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Lyrics & meaning

Konjum Thenkasi Tamil

From Thenkasipattanam · 2002

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Srinivas, K. S. Chithra, Sriram
Music director
Suresh Peters
Movie name
Thenkasipattanam
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
21 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Annakiligal anbu kadhai ezhuthum
Aavani tiruvizha
Manjakkuli kuliththu kulavaiyidum
Kadhalar thiruvizha
Annakiligal anbu kadhai ezhuthum
Aavani tiruvizha
Manjakkuli kuliththu kulavaiyidum
Kadhalar thiruvizha
Konjum thenkasi tamil painkili
Endrum neethaan en uyir snegithi
Enthan uyir kadhal nijam aagumo
Avan ullam en vasam aagumo
En nenjaththu aasaigal ondralla noorendru
Avanidam solladi thothu nee sellaadi
Annakiligal anbu kadhai ezhuthum
Aavani tiruvizha
Manjakkuli kuliththu kulavaiyidum
Kadhalar thiruvizha
Ilavenir kaalam alli
Idhamaana neram allo
Idhyangal kadhal kollum
Ilamaanin kaalgal thullum
Aa…..aa….aa….
Avan niyaapagam alai modhida
Kulir thendrallum thalir maeniyil
Kodhikkindra pothu
Ila manam ezhuthidum pudhu paattu
Idhai enathuyir thalaivanum kettu
Valai karaththai valaiththu izhuththu kulavida
Annakiligal anbu kadhai ezhuthum
Aavani tiruvizha
Manjakkuli kuliththu kulavaiyidum
Kadhalar thiruvizha
……………….
Varakkoodumaa avan kaigalaal
Manapanthalil manithaalithaan mudikkindra yogam
Uravugal vazhangidum manavaazhththu
Udhadugal vilangidum nagaipooththu
Suga thinaththin ninaippu manaththil kulirvida
Kanaakkal vizhikkul arumbum
Annakiligal anbu kadhai ezhuthum
Aavani tiruvizha
Manjakkuli kuliththu kulavaiyidum
Kadhalar thiruvizha
Konjum thenkasi tamil painkili
Endrum neethaan en uyir snegithi
Enthan uyir kadhal nijam aagumo
Avan ullam en vasam aagumo
Aval illaamal naanillai
Endrae en pen paavai
Kadhinil kooradi azhagiya kanmani
{Annakiligal anbu kadhai ezhuthum
Aavani tiruvizha
Manjakkuli kuliththu kulavaiyidum
Kadhalar thiruvizha} (2)
...
Swans and lovebirds write a story of love
In this festive month of Aavani,
Bathing in turmeric and cheering with joyful ululations,
It is a festival for lovers!
Swans and lovebirds write a story of love
In this festive month of Aavani,
Bathing in turmeric and cheering with joyful ululations,
It is a festival for lovers!
Sweet-talking parrot of Tenkasi,
You are forever my dearest friend!
Will my true love become a reality?
Will his heart become mine?
Tell him my heart's desires are not one, but a hundred;
Go as my messenger and tell him!
Swans and lovebirds write a story of love
In this festive month of Aavani,
Bathing in turmeric and cheering with joyful ululations,
It is a festival for lovers!
Springtime has arrived and brought
Such a pleasant, soothing time, hasn't it?
Hearts begin to fall in love,
And young fawns leap with joy!
Ah... ah... ah...
As memories of him surge like waves,
And even the cool breeze feels scorching
Against my tender body,
My young heart writes a new song;
If the love of my life hears this,
Will he pull my bangled arms close to embrace me?
Swans and lovebirds write a story of love
In this festive month of Aavani,
Bathing in turmeric and cheering with joyful ululations,
It is a festival for lovers!
...
Will good fortune ever bring the day
When his hands tie the sacred wedding knot under the canopy?
With relatives showering their wedding blessings,
And lips glowing with blossoming smiles,
As thoughts of that happy day soothe the heart,
Dreams begin to blossom in the eyes!
Swans and lovebirds write a story of love
In this festive month of Aavani,
Bathing in turmeric and cheering with joyful ululations,
It is a festival for lovers!
Sweet-talking parrot of Tenkasi,
You are forever my dearest friend!
Will my true love become a reality?
Will his heart become mine?
"Without her, I cannot live"—
Whisper this in my darling girl's
Ears, my lovely, precious friend!
Swans and lovebirds write a story of love
In this festive month of Aavani,
Bathing in turmeric and cheering with joyful ululations,
It is a festival for lovers!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Annakiligal Anbu Kadhai is a festive, romantic Tamil song celebrating love against the backdrop of traditional village festivities during the auspicious Tamil month of Aavani. The female protagonist confides her deep feelings, dreams of marriage, and longing for her lover to her close female companion, asking her to act as a messenger of her heart. Towards the end, her lover echoes his own deep devotion, declaring that he cannot exist without her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Annakiligal anbu kadhai ezhuthum / Aavani tiruvizha

Matching initial vowel sounds in 'Annakiligal' and 'Aavani' across consecutive lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Konjum thenkasi tamil painkili

Comparing the female friend to a sweet green parrot that speaks Thenkasi Tamil.

Personification

Ila manam ezhuthidum pudhu paattu

Attributing the human capability of writing a song to a young heart ('ila manam').

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Idhamaana neram allo / Idhyangal kadhal kollum / Ilamaanin kaalgal thullum

Assonance of the second character 'dha/dhi' across lines 'Idhamaana', 'Idhyangal', 'Ilamaanin'.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Suresh Peters for the 2002 film Thenkasipattanam, which was a Tamil remake of the 2000 hit Malayalam comedy film of the same name. Legendary lyricist Vaali beautifully wove traditional rural festivities and sweet regional dialect references into the song.

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