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Kannum Kannum Plus

From 100% Kadhal · 2018

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Maalavika Sundar
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
100% Kadhal2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kannum kannum plus-seEyes meeting eyes is a plus,
Inimae illa minus-seFrom now on, there is no minus,
Rendu minus serndha thaanaeOnly when two minuses come together,
EquationDoes it form an equation!
Male
X-um Y-umWhen X and Y
Mix aagi into pola cross aagiMix together, crossing over like a multiplication symbol,
Link aana sink aana thaanaeWhen they link up and sink together,
InfactuationThat is infatuation!
Male
Nano vaa ada nee sirichaaWhen you smile like a cute Nano car,
Speedaaga en manam parakkumMy heart flies at top speed.
Un data ada en dataYour data, oh my data,
Theera theera pesavaaShall we talk about it ceaselessly?
Male
Kannum kannum plus-seEyes meeting eyes is a plus,
Inimae illa minus-seFrom now on, there is no minus,
Rendu minus serndha thaanaeOnly when two minuses come together,
EquationDoes it form an equation!
Female
Aaa….aaa……..Aaa... aaa...
Aaa….aaa……rararaaa…aa…Aaa... aaa... rararaaa... aa...
Male
Centigrade-um thoolaagumCentigrade shatters to pieces
Muththa veppathilIn the heat of a kiss,
Farenhiet-um paazhaagumFahrenheit gets ruined
Kaadhal ushnaththilIn the warmth of love!
Male
Newtonin muzhu vidhi neeYou are Newton's full law,
Naan konjum muzhu madhi neeYou are the full moon I fondle,
Mann nokki vanthaalo gravitationIf something falls towards the earth, it's gravitation,
Pen nokki veezhthaalo thaan infactuationIf one falls for a woman, it is infatuation!
Male
Poga poga puriyalaiyaeAs time passes, I don't quite understand it,
Aanaal manam idhai verukkalaiyaeYet the heart does not despise it.
Darwin sonna theory ellaamAll the theories Darwin spoke about,
One by one ah nadakkirathaeAre coming true one by one!
Male
Hormone sollum hi bye-ilIn the hi and bye spoken by hormones,
Feeling varugiradhaDoes a feeling arise?
Adhaiyum thaandi yedhyedhooBeyond that, something mysterious
Eerppil varugiradhaArises out of pure attraction!
Male
Mudhal sparisam pudhiraagumThe first touch becomes a riddle,
Maru sparisam bathil aagumThe next touch becomes the answer.
Number a onnaakum calculationCalculations bring numbers together,
Hormonegal onnakkumae infactuationInfatuation brings hormones together!
Male
Kannum kannum plus-seEyes meeting eyes is a plus,
Inimae illa minus-seFrom now on, there is no minus,
Rendu minus serndha thaanaeOnly when two minuses come together,
EquationDoes it form an equation!
Male
X-um Y-umWhen X and Y
Mix aagi into pola cross aagiMix together, crossing over like a multiplication symbol,
Link aagi sink aana thaanaeWhen they link up and sink together,
InfactuationThat is infatuation!
Female
{GarisanidhaGa-Ri-Sa-Ni-Dha
GarisanidhaGa-Ri-Sa-Ni-Dha
Riga maga maga mapadha} (2)Ri-Ga Ma-Ga Ma-Ga Ma-Pa-Dha (2)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful track uses mathematical, scientific, and biological terminology as metaphors for romantic chemistry and young love. Concepts like positive/negative charges, equations, Newton's law of gravity, Darwinian evolution, and hormone responses are cleverly woven into the lyrics to express how intense infatuation feels like a scientific phenomenon.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Scientific Imagery

Rendu minus serndha thaanae Equation

Compares romance and attraction to mathematical equations (plus, minus, X and Y) and physical laws (gravitation, centigrade, Fahrenheit).

Emonai (Initial Rhyme)

Mann nokki vanthaalo gravitation / Pen nokki veezhthaalo thaan infactuation

Matching initial sounds across lines, such as 'Mann' and 'Pen'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Mudhal sparisam pudhiraagum / Maru sparisam bathil aagum

Rhyming end words in successive lines, such as 'pudhiraagum' and 'bathil aagum'.

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Trivia

'100% Kadhal' (2019) is the Tamil remake of the hit 2011 Telugu romantic comedy '100% Love'. The track is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also played the lead male role in the film.

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