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Lyrics & meaning

Kannodu Kannum Kaiyodu Kaiyum

From Kannodu Kan · 1982

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kannodu Kan
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
15 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannodu kannum kaiyodu kaiyum
Onnodu onnaaga vendum
Ponmaalai kaattrum poonjcholai paattum
Mottaada thottaada
Meendum meendum thoondum
Kannodu kannum kaiyodu kaiyum
Onnodu onnaaga vendum
Ponmaalai kaattrum poonjcholai paattum
Mottaada thottaada
Meendum meendum thoondum
Kannodu kannum kaiyodu kaiyum
Onnodu onnaaga vendum
Kaveri neerottamo ullam
Oor thaandi oor pogum thaerottamo
Female :Kasthoori maanaattamo thullum
Kaal rendum kadal konda meenaattamo
Kattukkaavalgal kaanaatha kondaattamo
Pongum anantham thaenaattamo
Female :Anbin reengaaram neengaatha sangeethamo
Inbam naalthorum naalthorum
Melum melum koodum…..
Kannodu kannum kaiyodu kaiyum
Onnodu onnaaga vendum
Female :Ponmaalai kaattrum poonjcholai paattum
Mottaada thottaada
Meendum meendum thoondum
Kannodu kannum kaiyodu kaiyum
Female :Onnodu onnaaga vendum
Kaalangal ponnaanatthu
Varnajaalangal kolangal undaanathu
Male :Poovaagi kaayaanathu
Nalla pozhuthaaga pozhuthaaga kaniyaanathu
Yaarum yaettodum paattodum ezhuthaathu
Intha santhosham pudhinaanathu
Male :Sontham vaazhnthaalum thaazhnthaalum piriyaathathu
Pantham pogaathu pogaathu
Vaanam polae vaazhum
Kannodu kannum kaiyodu kaiyum
Onnodu onnaaga vendum
Male :Ponmaalai kaattrum poonjcholai paattum
Mottaada thottaada
Meendum meendum thoondum
Kannodu kannum kaiyodu kaiyum
Male :Onnodu onnaaga vendum
Eyes with eyes and hands in hands,
Must merge and become one.
The golden evening breeze and the garden's song,
Swaying the flower buds, gently caressing,
Stir our longing again and again.
Eyes with eyes and hands in hands,
Must merge and become one.
The golden evening breeze and the garden's song,
Swaying the flower buds, gently caressing,
Stir our longing again and again.
Eyes with eyes and hands in hands,
Must merge and become one.
Is my heart like the flowing waters of the Kaveri,
Or a chariot procession rolling from town to town?
Female: Is it like the playful leap of a musk deer,
Are these bouncing feet like fish dancing in the sea?
Is this a celebration free of all restraints?
Is this overflowing joy sweet like flowing honey?
Female: Is love's gentle hum an endless melody?
With every passing day,
Our happiness keeps growing more and more...
Eyes with eyes and hands in hands,
Must merge and become one.
Female: The golden evening breeze and the garden's song,
Swaying the flower buds, gently caressing,
Stir our longing again and again.
Eyes with eyes and hands in hands,
Female: Must merge and become one.
Our days have turned to gold,
Magical colors and beautiful patterns have come alive.
Male: It began as a flower, grew into a fruit,
And as sweet time passed, it ripened fully.
Never written down in any book or song,
This happiness is entirely brand new.
Male: Through life's rise and fall, our bond will never break,
This love will never fade away,
It will live on, endless like the sky.
Eyes with eyes and hands in hands,
Must merge and become one.
Male: The golden evening breeze and the garden's song,
Swaying the flower buds, gently caressing,
Stir our longing again and again.
Eyes with eyes and hands in hands,
Male: Must merge and become one.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet celebrates the passionate union and enduring commitment between two lovers. The lyrics draw vivid imagery from nature—comparing the heart's joy to the flowing Kaveri river, leaping musk deer, blooming flowers, and ripening fruit—to capture the natural progression and richness of their romantic journey.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Meendum meendum thoondum”

Words like 'Meendum meendum', 'naalthorum naalthorum', and 'melum melum' are repeated sequentially to add rhythmic emphasis and highlight continuous emotion.

Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Kannodu kannum kaiyodu kaiyum”

Repetition of the 'K' consonant sound across 'Kannodu', 'kannum', and 'kaiyodu' creates melodic flow.

Upamai (Simile)

“Vaanam polae vaazhum”

Comparing the infinite nature of their love and relationship to the vast, everlasting sky ('Vaanam polae').

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Pongum anantham thaenaattamo”

Overflowing joy is directly metaphorized as a river of flowing honey ('thaenaattamo').

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Trivia

Composed by the legendary music duo Shankar-Ganesh and penned by Vaali, this duet brings together S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jairam, known for their precise classical phrasing blended seamlessly with popular film melodies in early 1980s Tamil cinema.

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