Kaniyo Paago Karkando
From Karpukkarasi · 1957
- Lyricist
- Udumalai Narayanakavi
- Singers
- P. B. Sreenivas, M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Karpukkarasi1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaniyo paago karkando | Is it fruit, syrup, or rock candy? |
| Kaadhil paayum madhura mozhi | These sweet words that flow into the ear! |
| Female :Kanavo nanavo idhuvellaam | Female: Is all this a dream or reality? |
| Kadhaiyil kaanum karpanaiyo | Or is it a fantasy seen only in stories? |
| Male | |
| Kanavilae naan kanda kalaimaniyae | Oh gem of art whom I saw in my dreams! |
| Karuththinilae kalantha kannmaniyae | Oh precious darling who blended into my thoughts! |
| Karpukkarasiyae kannagiyae….aa…aa…aa… | Oh Kannagi, queen of chastity!... Aa... aa... aa... |
| Karpukkarasiyae kannagiyae | Oh Kannagi, queen of chastity! |
| En karangalai pattri kaarigaiyae | Oh beautiful lady who holds my hands! |
| Male | |
| Kaniyo paago karkando | Is it fruit, syrup, or rock candy? |
| Kaadhil paayum madhura mozhi | These sweet words that flow into the ear! |
| Female | |
| Anaiyillaa vellamaam umathanbae | Your love is like an un-dammed flood! |
| Aa…aa…aa…aa….aa….aaa… | Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aaa... |
| Anaiyillaa vellamaam umathanbae | Your love is like an un-dammed flood! |
| Adainthathum en thavappayan andro | Is gaining it not the fruit of my penance? |
| Inaiyillaa bakkiyam pettravargal | Is there anyone in this world who has attained |
| Ennai pol ulagil evarumundo | Such unmatched good fortune like me? |
| Male | |
| Kaniyo paago karkando | Is it fruit, syrup, or rock candy? |
| Kaadhil paayum madhura mozhi | These sweet words that flow into the ear! |
| Male | |
| Unmai anbin iruppidamae | Oh abode of true love! |
| Unnaippol kaanavum kidaiththidumo | Can anyone like you ever be found? |
| Unmai anbin iruppidamae | Oh abode of true love! |
| Unnaippol kaanavum kidaiththidumo | Can anyone like you ever be found? |
| Female :Aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…. | Female: Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... |
| Female | |
| Anbe endrum nilaiththidumo | Will this love endure forever? |
| Anaiyaa sudaraai vilangidumo | Will it shine like an eternal, unextinguishable flame? |
| Anbe endrum nilaiththidumo | Will this love endure forever? |
| Anaiyaa sudaraai vilangidumo | Will it shine like an eternal, unextinguishable flame? |
| Female :Aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | Female: Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... |
| Male | |
| Inbam ellaam nam sonthamae | All happiness is ours! |
| Female :Endrum piriyaa ananthamae | Female: An everlasting, inseparable bliss! |
கனியோ பாகோ கற்கண்டோ
காதில் பாயும் மதுர மொழி
கனவோ நனவோ இதுவெல்லாம்
கதையில் காணும் கற்பனையோ
Is it fruit, syrup, or rock candy?
These sweet words that flow into the ear!
Female: Is all this a dream or reality?
Or is it a fantasy seen only in stories?
கனவிலே நான் கண்ட கலைமணியே
கருத்தினிலே கலந்த கண்மணியே
கற்புக்கரசியே கண்ணகியே......ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
கற்புக்கரசியே கண்ணகியே..
என் கரங்களைப் பற்றிய காரிகையே.....
Oh gem of art whom I saw in my dreams!
Oh precious darling who blended into my thoughts!
Oh Kannagi, queen of chastity!... Aa... aa... aa...
Oh Kannagi, queen of chastity!
Oh beautiful lady who holds my hands!
கனியோ பாகோ கற்கண்டோ
காதில் பாயும் மதுர மொழி
Is it fruit, syrup, or rock candy?
These sweet words that flow into the ear!
அணையில்லா வெள்ளமாம் உமதன்பே....
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ...ஆஆ.....
அணையில்லா வெள்ளமாம் உமதன்பே
அடைந்ததும் என் தவப்பயன் அன்றோ
இணையில்லா பாக்கியம் பெற்றவர்கள்
என்னைப் போல் உலகில் எவருமுண்டோ
Your love is like an un-dammed flood!
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aaa...
Your love is like an un-dammed flood!
Is gaining it not the fruit of my penance?
Is there anyone in this world who has attained
Such unmatched good fortune like me?
கனியோ பாகோ கற்கண்டோ
காதில் பாயும் மதுர மொழி
Is it fruit, syrup, or rock candy?
These sweet words that flow into the ear!
உண்மை அன்பின் இருப்பிடமே....
உன்னைப்போல் காணவும் கிடைத்திடுமோ
உண்மை அன்பின் இருப்பிடமே....
