Kannane
From Kanni Raasi · 2019
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Vishal Chandrasekhar
- Details
- Kanni Raasi2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Sa sa sani dha ni sa | Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras) |
| Dha ni sa dha ni sa ni dha ma | Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras) |
| Sa sa sani dha ni sa | Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras) |
| Dha ni sa dha ma ga ri | Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras) |
| Female | |
| Sa sa sani dha ni sa | Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras) |
| Dha ni sa dha ni sa ni dha ma | Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras) |
| Sa sa sani dha ni sa | Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras) |
| Dha ni sa dha ma ga ri | Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras) |
| Female | |
| Kannane maaya kannane | Oh Krishna, magical Krishna! |
| Unai ennida en manam paaduthaiyaa | My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord. |
| Anbile thooya anbile | Oh love, pure love! |
| Sugam thanthadhai sollida venummaiyaa | Do I need to express in words the joy you bestowed, my Lord? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhale sellum padhai endru | Saying love is the path to travel, |
| Kangalaal sonna gokulane | Oh Lord of Gokulam who spoke through your eyes! |
| Koyile inthe veedum endra | Saying this home itself is a sacred temple, |
| Kolgaiyai konda naayagane | Oh hero who holds such a noble principle! |
| Vennai pole ennai virumbi ne thirudida | Desiring me like butter, may you steal me away, |
| Female | |
| Kannane maaya kannane | Oh Krishna, magical Krishna! |
| Unai ennida en manam paaduthaiyaa | My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord. |
| Female | |
| Enniya velayile | At the expected moment, |
| Edhaiyum kodupathu un vazhakkammaiyaa | Is it your custom to grant everything, my Lord? |
| Pannidum leelayile | In the divine playful games you perform, |
| Manadhai kalaipathu un pazhakkammaiyaa | Is it your habit to stir and bewitch the mind, my Lord? |
| Female | |
| Illai pirivena | Knowing there is no separation between us, |
| Ennai nee sernthida inabamum kooduthaiyaa | As you unite with me, pure joy increases, my Lord. |
| Ellai kadanthadhu anbena thaernthida | Realizing that love has transcended all boundaries, |
| Thollaiyum oduthaiyaa | All troubles flee away, my Lord. |
| Female | |
| Aasai thaan koodiye | As desire intensifies, |
| Nenjaiyum thatti pudhuvitha sugam tharum | It taps my heart and brings a new kind of bliss. |
| Kannane maaya kannane | Oh Krishna, magical Krishna! |
| Unai ennida en manam paaduthaiyaa | My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord. |
| Female | |
| Punnagai veedhiyile | On the street of smiles, |
| Idhazhagal purappada azhaikuthaiyaa | My lips beckon us to depart, my Lord. |
| Kannimai orangalum unaiye | Even the edges of my eyelids, |
| Kalanthida thudikuthaiyaa | Yearn eagerly to merge only with you, my Lord. |
| Female | |
| Manjal mathi mugam | My turmeric-tinted moon-like face, |
| Kungumam aagida unnaiyum theduthaiyaa | Seeks you to turn red with passion like kumkum, my Lord. |
| Pongum ragasiyam poigalai paesida | As overflowing secrets tell playful lies, |
| Othigai poduthaiyaa | It conducts a rehearsal within, my Lord. |
| Female | |
| Edhetho thonudhe | Various sweet thoughts arise, |
| Ennile vetkkam thodarkadhai ezhuthida | Writing a continuous story of shyness inside me. |
| Kannane maaya kannane | Oh Krishna, magical Krishna! |
| Unai ennida en manam paaduthaiyaa | My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord. |
| Female | |
| Unnaiye naalum unnaiye | Encircling only you every single day, |
| Valam vanthida jenmamum neelyummaiyaa | Will this lifespan extend eternally, my Lord? |
| Kodhai naan unthan poo madiyil | I, like Kodhai (Andal), in your flower-like lap, |
| Konjave vanthathe thavippu | Have come with longing to caress and snuggle. |
| Female | |
| Deepam pol inthe veetinile | Like an auspicious light shining in this home, |
| Vaazhave innum or ninaippu | There is yet another desire to live happily. |
| Unnai naanum sera dhinam dhinam urugida | To unite with you, melting away day by day, |
| Kannane maaya kannane hey heyyyyy heyyy….. | Oh Krishna, magical Krishna! Hey heyyyyy heyyy..... |
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna!
My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord.
Oh love, pure love!
Do I need to express in words the joy you bestowed, my Lord?
Saying love is the path to travel,
Oh Lord of Gokulam who spoke through your eyes!
Saying this home itself is a sacred temple,
Oh hero who holds such a noble principle!
Desiring me like butter, may you steal me away,
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna!
My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord.
At the expected moment,
Is it your custom to grant everything, my Lord?
In the divine playful games you perform,
Is it your habit to stir and bewitch the mind, my Lord?
Knowing there is no separation between us,
As you unite with me, pure joy increases, my Lord.
Realizing that love has transcended all boundaries,
All troubles flee away, my Lord.
As desire intensifies,
It taps my heart and brings a new kind of bliss.
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna!
My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord.
On the street of smiles,
My lips beckon us to depart, my Lord.
Even the edges of my eyelids,
Yearn eagerly to merge only with you, my Lord.
My turmeric-tinted moon-like face,
Seeks you to turn red with passion like kumkum, my Lord.
As overflowing secrets tell playful lies,
It conducts a rehearsal within, my Lord.
Various sweet thoughts arise,
Writing a continuous story of shyness inside me.
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna!
My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord.
Encircling only you every single day,
Will this lifespan extend eternally, my Lord?
I, like Kodhai (Andal), in your flower-like lap,
Have come with longing to caress and snuggle.
