Yenada Kanna Intha
From Anbu Roja · 1975
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Anbu Roja1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam | Why this mischief, my dear darling boy? |
| Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu | Tell me what you want, why this trouble today? |
| Male | |
| Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam | Why this mischief, my dear darling boy? |
| Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu | Tell me what you want, why this trouble today? |
| Nee mayangavum kann malaravum | For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers, |
| Nee mayangavum kann malaravum | For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers, |
| Naan thaalaattu solven aaraarooo | I will sing a gentle lullaby... Aararoo. |
| Female | |
| Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam | Why this mischief, my dear darling boy? |
| Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu | Tell me what you want, why this trouble today? |
| Female | |
| {Nee enaku pillai naan sumakkavillai | You are a child to me though I did not bear you in my womb, |
| Thaai endra per vanthathu | Yet I received the blessed title of a mother. |
| Male :Nee anaitha mullai naam vidhaithathillai | Male: You are a jasmine flower we embrace, though we did not plant it, |
| Namakkaaga avan thanthathu} (2) | God bestowed you upon us. |
| Female :{En veetil vanthaadum | Female: Swinging gracefully inside my home, |
| Male :Pon oonjal neeyaagum} (2) | Male: You become a golden swing. |
| Female | |
| Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam | Why this mischief, my dear darling boy? |
| Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu | Tell me what you want, why this trouble today? |
| Male | |
| {Pulli maanin kandru thulliyodi indru | Like a spotted deer's fawn prancing around today, |
| Vilaiyaadum azhagennavoo | Oh, what wonderful beauty in your play! |
| Female :Sondhamaana pinbu endha naalum anbu | Female: Once you become our own, our love will never wane; |
| Kuraiyaadha uravallavoo} (2) | Isn't this a bond that remains forever undiminished? |
| Male | |
| {Thendral pol nee vaazhga | May you live gently like the south wind, |
| Female :Thingal pol niraivaaga} (2) | Female: Complete and luminous like the full moon. |
| Male | |
| Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam | Why this mischief, my dear darling boy? |
| Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu | Tell me what you want, why this trouble today? |
| Female | |
| Nee mayangavum kann malaravum | For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers, |
| Nee mayangavum kann malaravum | For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers, |
| Naan thaalaattu solven aaraaraarooo | I will sing a gentle lullaby... Aararaaroo. |
ஏனடா கண்ணா இந்த பொல்லாத்தனம்
என்ன வேண்டும் சொல்லு ஏன் இன்று இந்த வம்பு
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
ஏனடா கண்ணா இந்த பொல்லாத்தனம்
என்ன வேண்டும் சொல்லு ஏன் இன்று இந்த வம்பு
நீ மயங்கவும் கண் மலரவும்
நீ மயங்கவும் கண் மலரவும்
நான் தாலாட்டு சொல்வேன் ஆராராரோ
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers,
For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers,
I will sing a gentle lullaby... Aararoo.
ஏனடா கண்ணா இந்த பொல்லாத்தனம்
என்ன வேண்டும் சொல்லு ஏன் இன்று இந்த வம்பு
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
{நீ எனக்கு பிள்ளை நான் சுமக்கவில்லை
தாய் என்ற பேர் வந்தது
நீயணைத்த முல்லை நாம் விதைத்ததில்லை
நமக்காக அவன் தந்தது} (2)
You are a child to me though I did not bear you in my womb,
Yet I received the blessed title of a mother.
Male: You are a jasmine flower we embrace, though we did not plant it,
God bestowed you upon us.
Female: Swinging gracefully inside my home,
Male: You become a golden swing.
{என் வீட்டில் வந்தாடும்
பொன்னூஞ்சல் நீயாகும்} (2)
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
ஏனடா கண்ணா இந்த பொல்லாத்தனம்
என்ன வேண்டும் சொல்லு ஏன் இன்று இந்த வம்பு
Like a spotted deer's fawn prancing around today,
Oh, what wonderful beauty in your play!
Female: Once you become our own, our love will never wane;
Isn't this a bond that remains forever undiminished?
{புள்ளி மானின் கன்று துள்ளியோடி இன்று
விளையாடும் அழகென்னவோ
சொந்தமான பின்பு எந்த நாளும் அன்பு
குறையாத உறவல்லவோ} (2)
May you live gently like the south wind,
Female: Complete and luminous like the full moon.
