Kanne Azhagiya Kanne
From Manathile Oru Paattu · 1995
- Lyricist
- Sembaiah
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- Ilaya Gangai
- Details
- Manathile Oru Paattu1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannae azhagiya kannae | Darling, my beautiful darling |
| Kamban karpanai pennae | A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination |
| Male | |
| Kannae azhagiya kannae | Darling, my beautiful darling |
| Kamban karpanai pennae | A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination |
| Kannae azhagiya kannae | Darling, my beautiful darling |
| Kamban karpanai pennae | A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination |
| Male | |
| Paaraamal vizhigalum thoongaathu | Without seeing you, my eyes cannot sleep |
| Pesaamal en manam thaangaathu | Without speaking to you, my heart cannot endure it |
| Kanavilum ninaivilum un mugam theriyaathu | In my dreams and thoughts, your face is always seen |
| Female | |
| Kannaa manmatha kannaa | My dearest, handsome Cupid-like man |
| Kadhal dhesaththu mannaa | The king of the kingdom of love |
| Male | |
| Ananatha vellam ingae aaraaga odum | A flood of joy flows here like a river |
| Female :Aasaikku penmai angae anai pottu moodum | Female: Her womanly modesty puts up a dam against desire |
| Male :Ananatha vellam ingae aaraaga odum | Male: A flood of joy flows here like a river |
| Female :Aasaikku penmai angae anai pottu moodum | Female: Her womanly modesty puts up a dam against desire |
| Male | |
| Idhazhgalil oorum inba thaen virunthaagum | The sweet honey dripping from lips becomes a feast |
| Female : Parugidum pothu penmai naanaththil odum | Female: As it is savored, womanhood flees in shyness |
| Male | |
| Poo meani…. | Flower-like body... |
| Female :Thaangaathu…. | Female: Cannot bear it... |
| Male :Ennaasai…. | Male: My desire... |
| Female :Theeraathu… | Female: Will never end... |
| Male :Pidivaatham | Male: My stubbornness... |
| Female :Maaraathu | Female: Will never change... |
| Male :Manmaanaal | Male: If we become one in heart... |
| Female :Thappaethu | Female: What is wrong with that? |
| Male :Kanavilum ninaivilum un mugam theriyuthu | Male: In my dreams and reality, your face appears |
| Male | |
| Kannae azhagiya kannae | Darling, my beautiful darling |
| Kamban karpanai pennae | A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination |
| Female :Kannaa manmatha kannaa | Female: My dearest, handsome Cupid-like man |
| Kadhal dhesaththu mannaa | The king of the kingdom of love |
| Male | |
| Paaraamal vizhigalum thaangaathu | Without seeing you, my eyes cannot bear it |
| Female :Pesaamal en manam thaangaathu | Female: Without speaking to you, my heart cannot bear it |
| Male :Kanavilum ninaivilum un mugam theriyaathu | Male: In my dreams and reality, your face appears |
| Female | |
| Kannaa manmatha kannaa | My dearest, handsome Cupid-like man |
| Male :Kannae azhagiya kannae | Male: Darling, my beautiful darling |
கண்ணே அழகிய கண்ணே
கம்பன் கற்பனை பெண்ணே....
Darling, my beautiful darling
A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination
கண்ணே அழகிய கண்ணே
கம்பன் கற்பனை பெண்ணே
கண்ணே அழகிய கண்ணே
கம்பன் கற்பனை பெண்ணே
Darling, my beautiful darling
A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination
Darling, my beautiful darling
A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination
பாராமல் விழிகளும் தூங்காது
பேசாமல் என் மனம் தாங்காது
கனவிலும் நினைவிலும்
உன் முகம் தெரியுது
Without seeing you, my eyes cannot sleep
Without speaking to you, my heart cannot endure it
In my dreams and thoughts, your face is always seen
கண்ணா மன்மத கண்ணா
காதல் தேசத்து மன்னா
My dearest, handsome Cupid-like man
The king of the kingdom of love
ஆனந்த வெள்ளம் இங்கே ஆறாக ஓடும்
ஆசைக்கு பெண்மை அங்கே அணை போட்டு மூடும்
ஆனந்த வெள்ளம் இங்கே ஆறாக ஓடும்
ஆசைக்கு பெண்மை அங்கே அணை போட்டு மூடும்
A flood of joy flows here like a river
Female: Her womanly modesty puts up a dam against desire
Male: A flood of joy flows here like a river
Female: Her womanly modesty puts up a dam against desire
இதழ்களில் ஊறும் இன்ப தேன் விருந்தாகும்
பருகிடும் போது பெண்மை நாணத்தில் ஒடும்
The sweet honey dripping from lips becomes a feast
Female: As it is savored, womanhood flees in shyness
பூமேனி......
தாங்காது......
என்னாசை......
தீராது......
பிடிவாதம்......
மாறாது......
மணமானால்......
தப்பேது......
கனவிலும் நினைவிலும் உன் முகம் தெரியுது
Flower-like body...
Female: Cannot bear it...
Male: My desire...
Female: Will never end...
Male: My stubbornness...
Female: Will never change...
Male: If we become one in heart...
Female: What is wrong with that?
