Kanni Ilam
From Aayiram Nilave Vaa · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Aayiram Nilave Vaa1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kanni ilam poo udal | A maiden's young flower-like body |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Kanda sugam paarkadal | The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Kanni ilam poo udal | A maiden's young flower-like body |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Kanda sugam paarkadal | The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Mogamo modhumo podhumo | Will passion surge, clash, or be fulfilled? |
| Female | |
| Kanni ilam poo udal | A maiden's young flower-like body |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Kanda sugam paarkadal | The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk |
| Aahaaa | Aha |
| Female | |
| Aa… aa… haa… haaa… | Ah... ah... ha... haa... |
| Female | |
| Unnodu naan aadum | The golden time |
| Ponnaana velai | When I dance with you |
| Ulloorudhae bodhai | An intoxication wells up deep inside |
| Thallaadidum paavai | Making this maiden sway and stagger |
| Aa… aa… haa | Ah... ah... ha |
| Kaalai maalai baedham illai | There is no difference between morning and evening |
| Kaadhal vedham neram illai | The scriptures of love need no auspicious time |
| Thara tharaaraa | Thara tharaaraa |
| Tharara raara tharara thararaa | Tharara raara tharara thararaa |
| Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa | Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa |
| Female | |
| Kanni ilam poo udal | A maiden's young flower-like body |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Kanda sugam paarkadal | The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Mogamo modhumo podhumo | Will passion surge, clash, or be fulfilled? |
| Female | |
| Aa… aa… haa… haaa… | Ah... ah... ha... haa... |
| Female | |
| Unnodu naan andru | That day when I was with you |
| Ondraaga aanen | I merged and became one with you |
| Ennangalin thaeril | Riding on the chariot of thoughts |
| Sorgam varai ponen | I traveled all the way to heaven |
| Inbam inbam ingae endru | Realizing that true bliss resides right here |
| Kandom anbae angae sendru | My love, we found it by reaching there |
| Thara tharaaraa | Thara tharaaraa |
| Tharara raara tharara thararaa | Tharara raara tharara thararaa |
| Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa | Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa |
| Female | |
| Kanni ilam poo udal | A maiden's young flower-like body |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Kanda sugam paarkadal | The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Mogamo modhumo podhumo | Will passion surge, clash, or be fulfilled? |
| Female | |
| Kanni ilam poo udal | A maiden's young flower-like body |
| Aahaa | Aha |
| Kanda sugam paarkadal | The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk |
| Aahaa | Aha |
கன்னி இளம் பூ உடல்
ஆ.....ஹாஹா
கண்ட சுகம் பாற்கடல்
ஆ.....ஹாஹா
கன்னி இளம் பூ உடல்
ஆ.....ஹாஹா
கண்ட சுகம் பாற்கடல்
ஆ.....ஹாஹா
மோகமே மோதுமோ போதுமோ
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aha
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aha
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aha
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aha
Will passion surge, clash, or be fulfilled?
கன்னி இளம் பூ உடல்
ஆஹாஹா
கண்ட சுகம் பாற்கடல்
ஆஹாஹா
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aha
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aha
ஆ.....ஆ....ஹா....ஹா...ஹா....
Ah... ah... ha... haa...
உன்னோடு நான் ஆடும்
பொன்னான வேளை
உள்ளூறுதே போதை
தள்ளாடிடும் பாவை
ஆ....ஆ...ஹா....
காலை மாலை பேதம் இல்லை
காதல் வேகம் வீரம் இல்லை
தர தராரா
தரர ரார தரர தராரா
லலல லால லலலலா லலல லலலலா
The golden time
When I dance with you
An intoxication wells up deep inside
Making this maiden sway and stagger
Ah... ah... ha
There is no difference between morning and evening
The scriptures of love need no auspicious time
Thara tharaaraa
Tharara raara tharara thararaa
Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa
கன்னி இளம் பூ உடல்
ஆ.....ஹாஹா
கண்ட சுகம் பாற்கடல்
ஆ.....ஹாஹா
மோகமே மோதுமோ போதுமோ
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aha
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aha
Will passion surge, clash, or be fulfilled?
ஆ.....ஆ....ஹா....ஹா....ஹா....
Ah... ah... ha... haa...
