Kanna Kattikittu
From Kudumbasthan · 2025
- Lyricist
- Vaisagh
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- Vaisagh
- Details
- Kudumbasthan2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kanna kattikittu odum ulagam | The world runs blindfolded, |
| Yarukkaagavum nikkadhu | It stops for no one. |
| Panam mazhaiye vandhaalum | Even if it rains money, |
| Innum venum adhu pathaathu | People want more; it is never enough. |
| Male | |
| Paraparannu pogum kaalam | Time rushes past frantically, |
| Unakkaaga kaaladiyil suthaadhu | It won't revolve around your feet for you. |
| Edhu nadanthaalum adha kadanthidalaam | Whatever happens, we can move past it, |
| Bayamellam ini selladhu | Fear will no longer hold power. |
| Male | |
| Otta vilundha boatah pola | Like a boat with a leak, |
| Vaazhkka thallaadum | Life totters along. |
| Male | |
| Hey varavukkum selavukkum naduvula kastam | Hey, between income and expenses, hardship |
| Kaiya neetudhae | Reaches out its hand. |
| Jackson duraiye pona pinnum | Even long after Lord Jackson left, |
| Taxum yerudhae | Taxes keep rising. |
| Male | |
| Ka ka kadanukkum kadamaikkum | Between debts and duties, |
| Idaiyila inga kalam oduthae | Time slips away here. |
| Valigala thaandi vaazha kadhal | To live beyond all the pain, love |
| Paalam aanadhae | Has become a bridge. |
| Male | |
| Neeyum naanum seravae | When you and I came together, |
| Thunbam dhooram sendratho | Did sorrow wander far away? |
| Yaavum maari pogumae | Everything will change, |
| Nyaanam yaaru thandhadho..ho ho | Who granted us this wisdom? Ho ho... |
| Male | |
| Kanna kattikittu odum ulagam | The world runs blindfolded, |
| Yarukkaagavum nikkadhu | It stops for no one. |
| Panam mazhaiye vandhaalum | Even if it rains money, |
| Innum venum adhu pathaathu | People want more; it is never enough. |
| Male | |
| Paraparannu pogum kaalam | Time rushes past frantically, |
| Unakkaaga kaaladiyil suthaadhu | It won't revolve around your feet for you. |
| Edhu nadanthaalum adha kaadnthidalaam | Whatever happens, we can move past it, |
| Bayamellam ini selladhu | Fear will no longer hold power. |
| Male | |
| Otta vilundha boatah pola | Like a boat with a leak, |
| Vaazhkka thallaadum | Life totters along. |
முனங்கல் :
.......
The world runs blindfolded,
It stops for no one.
Even if it rains money,
People want more; it is never enough.
கண்ண கட்டிக்கிட்டு ஓடும் உலகம்
யாருக்காகவும் நிக்காது
பணமழையே வந்தாலும்
இன்னும் வேணும் அது பத்தாது
Time rushes past frantically,
It won't revolve around your feet for you.
Whatever happens, we can move past it,
Fear will no longer hold power.
பரபரன்னு போகும் காலம்
உனக்காக காலடியில் சுத்தாது
எது நடந்தாலும் அதை கடந்திடலாம்
பயமெல்லாம் இனி செல்லாது
Like a boat with a leak,
Life totters along.
ஓட்ட விழுந்த போட்ட போல
வாழ்க்கை தள்ளாடும்
Hey, between income and expenses, hardship
Reaches out its hand.
Even long after Lord Jackson left,
Taxes keep rising.
முனங்கல் :
.......
Between debts and duties,
Time slips away here.
To live beyond all the pain, love
Has become a bridge.
ஹே வரவுக்கும் செலவுக்கும் நடுவுல கஷ்டம்
கைய நீட்டுதே
ஜாக்சன் துரையே போன பின்னும்
டாக்ஸும் ஏறுதே
When you and I came together,
Did sorrow wander far away?
Everything will change,
Who granted us this wisdom? Ho ho...
க க கடனுக்கும் கடமைக்கும்
இடையில இங்க காலம் ஓடுதே
வலிகளை தாண்டி வாழக்காதல்
பாலம் ஆனதே
The world runs blindfolded,
It stops for no one.
Even if it rains money,
People want more; it is never enough.
