Kanni Rasi En Rasi
From Kumaara Vijayam · 1976
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- G. Devarajan
- Details
- Kumaara Vijayam1976
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kanni raasi en raasi | Virgo is my zodiac sign |
| Male :Kaalai raasi en raasi | Male: Morning sign/Bull sign is my zodiac sign |
| Female :Haaa… | Female: Haaa... |
| Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi | Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign |
| Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi | Female: Think whether we are a match |
| Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi | Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic |
| Female | |
| Kanni raasi en raasi | Virgo is my zodiac sign |
| Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi | Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign |
| Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi | Female: Think whether we are a match |
| Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi | Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic |
| Male | |
| Oru pakka kaadhal illai idhu | This is not a one-sided love |
| En ullam arindha unmai idhu | This is a truth that my heart knows |
| Female | |
| Ullam eththanai sonnaalum | No matter how much the heart expresses |
| Un unmai arindha penmai idhu | This womanhood knows your true nature |
| Penmai idhu | This womanhood |
| Female | |
| Kanni raasi en raasi | Virgo is my zodiac sign |
| Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi | Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign |
| Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi | Female: Think whether we are a match |
| Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi | Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic |
| Female | |
| Undhan saagasam ennidamaa | Will your clever tricks work on me? |
| Adhu ulagam therindha pennidamaa | On a woman who understands the ways of the world? |
| Male | |
| Konjum sarasam saagasamaa | Is coaxing romance a trick? |
| Naam koodi iruppom | We shall be united together |
| Samarasamaa samarasamaa | In harmony, in harmony |
| Female | |
| Kanni raasi en raasi | Virgo is my zodiac sign |
| Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi | Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign |
| Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi | Female: Think whether we are a match |
| Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi | Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic |
| Male | |
| Mandhiram podadi mayangugiren | Cast a spell, my dear, I am swooning |
| Oru manjam podadi urangugiren | Prepare a bed, my dear, I shall sleep |
| Female | |
| Mangala melam muzhangha vidu | Let the auspicious wedding drums resound |
| Un madiyinil ennai mayanga vidu | Let me swoon in your lap |
| Mayanga vidu | Let me swoon |
| Female | |
| Kanni raasi en raasi | Virgo is my zodiac sign |
| Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi | Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign |
| Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi | Female: Think whether we are a match |
| Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi | Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic |
| Porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi | If it does not match, I will become an ascetic |
| Female | |
| Aaa….aaa….aaa…aaa…………….. | Aaa....aaa....aaa...aaa............ |
கன்னி ராசி என் ராசி
காளை ராசி என் ராசி
ஆ.......
ரிஷபக் காளை ராசி என் ராசி
பொருத்தம் தானா நீ யோசி
அது பொருந்தா விட்டால் சன்யாசி
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male: Morning sign/Bull sign is my zodiac sign
Female: Haaa...
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
கன்னி ராசி என் ராசி
ரிஷபக் காளை ராசி என் ராசி
பொருத்தம் தானா நீ யோசி
அது பொருந்தா விட்டால் சன்யாசி
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
ஒரு பக்கக் காதல் இல்லை இது
என் உள்ளம் அறிந்த உண்மை இது
This is not a one-sided love
This is a truth that my heart knows
உள்ளம் எத்தனை சொன்னாலும்
உன் உண்மை அறிந்த
பெண்மை இது பெண்மை இது
No matter how much the heart expresses
This womanhood knows your true nature
This womanhood
கன்னி ராசி என் ராசி
ரிஷபக் காளை ராசி என் ராசி
பொருத்தம் தானா நீ யோசி
அது பொருந்தா விட்டால் சன்யாசி
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
உந்தன் சாகசம் என்னிடமா
அது உலகம் தெரிந்த பெண்ணிடமா
Will your clever tricks work on me?
On a woman who understands the ways of the world?
கொஞ்சும் சரசம் சாகசமா
நாம் கூடி இருப்போம்
சமரசமா சமரசமா
Is coaxing romance a trick?
