Kannoru Pakkam
From Niraikudam · 1969
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Niraikudam1969
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannoru pakkam nenjoru pakkam | Eyes on one side, heart on another side, |
| Pennodu poraadudhu | battling with the woman. |
| Female :Aa..aa..kalloru pakkam thaenoru pakkam | Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side, |
| Ulloora neeradudhu | bathing deep within the soul. |
| Male | |
| Kannoru pakkam nenjoru pakkam | Eyes on one side, heart on another side, |
| Pennodu poraadudhu | battling with the woman. |
| Female :Aa..aa..kalloru pakkam thaenoru pakkam | Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side, |
| Ulloora neeradudhu | bathing deep within the soul. |
| Male | |
| Aadum poovai soodaamal ponaal | If one does not adorn the swaying flower, |
| Aadum poovai soodaamal ponaal aasai theeradhu | If one does not adorn the swaying flower, desire will not be satisfied. |
| Female :Aasai vegam poga poga | As the speed of desire grows, |
| Aasai vegam poga poga kelvi kelaadhu | As the speed of desire grows, it asks no questions. |
| Male | |
| Podhum neram polladha nenjil | When it is time to say enough, in this wicked heart, |
| Podhum neram poladha nenjil | When it is time to say enough, in this wicked heart, |
| Bodhai maaradhu | the intoxication does not fade. |
| Female :Poluthum pogaadhu | Time does not pass. |
| Male | |
| Kannoru pakkam nenjoru pakkam | Eyes on one side, heart on another side, |
| Pennodu poraadudhu | battling with the woman. |
| Female :Aa..aa..kalloru pakkam thaenoru pakkam | Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side, |
| Ulloora neeradudhu | bathing deep within the soul. |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal devan kalyaana veetil | In the wedding home of the God of Love, |
| Kaadhal devan kalyaana veetil kadhavu moodaadhu | In the wedding home of the God of Love, the door never closes. |
| Male :Kanni vaasal kaana kaana | Looking at the maiden's entrance repeatedly, |
| Kanni vaasal kaana kaana kangal podhaadhu | Looking at the maiden's entrance repeatedly, two eyes are not enough. |
| Female | |
| Chinna thottam sillendra kaatril | In the cool breeze of the small garden, |
| Chinna thottam sillendra kaatril | In the cool breeze of the small garden, |
| Siraiyum podaadhu | even imprisonment is not enough. |
| Male :Poda koodadhu | One should not confine love. |
| Male | |
| Kannoru pakkam nenjoru pakkam | Eyes on one side, heart on another side, |
| Pennodu poraadudhu | battling with the woman. |
| Female :Aa..aa..kalloru pakkam thaenoru pakkam | Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side, |
| Ulloora neeradudhu | bathing deep within the soul. |
கண்ணொரு பக்கம் நெஞ்சொரு பக்கம்
பெண்ணோடு போராடுது
ஆஆ கள்ளொரு பக்கம் தேனொரு பக்கம்
உள்ளூர நீராடுது.....
Eyes on one side, heart on another side,
battling with the woman.
Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side,
bathing deep within the soul.
கண்ணொரு பக்கம் நெஞ்சொரு பக்கம்
பெண்ணோடு போராடுது
ஆஆ கள்ளொரு பக்கம் தேனொரு பக்கம்
உள்ளூர நீராடுது....
Eyes on one side, heart on another side,
battling with the woman.
Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side,
bathing deep within the soul.
ஆடும் பூவை சூடாமல் போனால்
ஆடும் பூவை சூடாமல் போனால் ஆசை தீராது
ஆசை வேகம் போகப் போக
ஆசை வேகம் போகப் போக கேள்வி கேளாது
If one does not adorn the swaying flower,
If one does not adorn the swaying flower, desire will not be satisfied.
As the speed of desire grows,
As the speed of desire grows, it asks no questions.
போகும் நேரம் பொல்லாத நெஞ்சில்
போகும் நேரம் பொல்லாத நெஞ்சில்
போதை மாறாது
பொழுதும் போகாது
When it is time to say enough, in this wicked heart,
When it is time to say enough, in this wicked heart,
the intoxication does not fade.
Time does not pass.
கண்ணொரு பக்கம் நெஞ்சொரு பக்கம்
பெண்ணோடு போராடுது
ஆஆ கள்ளொரு பக்கம் தேனொரு பக்கம்
உள்ளூர நீராடுது.....
Eyes on one side, heart on another side,
battling with the woman.
Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side,
bathing deep within the soul.
