En Moonchum Venaam
From Burma · 2014
- Lyricist
- Kabilan Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Ranjith
- Music director
- Sudharshan M Kumar
- Details
- Burma2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Thatharatha pabpabaa | (Rhythmic vocalization) Thatharatha pabpabaa |
| Thatharatha pabpabaa | Thatharatha pabpabaa |
| Thatharatha pabpabaa | Thatharatha pabpabaa |
| Thatharatha ..oohoooo} (2) | Thatharatha ..oohoooo} (2) |
| Male | |
| Yeh kannadi poovo | Oh glass flower! |
| Chorus :Iru vizhigalil | Chorus : In both eyes, |
| Male :Kai neettum dhooram | Male : Within arm's reach, |
| Chorus :En ariginil | Chorus : Right next to me, |
| Male :Mai poosum kannaal | Male : With eyes adorned with kohl, |
| Chorus :Udaindhenae | Chorus : I shattered, |
| Male :Mann pannai polae | Male : Like a farm of soil, |
| Chorus :Oh oh oh | Chorus : Oh oh oh |
| Male | |
| Kannadi poovo | Glass flower! |
| Chorus :Iru vizhigalilae | Chorus : In both eyes, |
| Male :Kai neettum dhooram | Male : Within arm's reach, |
| Chorus :En ariginilae | Chorus : Right next to me, |
| Male :Mai poosum kanne | Male : Kohl-adorned eyes, |
| Chorus :Unnaalae | Chorus : Because of you, |
| Male :Kaadhal nenjil | Male : In my loving heart, |
| Chorus :Katthi sandai | Chorus : A sword fight ensues, |
| Male | |
| En velai enna | If you ask |
| Nee kettaal | What my job is, |
| Ennendru solla | What can I say? |
| Unnai dhinam kaadhal seiven | I will love you every day, |
| Veredhum illai en anbae | There is nothing else, my love. |
| Male | |
| Un perai sollum | It chants your name, |
| En nenjam | My heart. |
| Un kaadhal sollu | Express your love, |
| Nee konjam | Just a little bit. |
| Sollamal ponaal en ullam | If you leave without saying, my heart |
| Unnai dhaanae thedi chellum | Will go searching only for you. |
| Male | |
| En moochum venam | I don't need my breath, |
| Ada yen pechchum venam | Oh, I don't need my speech either, |
| Yeh nee mattum podhum | Hey, you alone are enough! |
| Yen moochum pechchum | My breath and my speech, |
| Rendum venam | I don't need both. |
| Male | |
| En moochum venam | I don't need my breath, |
| Ada yen pechchum venam | Oh, I don't need my speech either, |
| Yeh nee mattum podhum | Hey, you alone are enough! |
| Naan unna vittu povenaa | Will I ever leave you? |
| Chorus | |
| {Nannan naanaa | (Vocal hums) Nannan naanaa |
| Nannan naanaa | Nannan naanaa |
| Nannan naanaa | Nannan naanaa |
| Ohoo…oooo…oooo} (2) | Ohoo…oooo…oooo} (2) |
| Male | |
| {Dhinamum un kann paarthu | {Every day looking into your eyes, |
| Vizhikkaamal | Without waking up, |
| Un kai korthu nadakkaamal | Without holding your hand and walking, |
| Un sol kettu sirikkaamal | Without smiling listening to your words, |
| Aasai theeruma} (2) | Will my desire ever be fulfilled?} (2) |
| Male | |
| Dhooram nindru | Standing at a distance, |
| Ennai paarthaal | If you look at me, |
| Naan thoondil meenaai aaven | I become a fish caught on a hook. |
| Dhinam thookkam kettu poven | Every day I lose my sleep, |
| Vandhaal naan vaazhven | If you come, I will live. |
| Male | |
| Ullangayyil ondrum illai | There is nothing in my palm, |
| Naan unnai thaaanga vendum | Yet I want to cradle/support you. |
| Nam kaadhal ondraai serum | When will our love unite, |
| Kaalam engae pennae | O girl, where is that time? |
| Male | |
| En moochum venam | I don't need my breath, |
| Ada yen pechchum venam | Oh, I don't need my speech either, |
| Yeh nee mattum podhum | Hey, you alone are enough! |
| Yen moochum pechchum | My breath and my speech, |
| Rendum venam | I don't need both. |
| Male | |
| En moochum venam | I don't need my breath, |
| Ada yen pechchum venam | Oh, I don't need my speech either, |
| Yeh nee mattum podhum | Hey, you alone are enough! |
| Naan unna vittu povenaa | Will I ever leave you? |
| Male | |
| {Ho ohhhh ohhhh | {Ho ohhhh ohhhh |
| Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhh | Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhh |
| Ho ohhhh ohhhh | Ho ohhhh ohhhh |
| Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhhh} (2) | Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhhh} (2) |
{ ததராத பபபபா
ததராத பபபபா ததராத
பபபபா ததராத ஓஹோ } (2)
(Rhythmic vocalization) Thatharatha pabpabaa
Thatharatha pabpabaa
Thatharatha pabpabaa
Thatharatha ..oohoooo} (2)
ஏ கண்ணாடி பூவோ
குழு :
இரு விழிகளில்
கை நீட்டும் தூரம்
குழு :
என் அருகினில்
மை பூசும் கண்ணால்
குழு :
உடைந்தேனே
மண் பானை போலே
குழு :
ஓ ஓ ஓ
Oh glass flower!
