♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannaa kannaa nee yaarada
Unna peththa thaai yaaradaa
Nee yaar veettil pooththa rosappoovey
Uthama paththini peththeduththa
Saththiya puththirano illa
Thappitham panniya perkalukku
Thappi poranthavano
Kanna kannaa nee yaaradaa
Unna peththa thaai yaaradaa
MGR pol rikshaw oottum
Ivar irukka unakkaenyaa vaattam
Enna venum ellaam kelu
Unakku vaangi koduppaar nalla aalu
Saeriyilae vaazhnthirukka vanthathu saamithaan
Sorkkamunnu maaridanum yaezhainga bhoomithaan
Kannaa un kaal pattaa oorae maarum
Mannavan neeyintha dhesaththukku manthiriyaayidanum
Male :Antha ponmala selvana polaveththaan
Nanmaigal pannidanum
Kanna kannaa nee yaaradaa
Unna peththa thaai yaaradaa
Nee yaar veettil pooththa rosappoovo
Uthama paththini peththeduththa
Saththiya puththirano illa
Thappitham panniya perkalukku
Thappi poranthavano
Neeyum naanum yaezhai saathi unakku
Enna vittaa yaarthaan naathi
Kaalum kaiyum pothum kannaa
Ozhaichchu paappom vaadaa naama onnaa
Paadupattaa nallavannu peraiyum vaangalaam
Perai kondu neeyirukkum oorai vaangalaam
Nee vaazha naan vaazha kaalm undu
Kuppaiyil naanunthan kandeduththa
Kundumani saramae
Female :Intha kuppaththu mannavan thatheduththa
Arputha chiththiramae
Kanna kannaa nee yaaradaa
Unna peththa thaai yaaradaa
Nee yaar veettil pooththa rosappoovo
Uthama paththini peththeduththa
Saththiya puththirano illa
Thappitham panniya perkalukku
Thappi poranthavano
Aariraaro……aaraariro aariraaro….aaraariro….
Aariraaro……aaraariro aariraaro….aaraariro….
Kanna, Kanna, who are you, my child?
Who is the mother who gave birth to you?
In whose home did you bloom, little rose?
Are you born to a noble, virtuous mother,
a true and righteous child? Or
to people who committed a wrong,
were you born by mistake?
Kanna, Kanna, who are you, my child?
Who is the mother who gave birth to you?
Driving a rickshaw just like MGR,
when he is here with you, why should you worry?
Ask for whatever you want,
he is a good man, he will get it for you.
God Himself has come to live in this slum,
this land of the poor must turn into heaven!
Kanna, if your little feet step here, the whole town will change!
You are a king, you should grow up to lead this country!
Male: Just like that golden-hearted leader (MGR),
you must do good deeds for all!
Kanna, Kanna, who are you, my child?
Who is the mother who gave birth to you?
In whose home did you bloom, little rose?
Are you born to a noble, virtuous mother,
a true and righteous child? Or
to people who committed a wrong,
were you born by mistake?
You and I belong to the fold of the poor;
other than me, who is there to look after you?
Our hands and feet are enough, Kanna;
come, let us work hard together!
If we toil, we can earn a good name,
and with that name, we can win this whole town!
A bright time will come for both of us to thrive;
you are the string of precious beads
that I found in a garbage heap!
Female: Adopted by this king of the slum,
you are a wondrous living painting!
Kanna, Kanna, who are you, my child?
Who is the mother who gave birth to you?
In whose home did you bloom, little rose?
Are you born to a noble, virtuous mother,
a true and righteous child? Or
to people who committed a wrong,
were you born by mistake?
Aariraaro... aaraariro, aariraaro... aaraariro...
Aariraaro... aaraariro, aariraaro... aaraariro...
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