உன்னோடு நான் அன்று
ஒன்றாக ஆனேன்
எண்ணங்களின் தேரில்
சொர்க்கம் வரை போனேன்
இன்பம் இன்பம் எங்கே என்று
கண்டோம் அன்பே அங்கே சென்று
தர தராரா
தரர ரார தரர தராரா
லலல லால லலலலா லலல லலலலா
That day when I was with you
I merged and became one with you
Riding on the chariot of thoughts
I traveled all the way to heaven
Realizing that true bliss resides right here
My love, we found it by reaching there
Thara tharaaraa
Tharara raara tharara thararaa
Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa
கன்னி இளம் பூ உடல்
ஆ....ஹாஹா
கண்ட சுகம் பாற்கடல்
ஆ....ஹாஹா
மோகமே மோதுமோ போதுமோ
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aha
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aha
Will passion surge, clash, or be fulfilled?
கன்னி இளம் பூ உடல்
ஆ....ஹாஹா
கண்ட சுகம் பாற்கடல்
ஆ......ஹாஹா
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aha
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aha
Kanni ilam poo udal
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aahaa
Aha
Kanda sugam paarkadal
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aahaa
Aha
Kanni ilam poo udal
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aahaa
Aha
Kanda sugam paarkadal
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aahaa
Aha
Mogamo modhumo podhumo
Will passion surge, clash, or be fulfilled?
Kanni ilam poo udal
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aahaa
Aha
Kanda sugam paarkadal
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aahaaa
Aha
Aa… aa… haa… haaa…
Ah... ah... ha... haa...
Unnodu naan aadum
The golden time
Ponnaana velai
When I dance with you
Ulloorudhae bodhai
An intoxication wells up deep inside
Thallaadidum paavai
Making this maiden sway and stagger
Aa… aa… haa
Ah... ah... ha
Kaalai maalai baedham illai
There is no difference between morning and evening
Kaadhal vedham neram illai
The scriptures of love need no auspicious time
Thara tharaaraa
Thara tharaaraa
Tharara raara tharara thararaa
Tharara raara tharara thararaa
Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa
Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa
Kanni ilam poo udal
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aahaa
Aha
Kanda sugam paarkadal
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aahaa
Aha
Mogamo modhumo podhumo
Will passion surge, clash, or be fulfilled?
Aa… aa… haa… haaa…
Ah... ah... ha... haa...
Unnodu naan andru
That day when I was with you
Ondraaga aanen
I merged and became one with you
Ennangalin thaeril
Riding on the chariot of thoughts
Sorgam varai ponen
I traveled all the way to heaven
Inbam inbam ingae endru
Realizing that true bliss resides right here
Kandom anbae angae sendru
My love, we found it by reaching there
Thara tharaaraa
Thara tharaaraa
Tharara raara tharara thararaa
Tharara raara tharara thararaa
Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa
Lalala laala lalalalaa lalala lalalalaa
Kanni ilam poo udal
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aahaa
Aha
Kanda sugam paarkadal
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aahaa
Aha
Mogamo modhumo podhumo
Will passion surge, clash, or be fulfilled?
Kanni ilam poo udal
A maiden's young flower-like body
Aahaa
Aha
Kanda sugam paarkadal
The joy experienced is like an ocean of milk
Aahaa
Aha
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kanni Ilam Poo Udal' from the movie Aayiram Nilave Vaa (1983) is a romantic and sensuous composition celebrating physical and emotional intimacy. The lyrics draw rich poetic imagery, comparing the maiden's soft physique to a tender flower and the delight of love to 'Paarkadal'—the mythological ocean of milk known for its divine pure bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uwamai (Metaphor/Simile)
“Kanni ilam poo udal”
Compares the delicate physical beauty of a young maiden to a soft flower ('poo udal').
Hyperbole & Metaphor
“Kanda sugam paarkadal”
Compares the bliss of intimacy to 'Paarkadal' (the divine ocean of milk), elevating romantic pleasure to a heavenly experience.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Internal Rhyming)
“Mogamo modhumo podhumo”
Uses rhythmic rhyming suffixes '-mo' across words to create a musical, hypnotic flow.
Uragaham (Metaphor)
“Ennangalin thaeril”
Riding on 'ennangalin thaer' (chariot of thoughts/imagination) symbolizes elevated joy and fantasy.
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Trivia
This track features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the 1983 film 'Aayiram Nilave Vaa', directed by A. Jagannathan and starring Karthik and Sulakshana. The lyrics written by Vairamuthu highlight classic 1980s Tamil cinema erotic romantic imagery using traditional poetic metaphors.
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