Chorus : In both eyes,
Male : Within arm's reach,
Chorus : Right next to me,
Male : With eyes adorned with kohl,
Chorus : I shattered,
Male : Like a farm of soil,
Chorus : Oh oh oh
கண்ணாடி பூவோ
குழு :
இரு விழிகளிலே
கை நீட்டும் தூரம்
குழு :
என் அருகினிலே
மை பூசும் கண்ணே
குழு :
உன்னாலே
காதல் நெஞ்சில்
குழு :
கத்தி சண்டை
Glass flower!
Chorus : In both eyes,
Male : Within arm's reach,
Chorus : Right next to me,
Male : Kohl-adorned eyes,
Chorus : Because of you,
Male : In my loving heart,
Chorus : A sword fight ensues,
என் வேலை என்ன
நீ கேட்டால் என்னென்று
சொல்ல உன்னை தினம்
காதல் செய்வேன் வேறேதும்
இல்லை என் அன்பே
If you ask
What my job is,
What can I say?
I will love you every day,
There is nothing else, my love.
உன் பேரை சொல்லும்
என் நெஞ்சம் உன் காதல்
சொல்லு நீ கொஞ்சம்
சொல்லாமல் போனால்
என் உள்ளம் உன்னை
தானே தேடி செல்லும்
It chants your name,
My heart.
Express your love,
Just a little bit.
If you leave without saying, my heart
Will go searching only for you.
என் மூச்சும் வேணாம்
அட ஏன் பேச்சும் வேணாம்
ஏ நீ மட்டும் போதும் ஏன்
மூச்சும் பேச்சும் ரெண்டும்
வேணாம்
I don't need my breath,
Oh, I don't need my speech either,
Hey, you alone are enough!
My breath and my speech,
I don't need both.
என் மூச்சும் வேணாம்
அட ஏன் பேச்சும் வேணாம்
ஏ நீ மட்டும் போதும் நான்
உன்ன விட்டு போவேனா
I don't need my breath,
Oh, I don't need my speech either,
Hey, you alone are enough!
Will I ever leave you?
{ நன்னன் நானா
நன்னன் நானா நன்னன்
நானா ஓஹோ ஓஓஓ
ஓஓஓ } (2)
(Vocal hums) Nannan naanaa
Nannan naanaa
Nannan naanaa
Ohoo…oooo…oooo} (2)
{ தினமும் உன் கண்
பார்த்து விழிக்காமல் உன்
கை கோர்த்து நடக்காமல்
உன் சொல் கேட்டு சிரிக்காமல்
ஆசை தீருமா } (2)
{Every day looking into your eyes,
Without waking up,
Without holding your hand and walking,
Without smiling listening to your words,
Will my desire ever be fulfilled?} (2)
தூரம் நின்று என்னை
பார்த்தால் நான் தூண்டில்
மீனாய் ஆவேன் தினம்
தூக்கம் கெட்டு போவேன்
வந்தால் நான் வாழ்வேன்
Standing at a distance,
If you look at me,
I become a fish caught on a hook.
Every day I lose my sleep,
If you come, I will live.
உள்ளங்கையில்
ஒன்றும் இல்லை நான்
உன்னை தாங்க வேண்டும்
நம் காதல் ஒன்றாய் சேரும்
காலம் எங்கே பெண்ணே
There is nothing in my palm,
Yet I want to cradle/support you.
When will our love unite,
O girl, where is that time?
என் மூச்சும் வேணாம்
அட ஏன் பேச்சும் வேணாம்
ஏ நீ மட்டும் போதும் ஏன்
மூச்சும் பேச்சும் ரெண்டும்
வேணாம்
I don't need my breath,
Oh, I don't need my speech either,
Hey, you alone are enough!
My breath and my speech,
I don't need both.
