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Lyrics & meaning

Kannoramai Kadhai Pesu

From Kannupada Poguthaiya · 1999

Lyricist
Kalai Kumar
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Kannupada Poguthaiya
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
14 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannoramaai kadhai pesu
Kadhal ambai nee veesu
Male :Dhevaloga un ooraa
Thendral enbathu un peraa
Villai yaenthidum veeraa
Vettaiyaada vantheeraa
Male :Adadaa kadhal porilae veeran manathinai
Pookkal pariththidum maayam enna
Female :Kadhal therinil mannan madiyinil
Nilavu saainthidum maayam enna
Kannoramaai kadhai pesu
Kadhal ambai nee veesu
Konji pesum unthan vaarththai vedham
Konjum valaiyal osai kadhal geedham
Anbin aruviyae…..kangalaanatho
Chinna paarvai ondru mattum pothum
Enthan vaazhvin thevai indru theerm
Amutha surabiyae…..ullamaanatho
Ullangaiyithaan anbae
Un mugam paarthaenae
Female :Uyirin nizhalaaga anbae
Unnai paarththaenae
Oru kodi kaalam vaazha un madi kettaenae
Kannoramaai kadhai pesu
Male :Kadhal ambai nee veesu
Vaasam kettu pookkal unnai konjum
Vannam kettu vaanavillum kenjum
Ullam kettu naan……unnai kenjinaen
Maegam unthan nenjin eeram ketkkum
Minnal unthan minnum sirippai ketkkum
Naanum vaazhavae……unnai ketkkiraen
Uzhagin azhagellaam anbae
Unnil paarththidavaa
Female :Idhaya thudippellaam anbae
Un peyar ketidavaa
Male :Ennuyirae neeyaai aanaal
Maranam jeyiththiduvaen
Kannoramaai kadhai pesu
Kadhal ambai nee veesu
Male :Dhevaloga un ooraa
Thendral enbathu un peraa
Villai yaenthidum veeraa
Vettaiyaada vantheeraa
Male :Adadaa kadhal porilae veeran manathinai
Pookkal pariththidum maayam enna
Female :Kadhal therinil mannan madiyinil
Nilavu saainthidum maayam enna….
Speak stories with the corners of your eyes
Shoot your arrows of love
Is the world of gods your hometown?
Is the gentle breeze your name?
O brave warrior holding a bow,
have you come here to hunt?
Ah, in this battle of love, how a warrior's heart
is stolen away by flowers, what magic is this?
In the chariot of love, on the king's lap,
how the moon leans and rests, what magic is this?
Speak stories with the corners of your eyes
Shoot your arrows of love
The sweet words you speak are like sacred verses
The sweet clinking of your bangles is a love song
Have your eyes become a waterfall of love?
Just a single glance from you is enough,
all my life's longings will be fulfilled today
Has your heart become a vessel of endless nectar?
Right in the palm of my hand, my love,
I saw your face
As the very shadow of my soul, my love,
I saw you
To live for ten million years, I asked for a place in your lap
Speak stories with the corners of your eyes
Shoot your arrows of love
Seeking your fragrance, flowers come to flatter you
Asking for your colors, the rainbow will plead with you
Asking for your heart, I pleaded with you
The clouds will ask for the tenderness of your heart
The lightning will ask for your glowing smile
And just to live my life, I ask for you
All the beauty in this world, my love,
may I see it in you?
In every single beat of my heart, my love,
may I hear your name?
If you become my very life,
I will conquer death itself
Speak stories with the corners of your eyes
Shoot your arrows of love
Is the world of gods your hometown?
Is the gentle breeze your name?
O brave warrior holding a bow,
have you come here to hunt?
Ah, in this battle of love, how a warrior's heart
is stolen away by flowers, what magic is this?
In the chariot of love, on the king's lap,
what magic makes the moon lean and rest?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet from the film 'Kannupada Poguthaiya' captures a poetic conversation between two lovers expressing their deep admiration and devotion. The male and female protagonists exchange playful compliments, metaphorically describing each other as divine beings, warriors, and forces of nature. The lyrics express how love transcends worldly bounds, turning soft flowers into conquerors of strong warriors, and how total union in love can overcome even mortality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagamy (Metaphor)

“Konji pesum unthan vaarththai vedham”

Describing words as scriptures ('vaarththai vedham') and bangle sounds as a love song ('valaiyal osai kadhal geedham').

Tharkurippetranai (Personification)

“Vaasam kettu pookkal unnai konjum”

Attributing human emotions and actions to natural phenomena, such as flowers begging for fragrance and rainbow begging for colors.

Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

“Vannam kettu vaanavillum kenjum”

Use of matching second-letter consonant rhyme ('Vaasam' / 'Vannam') and end rhymes ('konjum' / 'kenjum').

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Trivia

The song features lyrics written by Kalai Kumar for the 1999 Tamil film 'Kannupada Poguthaiya', starring Vijayakanth, Simran, and Soundarya, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar.

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