Kannana Kanna Unnai Male
From Neethaana Andha Kuyil · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Neethaana Andha Kuyil1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannaana kanna unna | Oh child precious as my eyes, |
| Enna solli thaalaatta | With what words shall I sing you a lullaby? |
| Paarvathi yaarumillae | There is no Goddess Parvathi here, |
| Paasam vanthu paalootta | To come with affection and feed you milk. |
| Unnai vittu poga matten naanae | I will never leave you and go, |
| Solladha sondham ingae nee thaanae | You are my unannounced bond here. |
| Male | |
| Kannaana kanna unna | Oh child precious as my eyes, |
| Enna solli thaalaatta | With what words shall I sing you a lullaby? |
| Paarvathi yaarumillae | There is no Goddess Parvathi here, |
| Paasam vanthu paalootta | To come with affection and feed you milk. |
| Male | |
| Kalyanam aagavillai | I am not even married yet, |
| Appaninnu sonnaayaa | Did you call me your father? |
| Appanukku ponnu paarkka | To look for a bride for the father, |
| Appan kooda vanthaaya | Did you come along with the father? |
| Male | |
| Kalyanam aagavillai | I am not even married yet, |
| Appaninnu sonnaayaa | Did you call me your father? |
| Appanukku ponnu paarkka | To look for a bride for the father, |
| Appan kooda vanthaaya | Did you come along with the father? |
| Male | |
| Koban oru kannukullae | Anger in one eye, |
| Paasam oru kannukullae | Love in the other eye. |
| Sambandham illaiyinna | Though there is no blood relation, |
| Sathisanam nambavillai | My kinsmen would not believe it. |
| Male | |
| Koodiya kootathirukku | To the gathered crowd, |
| Komaliyaai aanenaa | Did I become a clown? |
| Poonaiyai koottikittu | Taking a cat along with me, |
| Ponnu paarkka ponenaa | Did I go to see a bride? |
| Male | |
| Kannaana kanna unna | Oh child precious as my eyes, |
| Enna solli thaalaatta | With what words shall I sing you a lullaby? |
| Paarvathi yaarumillae | There is no Goddess Parvathi here, |
| Paasam vanthu paalootta | To come with affection and feed you milk. |
| Unnai vittu poga matten naanae | I will never leave you and go, |
| Solladha sondham ingae nee thaanae | You are my unannounced bond here. |
| Male | |
| Chaera chozha pandiyanai | Searching like digging for the Chera, Chola, and Pandya dynasties, |
| Thondi paarthu sonnenae | I dug up and looked everywhere, I say. |
| Unnai petha appan aatha | The father and mother who gave birth to you, |
| Kaana villai senthaenae | I could not find, my sweet honey. |
| Male | |
| Chaera chozha pandiyanai | Searching like digging for the Chera, Chola, and Pandya dynasties, |
| Thondi paarthu sonnenae | I dug up and looked everywhere, I say. |
| Unnai petha appan aatha | The father and mother who gave birth to you, |
| Kaana villai senthaenae | I could not find, my sweet honey. |
| Male | |
| Thangam unnai thatheduthen | I adopted you, precious gold, |
| Tharaiyilae mutheduthen | I picked up a pearl from the dust. |
| Paavi unnai kaanoominnu | Fearing I lost you, poor sinner that I am, |
| Paasathilae thathalichen | I squirmed in agony out of affection. |
| Male | |
| Moodi vacha kannukkullae | Inside your closed eyes, |
| Muthu muthaa kaneeru | Tears fell like pearls. |
| Naanirukka sogam enna | Why be sad when I am here? |
| Nandu paiya nallaaru | Little crab of a boy, stay well! |
| Male | |
| Anbaana appa unnai enna solli paaratta | Loving father, with what words shall I praise you? |
| Paarvathi thevai illai paiyanukku paalootta | No Parvathi is needed to feed milk to this boy. |
| Anaadhai pola vandhen naanae | I came like an orphan, |
| Appavum ammavum thaan neethaanae | Yet you are both my father and mother. |
| Male | |
| Anbaana appa unnai enna solli paaratta | Loving father, with what words shall I praise you? |
| Paarvathi thevai illai paiyanukku paalootta | No Parvathi is needed to feed milk to this boy. |
கண்ணான கண்ணா உன்னை
என்ன சொல்லி தாலாட்ட
பார்வதி யாருமில்லே
பாசம் வந்து பாலூட்ட
உன்னை விட்டு போக மாட்டேன் நானே
சொல்லாத சொந்தம் இங்கே நீதானே....
Oh child precious as my eyes,
With what words shall I sing you a lullaby?
There is no Goddess Parvathi here,
To come with affection and feed you milk.
