Kanna Kuzhi
From Kanna Kuzhi by Anthony Daasan · 2019
- Lyricist
- Anthony Dasan
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Anthony Daasan
- Details
- Kanna Kuzhi by Anthony Daasan2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanna kuzhi azhagu | Dimpled beauty |
| Male :All my girls | Male: All my girls |
| Male :Karum koonthal mudiyazhagu | Male: Dark, beautiful hair |
| Male :Please listen carefully | Male: Please listen carefully |
| Male :Kunguma nerathazhagi | Kumkum-complexioned beauty |
| Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi | Girl with good-natured speech |
| Male | |
| Kanna kuzhi azhagi | Girl with dimpled cheeks |
| Iva karum koonthal mudiyazhagi | She has beautiful dark tresses |
| Hey kunguma nerathazhagi | Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty |
| Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi | Girl with sweet, good-natured speech |
| Male | |
| Aala mayakkura | Captivating people |
| Azhagaa irukkura | Looking so beautiful |
| Thoodha sirikkira | Smiling slyly |
| Thotta moraikkura | Glaring when touched |
| Male | |
| Aala mayakkura | Captivating people |
| Azhagaa irukkura | Looking so beautiful |
| Thoodha sirikkira | Smiling slyly |
| Thotta moraikkura | Glaring when touched |
| Thotta moraikkura | Glaring when touched |
| Male | |
| Kanna kuzhi azhagi | Girl with dimpled cheeks |
| Iva karum koonthal mudiyazhagi | She has beautiful dark tresses |
| Hey kunguma nerathazhagi | Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty |
| Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi | Girl with sweet, good-natured speech |
| Male | |
| Ragada ragada ragada ragada | Ragada ragada ragada ragada |
| Ragada ragada ragada ragada | Ragada ragada ragada ragada |
| Ragada ragada ragada ragada | Ragada ragada ragada ragada |
| Ragada ragada ragada ragada | Ragada ragada ragada ragada |
| Male | |
| Ragada ragada | Ragada ragada |
| (Overlappping) | (Overlapping) |
| Male :Sirichu vaaren naanum | Male: I approach you with a smile |
| Adiyae moraichu pora neeyum | Hey girl, you walk away glaring at me |
| Sirukki un paasathaala | You wench, because of your love |
| Kirukkaa ponen naanum | I turned crazy |
| Male | |
| Adi unnaala | Oh, because of you |
| Thookam kettu pochu | My sleep is ruined |
| Unnai piriyamatten | I will never separate from you |
| Saami ellaam saatchi | All the gods are witness |
| Chorus | |
| Hei hei hei… | Hei hei hei... |
| Male | |
| Unnai nenachi | Thinking of you |
| Thudikuthu en moochu | My breath throbs |
| Unnai kandaa | When I see you |
| Otharuthu en pechu | My speech stutters |
| Chorus | |
| Hei hei (Overlapping) | Hei hei (Overlapping) |
| Male :Unnoda paarvai pothum di | Male: Just a look from you is enough, girl |
| Naan eppothum | I am always |
| Un munthaana mogappu thaane di | The brooch at the edge of your saree, girl |
| Male | |
| Kanna kanna… | Kanna kanna... |
| Kanna kanna kanna kanna | Kanna kanna kanna kanna |
| Kanna kuzhi azhagi | Girl with dimpled cheeks |
| Iva karum koonthal mudiyazhagi | She has beautiful dark tresses |
| Hey kunguma nerathazhagi | Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty |
| Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi | Girl with sweet, good-natured speech |
| Male | |
| ………………………. | .................... |
| Male | |
| Thar thar…. | Thar thar.... |
| Thar thar thar thar | Thar thar thar thar |