என் மூச்சும் வேணாம்
அட ஏன் பேச்சும் வேணாம்
ஏ நீ மட்டும் போதும் நான்
உன்ன விட்டு போவேனா
I don't need my breath,
Oh, I don't need my speech either,
Hey, you alone are enough!
Will I ever leave you?
{ ஹோ ஓ.... ஓ......
ஹோ ஓ.... ஓ...... ஹோ
ஓ.... ஓ...... ஹோ ஓ.... ஓ } (2)
{Ho ohhhh ohhhh
Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhh
Ho ohhhh ohhhh
Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhhh} (2)
{Thatharatha pabpabaa
(Rhythmic vocalization) Thatharatha pabpabaa
Thatharatha pabpabaa
Thatharatha pabpabaa
Thatharatha pabpabaa
Thatharatha pabpabaa
Thatharatha ..oohoooo} (2)
Thatharatha ..oohoooo} (2)
Yeh kannadi poovo
Oh glass flower!
Chorus :Iru vizhigalil
Chorus : In both eyes,
Male :Kai neettum dhooram
Male : Within arm's reach,
Chorus :En ariginil
Chorus : Right next to me,
Male :Mai poosum kannaal
Male : With eyes adorned with kohl,
Chorus :Udaindhenae
Chorus : I shattered,
Male :Mann pannai polae
Male : Like a farm of soil,
Chorus :Oh oh oh
Chorus : Oh oh oh
Kannadi poovo
Glass flower!
Chorus :Iru vizhigalilae
Chorus : In both eyes,
Male :Kai neettum dhooram
Male : Within arm's reach,
Chorus :En ariginilae
Chorus : Right next to me,
Male :Mai poosum kanne
Male : Kohl-adorned eyes,
Chorus :Unnaalae
Chorus : Because of you,
Male :Kaadhal nenjil
Male : In my loving heart,
Chorus :Katthi sandai
Chorus : A sword fight ensues,
En velai enna
If you ask
Nee kettaal
What my job is,
Ennendru solla
What can I say?
Unnai dhinam kaadhal seiven
I will love you every day,
Veredhum illai en anbae
There is nothing else, my love.
Un perai sollum
It chants your name,
En nenjam
My heart.
Un kaadhal sollu
Express your love,
Nee konjam
Just a little bit.
Sollamal ponaal en ullam
If you leave without saying, my heart
Unnai dhaanae thedi chellum
Will go searching only for you.
En moochum venam
I don't need my breath,
Ada yen pechchum venam
Oh, I don't need my speech either,
Yeh nee mattum podhum
Hey, you alone are enough!
Yen moochum pechchum
My breath and my speech,
Rendum venam
I don't need both.
En moochum venam
I don't need my breath,
Ada yen pechchum venam
Oh, I don't need my speech either,
Yeh nee mattum podhum
Hey, you alone are enough!
Naan unna vittu povenaa
Will I ever leave you?
{Nannan naanaa
(Vocal hums) Nannan naanaa
Nannan naanaa
Nannan naanaa
Nannan naanaa
Nannan naanaa
Ohoo…oooo…oooo} (2)
Ohoo…oooo…oooo} (2)
{Dhinamum un kann paarthu
{Every day looking into your eyes,
Vizhikkaamal
Without waking up,
Un kai korthu nadakkaamal
Without holding your hand and walking,
Un sol kettu sirikkaamal
Without smiling listening to your words,
Aasai theeruma} (2)
Will my desire ever be fulfilled?} (2)
Dhooram nindru
Standing at a distance,
Ennai paarthaal
If you look at me,
Naan thoondil meenaai aaven
I become a fish caught on a hook.
Dhinam thookkam kettu poven
Every day I lose my sleep,
Vandhaal naan vaazhven
If you come, I will live.
Ullangayyil ondrum illai
There is nothing in my palm,
Naan unnai thaaanga vendum
Yet I want to cradle/support you.
Nam kaadhal ondraai serum
When will our love unite,
Kaalam engae pennae
O girl, where is that time?
En moochum venam
I don't need my breath,
Ada yen pechchum venam
Oh, I don't need my speech either,
Yeh nee mattum podhum
Hey, you alone are enough!
Yen moochum pechchum
My breath and my speech,
Rendum venam
I don't need both.
En moochum venam
I don't need my breath,
Ada yen pechchum venam
Oh, I don't need my speech either,
Yeh nee mattum podhum
Hey, you alone are enough!
Naan unna vittu povenaa
Will I ever leave you?
{Ho ohhhh ohhhh
{Ho ohhhh ohhhh
Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhh
Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhh
Ho ohhhh ohhhh
Ho ohhhh ohhhh
Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhhh} (2)
Ho ohhhh ohhhhhhhh} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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