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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
Details
Kannupada Poguthaiya1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kannoramaai kadhai pesuSpeak stories from the corner of your eyes
Kadhal ambai nee veesuShoot your arrows of love
Male :Dhevaloga un ooraaMale: Is the heavenly world your hometown?
Thendral enbathu un peraaIs breeze your name?
Female
Villai yaenthidum veeraaOh warrior holding a bow,
Vettaiyaada vantheeraaDid you come to hunt?
Male :Adadaa kadhal porilae veeran manathinaiMale: Ah, in the war of love, what magic is it
Pookkal pariththidum maayam ennaThat flowers pluck a warrior's heart?
Female :Kadhal therinil mannan madiyinilFemale: In the chariot of love, on the king's lap,
Nilavu saainthidum maayam ennaWhat magic is it that the moon leans?
Male
Kannoramaai kadhai pesuSpeak stories from the corner of your eyes
Kadhal ambai nee veesuShoot your arrows of love
Male
Konji pesum unthan vaarththai vedhamYour affectionate words are like holy scripture
Konjum valaiyal osai kadhal geedhamThe sound of your jingling bangles is a love song
Anbin aruviyae…..kangalaanathoOh waterfall of love... did it turn into your eyes?
Female
Chinna paarvai ondru mattum pothumJust one little glance is enough
Enthan vaazhvin thevai indru theermThe needs of my life will be fulfilled today
Amutha surabiyae…..ullamaanathoOh inexhaustible vessel of nectar... did it turn into your heart?
Male
Ullangaiyithaan anbaeRight in the palm of my hand, my love,
Un mugam paarthaenaeI saw your face
Female :Uyirin nizhalaaga anbaeFemale: As the shadow of my soul, my love,
Unnai paarththaenaeI looked at you
Oru kodi kaalam vaazha un madi kettaenaeTo live for ten million years, I begged for your lap
Female
Kannoramaai kadhai pesuSpeak stories from the corner of your eyes
Male :Kadhal ambai nee veesuMale: Shoot your arrows of love
Male
Vaasam kettu pookkal unnai konjumInquiring about fragrance, flowers pamper you
Vannam kettu vaanavillum kenjumInquiring about colors, the rainbow begs you
Ullam kettu naan……unnai kenjinaenAsking for your heart... I begged you
Female
Maegam unthan nenjin eeram ketkkumThe cloud asks for the moisture of your heart
Minnal unthan minnum sirippai ketkkumThe lightning asks for your glittering smile
Naanum vaazhavae……unnai ketkkiraenFor me to live too... I am asking you
Male
Uzhagin azhagellaam anbaeAll the beauty of the world, my love,
Unnil paarththidavaaShall I see it inside you?
Female :Idhaya thudippellaam anbaeFemale: In every heartbeat, my love,
Un peyar ketidavaaShall I hear your name?
Male :Ennuyirae neeyaai aanaalMale: If my very soul becomes you,
Maranam jeyiththiduvaenI will conquer death itself
Female
Kannoramaai kadhai pesuSpeak stories from the corner of your eyes
Kadhal ambai nee veesuShoot your arrows of love
Male :Dhevaloga un ooraaMale: Is the heavenly world your hometown?
Thendral enbathu un peraaIs breeze your name?
Female
Villai yaenthidum veeraaOh warrior holding a bow,
Vettaiyaada vantheeraaDid you come to hunt?
Male :Adadaa kadhal porilae veeran manathinaiMale: Ah, in the war of love, what magic is it
Pookkal pariththidum maayam ennaThat flowers pluck a warrior's heart?
Female :Kadhal therinil mannan madiyinilFemale: In the chariot of love, on the king's lap,
Nilavu saainthidum maayam enna….What magic is it that the moon leans?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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