Kannaal Nadathum Oru
From Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan · 1971
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan1971
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannal nadathum oru | There is a story conducted purely through the eyes |
| Kadhai undu sollattuma | Shall I tell it to you? |
| Female :Sonnaal unakkum adhil | Female: If I tell you, in it for you too |
| Sugam undu sollattuma | There is immense pleasure, shall I tell it? |
| Male | |
| Sandhana marangalai thaalattum kaatru | The breeze that lulls the sandalwood trees |
| Thazhuva thudikkudhu unnai | Yearns desperately to embrace you |
| Sandhana marangalai thaalattum kaatru | The breeze that lulls the sandalwood trees |
| Thazhuva thudikkudhu unnai | Yearns desperately to embrace you |
| Female :Thaalattum kaatrukku verenna theriyum | Female: What else does the lulling breeze know? |
| Anaikka thudikkudhu pennai | It longs to embrace this woman |
| Thaalattum kaatrukku verenna theriyum | What else does the lulling breeze know? |
| Anaikka thudikkudhu pennai | It longs to embrace this woman |
| Male | |
| Sevvandhi methai ittu kollalaama | Shall we lay a bed made of chrysanthemum flowers? |
| Female :Thithikkum muthamittu konjalaama | Female: Shall we pamper each other with sweet kisses? |
| Male :Sevvandhi methai ittu kollalaama | Male: Shall we lay a bed made of chrysanthemum flowers? |
| Female :Thithikkum muthamittu konjalaama | Female: Shall we pamper each other with sweet kisses? |
| Both :Ahaa humm | Both: Ahaa humm |
| Male | |
| Kannal nadathum oru | There is a story conducted purely through the eyes |
| Kadhai undu sollattuma | Shall I tell it to you? |
| Female :Sonnaal unakkum adhil | Female: If I tell you, in it for you too |
| Sugam undu sollattuma | There is immense pleasure, shall I tell it? |
| Male | |
| Maaperum virinthendru maan pol ninaithu | Thinking of this love as a grand banquet like a deer |
| Mayanga ninaikkudhu manasu | The mind desires to get lost in enchantment |
| Maaperum virinthendru maan pol ninaithu | Thinking of this love as a grand banquet like a deer |
| Mayanga ninaikkudhu manasu | The mind desires to get lost in enchantment |
| Female :Manadhil kidanthu kodi pol asaindhu | Female: Resting inside the heart and swaying gently like a vine |
| Kulira thudikuthu vayasu | Youthful age longs to be soothed and cooled |
| Manadhil kidanthu kodi pol asaindhu | Female: Resting inside the heart and swaying gently like a vine |
| Kulira thudikuthu vayasu | Youthful age longs to be soothed and cooled |
| Male | |
| Rendalla ondru endru pesalaama | Shall we declare that we are one, not two? |
| Female :Inbathai alli alli unnalaama | Female: Shall we gather and feast upon endless joy? |
| Male :Rendalla ondru endru pesalaama | Male: Shall we declare that we are one, not two? |
| Female :Inbathai alli alli unnalaama | Female: Shall we gather and feast upon endless joy? |
| Both :Ahaa humm | Both: Ahaa humm |
| Male | |
| Kannal nadathum oru | There is a story conducted purely through the eyes |
| Kadhai undu sollattuma | Shall I tell it to you? |
| Female :Sonnaal unakkum adhil | Female: If I tell you, in it for you too |
| Sugam undu sollattuma | There is immense pleasure, shall I tell it? |
கண்ணால் நடத்தும் ஒரு
கதை உண்டு சொல்லட்டுமா
சொன்னால் உனக்கும் அதில்
சுகம் உண்டு சொல்லட்டுமா
There is a story conducted purely through the eyes
Shall I tell it to you?
Female: If I tell you, in it for you too
There is immense pleasure, shall I tell it?
