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Lyrics & meaning

Kodiavanin Kadhaya

From Kanchana : Muni 2 · 2011

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Sriram, Malathy Lakshman
Music director
S. Thaman
Details
Kanchana : Muni 22011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Vanjinam vanjinam pongaWith vengeance overflowing,
Vilaiyaada varaa kanchanaKanchana comes to play.
Chorus :Kova pazhaththa pola kannuChorus: Eyes like an ivy gourd fruit,
Kovaththula sevakkum sevakkumTurning redder and redder in anger.
Female
Hey vettiya maram polaHey, like a felled tree,
Unna saaikkavarraa kanchanaKanchana is coming to strike you down!
Chorus :Othadu thudikkumChorus: Lips will quiver,
Odambu thudikkumBody will tremble,
Kedachcha nodiyilIn the very instant she gets a chance,
Sambhavam nadakkumA reckoning will take place!
Female
Kenjida kenjida kenjidaEven as you beg, beg, beg,
Unna kizhichcheriya poraaShe is going to tear you apart!
Kadhara kadhara kadharaEven as you scream, scream, scream,
Undhan kadha mudikka poraaShe is going to end your life's story!
Hey vandhuttaa vandhuttaaHey, she has arrived, she has arrived!
Vandhuttaa vandhuttaaShe has arrived, she has arrived!
Vandhuttaa vandhuttaadaaShe has arrived, she has arrived, man!
Female
Vanjinam vanjinam pongaWith vengeance overflowing,
Vilaiyaada varaa kanchanaKanchana comes to play.
Chorus :Kova pazhaththa pola kannuChorus: Eyes like an ivy gourd fruit,
Kovaththula sevakkum sevakkumTurning redder and redder in anger.
Female
Hey vettiya maram polaHey, like a felled tree,
Unna saaikkavarraa kanchanaKanchana is coming to strike you down!
Chorus :Othadu thudikkumChorus: Lips will quiver,
Odambu thudikkumBody will tremble,
Kedachcha nodiyilIn the very instant she gets a chance,
Sambhavam nadakkumA reckoning will take place!
Chorus
Ho ho ho ho ho hoHo ho ho ho ho ho
Umbalaa umbalaa heyUmbalaa umbalaa hey
Ho ho ho ho ho hoHo ho ho ho ho ho
Umbalaa umbalaa heyUmbalaa umbalaa hey
Female
Vanjinam vanjinam pongaWith vengeance overflowing,
Vilaiyaada varaa kanchanaKanchana comes to play.
Chorus :Kova pazhaththa pola kannuChorus: Eyes like an ivy gourd fruit,
Kovaththula sevakkum sevakkumTurning redder and redder in anger.
Female
Hey vettiya maram polaHey, like a felled tree,
Unna saaikkavarraa kanchanaKanchana is coming to strike you down!
Chorus :Othadu thudikkumChorus: Lips will quiver,
Odambu thudikkumBody will tremble,
Kedachcha nodiyilIn the very instant she gets a chance,
Sambhavam nadakkumA reckoning will take place!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song serves as an intense, wrathful anthem from the horror-comedy film Kanchana (Muni 2). It heralds the arrival of the vengeful spirit, driven by righteous fury and an unyielding desire for justice against her tormentors. The lyrics vividly evoke visceral fear, describing how the spirit will strike down her enemies without mercy as they tremble and scream in helplessness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Chorus :Kova pazhaththa pola kannu

Compares the anger-reddened eyes of the spirit to a ripe ivy gourd fruit (Kova pazham).

Simile (Upamai)

Hey vettiya maram pola

Compares the target being knocked down by the spirit to a felled tree (Vettiya maram).

Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)

Kenjida kenjida kenjida

Repeats words like 'Kenjida' (begging) and 'Kadhara' (screaming) to emphasize extreme distress and terror.

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Trivia

Kanchana (2011) was directed by Raghava Lawrence, who played the protagonist possessed by the ghost of a transgender woman seeking justice. The film was a massive blockbuster and launched one of Tamil cinema's most successful horror-comedy franchises.

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