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Lyrics & meaning

Kanni Pengal

From Kaadhal Mannan · 1998

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Febi, Ada Ali Azad
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Kaadhal Mannan
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
20 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mohabhat hi kudhaaa hoo…oooo
Mohabhat nahin tho
Kuch bhi nahin
Kanni pengal nenjukkul
Chorus :Kaiyezhuthu potavan
Female :Pathupergal mathiyil
Chorus :Palichendru ullavan
Female :Azhukku chattai pottalum
Chorus :Azhagai thondrum aanazhagan
Female :Pennin pinnal suttramal
Chorus :Pennae suttrum perazhagan
Yevano oh oh…
Kalvi illa kanniyarum
Kaditham ezhutha seigiravan
Kaadhalaraitha penn manathil
Kallai erinthu pogiravan yevano
Hey hey hey….
Avanae kaadhal mannan
Kaadhal mannan
Kaadhal mannan
Kaadhal mannan
Suvar ellam pengal otti
Thottupaarkum vayasu
Uravadum kanavai kandu
Ucchikottum uthadu
Rathi devi paethipola
Manaivi theedum manasu
Ethir veettai athai veedai
Enni paarkum vayasu
Chinna pengal idaiyae
Sikki konda pothum
Alaigal muttum paaraipola
Asayathulla veeran yevano
Hey hey hey….
Avanae kaadhal mannan
Kaadhal mannan
…………………………..
Munnal malargal endru
Oru pothum illai
Munnal illamai ondru
Vara povathum illai
Nam naattil makkal thogai
Thonnootrarukodi
Azhagana pengal mattum
Aimbathaaru kodi
Idhil pengal vanthu
Kannagal vaipavan yaaro
Avan perai kelungal
Hey hey hey….
Avanae kaadhal mannan
Kaadhal mannan
Kanni pengal nenjukkul
Kaiyezhuthu potavan
Pennin pinnal suttramal
Pennae suttrum perazhagan
Yevano oh oh…
Hey hey hey….
Avanae kaadhal mannan
Kaadhal mannan
Kaadhal mannan
Kaadhal mannan
Hey hey hey hey hey…..
Love is God Himself... oh...
If there is no love,
There is nothing at all.
Inside the hearts of young girls,
The one who signed his name,
In the middle of a crowd,
The one who shines brightly,
Even if he wears a dirty shirt,
The handsome man who still looks charming,
Without chasing after girls,
The charmer whom girls chase after,
Whoever he may be...
Making even uneducated girls
Write love letters,
Into a calm girl's heart,
Whoever tosses a stone and walks away,
Hey hey hey...
He is the King of Love!
King of Love!
King of Love!
King of Love!
Pasting posters of girls all over the wall,
This is the age to touch and admire them.
Dreaming of romantic moments,
The lips click in yearning.
Like the granddaughter of Rathi (goddess of love),
The heart searches for a wife.
The house across the street, the aunt's house—
This is the age to eye them all.
Even when trapped
In the middle of young girls,
Like a rock struck by waves,
Whoever is the brave man standing firm and unmoved,
Hey hey hey...
He is the King of Love!
King of Love!
...
There is no such thing
As yesterday's flowers,
And a youth once gone
Will never return again.
Our country's population
Is ninety-six crores (960 million),
And beautiful girls alone
Are fifty-six crores (560 million).
Among them, the one on whom girls
Set their admiring eyes—
Ask for his name!
Hey hey hey...
He is the King of Love!
King of Love!
Inside the hearts of young girls,
The one who signed his name,
Without chasing after girls,
The charmer whom girls chase after,
Whoever he may be...
Hey hey hey...
He is the King of Love!
King of Love!
King of Love!
King of Love!
Hey hey hey hey hey...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kaadhal Mannan' serves as a vibrant character-defining anthem praising a charming, effortlessly attractive protagonist who captures the hearts of young women. It begins with a Hindi motif declaring love as divine and essential, establishing romantic charm as the supreme virtue of the hero.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

“Alaigal muttum paaraipola”

Comparing the hero's steadfastness amidst women to a unyielding rock hit by sea waves ('Alaigal muttum paaraipola asayathulla veeran').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kanni pengal nenjukkul kaiyezhuthu potavan”

Describing the act of making an indelible impression on young women's hearts as signing an autograph inside them ('Kanni pengal nenjukkul kaiyezhuthu potavan').

Emona / Rhyme (Ethir veettai / Enni paarkum)

“Ethir veettai athai veedai”

Use of initial vocalic alliteration and internal rhyme in Tamil poetic structure across lines ('Ethir', 'Enni').

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Trivia

'Kaadhal Mannan' (1998) marked the debut collaboration of director Saran and actor Ajith Kumar, featuring music composed by Bharathwaj. The title 'Kaadhal Mannan' (King of Love) became an iconic moniker for actor Ajith early in his career following the film's huge commercial success.

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