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Lyrics & meaning

Kannukul Yedho

From Thiruvilayadal Aarambam · 2006

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Vijay Yesudas, Rita
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Thiruvilayadal Aarambam2006

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kannukul yethoSomething in my eyes...
Kannukul yethoSomething in my eyes...
Kanavugal thatti thatti thirakirathaeDreams are knocking and opening up.
Nenjukul yethoSomething in my heart...
Nenjukul yethoSomething in my heart...
Kaaladi satham ondru ketkiradhaeA sound of footsteps is being heard.
Male
Un uyir vandhuYour soul came
Endhan uyir thottathuAnd touched my soul.
En ulagamae unnaalMy entire world, because of you,
MaarivittadhuHas changed completely.
Female :Kannae sol ithu thanFemale: Tell me dear, is this
Kaadhal enbathaWhat they call love?
Female
Kannukul yethoSomething in my eyes...
Kannukul yethoSomething in my eyes...
Kanavugal thatti thatti thirakirathaeDreams are knocking and opening up.
Male
Aaa….aaa…aaa….aaa….Aaa…aaa…aaa….aaa….
Male
Kaadhal vanthu kedutha pinnAfter love arrived and ruined me,
Kavidhaigal padikirenI am reading poetry.
Female :Thozhigalai thavirkirenFemale: I avoid my friends,
Unnai thedi varugirenI come searching for you.
Male
Thaai thanthai irunthum yenDespite having parents, why
Thanimayil thavikirenAm I struggling in solitude?
Sondhamai nee vaa pizhaikirenCome as my own, I will survive.
Female :Endhan veetu sondham endruFemale: Thinking of myself as belonging to my family
Netru varai ninaithavalUntil yesterday,
Un veetil kudivara ninaikirenI now wish to move into your home.
Male
Unnai kaadhalitha kanamaeThe moment I fell in love with you,
Unakkul vanthenI entered into you.
Female
Kannukul yethoSomething in my eyes...
Kannukul yethoSomething in my eyes...
Kanavugal thatti thatti thirakirathaeDreams are knocking and opening up.
Aaa…aaa…aaa….aa…..Aaa…aaa…aaa….aa…..
Male
Kanavilae neeyum vanthaalIf you appear in my dreams,
Pugaippadam edukirenI take a photograph.
Female :Kanavugal ingu illaiFemale: These are not mere dreams here,
Kann vizhithu ninaikirenI am thinking of you with eyes wide open.
Male
Pennae naano unnai endrumGirl, as for me,
Marapathu illaiyadiI will never forget you.
Maranthaal thanae ninaithidaOnly if I forgot could I remember you!
Female :Anbae naano irukayilFemale: My love, while I am here,
Undhan swasam theendatumLet your breath touch me,
Udanae naanum piranthidaSo that I may be reborn immediately.
Male
Unmai kaadhalilIn true love,
Saadhal illayadiThere is no death.
Male
Kannukul yethoSomething in my eyes...
Kannukul yethoSomething in my eyes...
Kanavugal thatti thatti thirakirathaeDreams are knocking and opening up.
Female :Nenjukul yethoFemale: Something in my heart...
Nenjukul yethoSomething in my heart...
Kaaladi satham ondru ketkiradhaeA sound of footsteps is being heard.
Male
Un uyir vandhuYour soul came
Endhan uyir thottathuAnd touched my soul.
En ulagamae unnaalMy entire world, because of you,
MaarivittadhuHas changed completely.
Female :Kannae sol ithu thanFemale: Tell me dear, is this
Kaadhal enbathaWhat they call love?
Male
Hmm…mm…mm…mmm…Hmm…mm…mm…mmm…
Haaa…aaa….aaa….aaa….Haaa…aaa….aaa….aaa….
Female :Hmm…mm…mm…mmm…Female: Hmm…mm…mm…mmm…
Hmm…mm…mm…mmm…Hmm…mm…mm…mmm…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kannukul Yetho from Thiruvilayadal Aarambam (2006) is a tender romantic duet expressing the deep emotional awakening brought by love. The protagonists sing about how love feels like dreams knocking open their eyes and footsteps resonating inside their hearts, transforming their world completely. The lyrics capture the longing to abandon solitude, leave behind past identities, and build a unified future together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Kanavugal thatti thatti thirakirathae

Dreams are given human attributes of knocking on doors ('thatti thatti thirakirathae') to open up the vision of love.

Metaphor

Nenjukul yetho... Kaaladi satham ondru ketkiradhae

The inner sensation of falling in love and feeling a heart rhythm is metaphorically described as hearing footsteps inside the chest.

Paradox

Maranthaal thanae ninaithida

The male lead expresses that he can only 'remember' her if he ever 'forgot' her, emphasizing that she is constantly in his mind.

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Trivia

The track 'Kannukul Yetho' was composed by D. Imman for the hit Dhanush and Shriya Saran starrer 'Thiruvilayadal Aarambam' (2006). Sung by Vijay Yesudas and Rita with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar, the song remains one of the iconic romantic melodies in D. Imman's early career.

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