காதல் தேவன் கல்யாண வீட்டில்
காதல் தேவன் கல்யாண வீட்டில் கதவு மூடாது
கன்னி வாசல் காணக் காண
கன்னி வாசல் காணக் காண கண்கள் போதாது
In the wedding home of the God of Love,
In the wedding home of the God of Love, the door never closes.
Looking at the maiden's entrance repeatedly,
Looking at the maiden's entrance repeatedly, two eyes are not enough.
சின்னத் தோட்டம் சில்லென்ற காற்றில்
சின்னத் தோட்டம் சில்லென்ற காற்றில்
சிறையும் போடாது
போடக் கூடாது
In the cool breeze of the small garden,
In the cool breeze of the small garden,
even imprisonment is not enough.
One should not confine love.
கண்ணொரு பக்கம் நெஞ்சொரு பக்கம்
பெண்ணோடு போராடுது
ஆஆ கள்ளொரு பக்கம் தேனொரு பக்கம்
உள்ளூர நீராடுது.....
Eyes on one side, heart on another side,
battling with the woman.
Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side,
bathing deep within the soul.
முனங்கல் :
...................
Kannoru pakkam nenjoru pakkam
Eyes on one side, heart on another side,
Pennodu poraadudhu
battling with the woman.
Female :Aa..aa..kalloru pakkam thaenoru pakkam
Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side,
Ulloora neeradudhu
bathing deep within the soul.
Kannoru pakkam nenjoru pakkam
Eyes on one side, heart on another side,
Pennodu poraadudhu
battling with the woman.
Female :Aa..aa..kalloru pakkam thaenoru pakkam
Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side,
Ulloora neeradudhu
bathing deep within the soul.
Aadum poovai soodaamal ponaal
If one does not adorn the swaying flower,
Aadum poovai soodaamal ponaal aasai theeradhu
If one does not adorn the swaying flower, desire will not be satisfied.
Female :Aasai vegam poga poga
As the speed of desire grows,
Aasai vegam poga poga kelvi kelaadhu
As the speed of desire grows, it asks no questions.
Podhum neram polladha nenjil
When it is time to say enough, in this wicked heart,
Podhum neram poladha nenjil
When it is time to say enough, in this wicked heart,
Bodhai maaradhu
the intoxication does not fade.
Female :Poluthum pogaadhu
Time does not pass.
Kannoru pakkam nenjoru pakkam
Eyes on one side, heart on another side,
Pennodu poraadudhu
battling with the woman.
Female :Aa..aa..kalloru pakkam thaenoru pakkam
Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side,
Ulloora neeradudhu
bathing deep within the soul.
Kaadhal devan kalyaana veetil
In the wedding home of the God of Love,
Kaadhal devan kalyaana veetil kadhavu moodaadhu
In the wedding home of the God of Love, the door never closes.
Male :Kanni vaasal kaana kaana
Looking at the maiden's entrance repeatedly,
Kanni vaasal kaana kaana kangal podhaadhu
Looking at the maiden's entrance repeatedly, two eyes are not enough.
Chinna thottam sillendra kaatril
In the cool breeze of the small garden,
Chinna thottam sillendra kaatril
In the cool breeze of the small garden,
Siraiyum podaadhu
even imprisonment is not enough.
Male :Poda koodadhu
One should not confine love.
Kannoru pakkam nenjoru pakkam
Eyes on one side, heart on another side,
Pennodu poraadudhu
battling with the woman.
Female :Aa..aa..kalloru pakkam thaenoru pakkam
Ah... wine on one side, honey on another side,
Ulloora neeradudhu
bathing deep within the soul.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kannoru Pakkam Nenjoru Pakkam is a romantic duet from the 1969 film Niraikudam, penned by lyricist Kannadasan and set to music by V. Kumar. The song describes the intoxicating and irresistible nature of romantic love, comparing the feeling to wine and honey bathing the inner soul. The lovers exchange expressions of boundless desire where time stands still, reason gives way to passion, and no amount of gazing or spending time together feels like enough.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Aa..aa..kalloru pakkam thaenoru pakkam / Ulloora neeradudhu”
Compares love and affection to intoxicating wine and sweet honey bathing the soul.
Monai (Initial Consonant Alliteration)
“Kaadhal devan kalyaana veetil kadhavu moodaadhu”
Repetition of the 'K' sound across words creates a rhythmic and melodic resonance.
Sensory Imagery
“Chinna thottam sillendra kaatril”
Uses tactile and spatial imagery (cool breeze in a garden, swaying flower) to evoke deep romantic sensations.
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Trivia
Niraikudam (1969) stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. Composer V. Kumar, often praised for his unique melodious arrangements during the late 1960s, collaborated with legendary lyricist Kannadasan to create this classic romantic duet performed by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.
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