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Kanmoodi Thirakum

From Sachein · 2005

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Devi Sri Prasad
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Sachein
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
3 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanmoodi thirakkum pothu kadavul ethirae vanthadhu Pola
Adada yen kan munnaadi avalae vanthu nindraalae
Kudai illaa neram paarthu kotti pogum mazhaiyai pola
Azhagalae ennai nanaithu ithu thaan kaadhal endraalae
Theru munaiyai thaandum varaiyil verum naal thaan endrirundhen
Devathaiyai paarthathum indru thirunaal engindren
Azhagana vibathil indru haiyoo naan maatikonden
Thappika vazhigal irundhum vendam endren
Oho..hoo…oho..hoo..ooh…oho..ooo..ooo..whoo..whoo
Un perum theriyaathu un oorum theriyaathu
Azhagana paravaiku peyar venduma
Nee ennai paarkkamal naan unnai paarkkindren
Nadhiyil vizhum bimbathai nila ariyuma
Uyirukul innoru uyirai sumakkindren kaadhal ithuvaa
Idhayathil malayin idaiyai unargindren kaadhal ithuvaa ..aaaa
Kanmoodi thirakkum pothu kadavul ethirae vanthadhu pola
Adada yen kan munnaadi avalae vanthu nindraalae
Veedhi ulaa nee vanthaal theruvilakkum kan adikum
Veedu sella suriyanum .. adampudikkumae
Nadhi odu nee kuzhithaal meenukkum kaichal varum
Unnai thottu paarka thaan mazhai kudhikumae
Bhoogambam vanthaal kuda oho hoo..
Padharaatha nenjam enathu oho hoo
Poo ondru modhiyathalae oho hoo..
Pattendru sarinthathu indru ohh oh
Kanmoodi thirakkum pothu kadavul ethirae vanthadhu pola
Adada yen kan munnaadi avalae vanthu nindraalae
Kudai illaa neram paarthu kotti pogum mazhaiyai pola
Azhagalae ennai nanaithu ithu thaan kaadhal endraalae
Ooh ..ooh..oooo..oooo..ooh…ohoo..ooh…ooh…ooo..ooo…hoo…oho
Ooh ..ooh..oooo..oooo..ooh…ohoo..ooh…ooh…ooo..ooo…hoo…oho
Like God appearing right before me in the blink of an eye,
Oh, she came and stood right in front of my eyes!
Like a sudden downpour catching me without an umbrella,
She drenched me in her beauty and said, "This is love."
Until I crossed the street corner, I thought it was just an ordinary day,
The moment I saw this angel, today turned into a celebration!
Oh, today I got caught in such a beautiful accident!
Even though there were ways to escape, I chose to stay.
Oho.. hoo… oho.. hoo.. oo… oho.. oooo.. oooo.. woo.. woo
I don't know your name, I don't know where you are from,
Does a beautiful bird really need a name?
Without you noticing, I keep looking at you,
Does the moon ever know its reflection in the river?
I carry another life inside my soul—is this love?
I feel the weight of a mountain on my heart—is this love?
Like God appearing right before me in the blink of an eye,
Oh, she came and stood right in front of my eyes!
When you stroll down the street, even the streetlights wink at you,
Even the sun refuses to set and go home!
If you bathe in the river, even the fish will catch a fever,
The rain leaps down just to touch you!
Even if an earthquake struck, oho hoo...
My heart would never have shaken, oho hoo...
Yet just because a flower brushed against it, oho hoo...
It suddenly crumbled today, oh oh!
Like God appearing right before me in the blink of an eye,
Oh, she came and stood right in front of my eyes!
Like a sudden downpour catching me without an umbrella,
She drenched me in her beauty and said, "This is love."
Oo.. oo.. oooo.. oooo.. oo… ohoo.. oo… oo… oooo.. oooo… hoo… oho
Oo.. oo.. oooo.. oooo.. oo… ohoo.. oo… oo… oooo.. oooo… hoo… oho
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the overwhelming joy and wonder of love at first sight. The protagonist describes encountering the girl of his dreams as a divine experience, akin to seeing God or being caught in an unexpected rain shower without an umbrella. He muses that a regular day instantly turned into a grand celebration upon seeing her, comparing his falling in love to a 'beautiful accident' that he has no desire to escape.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Kanmoodi thirakkum pothu kadavul ethirae vanthadhu Pola

Comparing the sudden apparition of the lover to God appearing when opening closed eyes.

Uyarvu Navortchi Ani (Hyperbole)

Nadhi odu nee kuzhithaal meenukkum kaichal varum

Exaggerating the effect of her beauty by saying streetlights wink, the sun throws tantrums, and fish get a fever when she bathes.

Metaphor

Azhagana vibathil indru haiyoo naan maatikonden

Describing falling in love as getting caught in a 'beautiful accident'.

Rhetorical Question

Azhagana paravaiku peyar venduma

Asking if a beautiful bird needs a name, implying her identity doesn't matter compared to her presence.

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Trivia

This romantic track from Sachein (2005) was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and sung by Harish Raghavendra. Na. Muthu Kumar's poetic imagery of rain, light, and unexpected love played a major role in making this song an iconic romantic melody in Tamil cinema.

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