Male: In my dreams and reality, your face appears
கண்ணா மன்மத கண்ணா
காதல் தேசத்து மன்னா
Darling, my beautiful darling
A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination
Female: My dearest, handsome Cupid-like man
The king of the kingdom of love
காலங்கள் தோறும் எந்தன் காதல்தான் வாழும்
ராகங்கள் பாடும் நெஞ்சம் காலத்தை மாற்றும்
காலங்கள் தோறும் எந்தன் காதல்தான் வாழும்
ராகங்கள் பாடும் நெஞ்சம் காலத்தை மாற்றும்
Without seeing you, my eyes cannot bear it
Female: Without speaking to you, my heart cannot bear it
Male: In my dreams and reality, your face appears
மோகத்தை தேடும் அன்பே பாதையை மாற்று
பாதையை மாற்றும் பெண்ணே மாலையை சூட்டு
My dearest, handsome Cupid-like man
Male: Darling, my beautiful darling
நேரங்கள்......
கூடட்டும்......
சொந்தங்கள்......
வாழ்த்தட்டும்
உள்ளங்கள்......
சேரட்டும்......
மேளங்கள்......
கொட்டட்டும்
கனவிலும் நினைவிலும் உன் முகம் தெரியுது
கண்ணே அழகிய கண்ணே
கம்பன் கற்பனை பெண்ணே
கண்ணா மன்மத கண்ணா
காதல் தேசத்து மன்னா
பாராமல் விழிகளும் தூங்காது
பேசாமல் என் மனம் தாங்காது
கனவிலும் நினைவிலும் உன் முகம் தெரியுது
கண்ணா மன்மத கண்ணா......
கண்ணே அழகிய கண்ணே......
Kannae azhagiya kannae
Darling, my beautiful darling
Kamban karpanai pennae
A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination
Kannae azhagiya kannae
Darling, my beautiful darling
Kamban karpanai pennae
A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination
Kannae azhagiya kannae
Darling, my beautiful darling
Kamban karpanai pennae
A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination
Paaraamal vizhigalum thoongaathu
Without seeing you, my eyes cannot sleep
Pesaamal en manam thaangaathu
Without speaking to you, my heart cannot endure it
Kanavilum ninaivilum un mugam theriyaathu
In my dreams and thoughts, your face is always seen
Kannaa manmatha kannaa
My dearest, handsome Cupid-like man
Kadhal dhesaththu mannaa
The king of the kingdom of love
Ananatha vellam ingae aaraaga odum
A flood of joy flows here like a river
Female :Aasaikku penmai angae anai pottu moodum
Female: Her womanly modesty puts up a dam against desire
Male :Ananatha vellam ingae aaraaga odum
Male: A flood of joy flows here like a river
Female :Aasaikku penmai angae anai pottu moodum
Female: Her womanly modesty puts up a dam against desire
Idhazhgalil oorum inba thaen virunthaagum
The sweet honey dripping from lips becomes a feast
Female : Parugidum pothu penmai naanaththil odum
Female: As it is savored, womanhood flees in shyness
Poo meani….
Flower-like body...
Female :Thaangaathu….
Female: Cannot bear it...
Male :Ennaasai….
Male: My desire...
Female :Theeraathu…
Female: Will never end...
Male :Pidivaatham
Male: My stubbornness...
Female :Maaraathu
Female: Will never change...
Male :Manmaanaal
Male: If we become one in heart...
Female :Thappaethu
Female: What is wrong with that?
Male :Kanavilum ninaivilum un mugam theriyuthu
Male: In my dreams and reality, your face appears
Kannae azhagiya kannae
Darling, my beautiful darling
Kamban karpanai pennae
A woman born of poet Kamban's imagination
Female :Kannaa manmatha kannaa
Female: My dearest, handsome Cupid-like man
Kadhal dhesaththu mannaa
The king of the kingdom of love
Paaraamal vizhigalum thaangaathu
Without seeing you, my eyes cannot bear it
Female :Pesaamal en manam thaangaathu
Female: Without speaking to you, my heart cannot bear it
Male :Kanavilum ninaivilum un mugam theriyaathu
Male: In my dreams and reality, your face appears
Kannaa manmatha kannaa
My dearest, handsome Cupid-like man
Male :Kannae azhagiya kannae
Male: Darling, my beautiful darling
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a passionate romantic duet expressing intense love, beauty, and longing between two lovers. The male lover praises his beloved by comparing her beauty to a legendary poetic creation of the ancient Tamil poet Kamban, while the female lover adores him as Cupid ('Manmathan') and the king of love's realm. Together, they share an intimate dialogue balancing overwhelming passion with womanly restraint and shyness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Allusion (Uvamaani)
“Kamban karpanai pennae”
Compares the heroine's unmatched beauty to the artistic and ideal feminine grace imagined by the great Tamil epic poet Kamban.
Ethirukaai (Rhyme/Assonance)
“Kannae azhagiya kannae / Kamban karpanai pennae”
Use of matching internal rhyming patterns and end-rhymes between 'Kannae' and 'Pennae'.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Ananatha vellam ingae aaraaga odum”
Compares overwhelming joy and happiness to a surging river flood ('Anantha vellam').
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Trivia
The film 'Manathile Oru Paattu' (1995) features music composed by Deva, with lyrics crafted by Sembaiah using classical Tamil poetic tropes, notably invoking the literary legacy of poet Kamban.
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