We shall be united together
In harmony, in harmony
கன்னி ராசி என் ராசி
ரிஷபக் காளை ராசி என் ராசி
பொருத்தம் தானா நீ யோசி
அது பொருந்தா விட்டால் சன்யாசி
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
மந்திரம் போடடி மயங்குகிறேன்
ஒரு மஞ்சம் போடடி உறங்குகிறேன்
Cast a spell, my dear, I am swooning
Prepare a bed, my dear, I shall sleep
மங்கல மேளம் முழுங்க விடு
உன் மடியினில் என்னை
மயங்க விடு மயங்க விடு
Let the auspicious wedding drums resound
Let me swoon in your lap
Let me swoon
கன்னி ராசி என் ராசி
ரிஷபக் காளை ராசி என் ராசி
பொருத்தம் தானா நீ யோசி
அது பொருந்தா விட்டால் சன்யாசி
பொருந்தா விட்டால் சன்யாசி
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
ஆஆ..... ஆஅ..... ஆஆ..... ஆஆ......
Aaa....aaa....aaa...aaa............
Kanni raasi en raasi
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male :Kaalai raasi en raasi
Male: Morning sign/Bull sign is my zodiac sign
Female :Haaa…
Female: Haaa...
Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
Kanni raasi en raasi
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
Oru pakka kaadhal illai idhu
This is not a one-sided love
En ullam arindha unmai idhu
This is a truth that my heart knows
Ullam eththanai sonnaalum
No matter how much the heart expresses
Un unmai arindha penmai idhu
This womanhood knows your true nature
Penmai idhu
This womanhood
Kanni raasi en raasi
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
Undhan saagasam ennidamaa
Will your clever tricks work on me?
Adhu ulagam therindha pennidamaa
On a woman who understands the ways of the world?
Konjum sarasam saagasamaa
Is coaxing romance a trick?
Naam koodi iruppom
We shall be united together
Samarasamaa samarasamaa
In harmony, in harmony
Kanni raasi en raasi
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
Mandhiram podadi mayangugiren
Cast a spell, my dear, I am swooning
Oru manjam podadi urangugiren
Prepare a bed, my dear, I shall sleep
Mangala melam muzhangha vidu
Let the auspicious wedding drums resound
Un madiyinil ennai mayanga vidu
Let me swoon in your lap
Mayanga vidu
Let me swoon
Kanni raasi en raasi
Virgo is my zodiac sign
Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi
Male: Taurus the bull is my zodiac sign
Female :Porutham thaanaa nee yosi
Female: Think whether we are a match
Male :Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi
Male: If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
Porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi
If it does not match, I will become an ascetic
Aaa….aaa….aaa…aaa……………..
Aaa....aaa....aaa...aaa............
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful romantic duet centers around astrological compatibility (raasi porutham) between the hero and heroine. The heroine declares her sign as Virgo (Kanni), while the hero declares his as Taurus (Rishaba). The hero playfully threatens to renounce worldly life and become an ascetic (sanyaasi) if they are deemed incompatible, while the heroine teasingly evaluates his sincerity and warns him that she sees through his clever charms. As the song progresses, both acknowledge that their love is mutual rather than one-sided. They resolve to live together in harmony (samarasam) and look forward to a blissful marital union filled with affection, music, and romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Porutham thaanaa nee yosi / Adhu porundhaa vittaal sanyaasi”
The lines end with rhyming words ending in the '-si' sound: 'raasi', 'yosi', and 'sanyaasi'.
Wordplay / Pun (Sleshai)
“Male :Kaalai raasi en raasi / Male :Rishaba kaalai raasi en raasi”
Kannadasan plays with the word 'Kaalai', which means both 'bull' (representing Taurus/Rishaba) and 'morning'.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Mandhiram podadi mayangugiren / Oru manjam podadi urangugiren”
The second consonant 'nda' matches across consecutive lines ('Mandhiram', 'manjam').
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Mangala melam muzhangha vidu / Un madiyinil ennai mayanga vidu”
Repetition of the initial 'M' sound in 'Mangala', 'muzhangha', 'madiyinil', and 'mayanga'.
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Trivia
The film 'Kumaara Vijayam' (1976) starred Kamal Haasan and Jayachitra in lead roles, directed by A. Vincent. The music for the film was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics penned by the legendary poet Kannadasan. The song showcases Kannadasan's knack for incorporating everyday cultural concepts—such as horoscope matching—into lighthearted cinematic romance.
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