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Kannale Pesi Pesi Kolladhe

From Adutha Veettu Penn · 1960

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singer
P. B. Sreenivas
Music director
P. Adinarayana Rao
Movie name
Adutha Veettu Penn
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
10 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Kannaalae pesi pesi kollaathae
Kaadhaalae kettu kettu sellaathae
Kadhal deiveega rani bodhai undaaguthe nee
Kannae en manathai vittu thullaathae
Kannaalae pesi pesi kollaathae
Kaadhaalae kettu kettu sellaathae
Kadhal deiveega rani bodhai undaaguthe nee
Kannae en manathai vittu thullaathae
Kannaalae pesi pesi kollaathae
Paasam meeri siththam thaalam poduthe
Un bakthan ullam niththm yaengi vaaduthe
Aasai vetkam ariyaamal oduthe
En annamae un pinnal jadai aaduthe
Kadhal deiveega rani
Bodhai undaaguthe nee
Kannae en manathai vittu thullaathae
Kannaalae pesi pesi kollaathae
Padhumai pola kaanum unthan azhagilae
Naan padagu pola ththalikkum nilaiyilae
Aa….madhuvai yaenthi konthalikkum malarilae
En madhi mayangi veezhnthaen un valaiyilae
Kadhal deiveega rani
Bodhai undaaguthe nee
Kannae en manathai vittu thullaathae
Kannaalae pesi pesi kollaathae
Kaadhaalae kettu kettu sellaathae
Kadhal deiveega rani bodhai undaaguthe nee
Kannae en manathai vittu thullaathae
Kannaalae pesi pesi kollaathae
Aa….aa…aahhh….aaa…aahhh….
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Do not kill me by speaking endlessly with your eyes,
Do not ruin me by making me listen again and again.
O divine queen of love, you induce an intoxication;
My darling, do not leap away from my heart.
Do not kill me by speaking endlessly with your eyes,
Do not ruin me by making me listen again and again.
O divine queen of love, you induce an intoxication;
My darling, do not leap away from my heart.
Do not kill me by speaking endlessly with your eyes.
Overwhelmed by love, my mind beats in rhythm,
The heart of your devotee longingly wilts every day.
Desire races ahead, ignoring all shyness,
My swan, the braid at your back sways softly.
Divine queen of love,
You induce an intoxication,
My darling, do not leap away from my heart.
Do not kill me by speaking endlessly with your eyes.
In your beauty that resembles a sculpted doll,
While I am tossing about like a helpless boat,
Ah... in the flower overflowing with honey,
Losing my senses, I fell into your trap.
Divine queen of love,
You induce an intoxication,
My darling, do not leap away from my heart.
Do not kill me by speaking endlessly with your eyes,
Do not ruin me by making me listen again and again.
O divine queen of love, you induce an intoxication;
My darling, do not leap away from my heart.
Do not kill me by speaking endlessly with your eyes.
Aa... aa... aahhh... aaa... aahhh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses the overwhelming feelings of a young man captivated by the beauty and subtle glances of his beloved. He begs her not to slay him with her expressive eyes or tease him by silently listening to his pleas. He elevatedly addresses her as the divine queen of love whose presence instills a heady intoxication in his mind.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition)

“Kannaalae pesi pesi kollaathae”

Repeated words used for emphasis and rhythm, such as 'pesi pesi' (speaking continuously) and 'kettu kettu' (listening repeatedly).

Upamai (Simile)

“Padhumai pola kaanum unthan azhagilae”

Comparing the heroine's beauty to a doll ('Padhumai pola') and the protagonist's unstable mind to a rocking boat ('padagu pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Kadhal deiveega rani bodhai undaaguthe nee”

Addressing the heroine as 'Kadhal deiveega rani' (Divine queen of love) and 'En annamae' (My swan).

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Trivia

'Adutha Veettu Penn' (1960) is a legendary Tamil romantic comedy starring T. R. Ramachandran and Anjali Devi, based on the Bengali story 'Pasher Bari'. This song, rendered masterfully by P. B. Srinivas, remains one of the most famous lip-sync music sequences in Tamil cinema history, celebrated for its comedic timing and enduring melody.

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