Kannukku Azhaga
From Aval Yaar · 1959
- Lyricist
- V. Seetharaman
- Singers
- Jikki, T. V. Rathinam
- Music director
- S. Rajeswara Rao
- Details
- Aval Yaar1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aa….aa….aa….aa… | Aa....aa....aa....aa... |
| Kannukkazhakaaga pengalai padaiththuvittaan | God created women to be a feast for the eyes; |
| Kadavul endroru kai thaerntha sirpiyavan | He is a master sculptor called God. |
| Enni parththaalo kanniyargal azhagaalae | When you think about it, because of maidens' beauty, |
| Eththanaiyo thunbangal irukkuthu adhanaalae | So many troubles arise as a result! |
| Chorus | |
| Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu | I do not walk out on the street, |
| Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu | Nor can I do any work. |
| Female | |
| Aaa….aa….aa… | Aaa....aa....aa... |
| Kollum vizhiyaal endrae | With killer eyes, they say, |
| Sollugindraar ellorum | Everyone talks this way. |
| Lesaaga en paarvai pattu aasaami | If my light glance falls on a fellow and he |
| Close aagi vittaalo | Gets 'closed' (drops dead) because of it? |
| Adhanaalae | Therefore... |
| Chorus | |
| Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu | I do not walk out on the street, |
| Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu | Nor can I do any work. |
| Female | |
| Muththukkalaam En parkalendru | 'Her teeth are like pearls', |
| Eththanaiyo per sonnaargal | So many people said so. |
| Paarththavargal maalai katta | What if onlookers knock out my teeth |
| En pallai thatti vittaalo | To make a pearl necklace? |
| Adhanaalae | Therefore... |
| Chorus | |
| Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu | I do not walk out on the street, |
| Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu | Nor can I do any work. |
| Female | |
| Maan vizhiyaal kili mozhiyaal | 'With deer-like eyes, parrot-like voice,','With hair like dark clouds,','She sings like a cuckoo and dances like a peacock,','With the gait of a gentle elephant,' |
| Vannadanaiya koondhaludaiyaal | Thus they speak whenever they see us. |
| Kuyilaaga paaduvaal mayilaaga aaduvaal | What if ignorant people lock us up |
| Female | |
| Pidiyaanai nadaiyaal | In an exhibition hall? That is why... |
| Endrae pesugiraar emai kandae | I do not walk out on the street, |
| Vishayamariyaathavar kankaatchi saalaiyilae | Nor can I do any work. |
| Emmai adaiththuvittaalo adhanaalaethan | I do not walk out on the street, |
| Chorus | |
| Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu | Nor can I do any work. |
| Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu | |
| Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu | |
| Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu | |
ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ....
கண்ணுக்கழகாகப் பெண்களைப் படைத்துவிட்டான்
கடவுள் என்றொரு கை தேர்ந்த சிற்பியவன்
எண்ணிப் பார்த்தாலோ கன்னியர்கள் அழகாலே
எத்தனையோ துன்பங்கள் இருக்குது அதனாலே.....
Aa....aa....aa....aa...
God created women to be a feast for the eyes;
He is a master sculptor called God.
When you think about it, because of maidens' beauty,
So many troubles arise as a result!
வீதியில் போவது கிடையாது
எந்த வேலையும் செய்திட முடியாது
I do not walk out on the street,
Nor can I do any work.
ஆஅ....ஆ....ஆ.....
கொல்லும் விழியாள் என்றே
சொல்லுகின்றார் எல்லோரும்
லேசாக என் பார்வை பட்டு ஆசாமி
குளோசாகி விட்டாலோ
அதனாலே........
Aaa....aa....aa...
With killer eyes, they say,
Everyone talks this way.
If my light glance falls on a fellow and he
Gets 'closed' (drops dead) because of it?
Therefore...
வீதியில் போவது கிடையாது
எந்த வேலையும் செய்திட முடியாது
I do not walk out on the street,
Nor can I do any work.
முத்துக்களாம் என் பற்களென்று
எத்தனையோ பேர் சொன்னார்கள்
பார்த்தவர்கள் மாலை கட்ட
என் பல்லைத் தட்டி விட்டாலோ
அதனாலே
'Her teeth are like pearls',
So many people said so.
What if onlookers knock out my teeth
To make a pearl necklace?
Therefore...
வீதியில் போவது கிடையாது
எந்த வேலையும் செய்திட முடியாது
I do not walk out on the street,
Nor can I do any work.
