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Kanne Unnaal Naan Adaiyum

From Ambikapathy (Old) · 1957

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. A. Mathuram, N. S. Krishnan
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Ambikapathy (Old)
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
4 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannae kannae…
Kannae unnaal naan adaiyum
Kavalai konjamaa
En kavalai konjamaa
Adhai kandu summaa irukka
Unakku kallu nenjamaa
Kandu summaa irukka
Unakku kallu nenjamaa
Yaei…
Yae oo yaei
Aaha yae yaei
Aa yaei
Aa yaei yaei yaei yae O
Yaenyaa ennadhu
Kannae kinnae sollureengha
Ada unna illammaa
En kanna patthi paaduren
Rendu naalaa thookkamae illa
Sadhaa arikkudhu venneeraa kottudhu
Adhu thaan vera onnum illa
Oho appa paadu
Thangamae thangamae…
Thangamae un dhayavai naan peruveno
Endru thaan peruveno
En angam kulira vaari anaithu
Agam maghizhveno
En angham kulira vaari anaithu
Agam maghizhveno
Dhaa…
Thaa… nthaa…
Aiyo nthaa… ada nthaa
Aiyo inthaa inthaa tha…
Madha thaa va dhaa
Indhaanghaiyaa
Ippo thangamennu
Sonnadhu enna thaanae
Aiyaiyo aiyaiyo aiyaiyo
Idhu ennada idhu idha paarummaa
Idha indha paattu paadren paaru
Adhula pithala kaasu
Velli kaasu varaikkum vandhirukku
Thangam kidaikkala
Appadi thangam vandhuruchinnaa
Thangamae adhaan
Mmmm…paadungha paadungha
Thaenae thaenae…ae
Thaenae unnai thaedi thaedi
Naan alaindhenae
Naan alaindhenae
Nee theriyum vazhiyil
Edhiril irundhum
Thoda bayandhenae
Nee theriyum vazhiyil
Edhiril irundhum
Thoda bayandhenae
Mogaraiya paaru
Aiyaiyo mogaraiya paaraa
Mogaraiya paaru aahaa mogaraiya paaru
Oho mogaraiya paaru
Mogha moga mogaraiya paaru
Sari o sari
Indhaanghaiyaa
Innamae onnum maatha mudiyaadhu
Sathiyamaa sollungha
Ippa thaenaennu
Enna thaanae sonneengha
Adhu unnaillammaa indha
Enakku odambu sariyilla
Vaithiyaru oru basmam kuduthirukkaaru
Adha kolachi saapdaradhukku thaen vaenum
Adhu sari edhiril irundhum
Thoda bayandhennu
Sonneengalae adhukku enna arthamaam
Edhirla irukku thoda mudiyala adhaan
Ennadhu
Inga illa
Thottathula oru marathula
Ucheela irukku thaen koodu
Adhu thoda ponaa adikkumo
Illalla kothumo
Appadinnu bayamaa irukku
Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa
Ennaa moolai
My darling, my dear...
My dear, the trouble I go through because of you,
is my worry so small?
Is my worry so small?
To see that and stay silent,
do you have a heart of stone?
To see that and stay silent,
do you have a heart of stone?
Hey...
Hey oh hey!
Aha hey hey!
Ah hey!
Ah hey hey hey hey oh!
Hey mister, what is this?
Why are you calling me "darling" and all that?
Oh, not you, ma'am!
I'm singing about my own eye!
I haven't slept for two days.
It keeps itching constantly and watering like hot tears.
That's all it is, nothing else.
Oho, then keep singing!
My gold, my precious gold...
Oh precious gold, will I ever win your favor?
When will I ever receive it?
Embracing you tightly to cool my body,
will my heart ever rejoice?
Embracing you tightly to cool my body,
will my heart ever rejoice?
Give...
Give... here...
Oh no, here... hey, take it!
Oh dear, here, here, give...
Ma dha dha va dha...
Look here, mister!
Just now, when you said "precious gold",
you were talking about me, weren't you?
Oh no, oh no, oh no!
What a mess! Look here, ma'am...
Look, as I sing this song,
brass coins,
and even silver coins have come in!
I haven't gotten any gold!
If only gold coins turn up like that,
"Oh my gold!" That's what I meant!
Mmm... sing, keep singing!
Sweet honey, my sweet honey...
Oh sweet honey, searching and searching for you,
I wandered all around!
I wandered all around!
Right on the path where you can be seen,
even though you were right in front of me,
I was afraid to touch you!
Right on the path where you can be seen,
even though you were right in front of me,
I was afraid to touch you!
Look at that face!
Oh my, just look at his face!
Look at that face, aha, look at that face!
Oho, look at that face!
Look, look, just look at that face!
All right, oh all right!
Listen here, mister!
You can't twist your words anymore!
Tell me the truth, swear on it!
Just now, calling out "sweet honey",
you were talking about me, weren't you?
No, that wasn't about you, ma'am, listen!
I'm not feeling well.
The doctor gave me a medicinal powder,
and to mix and take it, I need honey!
That's fine, but "even right in front of me,
I was afraid to touch you,"
you said that, so what does that mean?
It was right in front of me and I couldn't touch it, that's why!
What was it?
Not here!
On a tree in the garden,
right at the top, there is a beehive!
If I go to touch it, will they swarm and attack me,
or rather, will they sting me?
That is what I was afraid of!
Aha aha aha aha!
What a clever brain!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This humorous comedic track features a playful exchange between a male character and a female character. The male character sings poetic lines using terms of endearment like 'Kannae' (Eye/Darling), 'Thangam' (Gold/Darling), and 'Thaenae' (Honey/Sweetheart). The female character repeatedly interrupts him, accusing him of flirting with her and addressing her with romantic terms. To escape her accusations, the man clever creates literal and absurd excuses for each term—claiming 'Kannae' refers to an eye infection, 'Thangam' refers to currency coins in a song, and 'Thaenae' refers to actual honey needed for medicine from a honeycomb he fears touching. The song ends with sarcastic praise for his witty evasions.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Sleshhai (Double Entendre / Pun)

Kannae unnaal naan adaiyum / Thangamae un dhayavai / Thaenae unnai thaedi

The entire song hinges on double meanings where romantic terms of endearment ('Kannae', 'Thangam', 'Thaenae') are cleverly re-interpreted literally (eye condition, gold coins, edible honey).

Anaphora (Edhugai / Rhyming Alliteration)

Kannae unnaal naan adaiyum / Kavalai konjamaa

Repetition of initial word sound patterns across contiguous lines (e.g., Kannae, Kavalai).

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Trivia

This track is a classic comedic musical dialogue from the 1957 Tamil film Ambikapathy, showcasing traditional Tamil comedic songwriting where wordplay and literal interpretations of poetic tropes are used to create humor.

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