| Male :Ragada ragada | Male: Ragada ragada |
| (Overlappping) | (Overlapping) |
| Male :Tharusaa kedakken naanum | Male: I lie around like barren land |
| Enakku parisaa neeyum venum | I need you as my prize |
| Ennai pirinji neeyum ponaa | If you leave me and go |
| Enakku kasakkum kombu theanum | Even honeycomb honey tastes bitter to me |
| Male | |
| Adi neeyunna | Oh girl, you |
| Enakku romba pudikkum | I like you very much |
| Nee irunthaa thaan | Only if you are there |
| En idhayam thudikkum | My heart beats |
| Chorus | |
| Hei hei hei… | Hei hei hei... |
| Male | |
| Unnai pirinjirukkum | For every second |
| Endha oru nodikkum | That I am separated from you |
| Adi anugunda | Oh girl, an atom bomb |
| Mandaikulla vedikkum | Explodes inside my head |
| Male | |
| Hey sathiyam | Hey, it is a promise |
| Saami sathiyam | Swear on God |
| Adi eppovum | Oh girl, always |
| Un mela enakku paithiyam | I am crazy about you |
| Male | |
| Kanna kanna… | Kanna kanna... |
| Kanna kanna kanna kanna kanna | Kanna kanna kanna kanna kanna |
| Kanna kuzhi azhagi | Girl with dimpled cheeks |
| Iva karum koonthal mudiyazhagi | She has beautiful dark tresses |
| Hey kunguma nerathazhagi | Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty |
| Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi | Girl with sweet, good-natured speech |
கன்னக்குழி அழகி
ஆல் மை கேர்ள்ஸ்
கரும் கூந்தல் முடியழகி
ப்ளீஸ் லிசன் கேர்புல்லி
குங்கும நெறத்தழகி
நல்ல குணமான பேச்சழகி
Dimpled beauty
Male: All my girls
Male: Dark, beautiful hair
Male: Please listen carefully
Kumkum-complexioned beauty
Girl with good-natured speech
கன்னக்குழி அழகி
இவ கரும் கூந்தல் முடியழகி
ஹே குங்கும நெறத்தழகி
நல்ல குணமான பேச்சழகி
Girl with dimpled cheeks
She has beautiful dark tresses
Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty
Girl with sweet, good-natured speech
ஆள மயக்குற
அழகா இருக்குற
தோதா சிரிக்கிற
தொட்டா மொறைக்குற
Captivating people
Looking so beautiful
Smiling slyly
Glaring when touched
ஆள மயக்குற
அழகா இருக்குற
தோதா சிரிக்கிற
தொட்டா மொறைக்குற
தொட்டா மொறைக்குற
Captivating people
Looking so beautiful
Smiling slyly
Glaring when touched
Glaring when touched
கன்னக்குழி அழகி
இவ கரும் கூந்தல் முடியழகி
ஹே குங்கும நெறத்தழகி
நல்ல குணமான பேச்சழகி
Girl with dimpled cheeks
She has beautiful dark tresses
Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty
Girl with sweet, good-natured speech
ரகட ரகட ரகட ரகட
ரகட ரகட ரகட ரகட
ரகட ரகட ரகட ரகட
ரகட ரகட ரகட ரகட
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
ரகட ரகட
சிரிச்சு வாரேன் நானும்
அடியே மொறைச்சு போற நீயும்
சிறுக்கி உன் பாசத்தால
கிறுக்கா போனேன் நானும்
Ragada ragada
(Overlapping)
Male: I approach you with a smile
Hey girl, you walk away glaring at me
You wench, because of your love
I turned crazy
அடி உன்னால
தூக்கம் கெட்டு போச்சு
உன்னை பிரியமாட்டேன்
சாமி எல்லாம் சாட்சி
Oh, because of you
My sleep is ruined
I will never separate from you
All the gods are witness
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்.....
Hei hei hei...
உன்ன நெனச்சி
துடிக்குது என் மூச்சு
உன்ன கண்டா
ஒதறுது என் பேச்சு
Thinking of you
My breath throbs
When I see you
My speech stutters
ஹேய் ஹேய்
உன்னோட பார்வை போதும்டி
நான் எப்போதும்
உன் முந்தான மொகப்புதானடி
Hei hei (Overlapping)
Male: Just a look from you is enough, girl
I am always
The brooch at the edge of your saree, girl
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
உன்னோட பார்வை போதும்டி
நான் எப்போதும்
உன் முந்தான மொகப்புதானடி
Kanna kanna...