சந்தன மரங்களை தாலாட்டும் காற்று
தழுவ துடிக்குது உன்னை
சந்தன மரங்களை தாலாட்டும் காற்று
தழுவ துடிக்குது உன்னை
தாலாட்டும் காற்றுக்கு வேறென்ன தெரியும்
அணைக்க துடிக்குது பெண்ணை
தாலாட்டும் காற்றுக்கு வேறென்ன தெரியும்
அணைக்க துடிக்குது பெண்ணை
The breeze that lulls the sandalwood trees
Yearns desperately to embrace you
The breeze that lulls the sandalwood trees
Yearns desperately to embrace you
Female: What else does the lulling breeze know?
It longs to embrace this woman
What else does the lulling breeze know?
It longs to embrace this woman
செவ்வந்தி மெத்தையிட்டு கொள்ளலாமா
தித்திக்கும் முத்தமிட்டு கொஞ்சலாமா
செவ்வந்தி மெத்தையிட்டு கொள்ளலாமா
தித்திக்கும் முத்தமிட்டு கொஞ்சலாமா
இருவரும் :
ஆஹா ஹுஹும்....ஹுஹும்
Shall we lay a bed made of chrysanthemum flowers?
Female: Shall we pamper each other with sweet kisses?
Male: Shall we lay a bed made of chrysanthemum flowers?
Female: Shall we pamper each other with sweet kisses?
Both: Ahaa humm
கண்ணால் நடத்தும் ஒரு
கதை உண்டு சொல்லட்டுமா
சொன்னால் உனக்கும் அதில்
சுகம் உண்டு சொல்லட்டுமா
There is a story conducted purely through the eyes
Shall I tell it to you?
Female: If I tell you, in it for you too
There is immense pleasure, shall I tell it?
முனகல் :
............
Thinking of this love as a grand banquet like a deer
The mind desires to get lost in enchantment
Thinking of this love as a grand banquet like a deer
The mind desires to get lost in enchantment
Female: Resting inside the heart and swaying gently like a vine
Youthful age longs to be soothed and cooled
Female: Resting inside the heart and swaying gently like a vine
Youthful age longs to be soothed and cooled
மாபெரும் விருந்தென்று
மான் போல் நினைத்து மயங்க நினைக்குது மனசு
மாபெரும் விருந்தென்று
மான் போல் நினைத்து மயங்க நினைக்குது மனசு
மனதில் கிடந்து கொடிப்போல் அசைந்து
குளிர துடிக்குது வயசு
மனதில் கிடந்து கொடிப்போல் அசைந்து
குளிர துடிக்குது வயசு
Shall we declare that we are one, not two?
Female: Shall we gather and feast upon endless joy?
Male: Shall we declare that we are one, not two?
Female: Shall we gather and feast upon endless joy?
Both: Ahaa humm
ரெண்டல்ல ஒன்று என்று பேசலாமா
இன்பத்தை அள்ளி அள்ளி உண்ணலாமா
ரெண்டல்ல ஒன்று என்று பேசலாமா
இன்பத்தை அள்ளி அள்ளி உண்ணலாமா
இருவரும் :
ஆஹா ஹுஹும்...
There is a story conducted purely through the eyes
Shall I tell it to you?
Female: If I tell you, in it for you too
There is immense pleasure, shall I tell it?
கண்ணால் நடத்தும் ஒரு
கதை உண்டு சொல்லட்டுமா
சொன்னால் உனக்கும் அதில்
சுகம் உண்டு சொல்லட்டுமா....
முனகல் :
லாலாலாலா.......லாலாலாலா....
Kannal nadathum oru
There is a story conducted purely through the eyes
Kadhai undu sollattuma
Shall I tell it to you?
Female :Sonnaal unakkum adhil
Female: If I tell you, in it for you too
Sugam undu sollattuma
There is immense pleasure, shall I tell it?
Sandhana marangalai thaalattum kaatru
The breeze that lulls the sandalwood trees
Thazhuva thudikkudhu unnai
Yearns desperately to embrace you
Sandhana marangalai thaalattum kaatru
The breeze that lulls the sandalwood trees
Thazhuva thudikkudhu unnai
Yearns desperately to embrace you
Female :Thaalattum kaatrukku verenna theriyum
Female: What else does the lulling breeze know?
Anaikka thudikkudhu pennai
It longs to embrace this woman
Thaalattum kaatrukku verenna theriyum
What else does the lulling breeze know?
