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Kann Kanathathum

From Avan (1953) · 1953

Lyricist
Kambadasan
Singers
A. M. Raja, Jikki
Music director
Shankar Jaikishan
Movie name
Avan (1953)
Movie release year
1953
Lyrics added on
15 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mmmmm…mm…
Kann kaanaathathum manam kandu vidum
Vaan chanthiran manam varalaachchae
Female :Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Kann kaanaathathum manam kandu vidum
Vaan chanthiran manam varalaachchae
Female :Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Yaar mugamae thedutho anbin vizhi
Yaar mugamae thedutho anbin vizhi
Ner kaanavae indru undo vazhi
Ner kaanavae indru undo vazhi
Ohho maayakkaaraa en manasoraa
Unnaasaiyil thookkam poche
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Kann kaanaathathum manam kandu vidum
Vaan chanthiran manam varalaachchae
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Kadhal saram yaen eithanaiyo
Kadhal saram yaen eithanaiyo
Karuththai piththaaga seithanaiyo
Karuththai piththaaga seithanaiyo
Yaeno intha kobam theeraatha thaabam
En vaazhvae maaripochae
Udal melum melum thanalaachche…
Kann kaanaathathum manam kandu vidum
Vaan chanthiran manam varalaachchae
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Megam nuzhaintha minnal polae
Megam nuzhaintha minnal polae
Mogam kondaayo enthan melae
Aahaa un perai vaan mazhai thaarai
En kaathilae sollalaachche
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Kann kaanaathathum manam kandu vidum
Vaan chanthiran manam varalaachchae
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Udal engum pongum kadalaachche
Mmm... mm...
What the eyes cannot see, the heart can find.
The moon in the sky has entered my heart.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
What the eyes cannot see, the heart can find.
The moon in the sky has entered my heart.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
Whose face do these loving eyes search for?
Whose face do these loving eyes search for?
Is there a way to meet face-to-face today?
Is there a way to meet face-to-face today?
Oh enchanter, thief of my heart,
Longing for you has stolen my sleep away.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
What the eyes cannot see, the heart can find.
The moon in the sky has entered my heart.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
Why did you shoot that arrow of love?
Why did you shoot that arrow of love?
Why did you drive my mind so crazy?
Why did you drive my mind so crazy?
Why this anger, this unending yearning?
My entire life has completely changed.
My body burns more and more like glowing embers...
What the eyes cannot see, the heart can find.
The moon in the sky has entered my heart.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
Like lightning flashing through the clouds,
Like lightning flashing through the clouds,
Have you fallen passionately in love with me?
Ah, the streaming rain from the sky
Has begun whispering your name into my ear.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
What the eyes cannot see, the heart can find.
The moon in the sky has entered my heart.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
My whole body has become a surging sea.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poetic song expresses deep romantic longing, passion, and the intense physical and emotional sensations brought on by love. The lyrics describe how intuition and love allow the heart to perceive what physical eyes cannot yet see. The lover's body is metaphorically compared to an overflowing sea surging with desire and burning like embers in separation. The song captures the bittersweet pain of love's arrow, sleepless nights, and the illusion of hearing the beloved's name in the falling rain, illustrating a mind overtaken by romantic madness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Udal engum pongum kadalaachche”

'Udal engum pongum kadalaachche' compares the emotional surge inside the body directly to an overflowing ocean.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Megam nuzhaintha minnal polae”

'Megam nuzhaintha minnal polae' uses 'polae' (like/as) to compare the sudden onset of passion to lightning slicing through clouds.

Rhyme (Edhukai & Monai)

“Ohho maayakkaaraa en manasoraa”

'Maayakkaaraa' and 'Manasoraa' feature internal rhythm and rhyming endings, accentuating the playfulness and longing.

Personification

“Aahaa un perai vaan mazhai thaarai en kaathilae sollalaachche”

'Vaan mazhai thaarai en kaathilae sollalaachche' personifies the rain streams as whispering the lover's name into the ear.

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Trivia

'Avan' (1953) is the Tamil dubbed/adapted soundtrack release of Raj Kapoor's iconic Hindi film 'Awaara' (1951). The original timeless music composed by Shankar Jaikishan was retained, with veteran Tamil poet Kambadasan writing Tamil lyrics to match the famous Hindi melodies originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

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