Kannan Ange
From Mangudi Minor · 1978
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Mangudi Minor1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ……………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Kannan angae rathai ingae | Krishna is there, Radha is here |
| Anbe vaa vaa | My love, come, come |
| Unakkagavae thantha ullam engae | Where is the heart given just for you? |
| Female | |
| Kannan angae rathai ingae | Krishna is there, Radha is here |
| Anbe vaa vaa | My love, come, come |
| Unakkagavae thantha ullam engae | Where is the heart given just for you? |
| Female | |
| Thaedum kannil | In the searching eyes, |
| Devan varaaththenna | why hasn't the Lord arrived? |
| Thirudi konda | The stolen |
| Nenjai tharaathathenna | heart, why hasn't he returned it? |
| Female | |
| Vaadum poovai kaigal | The hands, upon this wilting flower, |
| Thodaathathenna | why haven't they touched it? |
| Mannan kinnam | The king's goblet, |
| Kannam peraathathenna | why hasn't it received my cheek? |
| Female | |
| Rararaa….raaraa….raaraa…. | Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa.... |
| Rararararararaa…. | Rararararararaa.... |
| Rararaa….raaraa….raaraa…. | Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa.... |
| Rararararararaa….vaaraano | Rararararararaa.... Will he come? |
| Female | |
| Kannan angae rathai ingae | Krishna is there, Radha is here |
| Anbe vaa vaa | My love, come, come |
| Unakkagavae thantha ullam engae | Where is the heart given just for you? |
| Female | |
| Ilamai konjum padhumai | The doll brimming with youthful charm, |
| Unnodu vanthaal | if she comes with you, |
| Inaiyae piriya nizhalaai | like an inseparable shadow, |
| Pinnodu vanthaal | if she follows behind you, |
| Female | |
| Thanimai thuyaram sirithum | the pain of loneliness, even a little, |
| Thaalaamal nindraal | if she stands unable to bear, |
| Thalaivan ninaivae manathil | with the hero's thoughts in mind, |
| Meelaamal nindraal | if she stands unable to break free, |
| Female | |
| Rararaa….raaraa….raaraa…. | Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa.... |
| Rararararararaa…. | Rararararararaa.... |
| Rararaa….raaraa….raaraa…. | Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa.... |
| Rararararararaa….naan vendum | Rararararararaa.... I want you |
| Female | |
| {Kannan angae rathai ingae | {Krishna is there, Radha is here |
| Anbe vaa vaa | My love, come, come |
| Unakkagavae thantha ullam engae} (2) | Where is the heart given just for you?} (2) |
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கண்ணன் அங்கே ராதை இங்கே
அன்பே வா......வா......
உனக்காகவே தந்த உள்ளம் எங்கே
Krishna is there, Radha is here
My love, come, come
Where is the heart given just for you?
கண்ணன் அங்கே ராதை இங்கே
அன்பே வா......வா......
உனக்காகவே தந்த உள்ளம் எங்கே
Krishna is there, Radha is here
My love, come, come
Where is the heart given just for you?
தேடும் கண்ணில்
தேவன் வராததென்ன
திருடிக் கொண்ட
நெஞ்சை தராததென்ன
In the searching eyes,
why hasn't the Lord arrived?
The stolen
heart, why hasn't he returned it?
வாடும் பூவை கைகள்
தொடாததென்ன
மன்னன் கிண்ணம்
கன்னம் பெறாததென்ன
The hands, upon this wilting flower,
why haven't they touched it?
The king's goblet,
why hasn't it received my cheek?
ரரரா.....ராரா......ராரா....
ரரரரரரா.....
ரரரா.....ராரா......ராரா....
ரரரரரரா.....வாரானோ
Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa....
Rararararararaa....
Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa....
Rararararararaa.... Will he come?
கண்ணன் அங்கே ராதை இங்கே
அன்பே வா......வா......
உனக்காகவே தந்த உள்ளம் எங்கே
Krishna is there, Radha is here
My love, come, come
Where is the heart given just for you?
இளமை கொஞ்சும் பதுமை
உன்னோடு வந்தாள்
இணையே பிரியா நிழலாய்
பின்னோடு வந்தாள்
The doll brimming with youthful charm,
if she comes with you,
like an inseparable shadow,
if she follows behind you,
தனிமை துயரம் சிறிதும்
தாளாமல் நின்றாள்
தலைவன் நினைவே மனதில்
மீளாமல் நின்றாள்
the pain of loneliness, even a little,
if she stands unable to bear,
with the hero's thoughts in mind,
if she stands unable to break free,
ரரரா.....ராரா......ராரா....
