Kanden Kanden Kadhalai
From Pirivom Santhipom · 2008
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Swetha Mohan, Karthik
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Pirivom Santhipom2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kaadhalai | Love! |
| Female | |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kaadhalai | Love! |
| Male | |
| Pattin sugam vellum viral | Fingers that surpass the softness of silk |
| Mettin sugam sollum kural | A voice that expresses tunes of joy |
| Etti thoda nirkkum aval | She who stands within reach |
| Ethirae ethirae | Right in front, right in front |
| Female | |
| Pillai mozhi sollaivida | More than child babble can express |
| Ottrai panai kallaivida | More than the intoxication of palm toddy |
| Bothai tharum kaadhal vara | As intoxicating love arrives |
| Tholainthen tholainthen | I lost myself, I lost myself |
| Tholainthen tholainthen | I lost myself, I lost myself |
| Female | |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Male | |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kaadhalai | Love! |
| Male | |
| Mothum mothum | Clashing and clashing |
| Kolusoli | Sound of anklets |
| Aengum aengum | Yearning and yearning |
| Manasoliyai | The voice of the heart |
| Pesuthae | It speaks |
| Female | |
| Pothum pothum | Enough, enough |
| Ithuvarai | Until now |
| Yaarum kooraa pugazhurai yen | Why praise me with compliments no one has ever spoken? |
| Koosuthae | It makes me blush! |
| Male | |
| : Pesaatha pechellaam | All the unspoken words |
| Pesa pesa nimmathi | Speaking them brings peace of mind |
| Female | |
| Pesathu ponaalum | Even if you remain quiet |
| Nee en sangathi | You are my destiny |
| Male | |
| Kenjal muthal konjalvarai | From pleading to caressing |
| Vikkal muthal thummal varai | From hiccups to sneezes |
| Kattil muthal thottil varai | From the bed to the cradle |
| Avalai avalai | Her, her |
| Avalai avalai | Her, her |
| Female | |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kaadhalai | Love! |
| Male | |
| Konden konden | I acquired, I acquired |
| Konden konden | I acquired, I acquired |
| Aavalai | Longing! |
| Female | |
| Kaanum kaanum | Gazing, gazing |
| Iruvizhi | Both eyes |
| Kaadhal pesa | To speak of love |
| Imaigalilae | In the eyelashes |
| Kavithai padi | Read poetry |
| Male | |
| Yetho yetho | Some kind of |
| Oruvitha | Certain type of |
| Aasai thondra | Desire arises |
| Thanimai ithu | This loneliness |
| Kodumaiyadi | Is a cruelty, my dear |
| Female | |
| Neengaamal naam sera | When we unite without parting |
| Neelamaagum inbamae | Happiness will stretch endlessly |
| Male | |
| Thoongaamal kai sera | Without sleeping, when hands entwine |
| kaadhal thangumae | Love will abide forever |
| Female | |
| Rettai thimir achathilae | In double pride and fear |
| Nenjukkuzhi veppathilae | In the warmth of the chest's pit |
| Suttithanam vetkathilae | In playful shyness |
| Adada adada | Oh my, oh my |
| Adada adada | Oh my, oh my |
| Male | |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kanden kanden | I saw, I saw |
| Kaadhalai | Love! |
| Female | |
| Konden konden | I acquired, I acquired |
| Konden konden | I acquired, I acquired |
| Aavalai | Longing! |
| Male | |
| Pattin sugam vellum viral | Fingers that surpass the softness of silk |
| Mettin sugam sollum kural | A voice that expresses tunes of joy |
| Female :Etti thoda nirkkum aval | Female: She who stands within reach |
| Ethirae ethirae | Right in front, right in front |
| Male | |
| Pillai mozhi sollaivida | More than child babble can express |
| Ottrai panai kallaivida | More than the intoxication of palm toddy |
| Female :Bothai tharum kaadhal vara | Female: As intoxicating love arrives |
| Tholainthen tholainthen | I lost myself, I lost myself |
| Tholainthen tholainthen | I lost myself, I lost myself |
கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் காதலை
கொண்டேன் கொண்டேன்
கொண்டேன் கொண்டேன்
ஆவலை
I saw, I saw
I saw, I saw
Love!
கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் காதலை
கொண்டேன் கொண்டேன்
கொண்டேன் கொண்டேன்
ஆவலை
I saw, I saw
I saw, I saw
Love!
