- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Music director
- Ved Shankar Sugavanam
- Movie name
- China
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Jan 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kannala from the movie China (2018) is a lively and contemporary Tamil romantic track penned by Kabilan. The song describes a young man's lighthearted and intense infatuation with a girl who has completely captivated his thoughts with her mesmerizing eyes and infectious smile. Through modern metaphors involving technology, media, and everyday street slang, he expresses how his life has turned upside down in the most delightful way since meeting her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Unnaalae…bambaram polavae urundhenae”
Compares his disorientation and spinning mind caused by love to a top spinning using the word 'polavae'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Cellphone-il mennporul ivaldhaanae”
Directly compares the girl to software residing inside a smartphone, accentuating her modern charm.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Azhagigal puthagathin Attai padam neeyae”
Compares the girl to the cover image of a magazine or book of beauties.
Rhyme / Assonance (Emonai)
“Enna gulpaa adichiyae / Vandhu bulpaa sirichiyae”
Matching vocal sounds and street slang rhymes across lines (gulpaa / bulpaa).
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Trivia
China (2018) is an action thriller directed by Harshavardhana starring Kalaiyarasan and Ritu Varma. The music for the film was composed by Ved Shankar. The lyricist Kabilan famously incorporated trendy Chennai urban slang words such as 'gulpaa' and 'bulpaa' along with digital references like WhatsApp to give the song a modern youth appeal.
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