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Yenadi Kanne

From Janakiraman · 1997

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Mano, Sujatha, Sirpy, Joseph
Music director
Sirpy
Movie name
Janakiraman
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
27 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
………………………
Yenadi kanne ennachi
Eppadi vishayam undaachu
Apple vaangi vechaalum
Maanga mela kann aachu
Hei jai hanuman
Hei jai hanuman
Un karunai ellam ivarukku terinjidum
Hey chittappa
Chorus :Ahaa
Male :Naan pethappaa
Chorus :Ahaa
Male :Naan yaar appa
Chorus :Ahaa …ahaa
Yenadi kanne ennachi
Eppadi vishayam undaachu
Apple vaangi vechaalum
Maanga mela kann aachu
Hei jai hanuman
Hei jai hanuman
Un karunai ellam ivarukku terinjidum
Hey chittappa
Chorus :Ahaa
Male :Naan pethappaa
Chorus :Ahaa
Male :Naan yaar appa
Chorus :Ahaa…ahaa
……………………………..
Idupula valicha sollamma
Ennaiyai theippen naan amma
Female :Irukkira baaram pothathaa
Kurumbu pechu pogaatha
Yenunga maappillai veen pechu
Pothum unga aaraaichi
Chinnansirusuga sirichakka
Perusukku yen ya peru moochu
Nee thullaathae
Chorus :Ahaa
Nee sollathae
Chorus :Ahaa
Nee killathae
Chorus :Ahaa…
Yenadi kanne ennachi
Eppadi vishayam undaachu
Apple vaangi vechaalum
Maanga mela kann aachu
Hei jai hanuman
Hei jai hanuman
Un karunai ellam ivarukku terinjidum
…………………..
Aiyoo kolunthi nikkadhae
Aambalai pillaiya pekkathae
Aambalai pullai pethaalum
Ivan kitta mattum kodukathae
Perusunga pecha mathikaathae
Raathiri enna marakaathae
Pagalil paaiyai virikaathae
Eppavum enna thurathathae
En peran thaan
Chorus :Ahaa
Hey veeran thaan
Chorus :Ahaa
Orr sooran thaan
Chorus :Ahaa….aahaa
Yenadi kanne ennachi
Eppadi vishayam undaachu
Apple vaangi vechaalum
Maanga mela kann aachu
Hei jai hanuman
Hei jai hanuman
Un karunai ellam ivarukku terinjidum
Hey chittappa
Chorus :Ahaa
Male :Naan pethappaa
Chorus :Ahaa
Male :Naan yaar appa
Chorus :Ahaa
...
What happened, my dear?
How did this good news come about?
Even if I buy apples for you,
Your eyes are set on raw mangoes!
Hey, Jai Hanuman!
Hey, Jai Hanuman!
He will come to understand all your grace!
Hey uncle!
Chorus: Aha
Male: I am the father!
Chorus: Aha
Male: Who am I then?
Chorus: Aha... aha
What happened, my dear?
How did this good news come about?
Even if I buy apples for you,
Your eyes are set on raw mangoes!
Hey, Jai Hanuman!
Hey, Jai Hanuman!
He will come to understand all your grace!
Hey uncle!
Chorus: Aha
Male: I am the father!
Chorus: Aha
Male: Who am I then?
Chorus: Aha... aha
...
Tell me if your waist hurts, my dear.
I will rub oil for you.
Female: Isn't the burden I carry enough?
Won't your playful banter ever stop?
Why, dear groom, all this pointless talk?
Enough of your endless research!
When the youngsters laugh and play,
Why is the old man sighing so heavily?
Don't you jump around!
Chorus: Aha
Don't you say that!
Chorus: Aha
Don't you pinch me!
Chorus: Aha...
What happened, my dear?
How did this good news come about?
Even if I buy apples for you,
Your eyes are set on raw mangoes!
Hey, Jai Hanuman!
Hey, Jai Hanuman!
He will come to understand all your grace!
...
Oh sister-in-law, don't just stand there!
Don't give birth to a boy child!
Even if you give birth to a boy,
Just don't hand him over to this man!
Don't heed the elders' talk!
Don't forget me at night!
Don't lay out the mat during the day!
Don't keep chasing me away all the time!
He is my grandson!
Chorus: Aha
Hey, he is a brave hero!
Chorus: Aha
He is a mighty warrior!
Chorus: Aha... aha
What happened, my dear?
How did this good news come about?
Even if I buy apples for you,
Your eyes are set on raw mangoes!
Hey, Jai Hanuman!
Hey, Jai Hanuman!
He will come to understand all your grace!
Hey uncle!
Chorus: Aha
Male: I am the father!
Chorus: Aha
Male: Who am I then?
Chorus: Aha
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Chorus
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat folk-pop track from the movie 'Janakiraman' (1997) celebrates a family rejoicing over a pregnancy announcement. The husband playfully teases his expectant wife about her sudden cravings for sour raw mangoes over sweet apples—a quintessential cultural metaphor for pregnancy cravings in Tamil culture—while invoking Lord Hanuman in lighthearted celebration.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Cultural Metaphor

Maanga mela kann aachu

Craving raw sour mangoes is a traditional Tamil idiom representing a woman's pregnancy cravings.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Nee thullaathae / Nee sollathae / Nee killathae

Repetitive ending patterns ('athae') create a rhythmic, playful refrain typical of Tamil folk songs.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

En peran thaan / Hey veeran thaan / Orr sooran thaan

The second consonant sound ('ra') rhymes across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

The film 'Janakiraman' (1997) stars Sarathkumar and Nagma in lead roles. The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Sirpy, featuring folk-infused commercial tracks popular in late 90s Tamil cinema, with lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi.

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