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Kanni Penne Vaa

From Alavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum – 1957 · 1957

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
S. Rajeswara Rao
Movie name
Alavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum – 1957
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
22 Feb 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanni pennae vaa
Ennai konjam paar
Unnai enni yengum ennai
Nikkah seidhukoo
Yosanai seiyaadhae endraan oruvan
Kanni pennae vaa
Ennai konjam paar
Unnai enni yengum ennai
Nikkah seidhukoo
Yosanai seiyaadhae endraan oruvan
Ponnum porulam un mel naanae
Pozhiven mazhaipol endrae sonnaan
Ponnum porulam un mel naanae
Pozhiven mazhaipol endrae sonnaan
Ponn vendi un melae kaadhal kollaenae
Poyi vaada makku paiyaa endrae sonnenae
Kanni pennae vaa
Ennai konjam paar
Unnai enni yengum ennai
Nikkah seidhukoo
Yosanai seiyaadhae endraan oruvan
Kannai kavarum azhagu deivam
Unnaiyae poojippen endrae sonnaan
Kannai kavarum azhagu deivam
Unnaiyae poojippen endrae sonnaan
Poojithaal podhadhu bhuva tharadhu
Poyi vaada makku paiyaa endrae sonnenae
Hey kanni pennae vaa
Ennai konjam paar
Unnai enni yengum ennai
Nikkah seidhukoo
Yosanai seiyaadhae endraan oruvan
Inbam thunbam ellam ondraai
Pangu kolvom endrae sonnaan
Ennalum kaanadha inbam kondenae
Thannaale vetkam ennai kavuva kandenae
Kanni pennae vaa
Ennai konjam paar
Unnai enni yengum ennai
Nikkah seidhukoo
Yosanai seiyaadhae endraan oruvan
Kanni pennae vaa
Ennai konjam paar
"Come, young girl,
look at me a little.
Longing for you with all my heart,
marry me,
do not hesitate," said one man.
"Come, young girl,
look at me a little.
Longing for you with all my heart,
marry me,
do not hesitate," said one man.
"Gold and riches upon you,
I will shower like rain," he said.
"Gold and riches upon you,
I will shower like rain," he said.
"I will not fall in love with you just for gold,
go away, foolish boy," I told him.
"Come, young girl,
look at me a little.
Longing for you with all my heart,
marry me,
do not hesitate," said one man.
"Goddess of stunning beauty,
I will worship only you," he said.
"Goddess of stunning beauty,
I will worship only you," he said.
"Just worshipping is not enough, it will not feed me,
go away, foolish boy," I told him.
"Hey, come, young girl,
look at me a little.
Longing for you with all my heart,
marry me,
do not hesitate," said one man.
"Every joy and sorrow,
we will share together as one," he said.
I felt a happiness I had never known before,
and I felt shyness overcome me on its own.
"Come, young girl,
look at me a little.
Longing for you with all my heart,
marry me,
do not hesitate," said one man.
"Come, young girl,
look at me a little."
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

In this playful narrative song from Alavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum (1957), the female protagonist recounts how various suitors approached her with proposals of marriage ('Nikkah'). The first suitor offered to shower her with gold and wealth like rain, whom she dismissed as foolish for thinking material riches could buy her love. The second suitor flattered her as a goddess and promised to worship her, whom she rejected pragmatically, noting that mere devotion cannot fill one's stomach.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Pozhiven mazhaipol endrae sonnaan”

The comparison of showering gold and wealth to rain falling ('Pozhiven mazhaipol').

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Ponnum porulam un mel naanae”

Repetition of the initial 'P' sound across words ('Ponnum', 'porulam', 'Pozhiven').

Rhyme (Esubu / Iyaibu)

“Poyi vaada makku paiyaa endrae sonnenae”

End rhyme with similar verb endings and phrasing ('sonnaan' / 'sonnenae').

Contrast / Antithesis (Muran)

“Inbam thunbam ellam ondraai”

Juxtaposition of opposing concepts 'Inbam' (Joy) and 'Thunbam' (Sorrow).

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Trivia

Alavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum (1957) was a classic fantasy film based on the Arabian Nights tale of Aladdin. Directed by T. R. Raghunath, the film featured music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and lyrics by A. Maruthakasi, with P. Susheela delivering a lively vocal performance for this lighthearted track.

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