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Lyrics & meaning

Kannil Therikindra

From Ragasiya Police 115 · 1968

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Ragasiya Police 115
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
6 Apr 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannil therigindra vaanam
Kaigalil varaatho
Thulli thirigindra megam
Thottu thazhuvaatho
Kannil therigindra vaanam
Kaigalil varaatho
Thulli thirigindra megam
Thottu thazhuvaatho
Katti anaikkindra meni
Pattoli kollaatho
Katti anaikkindra meni
Pattoli kollaatho
Ponnazhagu penmugaththil
Kanvizhunththaal ennaagum
Ponnazhagu penmugaththil
Kanvizhunththaal ennaagum
Ponnaagum poovaagum thallaadum
Senggani mangaiyar meedhu
Sevvari vandaadum
Senggani mangaiyar meedhu
Sevvari vandaadum
Sivantha malargal
Sirikkum azhagu
Ninaivil ethanai sindhum
Kodukkum karanggal
Thudikka thudikka
Eduthu mudikka sollum
Malar killalaam
Kaiyil allalaam
Kathai sollalaam
Vanna kannamellaam
Innumenna vanthu vidu
Sollividu…sollividu..
Senggani mangaiyar meedhu
Sevvari vandaadum
Senggani mangaiyar meedhu
Sevvari vandaadum
Aruvi vizhunthu
Nathiyil nadanthu
Kadalil kalanththathenna
Paruvam malarnthu
Madiyil vizhunthu
Pazhagum kathaiyai solla
Nathi vanthathu
Male :Kadal kondathu
Female :Suvai kandathu
Male :Enna sontham ithu
Female :Konjavarum vanjiyarin
Nenjamithu
Aada vanthen medaiyilae
Aadivitten unmanathil
Male :Aaduvathai kaanavanthen
Aadavaiththen unmanathai
The sky that I see before my eyes,
Won't it come into my hands?
The cloud that leaps and wanders free,
Won't it touch and embrace me?
The sky that I see before my eyes,
Won't it come into my hands?
The cloud that leaps and wanders free,
Won't it touch and embrace me?
A body held close in an embrace,
Won't it shine with the glow of silk?
A body held close in an embrace,
Won't it shine with the glow of silk?
On a woman's golden, beautiful face,
What happens when someone's gaze falls?
On a woman's golden, beautiful face,
What happens when someone's gaze falls?
It turns to gold, blooms like a flower, and swoons.
Over women as sweet as ripe red fruits,
Striped honeybees dance and hover.
Over women as sweet as ripe red fruits,
Striped honeybees dance and hover.
The blushing red flowers,
With their smiling beauty,
How much they spill into memory!
The giving hands,
As they quiver with longing,
Ask to gather and complete it all.
We can pluck the flower,
Scoop it into our hands,
And share our sweet stories.
All across these glowing cheeks,
Why wait any longer? Just come to me!
Tell me... oh, tell me!
Over women as sweet as ripe red fruits,
Striped honeybees dance and hover.
Over women as sweet as ripe red fruits,
Striped honeybees dance and hover.
The waterfall tumbling down,
Flowing into the river,
Why did it merge into the sea?
As youth blossoms,
And falls into the lap,
To tell the story of two growing close!
The river came flowing,
Male: The sea embraced it,
Female: And tasted its sweetness!
Male: What kind of bond is this?
Female: Of playful women who come to caress,
This is the heart!
I came to dance upon the stage,
But I danced into your heart!
Male: I came only to watch the dance,
Female: And I made your heart dance too!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet uses rich natural imagery to describe the awakening of love, youth, and deep desire between lovers. The lyrics draw poetic parallels between nature and human emotion, using metaphors like the sky descending into one's hands, a river merging into the ocean, and bees hovering over ripe fruit to express passion, unity, and surrender.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Thulli thirigindra megam / Thottu thazhuvaatho”

Matching initial consonant/vowel sound 'Th' in 'Thulli' and 'Thottu'.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Kannil therigindra vaanam / Ponnazhagu penmugaththil”

Matching second letter 'n' sound across lines ('Kannil' / 'Ponnazhagu').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Senggani mangaiyar meedhu / Sevvari vandaadum”

The maiden's youthful charm is compared to a ripe red fruit ('Senggani') and the lover to a red-striped bee ('Sevvari vandhu').

Personification

“Aruvi vizhunthu / Nathiyil nadanthu / Kadalil kalanththathenna”

The journey of a river flowing into the ocean is personified as a maiden yielding to her beloved's embrace in love.

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Trivia

'Kannil Therigindra Vaanam' is a popular duet sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela for the 1968 Tamil action-thriller 'Ragasiya Police 115', starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Jayalalithaa. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by the legendary poet Kannadasan.

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