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Kanchi Paanai

From Velli Thirai · 2008

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
K. S. Chithra, Jassie Gift
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Velli Thirai
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
5 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanji paanaiyin mela
Oru inji oorugaa pola
Naan uththu paarthum
Udhadu rendum
Uchi kotta vaikkuthadi… eee..hey
Ho anthi saayura vela
Oru thanthi vanthatha pola
Naan pathari adichi odi vanthaa
Pallakaatti nikkuriyae ye ye..hey
ThodaChorus :Hai hai
Male :ThodaChorus :Hai hai
Naan nellu kuthura olakkaiyila
Un palla kuththa poren
Ahh haa kanji paanaiyin mela
Oru inji oorugaa pola
Naan uththu paarthum
Udhadu rendum
Uchi kotta vaikkuthadi..eee..ee…hey
……………………….
Adiyae en muthathaa
Ada kaathu nee thoonga
Kan thoongum
Kaadhal thoongaadhae..
Dhae dhae dhae….
Ainooru mutham thaan
Annadam nee thantha
Uyirthaangum udhadu thaangadhae
Hey hey heeeyyy….
Oru kaadhal kadidhatha
Naan koduthen
Atha ungkoppan kitta nee
Koduthuputtaa
Enna aala marathula
Katti vachuthaan
Thola urikka paarkkaan
HaiyaaChorus :Ahaa..
Female :Adanj koiyaaChorus :Ohoo
Un kaadhal kadidhatha
Kilichi potten
Kaluthaiyum thingalaiyae
Ohhhooo..kanji paanaiyin mela
Oru inji oorugaa pola
Naan uththu paarthum
Udhadu rendum
Uchi kotta vaikkuthadi…ee…ee…hey
Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Mottagi poovaagi
Poomaalai aanenae
Un kaiyi korangu kai thaanae
Nae nae nae
Karppora vaasana pol
Kaathoda vanthenae
Ariyaatha kalautha neethaanae
Nae nae nae…eehh…
Oru poli saamiyaar pola nee
Pala thaaliyoda thaan alaiyuriyae
Intha kavunthupadukkura
Aazha nambi naan kalutha neetta maaten
PodiFemale :Heiii
Male :Adi podiChorus :Hoi hoi
Male :Unna uthu paarthu naan
Pathu pullaiya pethukittu poven
Ah kanji paanaiyin mela
Chorus :Mela…
Male :Oru inji oorugaa pola
Chorus :Pola
Naan uththu paarthum
Udhadu rendum
Uchi kotta vaikkuthadi..ee..ee..hey
Like on top of a pot of rice porridge,
just like spicy ginger pickle,
when I stare at you,
both of your lips
make me smack my lips in craving...
Ho, just as dusk was falling,
as if an urgent message had arrived,
when I came rushing in a panic,
you are just standing there grinning silly!
Chorus: Hai hai
Male/Chorus: Hai hai
With the wooden pestle used to pound grain,
I am going to knock out your teeth!
Ah ha, like on top of a pot of rice porridge,
just like spicy ginger pickle,
when I stare at you,
both of your lips
make me smack my lips in craving...
...
Hey girl, waiting for my kiss
as you drift off to sleep,
the eyes may fall asleep,
but love will never sleep...
Hey, hey, hey...
If five hundred kisses
you give me every single day,
my life might bear it, but my lips cannot take it!
Hey hey hee...
A sweet love letter
I gave to you,
and you went straight to your father
and handed it over!
Tying me up tightly
to a banyan tree,
he is trying to skin me alive!
Chorus: Aaha...
Female: You rascal! Chorus: Oho!
That love letter of yours,
I tore it up and threw it away,
even a donkey would not eat it!
Oh ho, like on top of a pot of rice porridge,
just like spicy ginger pickle,
when I stare at you,
both of your lips
make me smack my lips in craving...
Hoy hoy hoy hoy
Budding and blossoming into a flower,
I turned into a garland,
yet your hands are clumsy like a monkey's hands!
Ne ne ne
Like the scent of pure camphor,
I came close to your ear,
but you are just a donkey who knows no value!
Ne ne ne... eeh...
Like a fake holy man,
you wander around chasing women to marry!
Trusting a sly, good-for-nothing
guy like you, I will never offer my neck for marriage!
Get lost, girl! Female: Hey!
Male: Go on, girl! Chorus: Hoy hoy!
Male: Just by gazing at you,
I will make you the mother of ten children!
Ah, like on top of a pot of rice porridge,
Chorus: On top...
Male: just like spicy ginger pickle,
Chorus: just like...
when I stare at you,
both of your lips
make me smack my lips in craving...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kanji Paanaiyin Mela is a playful, energetic folk duet from the movie Velli Thirai (2008). The song depicts a witty, lighthearted banter between a young man and woman. The male protagonist compares the woman's tempting, sharp presence to ginger pickle paired with rice porridge, expressing his irresistible attraction and yearning for her affection. In response, the female protagonist banteringly rejects his advances, mocking his attempts at romance, calling him foolish, and recalling how his love letter was destroyed. Despite the playful insults and comedic arguments—ranging from threats with pestles to calling each other monkeys and donkeys—their fiery chemistry and underlying affection shine through as they exchange teasing retorts.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Kanji paanaiyin mela / Oru inji oorugaa pola”

Compares the woman's sharp, irresistible allure to ginger pickle eaten along with rice porridge.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Oru thanthi vanthatha pola”

Compares the urgency of rushing to meet his lover to receiving an urgent telegram.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Ainooru mutham thaan / Annadam nee thantha / Uyirthaangum udhadu thaangadhae”

Exaggerates that while 500 daily kisses can sustain life, the physical lips won't endure such intense affection.

Assonance & Alliteration (Monai & Edhukai)

“Kanji paanaiyin mela / Oru inji oorugaa pola”

Uses matching rhyming sounds 'Kanji' / 'Inji' and 'Mela' / 'Pola' typical of rural Tamil folk songwriting.

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Trivia

The song feature in the movie Velli Thirai (2008), composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Kabilan. The track is well known for its rustic, rural folk dialogue structure reminiscent of traditional Tamil 'Dappankuthu' and 'Villu Paattu' banter songs.

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