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Kann Padaithan Unnai

From Andru Kanda Mugam · 1968

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Andru Kanda Mugam
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
26 Aug 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kann padaithaan unnai kaanbatharkku
Iru kai padaithaan unnai anaippadharkku
Female :Kaal padaithaan nerunghi nadappadharkku
Vanna kalai padaithaan nee rasippadharkku
Kann padaithaan unnai kaanbatharkku
Iru kai padaithaan unnai anaippadharkku
Female :Kaal padaithaan nerunghi nadappadharkku
Vanna kalai padaithaan nee rasippadharkku
Ondrinilae ondraaga iruppadharkku
Inghu oruvarukkul oruvar sirippadharkku
Female :Thendralilae paruvam thudippadharkku
Thendralilae paruvam thudippadharkku
Nammai saerthu vaithaan ulagai marappadharkku
Kann padaithaan unnai kaanbatharkku
Iru kai padaithaan unnai anaippadharkku
Female :Kaal padaithaan nerunghi nadappadharkku
Vanna kalai padaithaan nee rasippadharkku
Naanam vaithaan penmai nadippadharkku
Andha naadagathil paadam padippadharkku
Naanam vaithaan penmai nadippadharkku
Andha naadagathil paadam padippadharkku
Male :Maanam vaithaan vaazhvai madhipadharkku
Maanam vaithaan vaazhvai madhipadharkku
Nenjai maraithu vaithaan dhinamum kodhippadharkku
Kann padaithaan unnai kaanbatharkku
Male :Iru kai padaithaan unnai anaippadharkku
Female :Kaal padaithaan nerunghi nadappadharkku
Male :Vanna kalai padaithaan nee rasippadharkku
Yekkam vaithaan thaniyae iruppavarkku
Female :Per inbam vaithaan inaindhu nadappavarkku
Male :Thaekki vaithaan nadhiyai thaduppadharkku
Thaekki vaithaan nadhiyai thaduppadharkku
Female :Madai thirandhu vittaan karaiyai udaippadharkku
Kann padaithaan unnai kaanbatharkku
Iru kai padaithaan unnai anaippadharkku
Female :Kaal padaithaan nerunghi nadappadharkku
Vanna kalai padaithaan nee rasippadharkku
He created eyes to see you,
He created two arms to embrace you,
He created feet to walk close to you,
He created graceful beauty for you to enjoy.
He created eyes to see you,
He created two arms to embrace you,
He created feet to walk close to you,
He created graceful beauty for you to enjoy.
To be united as one,
To smile within each other here,
For youth to flutter in the gentle breeze,
For youth to flutter in the gentle breeze,
He brought us together so we could forget the world.
He created eyes to see you,
He created two arms to embrace you,
He created feet to walk close to you,
He created graceful beauty for you to enjoy.
He gave shyness for womanhood to play its part,
And to learn a lesson in that drama.
He gave shyness for womanhood to play its part,
And to learn a lesson in that drama.
He gave honor to value life,
He gave honor to value life,
And hid the heart within to burn each day.
He created eyes to see you,
He created two arms to embrace you,
He created feet to walk close to you,
He created graceful beauty for you to enjoy.
He gave longing to those who stay alone,
He gave great joy to those who walk together.
He dammed the waters to hold back the river,
He dammed the waters to hold back the river,
And opened the floodgates to break through the banks.
He created eyes to see you,
He created two arms to embrace you,
He created feet to walk close to you,
He created graceful beauty for you to enjoy.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet from the film 'Andru Kanda Mugam' explores the philosophical idea that the Creator purposefully designed human anatomy and emotions specifically for love and companionship. Line by line, the lovers marvel at how God gave eyes to admire each other, hands to embrace, legs to walk side by side, and artistic sensibility to appreciate beauty. The song contrasts solitary longing with the divine bliss of togetherness. Through poetic allegories like dammed rivers and opened sluices, Kannadasan beautifully articulates how bottled-up passion eventually breaks all barriers once two soulmates unite, framing human love as part of a divine cosmic design.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Kann padaithaan unnai kaanbatharkku / Iru kai padaithaan unnai anaippadharkku”

Every line in the verse ends with the rhythmic suffix '-adharkku' (meaning 'for the purpose of'), creating a hypnotic, song-like cadence throughout the composition.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thaekki vaithaan nadhiyai thaduppadharkku / Madai thirandhu vittaan karaiyai udaippadharkku”

Restrained passion and its sudden release are metaphorically compared to damming a river and opening its sluice gates to flood the banks.

Anaphora / Repetition (Emoni)

“Naanam vaithaan penmai nadippadharkku / Maanam vaithaan vaazhvai madhipadharkku”

The repeated structured phrasing of 'padaithaan' (created) and 'vaithaan' (instilled/placed) reinforces the central theme of creation and divine intent.

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Trivia

Composed by K. V. Mahadevan for the 1968 film 'Andru Kanda Mugam' starring Ravichandran and Jayalalithaa, this duet highlights the iconic playback pairing of T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. Lyricist Kannadasan was praised for converting a simple romantic conversation into a deeply philosophical commentary on divine creation.

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