Kanna kanna kanna kanna
Girl with dimpled cheeks
She has beautiful dark tresses
Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty
Girl with sweet, good-natured speech
கன்ன கன்ன
கன்ன கன்ன கன்ன கன்ன
கன்னக்குழி அழகி
இவ கரும் கூந்தல் முடியழகி
ஹே குங்கும நெறத்தழகி
நல்ல குணமான பேச்சழகி
....................
........................
Thar thar....
Thar thar thar thar
Male: Ragada ragada
(Overlapping)
Male: I lie around like barren land
I need you as my prize
If you leave me and go
Even honeycomb honey tastes bitter to me
தர் தர்........
தர் தர் தர் தர்
ரகட ரகட
தரிசா கெடக்கேன் நானும்
எனக்கு பரிசா நீயும் வேணும்
என்ன பிரிஞ்சு நீயும் போனா
எனக்கு கசக்கும் கொம்பு தேனும்
Oh girl, you
I like you very much
Only if you are there
My heart beats
அடி நீயின்னா
எனக்கு ரொம்ப பிடிக்கும்
நீ இருந்தாதான்
என் இதயம் துடிக்கும்
Hei hei hei...
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்....
For every second
That I am separated from you
Oh girl, an atom bomb
Explodes inside my head
உன்ன பிரிஞ்சுருக்கும்
எந்த ஒரு நொடிக்கும்
அடி அணுகுண்டா
மண்டைக்குள்ள வெடிக்கும்
Hey, it is a promise
Swear on God
Oh girl, always
I am crazy about you
ஹே சத்தியம்
சாமி சத்தியம்
அடி எப்பவும்
உன்மேல எனக்கு பைத்தியம்
Kanna kanna...
Kanna kanna kanna kanna kanna
Girl with dimpled cheeks
She has beautiful dark tresses
Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty
Girl with sweet, good-natured speech
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
நெசமா
சத்தியம் சாமி சத்தியம்
அடி எப்பவும்
உன்மேல எனக்கு பைத்தியம்
கன்ன கன்ன
கன்ன கன்ன கன்ன கன்ன
கன்னக்குழி அழகி
இவ கரும் கூந்தல் முடியழகி
ஹே குங்கும நெறத்தழகி
நல்ல குணமான பேச்சழகி
Kanna kuzhi azhagu
Dimpled beauty
Male :All my girls
Male: All my girls
Male :Karum koonthal mudiyazhagu
Male: Dark, beautiful hair
Male :Please listen carefully
Male: Please listen carefully
Male :Kunguma nerathazhagi
Kumkum-complexioned beauty
Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi
Girl with good-natured speech
Kanna kuzhi azhagi
Girl with dimpled cheeks
Iva karum koonthal mudiyazhagi
She has beautiful dark tresses
Hey kunguma nerathazhagi
Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty
Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi
Girl with sweet, good-natured speech
Aala mayakkura
Captivating people
Azhagaa irukkura
Looking so beautiful
Thoodha sirikkira
Smiling slyly
Thotta moraikkura
Glaring when touched
Aala mayakkura
Captivating people
Azhagaa irukkura
Looking so beautiful
Thoodha sirikkira
Smiling slyly
Thotta moraikkura
Glaring when touched
Thotta moraikkura
Glaring when touched
Kanna kuzhi azhagi
Girl with dimpled cheeks
Iva karum koonthal mudiyazhagi
She has beautiful dark tresses
Hey kunguma nerathazhagi
Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty
Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi
Girl with sweet, good-natured speech
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada ragada ragada
Ragada ragada
Ragada ragada
(Overlappping)
(Overlapping)
Male :Sirichu vaaren naanum
Male: I approach you with a smile
Adiyae moraichu pora neeyum
Hey girl, you walk away glaring at me
Sirukki un paasathaala
You wench, because of your love
Kirukkaa ponen naanum
I turned crazy
Adi unnaala
Oh, because of you
Thookam kettu pochu
My sleep is ruined
Unnai piriyamatten
I will never separate from you
Saami ellaam saatchi
All the gods are witness
Hei hei hei…
Hei hei hei...
