Kanne En Kanmaniye
From Kavithai Paadum Alaigal · 1990
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, Mano
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kavithai Paadum Alaigal1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannae en kanmaniyae | My darling, the apple of my eye |
| En kaiyil vandha poonthottamae | A flower garden that arrived in my hands |
| Ponnae en pon maniyae | My golden girl, my precious gem |
| Dhenam pongi varum neerottamae | A stream flowing endlessly every day |
| Nee kekka thaanae naan paadinen | I sang only for you to listen |
| Nee illaadha neram naan thaedinen | In the moments without you, I searched for you |
| Vaadi vaadi maanae | Come, come my dear doe |
| Female | |
| Raasaa en raasaa kannu | King, my dear king |
| Onna nambi vandha rosaa kannu | A rose darling who came trusting you |
| Onnoda onnaa ninnu | Standing together as one with you |
| Dhenam onna ennum chinna ponnu | A young girl who counts you as her world every day |
| Male | |
| Maalaikkum maala | Evening after evening |
| En maaman ponnu saela | My cousin's saree |
| Azhaikkum vela asathum aala | At the time of calling, a stunning person |
| Female | |
| Saelaikkum mela naan | Above the saree, I am |
| Serndhirukkum sola | A grove united together |
| Kattunga vaazha kottunga poova | Tie the banana trees, scatter the flowers |
| Male | |
| Nee kooru vela | You fix the time |
| Ini ver yedhu vela | What other work is there now? |
| Female | |
| En maaman thola | My cousin's shoulder |
| Dhenam naan serum maala | A garland I join every day |
| Onnu thaanga koora chaela | Give me a bridal saree |
| Male | |
| Kaalam serndhadhum | Once the time unites us |
| Maala maathanum | We must exchange garlands |
| Kaadhai kadha solli | Telling stories into the ears |
| Bodha yethanum | We must stir up an intoxication |
| Vaadi vaadi maanae | Come, come my dear doe |
| Female | |
| Raasaa en raasaa kannu | King, my dear king |
| Onna nambi vandha rosaa kannu | A rose darling who came trusting you |
| Onnoda onnaa ninnu | Standing together as one with you |
| Dhenam onna ennum chinna ponnu | A young girl who counts you as her world every day |
| Female | |
| Ullathukkulla nee sonna | Inside the heart, you told |
| Kadha nooru | A hundred stories |
| Nenachu paathaa inikkum paaru | Thinking about them tastes so sweet, see |
| Male | |
| Kannukkul unna naan katti | I bound you inside my eyes |
| Vechen paaru | And kept you safe, see |
| Kalaippadhaaru pirippadhaaru | Who can disrupt it, who can separate us? |
| Female | |
| Thaenoda paalum | Honey with milk |
| Dhenam naan ootha venum | I should pour every day |
| Male | |
| Poovaana vaanam | A sky full of flowers |
| Adhil poi aada venum | We should go and dance in it |
| Ini mela enna venum | What more is needed now? |
| Female | |
| Naalum pozhudhellaam | All day and all time |
| Onna nenaikkiren | I think only of you |
| Thaniyaa paduthu thaan | Lying down alone |
| Sogamaa rasikkiren | I relish sweet yearning |
| Raajaa raani pola | Like a king and queen |
| Male | |
| Kannae en kanmaniyae | My darling, the apple of my eye |
| En kaiyil vandha poonthottamae | A flower garden that arrived in my hands |
| Ponnae en pon maniyae | My golden girl, my precious gem |
| Dhenam pongi varum neerottamae | A stream flowing endlessly every day |
| Female | |
| Nee kekka thaanae naan paadinen | I sang only for you to listen |
| Nee illaadha neram naan thaedinen | In the moments without you, I searched for you |
| Vaanga vaanga raasa | Come, come my king |
| Male | |
| Kannae en kanmaniyae | My darling, the apple of my eye |
| En kaiyil vandha poonthottamae | A flower garden that arrived in my hands |
| Female :Raasaa en raasaa kannu | Female: King, my dear king |
| Onna nambi vandha rosaa kannu | A rose darling who came trusting you |
கண்ணே என் கண்மணியே
என் கையில் வந்த பூந்தோட்டமே
பொண்ணே என் பொன் மணியே
தெனம் பொங்கி வரும் நீரோட்டமே
My darling, the apple of my eye
A flower garden that arrived in my hands
My golden girl, my precious gem
A stream flowing endlessly every day
I sang only for you to listen
In the moments without you, I searched for you
Come, come my dear doe
நீ கேட்க்கத்தானே நான் பாடினேன்
நீ இல்லாத நேரம் நான் தேடினேன்
வாடி வாடி மானே
King, my dear king
A rose darling who came trusting you
Standing together as one with you
A young girl who counts you as her world every day
ராசா என் ராசாக் கண்ணு....
