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Kanniyargal Koottam

From Pasamum Nesamum · 1964

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
S. Vedhachalam
Movie name
Pasamum Nesamum
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
11 Jul 2025

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Kanniyargal koottam kattazhagu thottam
Kanniyargal koottam kattazhagu thottam
Sittu vizhi muthu nagai sadhurattam
Sittu vizhi muthu nagai sadhurattam
Siru pottu vaithu poo mudikkum silaiyattam
Female Chorus :Kanniyargal koottam kattazhagu thottam
Kanniyargal koottam kattazhagu thottam
Sittu vizhi muthu nagai sadhurattam
Sittu vizhi muthu nagai sadhurattam
Siru pottu vaithu poo mudikkum silaiyattam
Akka endare azhaikkum pachaikkili
Chorus :Ahaa haa pachaikkili
Female :Akka endare azhaikkum pachaikkili
Chorus :Ahaa haa pachaikkili
Female :Athaan endrae azhaikkum ichaikkili
Anna nadai paatilae minnalidai nattiyathai
Adhisayamaai kattuvadhum yaaradi
Female Chorus :Anna nadai paatilae minnalidai nattiyathai
Adhisayamaai kattuvadhum yaaradi
Kanniyargal koottam kattazhagu thottam
Female Chorus :Kanniyargal koottam kattazhagu thottam
Sittu vizhi muthu nagai sadhurattam
Sittu vizhi muthu nagai sadhurattam
Siru pottu vaithu poo mudikkum silaiyattam
Paatezhudhum paavalarai kettuppaar
Chorus :Ahaa haa neeyae kettuppaar
Female :Paatezhudhum paavalarai kettuppaar
Chorus :Ahaa haa neeyae kettuppaar
Female :Adhai paadi kattum padagarai paarthukael
Kanniyarai ennaamal kadhalaiyum sollaamal
Karpanaiyil arputhangal thondruma
Female Chorus :Kanniyarai ennaamal kadhalaiyum sollaamal
Karpanaiyil arputhangal thondruma
Kanniyargal koottam kattazhagu thottam
Female Chorus :Kanniyargal koottam kattazhagu thottam
Sittu vizhi muthu nagai sadhurattam
Sittu vizhi muthu nagai sadhurattam
Siru pottu vaithu poo mudikkum silaiyattam
A gathering of young women is a garden of beauty,
A gathering of young women is a garden of beauty,
With lively eyes, pearly smiles, and graceful dance,
With lively eyes, pearly smiles, and graceful dance,
Wearing a little bindi and flowers in their hair, moving like living statues!
Female Chorus: A gathering of young women is a garden of beauty,
A gathering of young women is a garden of beauty,
With lively eyes, pearly smiles, and graceful dance,
With lively eyes, pearly smiles, and graceful dance,
Wearing a little bindi and flowers in their hair, moving like living statues!
The green parrot calls out, "Sister!"
Chorus: Aha ha, the green parrot!
Female: The green parrot calls out, "Sister!"
Chorus: Aha ha, the green parrot!
Female: But this parrot of longing calls out, "My beloved!"
With a swan-like walk in rhythm, and the dance of a lightning-slender waist,
Who is the one showing such a wonder, my friend?
Female Chorus: With a swan-like walk in rhythm, and the dance of a lightning-slender waist,
Who is the one showing such a wonder, my friend?
A gathering of young women is a garden of beauty,
Female Chorus: A gathering of young women is a garden of beauty,
With lively eyes, pearly smiles, and graceful dance,
With lively eyes, pearly smiles, and graceful dance,
Wearing a little bindi and flowers in their hair, moving like living statues!
Ask the poet who writes the songs,
Chorus: Aha ha, go ask him yourself!
Female: Ask the poet who writes the songs,
Chorus: Aha ha, go ask him yourself!
Female: Look at the singer who sings them and ask him!
Without thinking of young women and without speaking of love,
Can wonders ever be born in the imagination?
Female Chorus: Without thinking of young women and without speaking of love,
Can wonders ever be born in the imagination?
A gathering of young women is a garden of beauty,
Female Chorus: A gathering of young women is a garden of beauty,
With lively eyes, pearly smiles, and graceful dance,
With lively eyes, pearly smiles, and graceful dance,
Wearing a little bindi and flowers in their hair, moving like living statues!
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Pasamum Nesamum' is a joyful and lyrical song celebrating feminine charm, grace, and the inspirational power of beauty and love. The lyrics compare a group of young women to a vibrant garden filled with life, describing their lively eyes, pearl-like smiles, graceful gait, and statue-like beauty. The song emphasizes that womanhood and love are the fundamental muses behind all art, poetry, and musical creation. Through playful call-and-response lines with the chorus, the singer underscores how poets and musicians draw their grandest artistic inspiration directly from the enchantment of love and women.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

“Sittu vizhi muthu nagai sadhurattam”

Compares eyes to sparrows ('Sittu vizhi'), smiles to pearls ('muthu nagai'), waist to lightning ('minnalidai'), and women to statues ('silaiyattam').

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Kanniyargal koottam kattazhagu thottam”

Repetition of the initial consonant 'k' across the line ('Kanniyargal', 'koottam', 'kattazhagu').

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Akka endare azhaikkum pachaikkili / Athaan endrae azhaikkum ichaikkili”

Rhyming of the second letter 'kka' in 'Akka' and 'Ichaikkili'.

Rhetorical Question

“Karpanaiyil arputhangal thondruma”

Asking whether artistic imagination could ever produce wonders without the inspiration of love and women.

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Trivia

'Pasamum Nesamum' (1964) features music composed by S. Vedhachalam with lyrics by Kannadasan. The track relies on playful female chorus call-and-response dynamics popularized by P. Susheela during the 1960s Tamil cinema era.

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