Akkam Pakkam Paar
From Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum · 2016
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Mano, Santhosh Narayanan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaeno thaano vaa | Come nonchalantly |
| Yaedhum aavaadhu | Nothing will happen |
| Kaado maedo po | Go over forests and hills |
| Kadhal vaaraadhu | Love will not arrive |
| Male | |
| Aahaa aahaa | Aha aha |
| Oru nattam aavaadhu | Not a single loss will occur |
| Aah aahaa | Ah aha |
| Varutham theeraadhu | The sorrow will not subside |
| Male | |
| Akkam pakkam paar | Look around your surroundings |
| Ammaa appaa yaar | Who is your mother or father? |
| Suttrum muttrum paar | Look all around you |
| Un sondham bandham yaar | Who are your relatives and kinsfolk? |
| Male | |
| Akkam pakkam paar | Look around your surroundings |
| Ammaa appaa yaar | Who is your mother or father? |
| Suttrum muttrum paar | Look all around you |
| Un sondham bandham yaar | Who are your relatives and kinsfolk? |
| Male | |
| Moththathil ellaam | Overall, in everything |
| Kannulathaan thambi | It is right in the eyes, brother |
| Bhooloogam mungum | The world will submerge |
| Anbulathaan pongi | Overflowing with love |
| Male | |
| ……………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Yaen eppavum | Why always |
| Yaedho thanimai. | Some kind of solitude? |
| Vaa adharkkaaga | Come, for that reason |
| Vizhaa eduppom. | Let us throw a celebration |
| Male | |
| Kadhal kanaavinil | In the dream of love |
| Thoongi vidu | Fall asleep |
| Needhiya vaangidalaam | We can get justice |
| Male | |
| Akkam pakkam paar | Look around your surroundings |
| Ammaa appaa yaar | Who is your mother or father? |
| Suttrum muttrum paar | Look all around you |
| Un sondham bandham yaar | Who are your relatives and kinsfolk? |
| Male | |
| Akkam pakkam paar | Look around your surroundings |
| Ammaa appaa yaar | Who is your mother or father? |
| Suttrum muttrum paar | Look all around you |
| Un sondham bandham yaar | Who are your relatives and kinsfolk? |
| Male | |
| Saaindhidum maalai nizhalgalume | Even the slanting evening shadows |
| Paarthidum podhae maraindhidume | Will vanish right as you watch them |
| Naatkalum thaedhiyum nirandharama | Are days and dates permanent? |
| Dhinam dhinam pol varumey | They will keep arriving day by day |
| Male | |
| ……………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Akkam pakkam paar | Look around your surroundings |
| Ammaa appaa yaar | Who is your mother or father? |
| Suttrum muttrum paar | Look all around you |
| Un mm….mmheemhmm mm….. | Your... mm... mmheemhmm mm... |
ஏனோ தானோ வா
ஏதும் ஆவாது
காடோ மேடோ போ
காதல் வாராது
Come nonchalantly
Nothing will happen
Go over forests and hills
Love will not arrive
ஆஹா ஆஹா
ஒரு நட்டம் ஆவாது
ஆஹா ஆஹா
வருத்தம் தீராது
Aha aha
Not a single loss will occur
Ah aha
The sorrow will not subside
அக்கம் பக்கம் பார்
அம்மா அப்பா யார்
சுற்றும் முற்றும் பார்
உன் சொந்தம் பந்தம் யார்
Look around your surroundings
Who is your mother or father?
Look all around you
Who are your relatives and kinsfolk?
அக்கம் பக்கம் பார்
அம்மா அப்பா யார்
சுற்றும் முற்றும் பார்
உன் சொந்தம் பந்தம் யார்
Look around your surroundings
Who is your mother or father?
Look all around you
Who are your relatives and kinsfolk?
மொத்தத்தில் எல்லாம்
கண்ணுலதான் தம்பி
பூலோகம் முங்கும்
அன்புலதான் பொங்கி
Overall, in everything
It is right in the eyes, brother
The world will submerge
Overflowing with love
.............................
...
ஏன் எப்பவும்
ஏதோ தனிமை
வா அதற்காக
விழா எடுப்போம்
Why always
Some kind of solitude?
Come, for that reason
Let us throw a celebration
காதல் கனாவினில்
தூங்கி விடு
நீதிய வாங்கிடலாம்
In the dream of love
Fall asleep
We can get justice
அக்கம் பக்கம் பார்
அம்மா அப்பா யார்
சுற்றும் முற்றும் பார்
உன் சொந்தம் பந்தம் யார்
Look around your surroundings
Who is your mother or father?
Look all around you
Who are your relatives and kinsfolk?
