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Kannu Mayangi

From Penne Nee Vazhga · 1967

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Penne Nee Vazhga
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
3 Dec 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannu mayangi mayangi thavicha
Adhai theliya veikkanumpaa
Kaal thavari thavari nadanthaal
Adhai thiruthi veikkanumpaa
Manam tthadukki thadukki vilundhaal
Adhai niruthi veikkanumpaa
Buthi valainju valainju irundha
Adhai nimirthi veikkanumpaa
Kannu mayangi mayangi thavicha
Adhai theliya veikkanumpaa
Kaal thavari thavari nadanthaal
Adhai thiruthi veikkanumpaa
Humming …..
Humming …….
Pulla padikkira paadu
Appan panathukku kedu
Indha varushathodu vaguppa maathi
Uruppada paaru
Pulla padikkira paadu
Appan panathukku kedu
Indha varushathodu vaguppa maathi
Uruppada paaru
Naan ulladhai solla nalladhai solla
Unnaiyum ennaiyum serthu solla
Naan ulladhai solla nalladhai solla
Unnaiyum ennaiyum serthu solla
Urutti meratti thurathi veratta
Thuninjavan yaaru
Humming …..
Kannu mayangi mayangi thavicha
Adhai theliya veikkanumpaa
Kaal thavari thavari nadanthaal
Adhai thiruthi veikkanumpaa
Manam tthadukki thadukki vilundhaal
Adhai niruthi veikkanumpaa
Buthi valainju valainju irundha
Adhai nimirthi veikkanumpaa
Humming …..
Humming…..
Mandhi porandhadhu mundhi
Naama porandhadhu pindhi
Andha gunamum manamum
Dhinamum unnidam iruppadhai sindhi
Mandhi porandhadhu mundhi
Naama porandhadhu pindhi
Andha gunamum manamum
Dhinamum unnidam iruppadhai sindhi
Nee thinnaikku thinnai paduthu thoonghi
Vambhu sandaiya vilaikku vaanghi
Nee thinnaikku thinnai paduthu thoonghi
Vambhu sandaiya vilaikku vaanghi
Udambhu peruthu moolai siruthu
Kedappadhai niruthu
Udambhu peruthu moolai siruthu
Kedappadhai niruthu
Humming …..
If the eyes get dizzy and dazed,
you must clear your vision, my friend.
If your feet slip and stumble,
you must correct your path, my friend.
If the mind trips and falls,
you must steady it and hold it back.
If the mind grows twisted and crooked,
you must straighten it out, my friend.
If the eyes get dizzy and dazed,
you must clear your vision, my friend.
If your feet slip and stumble,
you must correct your path, my friend.
(Humming...)
(Humming...)
Look at the way this boy studies—
it's just a waste of his father's money!
At least move up to the next grade this year,
and try to make something of yourself!
Look at the way this boy studies—
it's just a waste of his father's money!
At least move up to the next grade this year,
and try to make something of yourself!
When I speak the plain truth and offer good advice,
speaking of both you and me together,
When I speak the plain truth and offer good advice,
speaking of both you and me together,
who dares to glare, intimidate,
and try to chase me away?
(Humming...)
If the eyes get dizzy and dazed,
you must clear your vision, my friend.
If your feet slip and stumble,
you must correct your path, my friend.
If the mind trips and falls,
you must steady it and hold it back.
If the mind grows twisted and crooked,
you must straighten it out, my friend.
(Humming...)
(Humming...)
Monkeys were born first in evolution,
and humans came into the world later.
Just think about how that monkey nature
still remains inside you every single day!
Monkeys were born first in evolution,
and humans came into the world later.
Just think about how that monkey nature
still remains inside you every single day!
Sleeping lazily on porch after porch,
going out of your way to buy trouble and fights,
Sleeping lazily on porch after porch,
going out of your way to buy trouble and fights,
growing in body while shrinking in brain—
stop wasting your life like this!
Growing in body while shrinking in brain—
stop wasting your life like this!
(Humming...)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kannu Mayangi Mayangi Thavicha' from the 1967 film Penne Nee Vazhga is a playful yet deeply philosophical song written by Vaali and composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Sung with characteristic vigor by T. M. Soundararajan, the song serves as a social commentary urging individuals to wake up from ignorance, overcome lazy and foolish habits, and rectify their errors in life. Through sharp satire, the lyricist urges people to sharpen their intellect rather than wasting away in idle gossip and evolutionary regression.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Reduplication)

Kannu mayangi mayangi thavicha

Words like 'mayangi mayangi', 'thavari thavari', and 'thadukki thadukki' are repeated sequentially to emphasize continuous confusion, stumbling, and physical or mental disorientation.

Emon / Ethirai (Rhyme Scheme)

Mandhi porandhadhu mundhi

End-rhymes such as 'mundhi', 'pindhi', and 'sindhi' create a rhythmic, conversational cadence typical of Tamil folk poetry.

Metaphor and Contrast

Udambhu peruthu moolai siruthu

Contrasts physical growth with intellectual stagnation ('Udambhu peruthu moolai siruthu') to mock lazy human behavior.

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Trivia

This song reflects the social reform movement prevalent in 1960s Tamil cinema, where songs carried philosophical advice mixed with humor to resonate with the common audience.

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