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Kannadi Poove

From Retro · 2025

Lyricist
Vivek
Singer
Santhosh Narayanan
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Movie name
Retro
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
8 Jan 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannaala en kannoda modhum
Kannadi poove needhandi
Onnodu naan onnaaga venum
Vera edhuvum venaandi
Kaal pogaadhadi nee vittalume
Naa unnoda dhaan thee suttaalume
Unakkul porandhu unakkul marikkum
Oru aan parava enna paaradi
Paavamadi en nenju chinna erumbaachu
Kaala vecchu en kaala mela yeri pochu
Naalaam inge yaaradi needhaan motham paaradi
Kaadhal vera yedhadi nee naa mattum dhaanadi
Vandarkodi en vannakilli
En ullara unnala kaayam
Vazhi kandenadi uyir kondenadi
En anbaana koodu neeyum
Namma serndhu thotta poomaram
Malar malaraa pozhiyum
Kannaala en kannoda modhum
Kannadi poove needhandi
Onnodu naan onnaaga venum
Vera edhuvum venaandi
Iruttu kaadu rendae per idaye kodu
Nenappil soodu naa vaazhum kambi koodu
Nethelaam kaathu kooraache
Nithamum nera poraache
Un mugam paakkum naalaache
Vaazhave aasiyaache
Vandarkodi en vannakilli
En ullara unnala kaayam
Vazhi kandenadi uyir kondenadi
En anbaana koodu neeyum
Maraiyaadhe indha kaadhalum
Mazha mazhaiya pozhiyum
Kannaala en kannoda modhum
Kannadi poove needhandi
Onnodu naan onnaaga venum
Vera edhuvum venaandi
Ippo thallaaduren ippo thallaaduren
Naan thallaaduren
Thallaaduren naan thallaaduren naan thallaaduren
Male and Chorus : Adi ennnadi nee ….azhagiye
Nenju allaadudhae… velagiye
Konjam munnaadi naan …pazhagiye
Ippo thallaaduren… ru ru ru ru ru….
Male and Chorus : Adi ennnadi nee ….azhagiye
Nenju allaadudhae… velagiye
Konjam munnaadi naan …pazhagiye
Ippo thallaaduren… ru ru ru ru ru….
Male and Chorus : Adi ennnadi nee ….azhagiye
Nenju allaadudhae… velagiye
Konjam munnaadi naan …pazhagiye
Ippo thallaaduren… ru ru ru ru ru….
Male and Chorus : Azhagiye ….ippo thallaaduren
Velagiye…. ippo thallaaduren
Pazhagiye ….ye le le le le le
You lock your eyes with mine
You are my glass flower, girl
I want to become one with you
I don't want anything else, girl
My feet won't walk away, even if you push me away
I am with you, even if fire burns me
Born inside you and dying inside you,
Look at me, a male bird bound to you
Have pity on me, my heart has become a tiny ant
Taking tiny steps, it climbed all over me
Who am I here, girl? Look, you are my whole world
What else is love, girl? It is just you and me
A wondrous vine, my colorful parrot
Deep inside me, there is a wound because of you
I found my path, I found my life, girl
You are my loving nest
The flowering tree that we touched together
Will shower down flowers upon flowers
You lock your eyes with mine
You are my glass flower, girl
I want to become one with you
I don't want anything else, girl
A dark forest, just two people, a line between us
A warmth in my thoughts, inside this barred cage where I live
The wind from yesterday blew sharp and fierce
Every single day turned into a direct fight
It has been so long since I saw your face
Now I truly yearn to live again
A wondrous vine, my colorful parrot
Deep inside me, there is a wound because of you
I found my path, I found my life, girl
You are my loving nest
This love will never fade away
It will pour down like endless rain
You lock your eyes with mine
You are my glass flower, girl
I want to become one with you
I don't want anything else, girl
Now I stumble, now I stumble
I am stumbling
Stumbling, I stumble, I stumble
Male & Chorus: Oh girl, what have you done... my beautiful one?
My heart is tossed around... as you stay away
Just a little while ago, after getting close to you...
Now I stumble... ru ru ru ru ru...
Male & Chorus: Oh girl, what have you done... my beautiful one?
My heart is tossed around... as you stay away
Just a little while ago, after getting close to you...
Now I stumble... ru ru ru ru ru...
Male & Chorus: Oh girl, what have you done... my beautiful one?
My heart is tossed around... as you stay away
Just a little while ago, after getting close to you...
Now I stumble... ru ru ru ru ru...
Male & Chorus: Beautiful one... now I stumble
Moving away... now I stumble
Getting close... ye le le le le le
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses profound love, tenderness, and the overwhelming emotional vulnerability that comes with deep attachment. The speaker addresses his beloved as a delicate glass flower and a comforting nest, emphasizing that his entire existence revolves around her. He conveys a sense of total surrender, desiring no one else and expressing that love persists even through pain, distance, and hardship. As the song progresses, imagery of dark forests, wire cages, and sharp winds highlights the pain of separation and emotional disorientation. Despite stumbling and suffering in her absence, the speaker's passion remains steadfast, culminating in a rhythmic chant of longing that underscores his absolute devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kannadi poove needhandi

Compares the beloved to a fragile and precious flower made of glass, emphasizing her delicate beauty.

Metaphor

En anbaana koodu neeyum

Compares the beloved to a safe and comforting nest that gives shelter to his heart.

Hyperbole

Naa unnoda dhaan thee suttaalume

Exaggerates devotion by stating that he would remain her love even if consumed by fire.

Imagery

Iruttu kaadu rendae per idaye kodu

Uses vivid sensory imagery of a dark forest divided by a thin line and a wire cage to evoke feelings of isolation and longing.

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