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Lyrics & meaning

Kannum Kannum Nokia

From Anniyan · 2005

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Leslie Lewis, Andrea Jeremiah, Vasundhara Das
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Details
Anniyan2005

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Female
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Female
{ Kannum kannum nokiaEye to eye like Nokia,
Nee kollai kollum mafiaYou are a looting mafia,
Capuchino coffeeya sophia } (2)Are you Cappuccino coffee or Sophia?
Male
Oo thermocol sirpam neeOh, you are a thermocol sculpture,
Unnil otti kondullaAnd stuck upon you...
Chinna vellai pandhellaam naanadi...I am all those small white foam balls, my girl!
Female
Mm thanneerin sirpam neeMm, you are a sculpture carved of water,
Kodai kaala dhaagam naanI am the scorching summer thirst,
Unnai mondu nenjukul ootravaaShall I scoop you up and pour you into my heart?
Male
Vaa aiwa aiwa aiwa azhagae vaa vaaCome, my beautiful one, come come,
Female
Haa aiwa aiwa aiwa anbae vaa vaaHaa, come my love, come come,
Female
Kannum kannum nokiaEye to eye like Nokia,
Nee kollai kollum mafiaYou are a looting mafia,
Capuchino coffeeya sophiaAre you Cappuccino coffee or Sophia?
Male
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Male
Kaadhalar dhinathil pirandhenI was born on Valentine's Day,
Kangalai pidithu nadandhenI walked along holding onto your eyes,
Oh idhayathil idari vizhundhen azhagaanenOh, I stumbled into your heart and became beautiful,
Female
Kaadhalin pugai padam ivanaeHe is the very portrait of love,
Hollywood thirai padam ivanaeHe is a stylish Hollywood movie,
America varai padam ivanae rasithenaeHe is a map of America, I admired him,
Male
Ini kaadhalar top ten varisaiyilaeFrom now on in the Top Ten lovers list,
Indha boomiyil naam thaan mudhalidamae o hooOn this earth, we occupy the first place, o hoo,
Ini kaadhalar top ten varisaiyilaeFrom now on in the Top Ten lovers list,
Indha boomiyil naam thaan mudhalidamaeOn this earth, we occupy the first place,
Female
O hoo oh remo oh remo oh remoO hoo oh Remo oh Remo oh Remo,
Idhazhil thaa remo eeramoGive me the moisture of your lips, Remo,
Male
Cool honey cool honey cool honeyCool honey, cool honey, cool honey,
Idhazhil kudipen cool honeyI will sip cool honey from your lips,
Female
Kannum kannum nokiaEye to eye like Nokia,
Nee kollai kollum mafiaYou are a looting mafia,
Capuchino coffeeya toffeeyaAre you Cappuccino coffee or toffee?
Male
Nokia sophia nokia tofeeyaNokia Sophia, Nokia toffee,
Male
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Female
Cyanide cyanide vizhiyaalWith eyes like lethal cyanide,
Mayakum poetic mozhiyaalWith an intoxicating poetic language,
Inika inika kollum kolaiyaaliYou are a killer who kills with sweetness,
Male
Apple laptop pennaeOh my Apple laptop girl,
Madiyil vaithu unnaiKeeping you on my lap,
Viralgal theiya konji naan rasipenaeI will admire and caress you until my fingers wear away,
Female
{ Enai octopus viralgalaal suruti vitaaiYou wrapped me up with octopus fingers,
Oru atom bomb uyirukul uruti vitaai } (2)You rolled an atom bomb inside my soul,
Male
Cool honey cool honey cool honeyCool honey, cool honey, cool honey,
Idhazhil kudipen cool honeyI will sip cool honey from your lips,
Female
Oh remo oh remo oh remoOh Remo oh Remo oh Remo,
Idhazhil thaa remo eeramoGive me the moisture of your lips, Remo,
Female
{ Kannum kannum nokiaEye to eye like Nokia,
Nee kollai kollum mafiaYou are a looting mafia,
Capuchino coffeeya sophia } (2)Are you Cappuccino coffee or Sophia?
Male
Oo thermocol sirpam neeOh, you are a thermocol sculpture,
Unnil otti kondullaAnd stuck upon you...
Chinna vellai pandhellaam naanadi...I am all those small white foam balls, my girl!
Female
Thanneerin sirpam neeYou are a sculpture carved of water,
Kodai kaala dhaagam naanI am the scorching summer thirst,
Unnai mondu nenjukul ootravaaShall I scoop you up and pour you into my heart?
Male
Aiwa aiwa aiwa azhagae vaa vaaCome my beautiful one, come come,
Female
Haa aiwa aiwa aiwa anbae vaa vaaHaa come my love, come come,
Male
Kannum kannum nokiaEye to eye like Nokia,
Nee kollai kollum mafiaYou are a looting mafia,
Female
Capuchino coffeeya toffeeyaAre you Cappuccino coffee or toffee?
Male
Nokia sophia nokia sophiaNokia Sophia, Nokia Sophia,
Nokia sophia nokia sophiaNokia Sophia, Nokia Sophia,
Female
AhaanAhaan!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kannum Kannum Nokia is a high-energy, trendy romantic song from director Shankar's blockbuster film Anniyan (2005), composed by Harris Jayaraj. The song depicts the stylish, romantic alter-ego 'Remo' wooing the female lead, Nandhini. The lyrics celebrate modern youth culture, attraction, and playful flirtation. Lyricist Kabilan infuses the song with mid-2000s tech references, global brands, and popular culture elements—comparing love and passion to Nokia connections, Apple laptops, Cappuccino, Hollywood movies, and Atom bombs. The song captures an exhilarating, modern urban romance filled with vivid surreal imagery.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Imagery

“Oo thermocol sirpam nee / Unnil otti kondulla / Chinna vellai pandhellaam naanadi”

Compares the beloved to a thermocol sculpture and the lover to the small white static foam balls clinging to it.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

“Cyanide cyanide vizhiyaal / Mayakum poetic mozhiyaal”

Classic Tamil poetic rhyming where second letters match ('ya' sound in vizhiyaal and mozhiyaal).

Modern Pop Simile

“Kannum kannum nokia / Apple laptop pennae”

Draws parallels between eye contact/connectivity and Nokia mobile technology, as well as holding a lover to holding an Apple laptop.

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Trivia

Composed by Harris Jayaraj and sung by Lesle Lewis, Vasundhara Das, and Andrea Jeremiah, this song became an iconic pop-culture anthem in 2005 for its unique usage of brand names like Nokia, Apple, and Cappuccino in Tamil film lyrics.

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