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Lyrics & meaning

Kanne Vaa

From Chinna Poove Mella Pesu · 1987

Lyricist
S. A. Rajkumar
Singer
Dinesh
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Details
Chinna Poove Mella Pesu1987

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kannae vaaCome, my dear eyes,
Paadi varuvathu un geethamThe song that approaches singing is your song.
InneramAt this moment,
Thaedi varuvathu ullasamThe joy that seeks us out arrives.
Kavi paadinaan kaadhalaiThe poet sang of love,
Soodinaal maalaiyaiShe wore the flower garland.
Ilamai uravu pudhiya varavu perugudhuThe bond of youth grows with a fresh new arrival.
Male
Kannae vaaCome, my dear eyes,
Paadi varuvathu un geethamThe song that approaches singing is your song.
InneramAt this moment,
Thaedi varuvathu ullasamThe joy that seeks us out arrives.
Male
Vaanam engum oru vidhaEverywhere across the sky, a certain
Male & Chorus :Gaanam paravuthusong is spreading.
Male :Megam engum pudhu vidhaEverywhere among the clouds, a new kind of
Male & Chorus :Raagam pazhagudhuraga is becoming familiar.
Male
Haaa….aaa…..aaaa…aaa…Haaa....aaa.....aaaa...aaa...
Maedai thannil oru jeevan ezhunthathuA soul arose upon the stage.
Haaa….aaa…..aaaa…aaa…Haaa....aaa.....aaaa...aaa...
Thaevai endru oru naadham piranthathuA musical tone was born out of deep need.
Male
Hae aasai idhayamaeOh, longing heart,
Naan thaenai pozhigirenI am showering sweet honey.
Aadum kalaiyilaeIn the art of dance,
Pudhu vegam perugirenI gain a newfound momentum.
Aahaa ingae boomi kaalil nazhuvuthuAha, here the earth slips from beneath my feet,
Kaalil nazhuvuthuSlips beneath my feet.
Mogam ennum theeyai dhegam thazhuvuthuThe body embraces the fire known as passion,
Dhegam thazhuvuthuEmbraces the body.
Vaa anbaeCome, my love.
Male
Kannae vaaCome, my dear eyes,
Paadi varuvathu un geethamThe song that approaches singing is your song.
InneramAt this moment,
Thaedi varuvathu ullasamThe joy that seeks us out arrives.
Kavi paadinaan kaadhalaiThe poet sang of love,
Soodinaal maalaiyaiShe wore the flower garland.
Ilamai uravu pudhiya varavu perugudhuThe bond of youth grows with a fresh new arrival.
Male
Kannae vaaCome, my dear eyes,
Paadi varuvathu un geethamThe song that approaches singing is your song.
InneramAt this moment,
Thaedi varuvathu ullasamThe joy that seeks us out arrives.
Kavi paadinaan kaadhalaiThe poet sang of love,
Soodinaal maalaiyaiShe wore the flower garland.
Ilamai uravu pudhiya varavu perugudhuThe bond of youth grows with a fresh new arrival.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This track 'Kannae Vaa' from 'Chinna Poove Mella Pesu' (1987) is an expressive love song celebrating romance, art, and emotional ecstasy. The singer calls out to their beloved, describing how the sky and clouds resonate with music and new melodies. As the performance unfolds on stage, passion kindles like a fire, and the overwhelming joy makes the earth feel like it is slipping underfoot.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagamm)

Mogam ennum theeyai dhegam thazhuvuthu

Describing desire as a fire ('Mogam ennum theeyai') that embraces the body metaphorically highlights the intensity of romantic passion.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Kaalil nazhuvuthu

The phrase 'Kaalil nazhuvuthu' and 'Dhegam thazhuvuthu' are repeated in quick succession for rhythmic emphasis and heighten emotional ecstasy.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Vaanam engum oru vidha

Matching initial sounds 'Vaanam' and 'Gaanam', or 'Megam' and 'Raagam', create melodic harmony across adjacent lines.

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Trivia

'Chinna Poove Mella Pesu' marked the musical debut of S. A. Rajkumar in Tamil cinema, who co-composed the soundtrack alongside Venkatesh. The song features vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, establishing S. A. Rajkumar's signature melodic style that defined many successful soundtracks in the late 1980s and 1990s.

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