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Kannukutti Kannukutti

From Kankanda Deivam · 1962

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Kankanda Deivam
Movie release year
1962
Lyrics added on
31 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Kannukutti kannukutti
Kaala kannukutti
Kalyaana vayasu vandha chinna kutti
Naan sollaama sonnadhai
Ellaam sollukutti} (2)
{Kannukutti kannukutti
Kaala kannukutti
Kalyaana vayasu vandha chinna kutti
Naan sollaama sonnadhai
Ellaam sollukutti} (2)
{Kallaana manasu konda
Pollaadha aalu
Enna kanneduthum pakkalaiyae
Ennaanu kelu} ( 2)
Naalu kannu paathukitta
Kaadhalunnu peru
Adha ooru kannu paathuputta
Varum akka poru
Ambuttuthaan
Naalu kannu paathukitta
Kaadhalunnu peru
Adha ooru kannu paathuputta
Varum akka poru
Aattukkum aattukkum rendu kombhu
Indha aambalaikkennadi akkurumbhu
Male :Thananna thaananna thandhaana
Thana thananna thaananna thandhaana
Aattukkum aattukkum rendu kombhu
Indha aambalaikkennadi akkurumbhu
Kannukutti kannukutti
Kaala kannukutti
Kalyaana vayasu vandha chinna kutti
Female :Naan sollaama sonnadhai
Ellaam sollukutti
Chinnanjiru idaiyai kanda
Theriyudhu vayasu
Un singaara nadaiyai kandaa
Thalumbudhu manasu
Ammadiyoo
Chinnanjiru idaiyai kanda
Theriyudhu vayasu
Un singaara nadaiyai kandaa
Thalumbudhu manasu
{Muthaana sirippai kandaa
theriyudhu thudippu
Moodi vechu maraichadhellaam
Aathaadi nadippu} (2)
Pattadhai innikku kotti putten
Ini uttadhai naalaikku thottukuvom
Female :Thananna thaananna thandhaana
Thana thananna thaananna thandhaana
Male :Pattadhai innikku kotti putten
Ini uttadhai naalaikku thottukuvom
Kannukutti kannukutti
Kaala kannukutti
Kalyaana vayasu vandha chinna kutti
Naan sollaama sonnadhai
Ellaam sollukutti
Male :Naan sollaama sonnadhai
Ellaam sollukutti
Ada naan sollaama sonnadhai
Ellaam sollukutti
Little calf, little calf,
my little bull calf!
Little one who has reached the age to marry,
what I said without speaking,
go tell him all of it!
Little calf, little calf,
my little bull calf!
Little one who has reached the age to marry,
what I said without speaking,
go tell him all of it!
With a heart as hard as stone,
this stubborn man,
he won't even look up at me;
ask him what the matter is!
When four eyes look into each other,
it is called love.
But if the town's eyes see it,
trouble and gossip will follow!
That is all!
When four eyes look into each other,
it is called love.
But if the town's eyes see it,
trouble and gossip will follow!
A goat has two horns,
so why is this man full of such mischief?
Male: Thananna thaananna thanthaanaa
Thana thananna thaananna thanthaanaa
A goat has two horns,
so why is this man full of such mischief?
Little calf, little calf,
my little bull calf!
Little one who has reached the age to marry,
Female: What I said without speaking,
go tell him all of it!
Looking at your slender waist,
your youthful age is clear.
Looking at your graceful walk,
my heart overflows with joy!
Oh my goodness!
Looking at your slender waist,
your youthful age is clear.
Looking at your graceful walk,
my heart overflows with joy!
Seeing your pearl-like smile,
your racing heartbeat shows.
Everything you hid and kept inside,
oh goodness, was all just an act!
I poured out my feelings today,
we will pick up the rest tomorrow!
Female: Thananna thaananna thanthaanaa
Thana thananna thaananna thanthaanaa
Male: I poured out my feelings today,
we will pick up the rest tomorrow!
Little calf, little calf,
my little bull calf!
Little one who has reached the age to marry,
what I said without speaking,
go tell him all of it!
Male: What I said without speaking,
go tell her all of it!
Oh, what I said without speaking,
go tell her all of it!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kannukutti Kannukutti is a playful, romantic duet set in a rural Tamil background from the 1962 movie Kankanda Deivam. The song features two lovers teasing each other in a lighthearted manner using rural metaphors and innocent folk dialect. The female protagonist playfully uses a young farm calf as a messenger to convey her unexpressed feelings to her lover, who initially feigns indifference.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kannukutti kannukutti / Kaala kannukutti

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Ka' across lines creating rhythmic flow.

Personification

Naan sollaama sonnadhai Ellaam sollukutti

Addressing the calf as a confidante and messenger capable of understanding and relaying implicit love.

Folk Metaphor / Idiom

Aattukkum aattukkum rendu kombhu Indha aambalaikkennadi akkurumbhu

Comparing male hubris and playfulness to a goat's horns to express humorous frustration.

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Trivia

Kankanda Deivam features music by legendary composer K. V. Mahadevan, known for his ability to seamlessly blend classical melodies with authentic Tamil folk rhythms. The playback duo T. M. Soundarajan and P. Susheela performed scores of hit rural duets during this era.

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