ஆண்
: {தென்றல் போல் நீ வாழ்க
திங்கள் போல் நிறைவாக} (2)
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
ஏனடா கண்ணா இந்த பொல்லாத்தனம்
என்ன வேண்டும் சொல்லு ஏன் இன்று இந்த வம்பு
For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers,
For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers,
I will sing a gentle lullaby... Aararaaroo.
நீ மயங்கவும் கண் மலரவும்
நீ மயங்கவும் கண் மலரவும்
நான் தாலாட்டு சொல்வேன் ஆராராரோ
ஏனடா கண்ணா இந்த பொல்லாத்தனம்
என்ன வேண்டும் சொல்லு ஏன் இன்று இந்த வம்பு
ஹா.....ஹா......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ....ஆ....
ஹா.....ஹா.....ஹா......ஆஅ......ஆஅ....ஆ.....
ஹா.....ஹா......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ....ஆ....
ஹா.....ஹா.....ஹா......ஆஅ......ஆஅ....ஆ.....
Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
Nee mayangavum kann malaravum
For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers,
Nee mayangavum kann malaravum
For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers,
Naan thaalaattu solven aaraarooo
I will sing a gentle lullaby... Aararoo.
Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
{Nee enaku pillai naan sumakkavillai
You are a child to me though I did not bear you in my womb,
Thaai endra per vanthathu
Yet I received the blessed title of a mother.
Male :Nee anaitha mullai naam vidhaithathillai
Male: You are a jasmine flower we embrace, though we did not plant it,
Namakkaaga avan thanthathu} (2)
God bestowed you upon us.
Female :{En veetil vanthaadum
Female: Swinging gracefully inside my home,
Male :Pon oonjal neeyaagum} (2)
Male: You become a golden swing.
Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
{Pulli maanin kandru thulliyodi indru
Like a spotted deer's fawn prancing around today,
Vilaiyaadum azhagennavoo
Oh, what wonderful beauty in your play!
Female :Sondhamaana pinbu endha naalum anbu
Female: Once you become our own, our love will never wane;
Kuraiyaadha uravallavoo} (2)
Isn't this a bond that remains forever undiminished?
{Thendral pol nee vaazhga
May you live gently like the south wind,
Female :Thingal pol niraivaaga} (2)
Female: Complete and luminous like the full moon.
Yenada kannaa indha pollathanam
Why this mischief, my dear darling boy?
Enna vendum sollu yen indru indha vambhu
Tell me what you want, why this trouble today?
Nee mayangavum kann malaravum
For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers,
Nee mayangavum kann malaravum
For you to drift off to sleep and your eyes to bloom like flowers,
Naan thaalaattu solven aaraaraarooo
I will sing a gentle lullaby... Aararaaroo.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This heart-warming song is a loving lullaby sung by parents to their dearly beloved adopted child. It captures the playfulness of a child who refuses to go to sleep and gently teases them about their mischief. The parents reflect on how profound parentage is—even without carrying the child in the womb, the bond of parental love is absolute, making the child a precious, divine gift in their lives. The lyrics move from teasing playfulness to emotional depth, expressing gratitude for the joy the child brings to their household like a golden swing or a prancing fawn. The song culminates in tender blessings, wishing the child a life as soft as a gentle breeze and as full and glowing as the full moon.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai Ani (Simile)
“Thendral pol nee vaazhga / Thingal pol niraivaaga”
The lyricist explicitly uses 'pol' (like) to compare the child's life to a pleasant breeze ('thendral') and the child's completeness/brightness to the full moon ('thingal').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pon oonjal neeyaagum”
The child is directly metaphorized as a 'golden swing' ('pon oonjal') that brings motion and happiness into the house.
Ethugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Thendral pol nee vaazhga / Thingal pol niraivaaga”
The second consonant letter sound ('n' / 'ng') in 'Thendral' and 'Thingal' matches across consecutive lines.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Nee mayangavum kann malaravum”
The matching '-avum' ending in 'mayangavum' and 'malaravum' creates a soft musical end-rhyme suitable for a lullaby.
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Trivia
The lyrics were penned by Kannadasan for the 1975 Tamil film 'Anbu Roja'. Kannadasan was renowned for capturing deep human relationships and adopted parenting themes with simple yet emotionally profound Tamil metaphors, as seen in the central theme of this lullaby.
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