ஒன்ன நம்பி வந்த ரோசாக் கண்ணு
ஒண்ணோட ஒண்ணா நின்னு
தெனம் ஒன்ன எண்ணும்
சின்னப் பொண்ணு
Evening after evening
My cousin's saree
At the time of calling, a stunning person
மாலைக்கும் மாலை
என் மாமன் பொண்ணு சேலை
அழைக்கும் வேளை அசத்தும் ஆளை
சேலைக்கும் மேல
நான் சேர்ந்திருக்கும் சோலை
கட்டுங்க வாழை கொட்டுங்க பூவ
Above the saree, I am
A grove united together
Tie the banana trees, scatter the flowers
நீ கூறு வேளை
இனி வேறேது வேலை
என் மாமன் தோளை
தெனம் நான் சேரும் மாலை
ஒண்ணு தாங்க கூரச்சேலை
You fix the time
What other work is there now?
காலம் சேர்ந்ததும்
மாலை மாத்தணும்
காதல் கதை சொல்லி
போதை ஏத்தணும்
வாடி வாடி மானே
My cousin's shoulder
A garland I join every day
Give me a bridal saree
ராசா என் ராசாக் கண்ணு....
ஒன்ன நம்பி வந்த ரோசாக் கண்ணு
ஒண்ணோட ஒண்ணா நின்னு
தெனம் ஒன்ன எண்ணும்
சின்னப் பொண்ணு
Once the time unites us
We must exchange garlands
Telling stories into the ears
We must stir up an intoxication
Come, come my dear doe
உள்ளத்துக்குள்ள
நீ சொன்ன கதை நூறு
நெனச்சுப் பார்த்தா இனிக்கும் பாரு
கண்ணுக்குள் உன்னை
நான் கட்டி வச்சேன் பாரு
கலைப்பது யாரு பிரிப்பது யாரு
King, my dear king
A rose darling who came trusting you
Standing together as one with you
A young girl who counts you as her world every day
தேனோட பாலும்
தெனம் நான் ஊத்த வேணும்
பூவான வானம்
அதில் போய் ஆட வேணும்
இனி மேல என்ன வேணும்
Inside the heart, you told
A hundred stories
Thinking about them tastes so sweet, see
நாளும் பொழுதெல்லாம்
ஒன்ன நெனைக்கிறேன்
தனியா படுத்துத்தான் சொகமா ரசிக்கிறேன்
ராஜா ராணி போல
I bound you inside my eyes
And kept you safe, see
Who can disrupt it, who can separate us?
கண்ணே என் கண்மணியே
என் கையில் வந்த பூந்தோட்டமே
பொண்ணே என் பொன் மணியே
தெனம் பொங்கி வரும் நீரோட்டமே
Honey with milk
I should pour every day
நீ கேட்க்கத்தானே நான் பாடினேன்
நீ இல்லாத நேரம் நான் தேடினேன்
வாங்க வாங்க ராசா
A sky full of flowers
We should go and dance in it
What more is needed now?
கண்ணே என் கண்மணியே
என் கையில் வந்த பூந்தோட்டமே
ராசா என் ராசாக் கண்ணு....
ஒன்ன நம்பி வந்த ரோசாக் கண்ணு
All day and all time
I think only of you
Lying down alone
I relish sweet yearning
Like a king and queen
My darling, the apple of my eye
A flower garden that arrived in my hands
My golden girl, my precious gem
A stream flowing endlessly every day
I sang only for you to listen
In the moments without you, I searched for you
Come, come my king
My darling, the apple of my eye
A flower garden that arrived in my hands
Female: King, my dear king
A rose darling who came trusting you
Kannae en kanmaniyae
My darling, the apple of my eye
En kaiyil vandha poonthottamae
A flower garden that arrived in my hands
Ponnae en pon maniyae
My golden girl, my precious gem
Dhenam pongi varum neerottamae
A stream flowing endlessly every day
Nee kekka thaanae naan paadinen
I sang only for you to listen
Nee illaadha neram naan thaedinen
In the moments without you, I searched for you
Vaadi vaadi maanae
Come, come my dear doe
Raasaa en raasaa kannu
King, my dear king
Onna nambi vandha rosaa kannu
A rose darling who came trusting you
Onnoda onnaa ninnu
Standing together as one with you
Dhenam onna ennum chinna ponnu
A young girl who counts you as her world every day
Maalaikkum maala
Evening after evening
En maaman ponnu saela
My cousin's saree
Azhaikkum vela asathum aala
At the time of calling, a stunning person
Saelaikkum mela naan
Above the saree, I am
Serndhirukkum sola
A grove united together
Kattunga vaazha kottunga poova
Tie the banana trees, scatter the flowers
Nee kooru vela
You fix the time
Ini ver yedhu vela
What other work is there now?
