- Lyricist
- Anthony Dasan
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Anthony Daasan
- Movie name
- Kanna Kuzhi by Anthony Daasan
- Movie release year
- 2019
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Dec 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kanna Kuzhi is an energetic Tamil folk-pop song written and sung by Anthony Daasan. The lyrics depict a young man expressing his passionate love and obsession for a woman with charming dimples, dark cascading hair, reddish skin tone, and gentle speech. He playfully recounts how her captivating presence affects him, driving him crazy, ruining his sleep, and leaving him tongue-tied whenever she looks his way. Using vivid folk imagery, he compares his lonely state without her to barren land and declares that even pure honey tastes bitter if she leaves him. Promising before God never to part from her, he describes his intense longing where even a second apart feels like an atom bomb exploding inside his mind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aala mayakkura / Azhagaa irukkura / Thoodha sirikkira / Thotta moraikkura”
The song employs rhyming line endings to create a rhythmic folk beat.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Un munthaana mogappu thaane di”
The singer metaphorically describes his devoted presence as an ornament attached to her saree pallu.
Hyperbole (Tharkurippetram / Uravanukku)
“Adi anugunda mandaikulla vedikkum”
An exaggerated expression of emotional distress during separation, comparing feelings to a nuclear explosion inside his mind.
Contrast / Paradox
“Ennai pirinji neeyum ponaa / Enakku kasakkum kombu theanum”
Contrasting the extreme sweetness of pure honey with bitter taste to emphasize sorrow caused by separation.
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Trivia
'Kanna Kuzhi' is an independent folk-pop single composed, written, and rendered by Anthony Daasan, showcasing his signature vocal scatting ('Ragada ragada', 'Thar thar') and traditional rural Tamil songwriting style.
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