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Kanna Kanna Song Lyrics – Vattam

From Vattam · 2022

Lyricist
Pradeep Kumar
Singer
Adithya RK
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Details
Vattam2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kanna kanna kattunaYou blindfolded my eyes
Enna enna vattunaYou tormented me endlessly
Kannukulla thaangunaYou cherished me in your eyes
Enna motham maathunaYou transformed me completely
Male
Thalli thalli oodunaYou ran far away from me
Thannanthani aakkunaYou made me completely solitary
Ennaennavo pesunaYou spoke all kinds of random things
Nenja vetti veesunaYou slashed my heart and threw it away
Male
Thaniyaa thavichenI suffered in loneliness
Un valiyaal naan tholainjenI lost myself in the pain you gave me
Adiyae thudichenOh my love, I writhed in agony
Unna nenachae naan udainjenThinking of you, I shattered into pieces
Male
En kannu munnaIn front of my eyes
Naan kanda kanaaThe dream that I saw
Adhu kaana poochu yenadiWhy did it disappear into thin air, my girl?
Nee enna pannaWhat did you do to me?
En nenja konnaYou murdered my heart
Naa ippavara unnaUntil this very moment, about you
Nenachi vaadurenI keep thinking and wilting away
Male
Kanna kanna kattunaYou blindfolded my eyes
Enna enna vattunaYou tormented me endlessly
Kannukulla thaangunaYou cherished me in your eyes
Enna motham maathunaYou transformed me completely
Male
Thalli thalli oodunaYou ran far away from me
Thannanthani aakkunaYou made me completely solitary
Ennaennavo pesunaYou spoke all kinds of random things
Nenja vetti veesunaYou slashed my heart and threw it away
Male
Thaniya thavichenI suffered in loneliness
Un valiyaal naan tholainjenI lost myself in the pain you gave me
Adiyae thudichenOh my love, I writhed in agony
Unna nenachae naan udainjenThinking of you, I shattered into pieces
Male
En kannu munnaIn front of my eyes
Naan kanda kanaaThe dream that I saw
Adhu kaana poochu yenadiWhy did it disappear into thin air, my girl?
Nee enna pannaWhat did you do to me?
En nenja konnaYou murdered my heart
Naa ippavara unnaUntil this very moment, about you
Nenachi vaadurenI keep thinking and wilting away
Female
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Male
Nee thaana vandha kannukullaYou came into my eyes on your own
Nee pona naanum onnu illaNow that you are gone, I am worth nothing
Unna usira nenachen manasulaI held you as my soul in my heart
Adhu unakku puriyalaiyaeDidn't you understand that at all?
Male
En tholil sanji sonna sollaThe promises you made leaning on my shoulder
Naan thedi paarthen ippa illaI searched for them, but they are gone now
Naan thaniya ninnu pulamburenI stand alone and lament
Adhu unakku kekaliyaeCan't you hear my voice?
Male
Munna pinna azhudhadhillaI have never cried like this before
Enna panna theriyavillaI don't know what to do anymore
Unnaala thaan thallaadurenI am stumbling only because of you
Konjam pesadiTalk to me just a little, my girl
Male
Anba thandha vaanavillaThe rainbow of love you showed me
Ippa inga kaanavillaIs nowhere to be found now
Kaneerula kan moodurenI close my eyes with tears
Thookkam yenadiWhere did my sleep vanish, my girl?
Kenji naa kekkuren paavam paardiI am begging you, please show some mercy
Male
Kanna kanna kattunaYou blindfolded my eyes
Enna enna vattunaYou tormented me endlessly
Kannukulla thaangunaYou cherished me in your eyes
Enna motham maathunaYou transformed me completely
Male
Thalli thalli oodunaYou ran far away from me
Thannanthani aakkunaYou made me completely solitary
Ennaennavo pesunaYou spoke all kinds of random things
Nenja vetti veesunaYou slashed my heart and threw it away
Male
Thaniyaa thavichenI suffered in loneliness
Un valiyaal naan tholainjenI lost myself in the pain you gave me
Adiyae thudichenOh my love, I writhed in agony
Unna nenachae naan udainjenThinking of you, I shattered into pieces
Male
En kannu munnaIn front of my eyes
Naan kanda kanaaThe dream that I saw
Adhu kaana poochu yenadiWhy did it disappear into thin air, my girl?
Nee enna pannaWhat did you do to me?
En nenja konnaYou murdered my heart
Naa ippavara unnaUntil this very moment, about you
Nenachi vaadurenI keep thinking and wilting away
Male
Kanna kanna kattunaYou blindfolded my eyes
Enna enna vattunaYou tormented me endlessly
Kannukulla thaangunaYou cherished me in your eyes
Enna motham maathunaYou transformed me completely
Male
Thalli thalli oodunaYou ran far away from me
Thannanthani aakkunaYou made me completely solitary
Ennaennavo pesunaYou spoke all kinds of random things
Nenja vetti veesunaYou slashed my heart and threw it away
Male
Thaniya thavichenI suffered in loneliness
Un valiyaal naan tholainjenI lost myself in the pain you gave me
Adiyae thudichenOh my love, I writhed in agony
Unna nenachae naan udainjenThinking of you, I shattered into pieces
Male
En kannu munnaIn front of my eyes
Naan kanda kanaaThe dream that I saw
Adhu kaana poochu yenadiWhy did it disappear into thin air, my girl?
Nee enna pannaWhat did you do to me?
En nenja konnaYou murdered my heart
Naa ippavara unnaUntil this very moment, about you
Nenachi vaadurenI keep thinking and wilting away

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Kanna Kanna' from the movie Vattam (2022) is a deeply emotional song depicting the anguish of heartbreak and abandonment. The protagonist mourns the loss of his beloved, contrasting the warmth and promises of their past togetherness with the overwhelming loneliness and grief he feels in her absence. He questions why she left him shattered and pleads for her to listen to his suffering.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni / Rhyming Endings (Iyaipudai)

Kanna kanna kattuna / Enna enna vattuna

The lyrics use repeating end-rhymes (kattuna, vattuna, thaanguna, maathuna) to establish a rhythmic and melancholic tempo.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Anba thandha vaanavilla / Ippa inga kaanavilla

The lover compares the transient love given by the beloved to a rainbow ('vaanavil'), highlighting its beauty as well as its sudden disappearance.

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Thalli thalli ooduna

Emphasis through repetitive word pairings like 'Kanna kanna', 'Enna enna', and 'Thalli thalli' to intensify emotional weight.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Nivas K Prasanna, known for his soul-stirring melodies in Tamil cinema, with vocals rendered by Adithya R K and evocative lyrics penned by Pradeep Kumar.

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