I will never leave you and go,
You are my unannounced bond here.
கண்ணான கண்ணா உன்னை
என்ன சொல்லி தாலாட்ட
பார்வதி யாருமில்லே
பாசம் வந்து பாலூட்ட
Oh child precious as my eyes,
With what words shall I sing you a lullaby?
There is no Goddess Parvathi here,
To come with affection and feed you milk.
கல்யாணம் ஆகவில்லை
அப்பனின்னு சொன்னாயா
அப்பனுக்கு பொண்ணு பார்க்க
அப்பன் கூட வந்தாயா
I am not even married yet,
Did you call me your father?
To look for a bride for the father,
Did you come along with the father?
கல்யாணம் ஆகவில்லை
அப்பனின்னு சொன்னாயா
அப்பனுக்கு பொண்ணு பார்க்க
அப்பன் கூட வந்தாயா
I am not even married yet,
Did you call me your father?
To look for a bride for the father,
Did you come along with the father?
கோபம் ஒரு கண்ணுக்குள்ளே
பாசம் ஒரு கண்ணுக்குள்ளே
சம்பந்தம் இல்லையின்னா
சாதிசனம் நம்பவில்லை
Anger in one eye,
Love in the other eye.
Though there is no blood relation,
My kinsmen would not believe it.
கூடிய கூட்டத்திற்கு
கோமாளியாய் ஆனேனா
பூனையை கூட்டிகிட்டு
பொண்ணு பாக்க போனேனா
To the gathered crowd,
Did I become a clown?
Taking a cat along with me,
Did I go to see a bride?
கண்ணான கண்ணா உன்னை
என்ன சொல்லி தாலாட்ட
பார்வதி யாருமில்லே
பாசம் வந்து பாலூட்ட
உன்னை விட்டு போக மாட்டேன் நானே
சொல்லாத சொந்தம் இங்கே நீதானே....
Oh child precious as my eyes,
With what words shall I sing you a lullaby?
There is no Goddess Parvathi here,
To come with affection and feed you milk.
I will never leave you and go,
You are my unannounced bond here.
சேர சோழ பாண்டியனை
தோண்டிப் பார்த்து சொன்னேனே
உன்னை பெத்த அப்பன் ஆத்தா
காணவில்லை செந்தேனே
Searching like digging for the Chera, Chola, and Pandya dynasties,
I dug up and looked everywhere, I say.
The father and mother who gave birth to you,
I could not find, my sweet honey.
சேர சோழ பாண்டியனை
தோண்டிப் பார்த்து சொன்னேனே
உன்னை பெத்த அப்பன் ஆத்தா
காணவில்லை செந்தேனே
Searching like digging for the Chera, Chola, and Pandya dynasties,
I dug up and looked everywhere, I say.
The father and mother who gave birth to you,
I could not find, my sweet honey.
தங்கம் உன்னை தத்தெடுத்தேன்
தரையிலே முத்தெடுத்தேன்
பாவி உன்னை காணோமின்னு
பாசத்துல தத்தளிச்சேன்
I adopted you, precious gold,
I picked up a pearl from the dust.
Fearing I lost you, poor sinner that I am,
I squirmed in agony out of affection.
மூடி வச்ச கண்ணுக்குள்ளே
முத்து முத்தா கண்ணீரு
நானிருக்க சோகம் என்ன
நண்டு பையா நல்லாரு
Inside your closed eyes,
Tears fell like pearls.
Why be sad when I am here?
Little crab of a boy, stay well!
அன்பான அப்பா உன்னை என்ன சொல்லி பாராட்ட
பார்வதி தேவையில்லை பையனுக்கு பாலூட்ட
அனாதை போல வந்தேன் நானே
அப்பாவும் அம்மாவும் தான் நீதானே.....
Loving father, with what words shall I praise you?
No Parvathi is needed to feed milk to this boy.
I came like an orphan,
Yet you are both my father and mother.
அன்பான அப்பா உன்னை என்ன சொல்லி பாராட்ட
பார்வதி தேவையில்லை பையனுக்கு பாலூட்ட
Loving father, with what words shall I praise you?
No Parvathi is needed to feed milk to this boy.
Kannaana kanna unna
Oh child precious as my eyes,
Enna solli thaalaatta
With what words shall I sing you a lullaby?
Paarvathi yaarumillae
There is no Goddess Parvathi here,
Paasam vanthu paalootta
To come with affection and feed you milk.
Unnai vittu poga matten naanae
I will never leave you and go,
Solladha sondham ingae nee thaanae
You are my unannounced bond here.
Kannaana kanna unna
Oh child precious as my eyes,
Enna solli thaalaatta
With what words shall I sing you a lullaby?
