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Yennadi Kannukkutti

From Yennadi Kannukkutti Single Track · 2019

Lyricist
Anthony Dasan
Singer
Anthony Daasan
Music director
AIS. Nawfalraja
Movie name
Yennadi Kannukkutti Single Track
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
16 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey thanaaa
Thanaaa thanaaa thanaanae
Male & Chorus :Hey thanaaa thanaaa
Thanaaa thanaanae
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Adi ennadi kannukkutti
Kannu vecha karupatti
Unnai thaan nenachittu vaaren
Iru kannula enna vetti
Kandapadi aasai mooti
Ennai thaan erichittu pora
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Hey othaiyila nikkathadi
Aththai maga pachakizhi
Kuthamillaa athaanathan
Nenjulathan vechikadi
Ennamo nadakkuthu
Podi
Namma kannula kathaikalam
Vaadi
Adi ennadi kannukkutti
Kannu vecha karupatti
Unnai thaan nenachittu vaaren
Iru kannula enna vetti
Kandapadi aasai mooti
Ennai thaan erichittu pora
Hey thamarai poovukku
Thanni mela kovamma
Magarantham theva-na
Vandu thunai venuma
Sim-kum cellu-kum
Uravu thevaima
Sandhathigal venum-na
Thanima aaguma
Allikodiyae mallichediyae
Pakkam vara thayakkam yenadi
Alli anaikka thulli mayakka
Athaanai paakka venum di
Velli maraiyum velai varaikkum
Palliyarai paadamthaanadi
Solli mudichaa kalli udambil
Vanthidum maatram paaru
Ae pulla manasukulla
Ennalummae irukkura
Thaalinnu sonna mattum
Thalli ninnu moraikkira
Adi ennadi kannukkutti
Kannu vecha karupatti
Unnai thaan nenachittu vaaren
Iru kannula enna vetti
Kandapadi aasai mooti
Ennai thaan erichittu pora
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Ae anthariyae sundhariyae
Aaladicha kannala
Adiyenum maattikitten
Romba naalu munnala
Indhiranum chandhiranum
Kettanga ponnala
Irundhaalum naan iruppen
Ennaikkum un pinnaala
Kattu karumba thottu kadikka
Neram kaalam thevai illadi
Pattu udamba katti pudikka
Sayangalam vanthu nilladi
Mottu malaril vandu amarnthu
Moga raagam paadi selladi
Vittu pirinjaa pattu pogum
En usura vaazha vaiyu
Un udambu lockerula
En usuru irukkuthu
Paathu pesa naanum vandha
Paasam vera thadukkuthu
Adi ennadi kannu
Kannukkutti
Kannu vecha karu karupatti
Unnai thaan nenachittu vaaren
Iru kannula enna vetti
Kandapadi aasai mooti
Ennai thaan erichittu pora
Aaaa…..aaa…..aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa….aaa…
Chorus :………………………………
Hey thanaa
Thanaa thanaa thanaane
Male & Chorus: Hey thanaa thanaa
Thanaa thanaane
Hey hey hey hey
Hey, my sweet darling girl,
My precious sweet palm jaggery,
I keep coming around thinking only of you!
Slicing through me with both your eyes,
Stirring up wild desire in me,
You set me on fire and walk away!
Hey hey hey hey
Hey, don't stand all alone,
My aunt's daughter, my little green parrot!
Take this blameless man of yours
And hold him close in your heart!
Something is happening between us,
Go on, girl!
There are whole stories in our eyes,
Come to me, girl!
Hey, my sweet darling girl,
My precious sweet palm jaggery,
I keep coming around thinking only of you!
Slicing through me with both your eyes,
Stirring up wild desire in me,
You set me on fire and walk away!
Hey, does the lotus flower
Stay angry with the water?
If it needs to receive pollen,
Doesn't it need a honeybee's company?
Between a SIM card and a cell phone,
A connection is needed, isn't it?
If we want to raise a family,
Can we stay all alone?
Oh water-lily vine, oh jasmine plant,
Why hesitate to come close to me?
To gather you up and sweep you off your feet,
You need to look at your lover!
Until the morning star fades in the sky,
It is a lesson in love's bedroom!
Once it is taught, on this stubborn girl's body,
Just watch the change that takes place!
Hey girl, you live inside my heart
Every single day...
Yet the moment I mention the wedding knot (thaali),
You step back and glare at me!
Hey, my sweet darling girl,
My precious sweet palm jaggery,
I keep coming around thinking only of you!
Slicing through me with both your eyes,
Stirring up wild desire in me,
You set me on fire and walk away!
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
Oh enchanting beauty, gorgeous girl,
You struck me down with those eyes!
Even a man like me got hopelessly trapped,
A long, long time ago!
Even Indra (king of the gods) and the moon god
Might ask for your hand with heaps of gold,
Yet I will still be the one
Following right behind you forever!
To take a bite of sweet sugarcane,
There is no need for an auspicious time!
To wrap my arms around your silky body,
Come and stand by me this evening!
Like a honeybee settling on a blooming bud,
Sing a song of passion and come along!
If you leave and part from me, it will wither away;
Keep my life alive!
Inside the safe of your body,
My very life is kept.
When I come over to look and speak with you,
My overwhelming love holds me back!
Hey, what is this, my darling,
My sweet little girl?
My eye-catching, sweet dark palm jaggery,
I keep coming around thinking only of you!
Slicing through me with both your eyes,
Stirring up wild desire in me,
You set me on fire and walk away!
Aaha... aaha... aaha... aaha... aaha... aaha... aaha...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yennadi Kannukkutti' is a vibrant, upbeat folk-pop track written by Anthony Dasan. The song portrays a passionate young man flirtatiously courting his maternal cousin ('aththai maga'). Using rustic Tamil terms of endearment such as 'kannukkutti' (little calf), 'karupatti' (palm jaggery), and 'pachakizhi' (green parrot), he expresses his intense attraction while playfully complaining about her teasing nature and her shyness whenever marriage ('thaali') is mentioned. Blending traditional rural imagery—like bees gathering pollen from lotus buds and biting raw sugarcane—with witty modern analogies like a SIM card and phone connection, the protagonist pleads with his sweetheart not to pull away. He romantically claims that his soul is safely locked inside her body and that his love for her will outlast even divine suitors.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Adi ennadi kannukkutti / Kannu vecha karupatti

The second consonant sound 'n' ('ன்') rhymes across consecutive lines ('kannukkutti' and 'Kannu').

Monai (First Letter Alliteration)

Kattu karumba thottu kadikka

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound ('Kattu', 'karumba', 'kadikka') creates a rhythmic melodic flow.

Metaphor

Kannu vecha karupatti

The lover is metaphorically called 'karupatti' (palm jaggery), evoking rustic sweetness and dark beauty.

Modern Colloquial Metaphor

Sim-kum cellu-kum uravu thevaima

Compares human emotional and romantic connection to the essential partnership between a SIM card and a cell phone.

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Trivia

Lyricist Anthony Dasan is renowned in Tamil cinema for his distinct folk roots and humorous, highly relatable lyrics. The term 'Aththai maga' used in the song reflects traditional Tamil cultural customs surrounding cross-cousin relationships and courtship.

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