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Kanni Paruvam

From Sarasa B.A. · 1965

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
K. Jamunarani, Trichy Loganathan
Music director
S. Vedhachalam
Movie name
Sarasa B.A.
Movie release year
1965
Lyrics added on
9 Feb 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanni paruvam thulluthunga
Kaadhal kolla solluthunga
Kanni paruvam thulluthunga
Kaadhal kolla solluthunga
Muthamma o muthamma
Muthamma o muthamma
Muthamma o muthamma
Muthamma o muthamma
Sevalukku mayil vesham
Poda mudiyuma
Appadi pottaalum mayilai pola
Aada mudiyuma
avalukku ellorum than
Poda mudiyuma
Vesham pod mudiyuma
Appadi pottaalum
Rasikkum padi nadikka mudiyuma
Male :Appadi pottaalum
Ennai pola nadikka mudiyuma
Kaaindha maram thalai nimirndhu
Thazhaippadhum undu
Thaeindha nila marupadiyum valarvadhum undu
Vandha saedhi kanavu pola maari vidatha
Indru vandha saedhi kanavu pola maari vidatha
En manadhil avar vaitha kodi malarndhu vidatha
Malarndhu vidatha …malarndhu vidatha
Kanni paruvam thulluthunga
Kaadhal kolla solluthunga
Male and Chorus :Kanni paruvam thulluthunga
Kaadhal kolla solluthunga
Muthamma o muthamma
Muthamma o muthamma
Muthamma o muthamma
Muthamma o muthamma
Muthamma
Foriegn god endha dance-um aadiyathillai
Avar aadiyathaai naavalyedhum kooriyadhillai
Foriegn god endha dance-um aadiyathillai
Avar aadiyathaai naavalyedhum kooriyadhillai
Aanaal paarunga aangilaeyar thaanunga
Aaduraan paaduraan rap rap rap
Rap rap rappunnu kathuraan
Beautiful ladyai thalaiyilae vaithu
Sivan aadinaan speed dance
Beautiful ladyai thalaiyilae vaithu
Sivan aadinaan speed dance
Brindavanam endra paarkki jolyaai
Krishnan aadinaan flute dance
Brindavanam endra paarkki jolyaai
Krishnan aadinaan flute dance
Bigger dancer natarajan
Thillaiyil adinaan thrilling dance
Bigger dancer natarajan
Thillaiyil adinaan thrilling dance
Indha aadharam irundhum ivan oduraan
Aadharam illamale avan aaduraan
Ivan oduraan avan aaduraan
Ivan oduraan avan aaduraan
My youthful heart is leaping with joy,
telling me to fall in love!
My youthful heart is leaping with joy,
telling me to fall in love!
Muthamma, oh Muthamma!
Muthamma, oh Muthamma!
Muthamma, oh Muthamma!
Muthamma, oh Muthamma!
Can you dress up a rooster
as a peacock?
Even if you do, like a peacock,
can it really dance?
Can just anyone
put on a disguise,
put on an act for her?
Even if they put on an act,
can they perform well enough to be admired?
Male: Even if they put on an act,
can they perform as well as me?
Even a withered tree can lift its head
and flourish with green leaves again.
Even a waning moon can grow full once more.
Won't the news that arrived turn out to be just a dream?
Won't the news that arrived today turn out to be just a dream?
Won't the flowering vine he planted in my heart bloom?
Won't it bloom... won't it bloom?
My youthful heart is leaping with joy,
telling me to fall in love!
Male & Chorus: My youthful heart is leaping with joy,
telling me to fall in love!
Muthamma, oh Muthamma!
Muthamma, oh Muthamma!
Muthamma, oh Muthamma!
Muthamma, oh Muthamma!
Muthamma!
Foreign Gods have never danced any dance,
no scripture or story ever said that they danced!
Foreign Gods have never danced any dance,
no scripture or story ever said that they danced!
Yet look at the Westerners,
they dance and sing, 'rap, rap, rap!'
They shout and scream, 'rap, rap, rap!'
Carrying a beautiful lady (River Ganga) on his head,
Lord Shiva danced a swift, energetic dance!
Carrying a beautiful lady (River Ganga) on his head,
Lord Shiva danced a swift, energetic dance!
Joyfully in the garden called Brindavan,
Lord Krishna danced playing his flute!
Joyfully in the garden called Brindavan,
Lord Krishna danced playing his flute!
The greatest dancer Nataraja
danced a thrilling cosmic dance in Thillai (Chidambaram)!
The greatest dancer Nataraja
danced a thrilling cosmic dance in Thillai (Chidambaram)!
Even with all this tradition, this guy runs away,
while with no tradition at all, that man dances!
This one runs away, and that one dances!
This one runs away, and that one dances!
Female
Chorus
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Female
Male
Chorus
Male
Male
Male
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kanni Paruvam Thulluthunga from the film Sarasa B.A. (1965) is a vibrant duet blending romantic yearning, playful banter, and witty cultural satire. The initial verses reflect on youth, love, and emotional renewal, utilizing natural imagery such as a withered tree growing green again and the waning moon waxing back to full light as metaphors for rekindled hope.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor

Kaaindha maram thalai nimirndhu Thazhaippadhum undu

Compares emotional recovery and blossoming hope to a withered tree growing foliage and a waning moon re-waxing.

Angadam / Satire & Tanglish Rhyme

Bigger dancer natarajan Thillaiyil adinaan thrilling dance

Uses playful satire and lighthearted Tanglish rhymes (mixing English dance terms with traditional deity references) to comment on westernization and dance styles.

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Trivia

Sarasa B.A. (1965) features music composed by S. Vedhachalam with lyrics by Kannadasan. The track stands out for its early experimental blend of Tanglish (Tamil-English) comedic lyrics and upbeat modern rhythms delivered dynamically by Trichy Loganathan and K. Jamunarani.

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