En maaman thola
My cousin's shoulder
Dhenam naan serum maala
A garland I join every day
Onnu thaanga koora chaela
Give me a bridal saree
Kaalam serndhadhum
Once the time unites us
Maala maathanum
We must exchange garlands
Kaadhai kadha solli
Telling stories into the ears
Bodha yethanum
We must stir up an intoxication
Vaadi vaadi maanae
Come, come my dear doe
Raasaa en raasaa kannu
King, my dear king
Onna nambi vandha rosaa kannu
A rose darling who came trusting you
Onnoda onnaa ninnu
Standing together as one with you
Dhenam onna ennum chinna ponnu
A young girl who counts you as her world every day
Ullathukkulla nee sonna
Inside the heart, you told
Kadha nooru
A hundred stories
Nenachu paathaa inikkum paaru
Thinking about them tastes so sweet, see
Kannukkul unna naan katti
I bound you inside my eyes
Vechen paaru
And kept you safe, see
Kalaippadhaaru pirippadhaaru
Who can disrupt it, who can separate us?
Thaenoda paalum
Honey with milk
Dhenam naan ootha venum
I should pour every day
Poovaana vaanam
A sky full of flowers
Adhil poi aada venum
We should go and dance in it
Ini mela enna venum
What more is needed now?
Naalum pozhudhellaam
All day and all time
Onna nenaikkiren
I think only of you
Thaniyaa paduthu thaan
Lying down alone
Sogamaa rasikkiren
I relish sweet yearning
Raajaa raani pola
Like a king and queen
Kannae en kanmaniyae
My darling, the apple of my eye
En kaiyil vandha poonthottamae
A flower garden that arrived in my hands
Ponnae en pon maniyae
My golden girl, my precious gem
Dhenam pongi varum neerottamae
A stream flowing endlessly every day
Nee kekka thaanae naan paadinen
I sang only for you to listen
Nee illaadha neram naan thaedinen
In the moments without you, I searched for you
Vaanga vaanga raasa
Come, come my king
Kannae en kanmaniyae
My darling, the apple of my eye
En kaiyil vandha poonthottamae
A flower garden that arrived in my hands
Female :Raasaa en raasaa kannu
Female: King, my dear king
Onna nambi vandha rosaa kannu
A rose darling who came trusting you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kannae En Kanmaniyae is a sweet romantic duet from the 1990 film Kavithai Paadum Alaigal, penned by Gangai Amaran. The song features two lovers exchanging deep affection and expressing their romantic longings for each other. The male lead affectionately addresses his lover as a flower garden and a stream of gold, declaring that his singing exists purely for her enjoyment. The female lead responds with equal adoration, referring to him as her king and reaffirming her devotion. Throughout the song, the lovers dream of their upcoming wedding—symbolized by exchanging garlands, auspicious banana trees, and bridal sarees—and look forward to a blissful life filled with shared stories, intimate companionship, and royal joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“En kaiyil vandha poonthottamae”
Comparing the beloved directly to a 'poonthottam' (flower garden) and 'neerottam' (flowing stream) to emphasize her beauty and vitality.
Mona (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kannae en kanmaniyae”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'K' in 'Kannae' and 'kanmaniyae'.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Ponnae en pon maniyae”
Matching second letter 'nn' in 'Kannae' and 'Ponnae'.
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Vaadi vaadi maanae”
Repeated use of 'Vaadi vaadi' and 'Vaanga vaanga' to convey intense affection and playful invitation.
Imagery
“Thaenoda paalum”
Use of sensory details like milk, honey, flower sky, and wedding garlands to paint a picture of lush romance.
Did you know?
Trivia
Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990) features lyrics by renowned lyricist-director Gangai Amaran. The song showcases classic late-80s/early-90s Tamil folk-pop melodic structures, leaning heavily on traditional acoustic rhythm arrangements.
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