Paarvathi yaarumillae
There is no Goddess Parvathi here,
Paasam vanthu paalootta
To come with affection and feed you milk.
Kalyanam aagavillai
I am not even married yet,
Appaninnu sonnaayaa
Did you call me your father?
Appanukku ponnu paarkka
To look for a bride for the father,
Appan kooda vanthaaya
Did you come along with the father?
Kalyanam aagavillai
I am not even married yet,
Appaninnu sonnaayaa
Did you call me your father?
Appanukku ponnu paarkka
To look for a bride for the father,
Appan kooda vanthaaya
Did you come along with the father?
Koban oru kannukullae
Anger in one eye,
Paasam oru kannukullae
Love in the other eye.
Sambandham illaiyinna
Though there is no blood relation,
Sathisanam nambavillai
My kinsmen would not believe it.
Koodiya kootathirukku
To the gathered crowd,
Komaliyaai aanenaa
Did I become a clown?
Poonaiyai koottikittu
Taking a cat along with me,
Ponnu paarkka ponenaa
Did I go to see a bride?
Kannaana kanna unna
Oh child precious as my eyes,
Enna solli thaalaatta
With what words shall I sing you a lullaby?
Paarvathi yaarumillae
There is no Goddess Parvathi here,
Paasam vanthu paalootta
To come with affection and feed you milk.
Unnai vittu poga matten naanae
I will never leave you and go,
Solladha sondham ingae nee thaanae
You are my unannounced bond here.
Chaera chozha pandiyanai
Searching like digging for the Chera, Chola, and Pandya dynasties,
Thondi paarthu sonnenae
I dug up and looked everywhere, I say.
Unnai petha appan aatha
The father and mother who gave birth to you,
Kaana villai senthaenae
I could not find, my sweet honey.
Chaera chozha pandiyanai
Searching like digging for the Chera, Chola, and Pandya dynasties,
Thondi paarthu sonnenae
I dug up and looked everywhere, I say.
Unnai petha appan aatha
The father and mother who gave birth to you,
Kaana villai senthaenae
I could not find, my sweet honey.
Thangam unnai thatheduthen
I adopted you, precious gold,
Tharaiyilae mutheduthen
I picked up a pearl from the dust.
Paavi unnai kaanoominnu
Fearing I lost you, poor sinner that I am,
Paasathilae thathalichen
I squirmed in agony out of affection.
Moodi vacha kannukkullae
Inside your closed eyes,
Muthu muthaa kaneeru
Tears fell like pearls.
Naanirukka sogam enna
Why be sad when I am here?
Nandu paiya nallaaru
Little crab of a boy, stay well!
Anbaana appa unnai enna solli paaratta
Loving father, with what words shall I praise you?
Paarvathi thevai illai paiyanukku paalootta
No Parvathi is needed to feed milk to this boy.
Anaadhai pola vandhen naanae
I came like an orphan,
Appavum ammavum thaan neethaanae
Yet you are both my father and mother.
Anbaana appa unnai enna solli paaratta
Loving father, with what words shall I praise you?
Paarvathi thevai illai paiyanukku paalootta
No Parvathi is needed to feed milk to this boy.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This touching song from 'Neethaana Andha Kuyil' depicts the deep emotional bond between an unmarried man and a young orphan child he has taken under his wing. The guardian lovingly expresses his affection while reflecting on the humorous yet sweet awkwardness of being called 'father' when he is still single and searching for a bride. He describes his futile search for the child's birth parents and how he eventually adopted the child like finding a precious pearl in the dirt. In the final stanza, the child responds with heartfelt gratitude, declaring that he no longer considers himself an orphan because his guardian fills the role of both father and mother. The track highlights themes of unconditional love, non-biological parenthood, and the emotional solace found in unexpected human relationships.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kannaana kanna unna / Enna solli thaalaatta”
Matching second consonant 'n' sound across adjacent lines ('Kannaana' / 'Enna').
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Thangam unnai thatheduthen / Tharaiyilae mutheduthen”
Comparing the child to a pearl found on the floor/ground ('Tharaiyilae mutheduthen').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Moodi vacha kannukkullae / Muthu muthaa kaneeru”
Comparing teardrops to precious pearls falling from closed eyes ('Muthu muthaa kaneeru').
Alliteration / Monai (First-letter Harmony)
“Poonaiyai koottikittu / Ponnu paarkka ponenaa”
Repetition of the initial 'P' sound ('Poonaiyai' / 'Ponnu' / 'Paarkka' / 'Ponenaa').
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Trivia
The song features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. 'Neethaana Andha Kuyil' (1986) is a Tamil drama directed by R. Sundarrajan starring Raja and Sulakshana, known for its soulful soundtrack reflecting deep interpersonal bonds.
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