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Kannukkulle Unnai Paaru

From Maragatham · 1959

Lyricist
Ra. Balu
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Radha Jayalakshmi
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Movie name
Maragatham
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
22 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Enthan Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Athu kaviyam aayiram koorum enthan
Enthan Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Athu kaviyam aayiram koorum
Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Ennaththilae ezhil vannaththilae
Aaa….aa…..aa….aa…..aa…
Ennaththilae ezhil vannaththilae
Minnith thirigindra vennalavil
Unnai dhinnam dhinam kaangindren
Ae…..ae….ae…..ae….
Unnai dhinnam dhinam kaangindren
Antha unarchiyil ulaginai maranthaen
Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Athu kaviyam aayiram koorum enthan
Inbathin ellaiyil koodu katti….ee….
Inbathin ellaiyil koodu katti….ee….
Athil innaisai paadum paravaigal naam
Anbinil pongum kadalpole
Anbinil pongum kadalpole
Aasai alaigalai veesidum kalaiyamuthae
Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Male :Enthan Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Odum aruviyaai naanirukka
Aa…..aa…..aa…..aa….
Odum aruviyaai naanirukka
Athil oodidum meenpol thulli vanthaai
Athil oodidum meenpol thulli vanthaai
Paadum kuyilena naanirukka aa….aaa….
Paadum kuyilena naanirukka
Angu aadum mayil ena neeyum vanthaai
Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Male :Enthan Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Both :Athu kaviyam aayiram koorum
Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Enthan Kannukkullae unnaipaaru
Look at yourself inside my eyes
Look at yourself inside my eyes
It will tell a thousand epic stories, my...
Look at yourself inside my eyes
It will tell a thousand epic stories
Look at yourself inside my eyes
In my thoughts and in lovely colors,
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
In my thoughts and in lovely colors,
In the glowing white moon drifting across the sky,
I see you every single day
Ae... ae... ae... ae...
I see you every single day
Lost in that feeling, I forgot the whole world
Look at yourself inside my eyes
It will tell a thousand epic stories, my...
Building a nest at the heights of joy...
Building a nest at the heights of joy...
We are birds singing sweet melodies within it
Like an ocean swelling with love
Like an ocean swelling with love
You raise waves of longing, my sweet treasure of art
Look at yourself inside my eyes
Male: Look at yourself inside my eyes
While I flowed like a running stream,
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
While I flowed like a running stream,
You came leaping like a fish darting within it
You came leaping like a fish darting within it
While I was a cuckoo singing sweet songs...
While I was a cuckoo singing sweet songs,
You came dancing there like a peacock
Look at yourself inside my eyes
Male: Look at yourself inside my eyes
Both: It will tell a thousand epic stories
Look at yourself inside my eyes
Look at yourself inside my eyes
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet from Maragatham (1959) celebrates the profound emotional union between two lovers. By looking into each other's eyes, the couple beholds reflections that tell a thousand poetic stories. They describe their romance through rich natural imagery, picturing love as an overflowing sea and themselves as sweet birds residing in a nest of joy. The song evokes harmony by juxtaposing complementary elements of nature—a flowing waterfall and a playful fish, a singing cuckoo and a dancing peacock—symbolizing how two distinct souls intertwine to form a complete, ecstatic world where reality fades into pure affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Anbinil pongum kadalpole”

Compares love overflowing in their hearts to a surging ocean ('kadalpole').

Uruvagam / Simile Imagery (Nature Imagery)

“Odum aruviyaai naanirukka / Athil oodidum meenpol thulli vanthaai”

Uses nature dynamics (waterfall & fish, cuckoo & peacock) to depict complementary love.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Paadum kuyilena naanirukka / Angu aadum mayil ena neeyum vanthaai”

Rhyming/alliterative pairing of initial sounds 'Paadum' and 'Aadum' across adjacent couplet lines.

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Trivia

Maragatham (1959) starred Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini in the lead roles. The film's music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics penned by lyricists including Ra. Balu.

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