உன்னைப்போல் காணவும் கிடைத்திடுமோ
ஆ......ஆ......ஆ...ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ...ஆ...ஆ..
Oh abode of true love!
Can anyone like you ever be found?
Oh abode of true love!
Can anyone like you ever be found?
Female: Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
அன்பே என்றும் நிலைத்திடுமோ
அணையா சுடராய் விளங்கிடுமோ
அன்பே என்றும் நிலைத்திடுமோ
அணையா சுடராய் விளங்கிடுமோ
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ...ஆ...ஆ..
Will this love endure forever?
Will it shine like an eternal, unextinguishable flame?
Will this love endure forever?
Will it shine like an eternal, unextinguishable flame?
Female: Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
இன்பம் எல்லாம் நம் சொந்தமே
என்றும் பிரியா ஆனந்தமே.....
All happiness is ours!
Female: An everlasting, inseparable bliss!
கனியோ பாகோ கற்கண்டோ
காதில் பாயும் மதுர மொழி
Kaniyo paago karkando
Is it fruit, syrup, or rock candy?
Kaadhil paayum madhura mozhi
These sweet words that flow into the ear!
Female :Kanavo nanavo idhuvellaam
Female: Is all this a dream or reality?
Kadhaiyil kaanum karpanaiyo
Or is it a fantasy seen only in stories?
Kanavilae naan kanda kalaimaniyae
Oh gem of art whom I saw in my dreams!
Karuththinilae kalantha kannmaniyae
Oh precious darling who blended into my thoughts!
Karpukkarasiyae kannagiyae….aa…aa…aa…
Oh Kannagi, queen of chastity!... Aa... aa... aa...
Karpukkarasiyae kannagiyae
Oh Kannagi, queen of chastity!
En karangalai pattri kaarigaiyae
Oh beautiful lady who holds my hands!
Kaniyo paago karkando
Is it fruit, syrup, or rock candy?
Kaadhil paayum madhura mozhi
These sweet words that flow into the ear!
Anaiyillaa vellamaam umathanbae
Your love is like an un-dammed flood!
Aa…aa…aa…aa….aa….aaa…
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aaa...
Anaiyillaa vellamaam umathanbae
Your love is like an un-dammed flood!
Adainthathum en thavappayan andro
Is gaining it not the fruit of my penance?
Inaiyillaa bakkiyam pettravargal
Is there anyone in this world who has attained
Ennai pol ulagil evarumundo
Such unmatched good fortune like me?
Kaniyo paago karkando
Is it fruit, syrup, or rock candy?
Kaadhil paayum madhura mozhi
These sweet words that flow into the ear!
Unmai anbin iruppidamae
Oh abode of true love!
Unnaippol kaanavum kidaiththidumo
Can anyone like you ever be found?
Unmai anbin iruppidamae
Oh abode of true love!
Unnaippol kaanavum kidaiththidumo
Can anyone like you ever be found?
Female :Aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…aa…aa….
Female: Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Anbe endrum nilaiththidumo
Will this love endure forever?
Anaiyaa sudaraai vilangidumo
Will it shine like an eternal, unextinguishable flame?
Anbe endrum nilaiththidumo
Will this love endure forever?
Anaiyaa sudaraai vilangidumo
Will it shine like an eternal, unextinguishable flame?
Female :Aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Female: Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Inbam ellaam nam sonthamae
All happiness is ours!
Female :Endrum piriyaa ananthamae
Female: An everlasting, inseparable bliss!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaniyo paago karkando is a classic romantic duet from the 1957 Tamil film Karpukkarasi, composed by G. Ramanathan and penned by Udumalai Narayanakavi. The song depicts a romantic dialogue between the lead characters as they praise each other's beauty, sweet speech, and boundless devotion. The male lover marvels at his beloved's sweet words, comparing them to fruits and candy, while expressing wonder at his good fortune in receiving her affection. The female protagonist reflects on whether this overwhelming love is a dream or reality, hoping their connection remains eternal and bright like an unquenchable flame, culminating in a celebration of their shared bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Kaniyo paago karkando”
Comparing sweet spoken words directly to sweet delicacies like fruit juice, jaggery syrup, and rock candy.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration / Rhyme)
“Kanavilae naan kanda kalaimaniyae / Karuththinilae kalantha kannmaniyae”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across successive lines creating melodic harmony.
Simile (Upamanam)
“Anaiyillaa vellamaam umathanbae”
Comparing love to an uncontrollable, dam-less flood of water.
Imagery
“Anaiyaa sudaraai vilangidumo”
Visual and symbolic representation of eternal love as a lamp or flame that never goes out.
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Trivia
This track features a rare duet collaboration between Carnatic icon M. L. Vasanthakumari and playback legend P. B. Sreenivas. Karpukkarasi starred Gemini Ganesan and Savitri, with music composed by G. Ramanathan, known for blending classical Carnatic ragas seamlessly into Tamil film music.
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