பட்டின் சுகம்
வெல்லும் விரல் மெட்டின்
சுகம் சொல்லும் குரல் எட்டித்
தொட நிற்கும் அவள் எதிரே எதிரே
Fingers that surpass the softness of silk
A voice that expresses tunes of joy
She who stands within reach
Right in front, right in front
பிள்ளை மொழி
சொல்லை விட ஒற்றை
பனை கள்ளை விட
போதை தரும் காதல்
வர தொலைந்தேன்
தொலைந்தேன்
தொலைந்தேன்
தொலைந்தேன்
More than child babble can express
More than the intoxication of palm toddy
As intoxicating love arrives
I lost myself, I lost myself
I lost myself, I lost myself
கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் கண்டேன்
கண்டேன்
I saw, I saw
I saw, I saw
கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் காதலை
கொண்டேன் கொண்டேன்
கொண்டேன் கொண்டேன்
ஆவலை
I saw, I saw
I saw, I saw
Love!
மோதும் மோதும்
கொலுசொலி ஏங்கும்
ஏங்கும் மனசொலியை
பேசுதே
Clashing and clashing
Sound of anklets
Yearning and yearning
The voice of the heart
It speaks
போதும் போதும்
இதுவரை யாரும் கூறா
புகழுரை ஏன் கூசுதே
Enough, enough
Until now
Why praise me with compliments no one has ever spoken?
It makes me blush!
பேசாத பேச்செல்லாம்
பேச பேச நிம்மதி
All the unspoken words
Speaking them brings peace of mind
பேசாது போனாலும்
நீ என் சங்கதி
Even if you remain quiet
You are my destiny
கெஞ்சல் முதல்
கொஞ்சல் வரை விக்கல்
முதல் தும்மல் வரை
கட்டில் முதல் தொட்டில்
வரை அவளை அவளை
அவளை அவளை
From pleading to caressing
From hiccups to sneezes
From the bed to the cradle
Her, her
Her, her
கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் காதலை
I saw, I saw
I saw, I saw
Love!
கொண்டேன்
கொண்டேன் கொண்டேன்
கொண்டேன் ஆவலை
I acquired, I acquired
I acquired, I acquired
Longing!
காணும் காணும்
இருவிழி காதல் பேச
இமைகளிலே கவிதைபடி
Gazing, gazing
Both eyes
To speak of love
In the eyelashes
Read poetry
ஏதோ ஏதோ
ஒருவித ஆசை தோன்ற
தனிமை இது கொடுமையடி
Some kind of
Certain type of
Desire arises
This loneliness
Is a cruelty, my dear
நீங்காமல் நாம்
சேர நீளமாகும் இன்பமே
When we unite without parting
Happiness will stretch endlessly
தூங்காமல்
கைசேர காதல் தங்குமே
Without sleeping, when hands entwine
Love will abide forever
ரெட்டை திமிா்
அச்சத்திலே நெஞ்சுக்குழி
வெப்பத்திலே சுட்டித்தனம்
வெட்கத்திலே அடடா
அடடா அடடா அடடா
In double pride and fear
In the warmth of the chest's pit
In playful shyness
Oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my
கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் காதலை
I saw, I saw
I saw, I saw
Love!
கொண்டேன்
கொண்டேன் கொண்டேன்
கொண்டேன் ஆவலை
I acquired, I acquired
I acquired, I acquired
Longing!
பட்டின் சுகம்
வெல்லும் விரல்
மெட்டின் சுகம்
சொல்லும் குரல்
Fingers that surpass the softness of silk
A voice that expresses tunes of joy
Female: She who stands within reach
Right in front, right in front
எட்டித் தொட
நிற்கும் அவள் எதிரே
எதிரே
More than child babble can express
More than the intoxication of palm toddy
Female: As intoxicating love arrives
I lost myself, I lost myself
I lost myself, I lost myself
பிள்ளை மொழி
சொல்லை விட ஒற்றை
பனை கள்ளை விட
போதை தரும்
காதல் வர தொலைந்தேன்
தொலைந்தேன்
தொலைந்தேன்
தொலைந்தேன்
பெண் & ஆண் :
{ கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் கண்டேன்
கண்டேன் } (2)
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kaadhalai
Love!
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kaadhalai
Love!