Like an auspicious light shining in this home,
There is yet another desire to live happily.
To unite with you, melting away day by day,
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna! Hey heyyyyy heyyy.....
Sa sa sani dha ni sa
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Dha ni sa dha ni sa ni dha ma
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Sa sa sani dha ni sa
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Dha ni sa dha ma ga ri
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Sa sa sani dha ni sa
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Dha ni sa dha ni sa ni dha ma
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Sa sa sani dha ni sa
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Dha ni sa dha ma ga ri
Solfeggio musical notes (Swaras)
Kannane maaya kannane
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna!
Unai ennida en manam paaduthaiyaa
My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord.
Anbile thooya anbile
Oh love, pure love!
Sugam thanthadhai sollida venummaiyaa
Do I need to express in words the joy you bestowed, my Lord?
Kaadhale sellum padhai endru
Saying love is the path to travel,
Kangalaal sonna gokulane
Oh Lord of Gokulam who spoke through your eyes!
Koyile inthe veedum endra
Saying this home itself is a sacred temple,
Kolgaiyai konda naayagane
Oh hero who holds such a noble principle!
Vennai pole ennai virumbi ne thirudida
Desiring me like butter, may you steal me away,
Kannane maaya kannane
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna!
Unai ennida en manam paaduthaiyaa
My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord.
Enniya velayile
At the expected moment,
Edhaiyum kodupathu un vazhakkammaiyaa
Is it your custom to grant everything, my Lord?
Pannidum leelayile
In the divine playful games you perform,
Manadhai kalaipathu un pazhakkammaiyaa
Is it your habit to stir and bewitch the mind, my Lord?
Illai pirivena
Knowing there is no separation between us,
Ennai nee sernthida inabamum kooduthaiyaa
As you unite with me, pure joy increases, my Lord.
Ellai kadanthadhu anbena thaernthida
Realizing that love has transcended all boundaries,
Thollaiyum oduthaiyaa
All troubles flee away, my Lord.
Aasai thaan koodiye
As desire intensifies,
Nenjaiyum thatti pudhuvitha sugam tharum
It taps my heart and brings a new kind of bliss.
Kannane maaya kannane
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna!
Unai ennida en manam paaduthaiyaa
My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord.
Punnagai veedhiyile
On the street of smiles,
Idhazhagal purappada azhaikuthaiyaa
My lips beckon us to depart, my Lord.
Kannimai orangalum unaiye
Even the edges of my eyelids,
Kalanthida thudikuthaiyaa
Yearn eagerly to merge only with you, my Lord.
Manjal mathi mugam
My turmeric-tinted moon-like face,
Kungumam aagida unnaiyum theduthaiyaa
Seeks you to turn red with passion like kumkum, my Lord.
Pongum ragasiyam poigalai paesida
As overflowing secrets tell playful lies,
Othigai poduthaiyaa
It conducts a rehearsal within, my Lord.
Edhetho thonudhe
Various sweet thoughts arise,
Ennile vetkkam thodarkadhai ezhuthida
Writing a continuous story of shyness inside me.
Kannane maaya kannane
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna!
Unai ennida en manam paaduthaiyaa
My heart sings as it reminisces about you, my Lord.
Unnaiye naalum unnaiye
Encircling only you every single day,
Valam vanthida jenmamum neelyummaiyaa
Will this lifespan extend eternally, my Lord?
Kodhai naan unthan poo madiyil
I, like Kodhai (Andal), in your flower-like lap,
Konjave vanthathe thavippu
Have come with longing to caress and snuggle.
Deepam pol inthe veetinile
Like an auspicious light shining in this home,
Vaazhave innum or ninaippu
There is yet another desire to live happily.
Unnai naanum sera dhinam dhinam urugida
To unite with you, melting away day by day,
Kannane maaya kannane hey heyyyyy heyyy…..
Oh Krishna, magical Krishna! Hey heyyyyy heyyy.....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kannane Maaya Kannane' is a devotional romantic track where the heroine addresses Lord Krishna as her beloved master, comparing her love and devotion to that of the classical saint-poetess Kodhai (Andal). She expresses how thinking of him fills her heart with melismatic music and transcendent happiness. Through vivid imagery, she conveys how his gaze guides her life path, making her home feel like a temple and transforming her mundane world into a divine realm of joy. As the song progresses, she speaks of her deep romantic longing, describing her bashfulness, her desire to melt in his embrace, and her prayer for eternal togetherness. The composition evokes classical Carnatic flavors blended with contemporary melody, highlighting pure devotion (Bhakti) blended seamlessly with bridal mysticism (Nayaki Bhava).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uwamai (Simile)
“Vennai pole ennai virumbi ne thirudida”
Compares the protagonist being stolen away by Krishna to him stealing butter ('Vennai pole ennai virumbi ne thirudida').
Metaphor & Imagery
“Manjal mathi mugam”
'Turmeric moon face' (Manjal mathi mugam) metaphorically depicts a bright, beautiful face adorned with traditional turmeric.
Allusion (Historical/Mythological Reference)
“Kodhai naan unthan poo madiyil”
Refers to Kodhai (Saint Andal) who famously dedicated her life and love exclusively to Lord Krishna.
Anaphora / Emonai (Initial Rhyme/Repetition)
“Kannane maaya kannane”
Repetition of sound patterns and structures across lines like 'Kannane maaya kannane' to reinforce devotional cadence.
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Trivia
The song evokes classical carnatic phrasing integrated into modern film music, rendered by legendary singer K.S. Chithra. The lyrical reference 'Kodhai' explicitly references Andal, the 8th-century Tamil female saint who composed Thiruppavai and Nachiyar Tirumozhi, famous for treating Lord Krishna as her divine husband.
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