ரரரரரரா.....
ரரரா.....ராரா......ராரா....
ரரரரரரா.....நான் வேண்டும்
Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa....
Rararararararaa....
Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa....
Rararararararaa.... I want you
{கண்ணன் அங்கே ராதை இங்கே
அன்பே வா......வா......
உனக்காகவே தந்த உள்ளம் எங்கே} (2)
{Krishna is there, Radha is here
My love, come, come
Where is the heart given just for you?} (2)
………………
...
Kannan angae rathai ingae
Krishna is there, Radha is here
Anbe vaa vaa
My love, come, come
Unakkagavae thantha ullam engae
Where is the heart given just for you?
Kannan angae rathai ingae
Krishna is there, Radha is here
Anbe vaa vaa
My love, come, come
Unakkagavae thantha ullam engae
Where is the heart given just for you?
Thaedum kannil
In the searching eyes,
Devan varaaththenna
why hasn't the Lord arrived?
Thirudi konda
The stolen
Nenjai tharaathathenna
heart, why hasn't he returned it?
Vaadum poovai kaigal
The hands, upon this wilting flower,
Thodaathathenna
why haven't they touched it?
Mannan kinnam
The king's goblet,
Kannam peraathathenna
why hasn't it received my cheek?
Rararaa….raaraa….raaraa….
Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa....
Rararararararaa….
Rararararararaa....
Rararaa….raaraa….raaraa….
Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa....
Rararararararaa….vaaraano
Rararararararaa.... Will he come?
Kannan angae rathai ingae
Krishna is there, Radha is here
Anbe vaa vaa
My love, come, come
Unakkagavae thantha ullam engae
Where is the heart given just for you?
Ilamai konjum padhumai
The doll brimming with youthful charm,
Unnodu vanthaal
if she comes with you,
Inaiyae piriya nizhalaai
like an inseparable shadow,
Pinnodu vanthaal
if she follows behind you,
Thanimai thuyaram sirithum
the pain of loneliness, even a little,
Thaalaamal nindraal
if she stands unable to bear,
Thalaivan ninaivae manathil
with the hero's thoughts in mind,
Meelaamal nindraal
if she stands unable to break free,
Rararaa….raaraa….raaraa….
Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa....
Rararararararaa….
Rararararararaa....
Rararaa….raaraa….raaraa….
Rararaa....raaraa....raaraa....
Rararararararaa….naan vendum
Rararararararaa.... I want you
{Kannan angae rathai ingae
{Krishna is there, Radha is here
Anbe vaa vaa
My love, come, come
Unakkagavae thantha ullam engae} (2)
Where is the heart given just for you?} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kannan Angae Rathai Ingae is a poignant romantic song from the 1978 Tamil film Mangudi Minor, composed by Chandrabose and rendered by Vani Jairam with lyrics by Vaali. The heroine expresses her deep longing and emotional anguish over being separated from her beloved. Drawing upon the classic mythological archetype of Radha aching for Lord Krishna, she questions why her lover stays away despite her heart belonging completely to him. She portrays herself as a delicate doll and a fading flower in desperate need of her lover's touch, highlighting her struggle against painful isolation while constantly consumed by thoughts of him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Allegory / Mythological Metaphor (Roopakam)
“Kannan angae rathai ingae”
Uses the divine lovers Krishna (Kannan) and Radha (Rathai) as a metaphor to highlight the intense emotional yearning and agonizing physical distance between two lovers.
Metaphor & Imagery
“Vaadum poovai kaigal / Thodaathathenna”
Compares her vulnerable, longing self to a fading flower ('vaadum poo') waiting to be touched and cherished.
Emonai / Monai (Alliteration & Rhyme)
“Mannan kinnam / Kannam peraathathenna”
Employs internal rhyming and rhythmic sound matching ('Mannan' with 'Kannam') to add musical harmony to the verse.
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyming in Tamil Prosody)
“Thanimai thuyaram sirithum / Thaalaamal nindraal”
The second letters 'ni' in 'Thanimai' and 'lai' in 'Thalaivan' follow structural rhyme patterns (Thanimai / Thalaivan, Thaalaamal / Meelaamal).
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Trivia
Mangudi Minor (1978) featured music by Chandrabose, a composer known for crafting rich melodic compositions in late 1970s and 1980s Tamil cinema. Sung by the prolific Vani Jairam and penned by Vaali, this track stands out for its seamless blend of semi-classical aesthetics with late 70s Tamil film music arrangements.
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