அக்கம் பக்கம் பார்
அம்மா அப்பா யார்
சுற்றும் முற்றும் பார்
உன் சொந்தம் பந்தம் யார்
Look around your surroundings
Who is your mother or father?
Look all around you
Who are your relatives and kinsfolk?
சாய்ந்திடும் மாலை நிழல்களுமே
பார்த்திடும் போதே மறைந்திடுமே
நாட்களும் தேதியும் நிரந்தரமா
தினம் தினம் போல் வருமே
Even the slanting evening shadows
Will vanish right as you watch them
Are days and dates permanent?
They will keep arriving day by day
............................
...
அக்கம் பக்கம் பார்
அம்மா அப்பா யார்
சுற்றும் முற்றும் பார்
உன்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்ஹீம்ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்
Look around your surroundings
Who is your mother or father?
Look all around you
Your... mm... mmheemhmm mm...
Yaeno thaano vaa
Come nonchalantly
Yaedhum aavaadhu
Nothing will happen
Kaado maedo po
Go over forests and hills
Kadhal vaaraadhu
Love will not arrive
Aahaa aahaa
Aha aha
Oru nattam aavaadhu
Not a single loss will occur
Aah aahaa
Ah aha
Varutham theeraadhu
The sorrow will not subside
Akkam pakkam paar
Look around your surroundings
Ammaa appaa yaar
Who is your mother or father?
Suttrum muttrum paar
Look all around you
Un sondham bandham yaar
Who are your relatives and kinsfolk?
Akkam pakkam paar
Look around your surroundings
Ammaa appaa yaar
Who is your mother or father?
Suttrum muttrum paar
Look all around you
Un sondham bandham yaar
Who are your relatives and kinsfolk?
Moththathil ellaam
Overall, in everything
Kannulathaan thambi
It is right in the eyes, brother
Bhooloogam mungum
The world will submerge
Anbulathaan pongi
Overflowing with love
………………..
...
Yaen eppavum
Why always
Yaedho thanimai.
Some kind of solitude?
Vaa adharkkaaga
Come, for that reason
Vizhaa eduppom.
Let us throw a celebration
Kadhal kanaavinil
In the dream of love
Thoongi vidu
Fall asleep
Needhiya vaangidalaam
We can get justice
Akkam pakkam paar
Look around your surroundings
Ammaa appaa yaar
Who is your mother or father?
Suttrum muttrum paar
Look all around you
Un sondham bandham yaar
Who are your relatives and kinsfolk?
Akkam pakkam paar
Look around your surroundings
Ammaa appaa yaar
Who is your mother or father?
Suttrum muttrum paar
Look all around you
Un sondham bandham yaar
Who are your relatives and kinsfolk?
Saaindhidum maalai nizhalgalume
Even the slanting evening shadows
Paarthidum podhae maraindhidume
Will vanish right as you watch them
Naatkalum thaedhiyum nirandharama
Are days and dates permanent?
Dhinam dhinam pol varumey
They will keep arriving day by day
………………..
...
Akkam pakkam paar
Look around your surroundings
Ammaa appaa yaar
Who is your mother or father?
Suttrum muttrum paar
Look all around you
Un mm….mmheemhmm mm…..
Your... mm... mmheemhmm mm...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song presents a nonchalant, pragmatic, and lighthearted take on life's detachment and isolation. It questions the permanence of earthly attachments like family and romantic love, emphasizing that worries and relationships are ultimately fleeting. Instead of wallowing in loneliness or sorrow, the narrator humorously suggests celebrating solitude and accepting the transient rhythm of time. Through simple yet evocative imagery—such as evening shadows disappearing in an instant—the track underscores that days come and go continuously. It urges the listener to take life lightheartedly, sleep peacefully within dreams, and look at the world with an easygoing attitude rather than clinging to expectations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Akkam pakkam paar / Suttrum muttrum paar”
Repetition of the second consonant sound across successive lines ('kk' sound in 'Akkam' and 'Suttrum').
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kadhal kanaavinil”
Repetition of the initial 'K' sound in 'Kadhal' and 'kanaavinil'.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Thaniuvamai)
“Saaindhidum maalai nizhalgalume / Paarthidum podhae maraindhidume”
Comparing the impermanence of human problems and days to vanishing evening shadows.
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Trivia
Featured in the 2016 Tamil dark romantic comedy 'Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum' directed by Nalan Kumarasamy, this track showcases Santhosh Narayanan's signature eccentric musical style. Playback singer Mano delivers the vocals with a distinct theatrical cadence that perfectly aligns with the quirky persona of Vijay Sethupathi's character in the film.
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