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Lyrics & meaning

Muthumani Kannanukku

From Sudarum Sooravaliyum · 1971

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Sudarum Sooravaliyum
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
27 Jan 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Muthumani kannanukku
Enna nenaippu
Muthumani kannanukku
Enna nenaippu
Mullai mottupol vandhadhenna sirippu
Pathu viral naadagathil enna nadippu
Pattu vanna poo mugathil enna kurippu
Muthumani kannanukku
Enna nenaippu
Thallaadum nilaiyil
Thaai maaman madiyil
Thaanaaga padippadhu tamil padippu
Ammavendraadi appavendroodi
Anaippadhilae unakkenna thudippu
Thaayaarum thanthaiyum
Ondraaga irupadhai
Paaraamal paarpadhil enna kalippu
Thandhai pallaakku thookka
Vaippadhenna kurumbu
Muthumani kannanukku
Enna nenaippu
Appaavai polae valarnthu vittaanae
Amma un magan ena oor uraikkum
Ammaanin magalin ponmaanai polae
Pennaaga valarnthu mella sirikkum
Pon oonjal aadidum
Kalyaana kolathil
Pennodu maapillai pakkam irukkum
Aaaa..aaa….aa….aa….aaa….aa….aaa…
Kanneeril aadidum thaai thandhai kaalgalil
Nal vaazhthu kettandha ullam vanangum
Aaa..aaa….aa….aa….aaa….aa….aaa…
Muthumani kannanukku
Enna nenaippu
For my precious little Kannan,
what thoughts are on his mind?
For my precious little Kannan,
what thoughts are on his mind?
Why this sweet smile like a blooming jasmine bud?
What playful acting with his ten tiny fingers!
What secret is written on that silky, flower-like face?
For my precious little Kannan,
what thoughts are on his mind?
Tottering on his unsteady feet,
sitting on his uncle's lap,
learning his Tamil lessons all by himself!
Dancing up to call Mother, running to call Father,
why such eagerness to hug them tight?
When Mother and Father
are together side by side,
what joy he finds in peeking at them!
Making his father carry him like a palanquin,
oh, what mischief this is!
For my precious little Kannan,
what thoughts are on his mind?
"He has grown up just like his father,
dear mother, this son of yours!" the town will say.
Like a gentle golden deer, his uncle's daughter
will grow into a lovely girl and smile softly.
Swinging on the golden swing,
dressed in their wedding attire,
the groom will sit beside his bride.
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
At the feet of parents whose eyes fill with happy tears,
their loving hearts will bow to seek blessings.
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
For my precious little Kannan,
what thoughts are on his mind?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic Tamil song expresses a mother's and family's fond admiration for a precious young child named Kannan. It describes the baby's adorable gestures, innocent smile resembling a jasmine bud, and his playful antics with his father, mother, and maternal uncle.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Mullai mottupol vandhadhenna sirippu”

Compares the innocent smile of the child to the gentle opening of a jasmine bud ('Mullai mottupol').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Pathu viral naadagathil enna nadippu”

Metaphorically describes the restless gestures of the child's ten tiny fingers as a full theatrical drama ('naadagam').

Second-letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

“Mullai mottupol vandhadhenna sirippu / Pathu viral naadagathil enna nadippu”

The second consonant sound 'tt' rhymes across consecutive lines ('Mottu', 'Nadippu', 'Kurippu').

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Trivia

Written by the renowned poet Kannadasan for the 1971 film Sudarum Sooravaliyum, the lyrics showcase classic Tamil socio-cultural traditions, such as the maternal uncle's special relationship with the child and traditional cross-cousin marriage imagery.

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