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Lyrics & meaning

Kannum Kannumthan

From Thirupaachi · 2005

Lyricist
Perarasu
Singers
Harish Raghavendra, Uma Ramanan, Premgi Amaren
Music director
Mani Sharma
Details
Thirupaachi2005

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Male
Kannum kannumdhan kalandhaachuEyes met with eyes and merged together.
Kalapil kaadhal than karuvaachuFrom this unison, love took form like an embryo.
Kannil mattum karpu poyaachuOnly in the eyes, modesty was lost.
Female
Kannum kannumdhan kalandhaachuEyes met with eyes and merged together.
Kalapil kaadhal than karuvaachuFrom this unison, love took form like an embryo.
Kannil mattum karpu poyaachuOnly in the eyes, modesty was lost.
Male
Ennil unnai naan serthu vaikkalamaa….Can I keep you gathered inside me?
Female
Vaazhum varaikkum naan selavaaga varava…Can I come as your spending money as long as we live?
Male
Pani kaalama illai vervaiya…Is it winter season or sweat?
Adi kaatraai naanum thodava…Hey girl, shall I touch you like the breeze?
Male
Thol saayanum kai aayanum…Should lean on shoulders, hands should care...
Ada naanam kai than vidumaa…Ah, will shyness let go of its grip?
Chorus
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Come on… come on… come on… come on… uh…uhCome on... come on... come on... come on... uh...uh
Chorus
Oh my kadavulaeOh my god!
I think i did it againI think I did it again
I think i seen it againI think I seen it again
Girl.. your thoppul is juicy… fruityGirl.. your navel is juicy... fruity
Girl… I’m losing all my concentration in this…worldGirl... I am losing all my concentration in this...world
I’m not able to sittu …mylittle girlI am not able to sit... my little girl
Girl…now look what i dancing am with you babeGirl... now look what I am dancing with you babe
If you are my figure-uIf you are my girl
I’m your ma ma..ma ma…I am your guy.. guy...
Chorus
Come on… come on… come on… come on… uh..uhCome on... come on... come on... come on... uh..uh
Come on… come on… come on… come on… uh..uhCome on... come on... come on... come on... uh..uh
Male
Vethu kaathu thaan uyir moochuEmpty air itself became the breath of life,
Kaadhal mattum than vaazhvaachuLove alone became true life.
Matha neram romba bore aachuThe rest of time became so boring.
Female
Ponnukulla than ennachuWhat happened inside the girl?
Motha neramum aaraichiAll time is spent in research,
Ponnukulla aanin manasaatchiA man's conscience is inside the girl.
Male
Viralal nanum un dhegam neiyalaamaCan I weave your body with my fingers?
Female
Adada koocham unnai summa vidummaOh dear, will shyness leave you alone?
Male
Un moochilum en pechilumIn your breath and in my talk,
Naam vaazhum vaazhkkai kodumaaIs the life we live cruel?
Female
Vizhi veechilum poi pechilumIn the glance of eyes and fake talk,
Nam kaadhal vaazhum sugamaDoes our love live in sweet pleasure?
Chorus
Oh my kadavulaeOh my god!
I think i did it again..uh…uhI think I did it again..uh...uh
I think i seen it again girl…uh…uhI think I seen it again girl...uh...uh
Male
Pathu maadham thaan thaai vayitrilOnly ten months in a mother's womb,
Ini motha kaalam than unnidathilNow the rest of time is with you.
Ennai thaangum thaayum neeyae…You are the mother who supports me...
Female
Pirakkum podhu than penn aanenOnly at birth was I a woman,
Valarum podhu than aananenWhile growing up I became a man,
Unnal thaanae thaayum aavenBecause of you alone, I will become a mother.
Male
Kaadhil vandhu oru vaarthai sollalama..Can I come to your ear and whisper a word?
Female
Sollum vaarthai enai uyirodu viduma..Will that spoken word leave me alive?
Male
Vizhi orama athigaaramaAt the corner of the eye, authoritatively,
Nam kaadhal aatchi amaikkumOur love will establish its reign.
Female
Adhu thanada veghu kaalamaThat is what will endure for a long time,
Naam vaazhum varaikkum nilaikkumIt will last as long as we live.
Chorus
Come on… come on…uh…uhCome on... come on...uh...uh
Come on… come on… uh…uhCome on... come on... uh...uh
Come on… come on… come on… come on…Come on... come on... come on... come on...
Come on… come on… come on… come on…Come on... come on... come on... come on...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Kannum Kannumdhan' from the film Thirupaachi is a playful yet romantic duet featuring Vijay and Trisha. It captures the rapid spark of love between two individuals from the moment their eyes meet, describing how love grows from a small feeling into something that dominates their whole world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaichol (Initial Alliteration)

Kannum kannumdhan kalandhaachu / Kalapil kaadhal than karuvaachu

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words like 'Kannum', 'Kalapil', and 'Kannil'.

Esubhu / Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme / Etykai)

Kannum kannumdhan kalandhaachu / Kannil mattum karpu poyaachu

Rhyming of second letters in consecutive lines ('nn' in 'Kannum' and 'Kannil').

Metaphor

Ennai thaangum thaayum neeyae…

Comparing the partner to a mother who nurtures and supports ('Ennai thaangum thaayum neeyae').

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Trivia

Composed by Mani Sharma with lyrics penned by director Perarasu himself, Thirupaachi was one of the biggest commercial blockbusters of 2005. Perarasu wrote all the songs for this film, known for incorporating catchy urban Tamil slang ('Tanglish') alongside rhythmic dance beats.

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