Anaikka thudikkudhu pennai
It longs to embrace this woman
Sevvandhi methai ittu kollalaama
Shall we lay a bed made of chrysanthemum flowers?
Female :Thithikkum muthamittu konjalaama
Female: Shall we pamper each other with sweet kisses?
Male :Sevvandhi methai ittu kollalaama
Male: Shall we lay a bed made of chrysanthemum flowers?
Female :Thithikkum muthamittu konjalaama
Female: Shall we pamper each other with sweet kisses?
Both :Ahaa humm
Both: Ahaa humm
Kannal nadathum oru
There is a story conducted purely through the eyes
Kadhai undu sollattuma
Shall I tell it to you?
Female :Sonnaal unakkum adhil
Female: If I tell you, in it for you too
Sugam undu sollattuma
There is immense pleasure, shall I tell it?
Maaperum virinthendru maan pol ninaithu
Thinking of this love as a grand banquet like a deer
Mayanga ninaikkudhu manasu
The mind desires to get lost in enchantment
Maaperum virinthendru maan pol ninaithu
Thinking of this love as a grand banquet like a deer
Mayanga ninaikkudhu manasu
The mind desires to get lost in enchantment
Female :Manadhil kidanthu kodi pol asaindhu
Female: Resting inside the heart and swaying gently like a vine
Kulira thudikuthu vayasu
Youthful age longs to be soothed and cooled
Manadhil kidanthu kodi pol asaindhu
Female: Resting inside the heart and swaying gently like a vine
Kulira thudikuthu vayasu
Youthful age longs to be soothed and cooled
Rendalla ondru endru pesalaama
Shall we declare that we are one, not two?
Female :Inbathai alli alli unnalaama
Female: Shall we gather and feast upon endless joy?
Male :Rendalla ondru endru pesalaama
Male: Shall we declare that we are one, not two?
Female :Inbathai alli alli unnalaama
Female: Shall we gather and feast upon endless joy?
Both :Ahaa humm
Both: Ahaa humm
Kannal nadathum oru
There is a story conducted purely through the eyes
Kadhai undu sollattuma
Shall I tell it to you?
Female :Sonnaal unakkum adhil
Female: If I tell you, in it for you too
Sugam undu sollattuma
There is immense pleasure, shall I tell it?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kannal nadathum oru kadhai' is a romantic duet from the 1971 Tamil film 'Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan'. The song expresses the intimate, silent language of love shared between two lovers where unspoken emotions are conveyed through eyes and soft touches. The couple engages in playful dialogue, comparing their longing to natural elements like gentle breezes lullabying sandalwood trees and vines swaying gracefully in the wind. Throughout the track, the lyrics written by Kannadasan convey deep affection, romantic desire, and union. The imagery of chrysanthemum flower beds, sweet kisses, and merging two souls into one highlights the timeless romantic aesthetic of 1970s Tamil cinema set to K. V. Mahadevan's melodic composition.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kannal nadathum oru Kadhai undu sollattuma”
The non-verbal love expressed between lovers through glances is metaphorically described as a 'story conducted by the eyes'.
Tharchirappu Tharkurippetram (Personification)
“Sandhana marangalai thaalattum kaatru Thazhuva thudikkudhu unnai”
The soothing wind is personified as an entity that sings lullabies to sandalwood trees and yearns to embrace the lover.
Upamai (Simile)
“Maaperum virinthendru maan pol ninaithu”
The mind and desire are compared to a deer anticipating a grand feast ('maan pol ninaithu').
Upamai (Simile)
“Manadhil kidanthu kodi pol asaindhu”
The feminine posture and delicate body are compared to a gently swaying vine ('kodi pol asaindhu').
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Inbathai alli alli unnalaama”
The word 'alli' is repeated ('alli alli') to emphasize the abundant scooping and tasting of joy.
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Trivia
This track features music composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics penned by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan. Recorded during the early rise of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam in Tamil playback singing alongside S. Janaki, the song showcases classic early-70s orchestration with prominent acoustic instruments and gentle rhythmic cadences.
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