kaanaa aiya / Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam / Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam / Moonaanjaamathil ullaasamaam / Adi muthaana muthangal sandhoshamaam / Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam / Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam

Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Kaanaanguruvikku kalyaanamaam / Enga maanaa marudhaiyil oorkolamaam

Metaphor / Uvamaani (Simile)

Muthaana muthangal

Simile (Uvamai)

Kuthu kallaa kaathirundhen

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Trivia

The song incorporates classic Tamil folk rhythms and playful vocalizations (such as trumpet sounds and whistling) that mimic traditional village celebratory processions in the Madurai region.

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