Unnai nenachi
Thinking of you
Thudikuthu en moochu
My breath throbs
Unnai kandaa
When I see you
Otharuthu en pechu
My speech stutters
Hei hei (Overlapping)
Hei hei (Overlapping)
Male :Unnoda paarvai pothum di
Male: Just a look from you is enough, girl
Naan eppothum
I am always
Un munthaana mogappu thaane di
The brooch at the edge of your saree, girl
Kanna kanna…
Kanna kanna...
Kanna kanna kanna kanna
Kanna kanna kanna kanna
Kanna kuzhi azhagi
Girl with dimpled cheeks
Iva karum koonthal mudiyazhagi
She has beautiful dark tresses
Hey kunguma nerathazhagi
Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty
Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi
Girl with sweet, good-natured speech
……………………….
....................
Thar thar….
Thar thar....
Thar thar thar thar
Thar thar thar thar
Male :Ragada ragada
Male: Ragada ragada
(Overlappping)
(Overlapping)
Male :Tharusaa kedakken naanum
Male: I lie around like barren land
Enakku parisaa neeyum venum
I need you as my prize
Ennai pirinji neeyum ponaa
If you leave me and go
Enakku kasakkum kombu theanum
Even honeycomb honey tastes bitter to me
Adi neeyunna
Oh girl, you
Enakku romba pudikkum
I like you very much
Nee irunthaa thaan
Only if you are there
En idhayam thudikkum
My heart beats
Hei hei hei…
Hei hei hei...
Unnai pirinjirukkum
For every second
Endha oru nodikkum
That I am separated from you
Adi anugunda
Oh girl, an atom bomb
Mandaikulla vedikkum
Explodes inside my head
Hey sathiyam
Hey, it is a promise
Saami sathiyam
Swear on God
Adi eppovum
Oh girl, always
Un mela enakku paithiyam
I am crazy about you
Kanna kanna…
Kanna kanna...
Kanna kanna kanna kanna kanna
Kanna kanna kanna kanna kanna
Kanna kuzhi azhagi
Girl with dimpled cheeks
Iva karum koonthal mudiyazhagi
She has beautiful dark tresses
Hey kunguma nerathazhagi
Hey, kumkum-complexioned beauty
Nalla gunamaana pechazhagi
Girl with sweet, good-natured speech
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kanna Kuzhi is an energetic Tamil folk-pop song written and sung by Anthony Daasan. The lyrics depict a young man expressing his passionate love and obsession for a woman with charming dimples, dark cascading hair, reddish skin tone, and gentle speech. He playfully recounts how her captivating presence affects him, driving him crazy, ruining his sleep, and leaving him tongue-tied whenever she looks his way. Using vivid folk imagery, he compares his lonely state without her to barren land and declares that even pure honey tastes bitter if she leaves him. Promising before God never to part from her, he describes his intense longing where even a second apart feels like an atom bomb exploding inside his mind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aala mayakkura / Azhagaa irukkura / Thoodha sirikkira / Thotta moraikkura”
The song employs rhyming line endings to create a rhythmic folk beat.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Un munthaana mogappu thaane di”
The singer metaphorically describes his devoted presence as an ornament attached to her saree pallu.
Hyperbole (Tharkurippetram / Uravanukku)
“Adi anugunda mandaikulla vedikkum”
An exaggerated expression of emotional distress during separation, comparing feelings to a nuclear explosion inside his mind.
Contrast / Paradox
“Ennai pirinji neeyum ponaa / Enakku kasakkum kombu theanum”
Contrasting the extreme sweetness of pure honey with bitter taste to emphasize sorrow caused by separation.
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Trivia
'Kanna Kuzhi' is an independent folk-pop single composed, written, and rendered by Anthony Daasan, showcasing his signature vocal scatting ('Ragada ragada', 'Thar thar') and traditional rural Tamil songwriting style.
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