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Lyrics & meaning

Naanathale Kannam

From CID Sankar · 1970

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
S. Vedhachalam
Movie name
CID Sankar
Movie release year
1970
Lyrics added on
17 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haaa…aaa…aa
Naanathaale kannam minna minna
Naanathaale kannam minna minna
Nadathum nadagam enna
Kaadhalaalae kaalgal pinna pinna
Kaadhalaalae kaalgal pinna pinna
Kaniyum kaaviyam enna
Haaa….aaa…aa
Male :Naanathaale kannam minna minna
Thendral kaatril thennangeetru aada
Munnum pinnum mutham ittu paada
Female :Unnai thottu ennai thottu oda
Ullukullae ennam unnai theda
O hoo poo muthupolae thaen mutham
Ondru poda sonnaal
Naanathaale kannam minna minna
Nadathum nadagam enna
Haaa….aaa…aa
Male :Naanathaale kannam minna minna
Vellithattu pulli kolam poda
Kannisittu pallikoodam poga
Male :Mullai mottu vanna pandhu aada
Moodum kaigal mella mella mooda
O hoo moodiya kaigal moodidum munnae
Nee vilaiyaada
Kaadhalaalae kaalgal pinna pinna
Kaniyum kaaviyam enna
Haaa….aaa…aa
Female :Kaadhalaalae kaalgal pinna pinna
Ha... aa... aa
With your cheeks glowing with shyness,
With your cheeks glowing with shyness,
What is this playful game you are staging?
With our steps tangling in love,
With our steps tangling in love,
What is this sweet poetry blossoming between us?
Ha... aa... aa
Male: With your cheeks glowing with shyness,
As coconut leaves sway in the gentle breeze,
Kissing back and forth and singing,
Female: Brushing past you and touching me as it runs,
Deep inside, my heart searches only for you,
Oh, like a pearl on a flower, a honey-sweet kiss...
When I ask you to give me one,
With your cheeks glowing with shyness,
What is this playful game you are staging?
Ha... aa... aa
Male: With your cheeks glowing with shyness,
As the silver tray lays down dotted patterns,
As the little songbird heads off to school,
Male: As the jasmine bud dances like a colorful ball,
As embracing hands slowly close in,
Oh, before those closing hands fold shut,
For you to play along,
With our steps tangling in love,
What is this sweet poetry blossoming between us?
Ha... aa... aa
Female: With our steps tangling in love,
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Naanathaale Kannam Minna Minna' from the 1970 Tamil film CID Sankar is a romantic duet expressing the playful and tender moments between two lovers. The lyrics describe the physical and emotional manifestations of romance—the shy blushing of cheeks, faltering footsteps driven by deep affection, and the sweet interplay of nature and intimacy like coconut fronds swaying in the wind.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyme)

“Naanathaale / Nadathum nadagam”

The second consonant 'na' repeats across consecutive lines creating a rhythmic harmony in Tamil poetry.

Monae (First letter alliteration)

“Kaadhalaalae kaalgal pinna pinna”

The initial sound 'Ka' is repeated in 'Kaadhalaalae' and 'Kaalgal' to emphasize rhythm.

Simile (Upama)

“O hoo poo muthupolae thaen mutham”

Comparing a sweet kiss to a flower-pearl (poo muthu) and honey (thaen mutham).

Anaphora / Repetition

“Naanathaale kannam minna minna”

The deliberate doubling of 'minna minna' and 'pinna pinna' adds a musical, dance-like cadence.

Did you know?

Trivia

CID Sankar (1970) is a Tamil James Bond-style detective thriller starring Jaishankar, who was famously dubbed the 'Jaishankar of the South' or 'South Indian James Bond'. The music was composed by S. Vedhachalam, who produced memorable melodious duets in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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