நீயும் நானும் சேரவே
துன்பம் தூரம் சென்றதோ
யாவும் மாறி போகுமே
ஞானம் யாரு தந்ததோ ஹோ ஹோ
Time rushes past frantically,
It won't revolve around your feet for you.
Whatever happens, we can move past it,
Fear will no longer hold power.
முனங்கல் :
.......
Like a boat with a leak,
Life totters along.
கண்ண கட்டிக்கிட்டு ஓடும் உலகம்
யாருக்காகவும் நிக்காது
பணமழையே வந்தாலும்
இன்னும் வேணும் அது பத்தாது
பரபரன்னு போகும் காலம்
உனக்காக காலடியில் சுத்தாது
எது நடந்தாலும் அதை கடந்திடலாம்
பயமெல்லாம் இனி செல்லாது
ஓட்ட விழுந்த போட்ட போல
வாழ்க்கை தள்ளாடும்
முனங்கல் :
.......
Kanna kattikittu odum ulagam
The world runs blindfolded,
Yarukkaagavum nikkadhu
It stops for no one.
Panam mazhaiye vandhaalum
Even if it rains money,
Innum venum adhu pathaathu
People want more; it is never enough.
Paraparannu pogum kaalam
Time rushes past frantically,
Unakkaaga kaaladiyil suthaadhu
It won't revolve around your feet for you.
Edhu nadanthaalum adha kadanthidalaam
Whatever happens, we can move past it,
Bayamellam ini selladhu
Fear will no longer hold power.
Otta vilundha boatah pola
Like a boat with a leak,
Vaazhkka thallaadum
Life totters along.
Hey varavukkum selavukkum naduvula kastam
Hey, between income and expenses, hardship
Kaiya neetudhae
Reaches out its hand.
Jackson duraiye pona pinnum
Even long after Lord Jackson left,
Taxum yerudhae
Taxes keep rising.
Ka ka kadanukkum kadamaikkum
Between debts and duties,
Idaiyila inga kalam oduthae
Time slips away here.
Valigala thaandi vaazha kadhal
To live beyond all the pain, love
Paalam aanadhae
Has become a bridge.
Neeyum naanum seravae
When you and I came together,
Thunbam dhooram sendratho
Did sorrow wander far away?
Yaavum maari pogumae
Everything will change,
Nyaanam yaaru thandhadho..ho ho
Who granted us this wisdom? Ho ho...
Kanna kattikittu odum ulagam
The world runs blindfolded,
Yarukkaagavum nikkadhu
It stops for no one.
Panam mazhaiye vandhaalum
Even if it rains money,
Innum venum adhu pathaathu
People want more; it is never enough.
Paraparannu pogum kaalam
Time rushes past frantically,
Unakkaaga kaaladiyil suthaadhu
It won't revolve around your feet for you.
Edhu nadanthaalum adha kaadnthidalaam
Whatever happens, we can move past it,
Bayamellam ini selladhu
Fear will no longer hold power.
Otta vilundha boatah pola
Like a boat with a leak,
Vaazhkka thallaadum
Life totters along.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the chaotic, fast-paced nature of modern middle-class life where financial pressures, endless expenses, and rising taxes constantly create stress. Comparing life to a leaky boat caught between debts and duties, the lyrics lightheartedly express how human greed and the relentless march of time make peaceful living a challenge. Despite these everyday struggles, the song offers a strong sense of comfort and optimism. It emphasizes that love acts as a supportive bridge across life's hardships, giving people the courage to conquer fear and face whatever comes together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Otta vilundha boatah pola Vaazhkka thallaadum”
Compares the unstable nature of a person's life to a leaking boat ('Otta vilundha boatah pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Valigala thaandi vaazha kadhal Paalam aanadhae”
Compares love to a bridge that connects a person across their sea of pain to a meaningful life ('Paalam aanadhae').
Alliteration (Mona)
“Ka ka kadanukkum kadamaikkum”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across words ('Ka ka kadanukkum kadamaikkum') creating a rhythmic, percussive emphasis.
Internal Rhyme / Assonance (Edhugai)
“Hey varavukkum selavukkum naduvula kastam”
Matching internal rhymes between 'varavukkum' (income) and 'selavukkum' (expense).
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Trivia
The line 'Jackson duraiye pona pinnum taxum yerudhae' references Collector Jackson from Tamil history and folklore (popularized by the movie Veerapandiya Kattabomman), using his name metaphorically to mock persistent taxation long after colonial rule ended.
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