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Lyrics & meaning

Kanne Endru Sollu

From Rathna Manjari · 1961

Lyricist
Puratchi Dasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Rajan Nagendra
Movie name
Rathna Manjari
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
10 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannae endru sollu
Iru kannal ennai killu
Jodi thannai naadum maina
Innum konjumo
Idhu endrum anjumo
Kannae endru sollu
Iru kannal ennai killu
Jodi thannai naadum maina
Innum konjumo
Idhu endrum anjumo
Kannae endru sollu
Iru kannal ennai killu
Aasai endru thedum kalai
Angu nindru aadum
Pudhumaigal yendhum imaiyudan neendhum
Poovaiyin mugathai paaraaiyoo
Nesamae peruga nenjamae iruga
Naadum kanniyin kali theeraai
Innangai sengani
Kannae endru sollu
Iru kannal ennai killu
Sithira mogana padhumai
Sindhaiyil aayiarm urimai
Panithuli endra manigalil nindra
Paavaiyin kanavai amudhaakku
Punnagai sendu poorippadhundu
Pon vandu vandhaal thaenundu
Innnangai sengani
Kannae endru sollu
Iru kannal ennai killu
Jodi thannai naadum maina
Innum konjumo
Idhu endrum anjumo
Call me your darling,
Pinch me playfully with your eyes.
The myna seeking its mate,
Will it cuddle even more?
Or will it always be shy?
Call me your darling,
Pinch me playfully with your eyes.
The myna seeking its mate,
Will it cuddle even more?
Or will it always be shy?
Call me your darling,
Pinch me playfully with your eyes.
The art that searches for desire
Stands and dances right there.
Carrying new wonders, swimming through fluttering eyelids,
Won't you look at this young woman's face?
As love overflows and our hearts hold tight,
Soothe the longing of this girl who seeks you.
This girl is a ripe, sweet fruit.
Call me your darling,
Pinch me playfully with your eyes.
Like a charming, sculpted doll,
With a thousand loving claims in her heart,
Resting like gems of morning dew,
Turn this girl's dream into sweet nectar.
A bouquet of smiles blossoms here;
If the golden beetle arrives, there is honey to taste.
This girl is a ripe, sweet fruit.
Call me your darling,
Pinch me playfully with your eyes.
The myna seeking its mate,
Will it cuddle even more?
Or will it always be shy?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses a young woman's deep romantic longing and playful affection for her lover. She invites him to call her his darling and flirt with her through gaze, comparing herself to a loving Myna bird seeking its mate and a ripe fruit waiting to be savored. She asks her beloved to turn her dreams into sweet nectar and fulfill her joyful desires.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)

“Jodi thannai naadum maina”

Compares the maiden longing for love to a Myna bird seeking its mate ('Jodi thannai naadum maina') and to a ripe red fruit ('sengani').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Rhyming second consonants in adjacent lines ('Kannae' /

Visual Imagery

“Panithuli endra manigalil nindra”

Evokes serene visual poetic imagery with dewdrops glistening like precious gems ('Panithuli endra manigalil nindra').

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Trivia

Rathna Manjari (1961) featured iconic music by the duo Rajan-Nagendra. Sung by the legend P. Susheela with lyrics by Puratchi Dasan, this track remains a classic example of 1960s Tamil romantic melody.

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