மான் விழியாள் கிளி மொழியாள்
வண்டனைய கூந்தலுடையாள்
குயிலாகப் பாடுவாள் மயிலாக ஆடுவாள்
'With deer-like eyes, parrot-like voice,','With hair like dark clouds,','She sings like a cuckoo and dances like a peacock,','With the gait of a gentle elephant,'
Thus they speak whenever they see us.
What if ignorant people lock us up
பிடியானை நடையாள்
என்றே பேசுகிறார் எமைக் கண்டே
விஷயமறியாதவர் கண்காட்சிச் சாலையிலே
எம்மை அடைத்துவிட்டாலோ அதனாலேதான்
In an exhibition hall? That is why...
I do not walk out on the street,
Nor can I do any work.
I do not walk out on the street,
வீதியில் போவது கிடையாது
எந்த வேலையும் செய்திட முடியாது
வீதியில் போவது கிடையாது
எந்த வேலையும் செய்திட முடியாது
Nor can I do any work.
Aa….aa….aa….aa…
Aa....aa....aa....aa...
Kannukkazhakaaga pengalai padaiththuvittaan
God created women to be a feast for the eyes;
Kadavul endroru kai thaerntha sirpiyavan
He is a master sculptor called God.
Enni parththaalo kanniyargal azhagaalae
When you think about it, because of maidens' beauty,
Eththanaiyo thunbangal irukkuthu adhanaalae
So many troubles arise as a result!
Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu
I do not walk out on the street,
Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu
Nor can I do any work.
Aaa….aa….aa…
Aaa....aa....aa...
Kollum vizhiyaal endrae
With killer eyes, they say,
Sollugindraar ellorum
Everyone talks this way.
Lesaaga en paarvai pattu aasaami
If my light glance falls on a fellow and he
Close aagi vittaalo
Gets 'closed' (drops dead) because of it?
Adhanaalae
Therefore...
Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu
I do not walk out on the street,
Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu
Nor can I do any work.
Muththukkalaam En parkalendru
'Her teeth are like pearls',
Eththanaiyo per sonnaargal
So many people said so.
Paarththavargal maalai katta
What if onlookers knock out my teeth
En pallai thatti vittaalo
To make a pearl necklace?
Adhanaalae
Therefore...
Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu
I do not walk out on the street,
Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu
Nor can I do any work.
Maan vizhiyaal kili mozhiyaal
'With deer-like eyes, parrot-like voice,','With hair like dark clouds,','She sings like a cuckoo and dances like a peacock,','With the gait of a gentle elephant,'
Vannadanaiya koondhaludaiyaal
Thus they speak whenever they see us.
Kuyilaaga paaduvaal mayilaaga aaduvaal
What if ignorant people lock us up
Pidiyaanai nadaiyaal
In an exhibition hall? That is why...
Endrae pesugiraar emai kandae
I do not walk out on the street,
Vishayamariyaathavar kankaatchi saalaiyilae
Nor can I do any work.
Emmai adaiththuvittaalo adhanaalaethan
I do not walk out on the street,
Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu
Nor can I do any work.
Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu
Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu
Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This humorous and playful Tamil song from the 1959 movie 'Aval Yaar' features women lightheartedly lamenting the exaggerated compliments they receive regarding their beauty. They joke about the extreme consequences of poetically hyperbolic praise—such as their 'killer eyes' literally ending someone's life, onlookers knocking out their 'pearl-like teeth' to make jewelry, or being locked in an exhibition due to their rare beauty. As a result, they comically claim they cannot even step onto the street or do any daily work. Through witty lyrics and lively music composed by S. Rajeswararao, the song satirizes poetic cliches about female beauty in Tamil literature and film music.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Simile (Upamai)
“Muththukkalaam En parkalendru”
The lyricist uses poetic comparisons standard in classical literature (pearls for teeth, deer for eyes, parrot for voice, peacock for dance, clouds for hair) in a satirical context.
Hyperbole (Uyirvu Navirtchi Ani)
“Close aagi vittaalo”
Exaggerated comic anxiety about poetic compliments causing dramatic real-world consequences like being put in an exhibition or causing someone to drop dead.
Refrain / Anaphora
“Veedhiyil povathu kidaiyaathu / Entha velaiyum seithida mudiyaathu”
Repetition of the core complaint throughout the song after each comical scenario to reinforce the thematic humor.
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Trivia
An early example of Tanglish (Tamil-English blend) in 1950s cinema lyrics, using the English word 'close' in a Tamil lyric for comedic effect ('close aagi vittaalo').
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