- Lyricist
- Kabilan Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Ranjith
- Music director
- Sudharshan M Kumar
- Movie name
- Burma
- Movie release year
- 2014
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Jul 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kannadi Poovo from the 2014 movie Burma is an expressive romantic song depicting a lover's deep fascination and complete devotion to his beloved. Addressing her as a delicate 'glass flower' (Kannadi Poovo), the protagonist describes how her presence and kohl-rimmed eyes shatter his composure and trigger an emotional sword fight in his heart. He declares that his primary calling in life is simply to love her every single day.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Yeh kannadi poovo”
Comparing the delicate beauty and fragility of the beloved to a glass flower ('Kannadi poovo').
Simile
“Naan thoondil meenaai aaven”
Comparing the protagonist's helpless state when observed from afar to a fish caught on a fishing hook ('thoondil meenaai').
Hyperbole
“En moochum venam / Ada yen pechchum venam / Yeh nee mattum podhum”
Exaggerating devotion by claiming he requires neither breath nor speech as long as he has his lover.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Vizhikkaamal / Un kai korthu nadakkaamal / Un sol kettu sirikkaamal”
Repetition of end sounds in consecutive lines ('Vizhikkaamal', 'nadakkaamal', 'sirikkaamal').
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Trivia
The movie 'Burma' (2014) is a crime thriller directed by Dharani Dharan. The track's lyrics were penned by Kabilan Vairamuthu, son of the veteran lyricist Vairamuthu, highlighting his signature contemporary romantic phrasing.
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