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Lyrics & meaning

Kannalar Ingu

From Boologa Rambai – 1958 · 1958

Lyricist
Kovi. Manisekaran
Singer
Radha Jayalakshmi
Music director
C. N. Pandurangan
Details
Boologa Rambai – 19581958

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Female
Kannalar ingu varuvaarMy beloved will come here
Kanivaana inbam tharuvaarHe will grant tender happiness
Kannalar ingu varuvaarMy beloved will come here
Kanivaana inbam tharuvaarHe will grant tender happiness
Ennangal yaavum jeyamaeAll my thoughts will triumph
Ini engum inba mayameFrom now on, everywhere will be full of joy
En ennangal yaavum jeyamaeAll my thoughts will triumph
Ini engum inba mayameFrom now on, everywhere will be full of joy
Kannalar ingu varuvaarMy beloved will come here
Kanivaana inbam tharuvaarHe will grant tender happiness
Female
Kannodu kangal pesumEyes will speak to eyes
Kannodu kangal pesumEyes will speak to eyes
Kalai gyaanam angu veesumArtistic wisdom will radiate there
Kannodu kangal pesumEyes will speak to eyes
Kalai gyaanam angu veesumArtistic wisdom will radiate there
Ennangal yaavum jeyamaeAll my thoughts will triumph
Ini engum inba mayameFrom now on, everywhere will be full of joy
En ennangal yaavum jeyamaeAll my thoughts will triumph
Ini engum inba mayameFrom now on, everywhere will be full of joy
Female
Kannalar ingu varuvaarMy beloved will come here
Kanivaana inbam tharuvaarHe will grant tender happiness
Ennangal yaavum jeyamaeAll my thoughts will triumph
Ini engum inba mayameFrom now on, everywhere will be full of joy
Female
Maanodu solai malar thaavum thendralThe breeze leaps across garden flowers alongside deer
Magizhvaana kaadhal yaazhodum maevumJoyful love dwells together with the sweet music of the lute
Paamaalai pola inidhaagum endhan vaazhvaeMy life will become sweet like a garland of verse
Maanodu solai malar thaavum thendralThe breeze leaps across garden flowers alongside deer
Magizhvaana kaadhal yaazhodum maevumJoyful love dwells together with the sweet music of the lute
Paamaalai pola inidhaagum endhan vaazhvaeMy life will become sweet like a garland of verse
Haha haaaaaaaa ..lalalalalalaJoyful vocalizations
Female
Kannalar ingu varuvaarMy beloved will come here
Kanivaana inbam tharuvaarHe will grant tender happiness
Ennangal yaavum jeyamaeAll my thoughts will triumph
Ini engum inba mayameFrom now on, everywhere will be full of joy
En ennangal yaavum jeyamaeAll my thoughts will triumph
Ini engum inba mayameFrom now on, everywhere will be full of joy

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic song expresses a woman's joyful anticipation of meeting her beloved. She envisions a future filled with happiness, victory in all her desires, and a deep emotional connection where unsaid feelings are conveyed purely through eye contact. The lyrics describe a harmonious environment where nature, music, and love intertwine, comparing her life's future sweetness to a beautiful garland of poetry.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Paamaalai pola inidhaagum endhan vaazhvae”

Life is explicitly compared to a sweet garland of poems using the comparative word 'pola' (like).

Anaphora / Repetition

“Kannalar ingu varuvaar”

The line 'Kannalar ingu varuvaar' is repeatedly used to emphasize the core feeling of eager waiting.

Moni (Initial Alliteration)

“Kannalar ingu varuvaar / Kanivaana inbam tharuvaar”

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines.

Personification

“Kannodu kangal pesum”

The eyes are given human qualities of being able to speak and exchange ideas.

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Trivia

Boologa Rambai (1958) was a hit fantasy-swashbuckler film starring Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi. The song was written by renowned historical novelist Kovi. Manisekaran, set to music by C. N. Pandurangan, and sung delightfully by Radha Jayalakshmi.

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