- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Damini, Palak Muchhal, Mohana Bhogaraju
- Music director
- M. M. Keeravani
- Movie name
- Inji Idupazhagi
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Mar 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannaalam kannaalam
Melam kottattum
Nammooru naadhasvaram
Megam muttattum
Kannaalam kannaalam
Vannam yerattum
Ponnoda manja kannam
Chevappaa maarattum
Pippeeppee ketti melam
Chatham koodattum
Maappilla kaalu thaanaa
Aattam podattum
Kannaalam kannaalam
Melam kottattum
Nammooru naadhasvaram
Megam muttattum
Endhan kai meedhu
Marudhaani pol
Nenjil unai thaanae
Naan choodinen….
Kaadhal peigindra
Vannangalil
Endhan udai maara
Naan aadinen
Kaatril ketkaadha paadalgal
Ketkindren
Kangal imaikkindra osaikkul
Naan kaangidren
Kanaa… orae kanaa…
Naalelaam adhae kanaa
Kannaalam kannaalam
Neiyi manakkum
Pandhikku mundhikkida
Naaku nenaikkum
Kannaalam kannaalam
Vaasam koodattum
Thakkolam yelam kiraambu
Mookka thaakkattum
Karpooram pola nenju
Pathikidattum
Sandhosam ooru pooraa
Thothikidattum
Kannaalam kannaalam
Neiyi manakkum
Pandhikku mundhikkida
Naaku nenaikkum
Naavai cheendaadha
Chuvai ondrilae
Undhan per cholla
Naavoorgiren
Thaenil thindaadum
Vandaagavae
Unnil naan veezhndhu
Kondaadinen
Naasi pesaadha vaasangal
Unnaalae
Endhan moochaaga aavaayaa
Naan ketkkiren…
Vinaa… orae vinaa…
Unnilum adhae vinaa..
Maappila idhayam
Chorus :Thudidhudikkum
Female :Raathiri kettu
Chorus :Adampudikkum
Female :Ponniva pogira vegatha
Paathu kattilukippa juram adikkum
Chorus :Kattilukippa juram adikkum
Thaappaa pottu poottumbodhu…
Chorus :Thaappaa pottu poottumbodhu…
Maappila manasu padabadakkum
Avan veeran poladhaan nadichiduvaan
Iva koocham vandhadhaa nadichiduvaa
Avan thottu pesavae thudichiduvaan
Iva mutham vechae mudichiduvaa
Avan veeran poladhaan nadichiduvaan
Iva koocham vandhadhaa nadichiduvaa
Theendal orr theendal
Nee theendavae
Penmai naan ingu
Kondenadaa….
Menmai en menmai
Ennendru nee
Kandu chol endru
Nindrenadaa!…
Mutham ennendru ketkum
En idhazhodu
Undhan idhazh cherthu nee chollum
Naal thaanadaa…
Vizhaa… endhan vizhaa…
Kaadhalil vizhum vizhaa…..
A wedding, oh a wedding!
Let the drums beat!
May our town's nadaswaram (traditional wind instrument)
Reach up to the clouds!
A wedding, oh a wedding!
Let the colors brighten!
Let the bride's turmeric-hued cheeks
Blush and turn red!
Pee-pee-pee! Let the fast wedding beats
Grow louder and louder!
Let the groom's feet
Start dancing on their own!
A wedding, oh a wedding!
Let the drums beat!
May our town's nadaswaram (traditional wind instrument)
Reach up to the clouds!
Just like the henna
Upon my hands,
It is you in my heart
That I have embraced...
In the colors showered
By this love,
As my clothes change,
I danced with joy...
Songs unheard in the wind,
I hear them now;
In the gentle sound of blinking eyes,
I see visions...
A dream... just one dream...
All day long, the very same dream!
A wedding, oh a wedding!
With the aroma of rich ghee,
To rush ahead to the wedding feast,
The tongue waters with craving!
A wedding, oh a wedding!
Let the aromas fill the air!
Star anise, cardamom, and cloves,
Let them tease the nose!
Like camphor, let the heart
Catch fire with passion!
Let joy spread and catch on
Across the whole town!
A wedding, oh a wedding!
With the aroma of rich ghee,
To rush ahead to the wedding feast,
The tongue waters with craving!
In a taste unknown
To any tongue before,
Just speaking your name
Makes my mouth water with delight...
Like a bee tumbling happily
In sweet honey,
Falling into you,
I celebrated life!
Fragrances never known before
Fill me because of you;
Will you become my very breath?
I ask of you...
A question... just one question...
Inside you too, is the same question...
The groom's heart
(Chorus:) Thumps and pounds!
(Female:) Demanding the wedding night,
(Chorus:) It throws a tantrum!
(Female:) Seeing the speed with which this bride walks in,
The bed itself catches a fever now!
(Chorus:) The bed itself catches a fever now!
When the door is latched and locked...
(Chorus:) When the door is latched and locked...
The groom's heart flutters with excitement!
He will act like a brave hero,
She will pretend to be shy;
He will ache to reach out and speak,
She will seal it all with a kiss!
He will act like a brave hero,
She will pretend to be shy!
A touch, with just one touch
When you touched me,
My womanhood blossomed
Right here, my love...
To let you discover
What my softness truly is,
And hear you tell me,
I stood before you, my love!
To my lips that ask what a kiss is,
Joining your lips
With mine to give the answer,
Today is that very day, my love...
A celebration... my celebration...
A celebration of falling in love...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Kannaalam Kannaalam' is a joyful, celebratory song centered around wedding festivities, grand feast preparations, romantic anticipation, and playful banter between the bride and groom. It captures the atmosphere of traditional South Indian weddings complete with the vibrant sounds of Nadaswaram, Melam drums, aromatic food spiced with ghee and cloves, and the colourful rituals of henna staining and bright attire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kannaalam kannaalam / Vannam yerattum”
Matching second consonants across lines, e.g., 'Kannaalam' and 'Vannam' or 'Melam' and 'Megam'.
Simile (Upamai)
“Karpooram pola nenju pathikidattum”
Comparing heart ignition to burning camphor ('Karpooram pola nenju pathikidattum').
Hyperbole (Uvarchithi)
“Paathu kattilukippa juram adikkum”
Exaggerating the bride's grace making the bed catch a fever ('Paathu kattilukippa juram adikkum').
Onomatopoeia
“Pippeeppee ketti melam”
Imitating instrument sounds like 'Pippeeppee' for traditional wind instruments.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Maragathamani (MM Keeravani) for the movie 'Inji Idupazhagi' (Size Zero in Telugu, 2015), sung by Niranjana Ramanan and Nivas, with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky.
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