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Kannaattiye

From Saregama Tamil · 2024

Lyricist
Vigneshwaran Ayyappan
Singers
Pokkishiya Sandra, Adamsmith
Music director
Adamsmith
Details
Saregama Tamil2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kannukulla konjal pesi vala veesaTo cast a net speaking sweet fond words inside the eyes
Kannaala neeyum kavidhai thaalaataLullabying poetry with your eyes
Alli alli anaithu nidham idhazh seraGathering and hugging tightly every day as lips meet
Nenjukulla kaadhal aasa kadha pesaAs love and desire speak stories inside the heart
Male
Undhan idhazh oram maikorkkaTo thread ink at the corner of your lips
Roja kondirundhaenI was holding a rose
Endhan imaimodhum idamaagaAs a place where my eyelashes touch
Unnai kaathiduvenI will protect you
Undhan araiyoram asayaadhaBeside your waist, unmoving
Anbai serthiduvenI will gather love
Ulagin kadaikodi kadhiravanaaiAs the sun at the farthest corner of the world
Oliyai thandhiduvaenI will provide light
Male
Kannaattiye kannaattiyeOh sweet-eyed beloved, oh sweet-eyed beloved
Kerakkitaa kangal uruttiyaeDizzied as you roll your eyes
Kannaattiye kannaattiyeOh sweet-eyed beloved, oh sweet-eyed beloved
Alaindhittaen anbai meetiyaeI wandered, strumming love like music
Male
Un anbu mazhaidhanilaeIn the rain of your love
En ulagam moozhgidudhaeMy world drowns
Dhinam unnai ninaikayilaeEvery day when I think of you
Manam nitham thudithidudhaeMy heart beats constantly
Male
Un kural kaetidavaeJust to hear your voice
En kaalgal oodidumaeMy feet will run
Un kaadhal mozhidhanilaeIn your language of love
En ulagam neendidumaeMy world will swim and expand
Female
Nizhal unnai thodarndhidumaeA shadow will follow you
Manam muzhudhum neeYou fill my entire heart
Kannavellam nenaivaakumAll dreams become reality
Nilavoliyaai naanI am like moonlight
Female
Vizhidhanil avan mugamoIs his face reflecting in my eyes?
MaraivillaamalWithout any concealment
Kaiyodu thaangiduvaenI will hold you in my hands
InaippiriyaamalInseparably intertwined
Female
Adai mazhai pozhindhidum munBefore the heavy downpour falls
Kudaiyaai anaithiduvaenI will embrace you like an umbrella
Sudum veyil padarndhidavaeAs the scorching heat spreads
Malayaai maraithiduvaenI will shield you like a mountain
Uyiraai unai naazhumHolding you as my soul every day
Urugiyae muththiduvaenI will melt and kiss you
Unaiyindri oru nodiyumWithout you for even a single moment
Pirindhaal madithiduvaenIf separated, I will perish
Male
Kannaattiye kannaattiyeOh sweet-eyed beloved, oh sweet-eyed beloved
Female :Manasukkul vaipaen pootiyaeFemale: I will keep you locked inside my heart
Male :Kannaattiye kannaattiyeMale: Oh sweet-eyed beloved, oh sweet-eyed beloved
Female :Inaindhittom kaigal neettiyaeFemale: We joined hands, reaching out to each other
Male :KannaattiyeMale: Oh sweet-eyed beloved
Female :Haa..aa..aaaFemale: Haa..aa..aaa
Male :Kannaattiye kannaattiyeMale: Oh sweet-eyed beloved, oh sweet-eyed beloved
Kannaattiye …….Oh sweet-eyed beloved...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kannaattiye is an expressive Tamil romantic track showcasing deep devotion, passion, and shelter offered between lovers. The song uses vivid poetic imagery of nature—sunlight, torrential rain, mountains, and moonlight—to highlight a partner's promise to love, protect, and stand by their soulmate in every condition.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Un anbu mazhaidhanilae En ulagam moozhgidudhae

Love is portrayed as a downpour of rain ('Un anbu mazhai') in which the speaker's entire world submerges.

Simile (Upamai)

Kudaiyaai anaithiduvaen / Malayaai maraithiduvaen

The speaker compares themselves to an umbrella ('kudaiyaai') protecting the beloved from heavy rain, and a mountain ('malayaai') shielding them from heat.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kannaattiye kannaattiye / Kerakkitaa kangal uruttiyae

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines ('Kannaattiye' / 'Kerakkitaa').

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Trivia

Released under Saregama Tamil in 2024, 'Kannaattiye' features music composed by Adamsmith, who also rendered vocals alongside Pokkishiya Sandra. The lyrics were crafted by Vigneshwaran Ayyappan.

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