Pattin sugam vellum viral
Fingers that surpass the softness of silk
Mettin sugam sollum kural
A voice that expresses tunes of joy
Etti thoda nirkkum aval
She who stands within reach
Ethirae ethirae
Right in front, right in front
Pillai mozhi sollaivida
More than child babble can express
Ottrai panai kallaivida
More than the intoxication of palm toddy
Bothai tharum kaadhal vara
As intoxicating love arrives
Tholainthen tholainthen
I lost myself, I lost myself
Tholainthen tholainthen
I lost myself, I lost myself
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kaadhalai
Love!
Mothum mothum
Clashing and clashing
Kolusoli
Sound of anklets
Aengum aengum
Yearning and yearning
Manasoliyai
The voice of the heart
Pesuthae
It speaks
Pothum pothum
Enough, enough
Ithuvarai
Until now
Yaarum kooraa pugazhurai yen
Why praise me with compliments no one has ever spoken?
Koosuthae
It makes me blush!
: Pesaatha pechellaam
All the unspoken words
Pesa pesa nimmathi
Speaking them brings peace of mind
Pesathu ponaalum
Even if you remain quiet
Nee en sangathi
You are my destiny
Kenjal muthal konjalvarai
From pleading to caressing
Vikkal muthal thummal varai
From hiccups to sneezes
Kattil muthal thottil varai
From the bed to the cradle
Avalai avalai
Her, her
Avalai avalai
Her, her
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kaadhalai
Love!
Konden konden
I acquired, I acquired
Konden konden
I acquired, I acquired
Aavalai
Longing!
Kaanum kaanum
Gazing, gazing
Iruvizhi
Both eyes
Kaadhal pesa
To speak of love
Imaigalilae
In the eyelashes
Kavithai padi
Read poetry
Yetho yetho
Some kind of
Oruvitha
Certain type of
Aasai thondra
Desire arises
Thanimai ithu
This loneliness
Kodumaiyadi
Is a cruelty, my dear
Neengaamal naam sera
When we unite without parting
Neelamaagum inbamae
Happiness will stretch endlessly
Thoongaamal kai sera
Without sleeping, when hands entwine
kaadhal thangumae
Love will abide forever
Rettai thimir achathilae
In double pride and fear
Nenjukkuzhi veppathilae
In the warmth of the chest's pit
Suttithanam vetkathilae
In playful shyness
Adada adada
Oh my, oh my
Adada adada
Oh my, oh my
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kanden kanden
I saw, I saw
Kaadhalai
Love!
Konden konden
I acquired, I acquired
Konden konden
I acquired, I acquired
Aavalai
Longing!
Pattin sugam vellum viral
Fingers that surpass the softness of silk
Mettin sugam sollum kural
A voice that expresses tunes of joy
Female :Etti thoda nirkkum aval
Female: She who stands within reach
Ethirae ethirae
Right in front, right in front
Pillai mozhi sollaivida
More than child babble can express
Ottrai panai kallaivida
More than the intoxication of palm toddy
Female :Bothai tharum kaadhal vara
Female: As intoxicating love arrives
Tholainthen tholainthen
I lost myself, I lost myself
Tholainthen tholainthen
I lost myself, I lost myself
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kanden Kanden' from Pirivom Santhipom (2008) is an evocative Tamil romantic song that celebrates the profound joy of realizing and embracing true love. The lyrics describe the lovers' sensory and emotional connection, highlighting how love elevates life from subtle glances and unspoken feelings to a deep lifelong bond that spans from youth to parenthood.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Kanden kanden”
The word 'Kanden' (I saw) is repeated consecutively to emphasize the ecstatic epiphany of discovering love.
Emonai / Second-letter Rhyming (Irai)
“Pattin sugam vellum viral / Mettin sugam sollum kural”
Rhyming of the second consonants in 'Pattin' and 'Mettin' creates a melodic rhythmic balance across lines.
Hyperbole / Simile
“Pillai mozhi sollaivida / Ottrai panai kallaivida”
Comparing love's intoxication to palm toddy and child's talk magnifies the overpowering sensory feeling of love.
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Trivia
'Pirivom Santhipom' features a acclaimed soundtrack composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics by Yugabharathi. The film, directed by Cheran, emphasizes family values and marital warmth, and 'Kanden Kanden' captured audiences with its blend of traditional melodies and romantic tenderness.
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