Kannamma Kannamma Song Lyrics – Seval
From Seval · 2008
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Vijay Yesudas, Gayathri
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Seval2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kannamma kannamma | Oh Kannamma, Kannamma, |
| Bathil sollama | Without giving an answer, |
| Bathil sollama | Without giving an answer, |
| Female | |
| Ennamaa ennamaa | What is this, what is this? |
| Paasam vachathae | Is showering affection |
| Oru kuththamaa | Such a crime? |
| Female | |
| Unnai enni pakkamalae | Without looking out for yourself, |
| Vittuthanthenae | I gave you away. |
| En kaadhalai than | My love itself, |
| Naanum ippa thathu thanthenae | I have now given away in adoption. |
| Female | |
| Un kooraiyilae nannum vazha | To live under your roof, |
| Asaipattenae | I longed for it. |
| Oru paasathukku naanum ippo | To a bond of affection, I now |
| Vaakkapattenae | Have been wedded. |
| Female | |
| En kaadhal oru kathadiya | My love came bounding |
| Thulli vanthathae | Like a dancing kite. |
| Athu pasam enum kambathilae | It got entangled in the pole |
| Mattikittathae | Called affection. |
| Female | |
| Naan patta kadan theerkka | To clear the debt I owed, |
| Ippo neram vanthathae | Now the time has come. |
| Antha nerathila namma kaadhal | At that very moment, our love |
| Thooram ponathae | Drifted far away. |
| Female | |
| Yaroda saabamo | Whose curse is this? |
| Vazhatha varaiththaan | As long as we live, |
| Namma rendu perin | It pierces and kills |
| Nenjai kuthi kolluthae | Both of our hearts. |
| Male | |
| Kannamma kannamma | Oh Kannamma, Kannamma, |
| Bathil sollama | Without giving an answer, |
| Bathil sollama | Without giving an answer, |
| Male | |
| Kuththama kuththama | Is it a mistake, a mistake? |
| Aasai vachathae oru kuththama | Is having desire a mistake? |
| Otha vaarthai kekkum pothae | The moment I heard a single word, |
| Sethuponenae | I died inside. |
| Naan odi vanthu nikkum pothae | As I came running and stood there, |
| Saambal aanenae | I turned into ashes. |
| Unnai parthu enennamo | Looking at you, I came |
| Kekka vanthenae | To ask so many things. |
| En varthai ellam thollanchi ippa | All my words are lost now, |
| Omai aanenae | And I have become mute. |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal thaerum | The chariot of my love |
| Thaeradiyai seravillaiyae | Did not reach its base. |
| Un kaladiyil noringipochu | Crushed under your feet, |
| Theravillaiyae | It could not recover. |
| En thukathukku marundhu | Where is the medicine |
| Engu irruku | For my sorrow? |
| Adi thikki thikki pesum | It resides in your eyes |
| Undhan kannil erukku | That speak falteringly. |
| Male | |
| Yaar senja paavamo | Whose sin was it? |
| Paambaaga maarithaan | Turning into a serpent, |
| Namma rendu peru kaala | It lies coiled around |
| Suththi kedakku… | Both of our feet... |
| Ooo…ooo..ooo…ooo…oo…ooo… | Ooo...ooo..ooo...ooo...oo...ooo... |
கண்ணம்மா... கண்ணம்மா...
பதில் சொல்லம்மா...
பதில் சொல்லம்மா...
Oh Kannamma, Kannamma,
Without giving an answer,
Without giving an answer,
என்னம்மா... என்னம்மா
பாசம் வச்சதே ஒரு குத்தமா
உன்னை எண்ணிப் பார்க்காமலே
விட்டுத்தந்தேனே
What is this, what is this?
Is showering affection
Such a crime?
என் காதலைதான் நானும்
இப்ப தத்துத் தந்தேனே
உன் கூரையில நானும்
வாழ ஆசைப்பட்டேனே
Without looking out for yourself,
I gave you away.
My love itself,
I have now given away in adoption.
ஒரு பாசத்துக்கு நானும்
இப்போ வாக்கப்பட்டேனே
என் காதல் ஒரு காத்தாடியாய்
துள்ளி வந்ததே
To live under your roof,
I longed for it.
To a bond of affection, I now
Have been wedded.
அது பாசம் என்னும்
கம்பத்திலே மாட்டிக்கிட்டதே
நான் பட்டக்கடன் தீர்க்க
இப்ப நேரம் வந்ததே
My love came bounding
Like a dancing kite.
It got entangled in the pole
Called affection.
அந்த நேரத்தில நம்ம
காதல் தூரம் போனதே
யாரோடு சாபமோ
வாழாத வரைத்தான் நம்ம
ரெண்டு பேரின்
நெஞ்சைக் குத்திக் கொள்ளுதே ஓ....
To clear the debt I owed,
Now the time has come.
At that very moment, our love
Drifted far away.
கண்ணம்மா... கண்ணம்மா...
பதில் சொல்லம்மா...
பதில் சொல்லம்மா
Whose curse is this?
As long as we live,
It pierces and kills
Both of our hearts.
குத்தம்மா குத்தம்மா
ஆசை வச்சதே ஒரு குத்தம்மா
ஒத்த வார்த்தைக் கேட்கும்போதே
சொத்துப்போனேன்னே
Oh Kannamma, Kannamma,
Without giving an answer,
Without giving an answer,
நான் ஓடி வந்து
நிக்கும்போதே சாம்பல் ஆனேன்னே
உன்னைப் பார்த்து
என்னென்னமோ கேக்க வந்தேனே
Is it a mistake, a mistake?
Is having desire a mistake?
The moment I heard a single word,
I died inside.
As I came running and stood there,
I turned into ashes.
Looking at you, I came
To ask so many things.
All my words are lost now,
And I have become mute.
என் வார்த்தையெல்லாம்
தொலைஞ்சி இப்ப
ஊமை ஆனேன்னே
The chariot of my love
Did not reach its base.
Crushed under your feet,
It could not recover.
Where is the medicine
For my sorrow?
It resides in your eyes
That speak falteringly.
என் காதல் தேரும்
தேரடியை சேரவில்லையே
உன் காலடியில்
நொருங்கிப்போச்சு தேரவில்லையே
Whose sin was it?
Turning into a serpent,
It lies coiled around
Both of our feet...
Ooo...ooo..ooo...ooo...oo...ooo...
என் துக்கத்துக்கு
மருந்த எங்கு இருக்கு
அடி திக்கி திக்கி பேசும்
உந்தன் கண்ணில் இருக்கு
யார் செஞ்ச பாவமோ
பாம்பாக மாறிதான்
நம்ம ரெண்டு பேரு
கால சுத்தி கெடக்கு
ஓஒ ஓஒ.....ஓஒ..ஓஒ...
Kannamma kannamma
Oh Kannamma, Kannamma,
Bathil sollama
Without giving an answer,
Bathil sollama
Without giving an answer,
Ennamaa ennamaa
What is this, what is this?
Paasam vachathae
Is showering affection
Oru kuththamaa
Such a crime?
Unnai enni pakkamalae
Without looking out for yourself,
Vittuthanthenae
I gave you away.
En kaadhalai than
My love itself,
Naanum ippa thathu thanthenae
I have now given away in adoption.
Un kooraiyilae nannum vazha
To live under your roof,
Asaipattenae
I longed for it.
Oru paasathukku naanum ippo
To a bond of affection, I now
Vaakkapattenae
Have been wedded.
En kaadhal oru kathadiya
My love came bounding
Thulli vanthathae
Like a dancing kite.
Athu pasam enum kambathilae
It got entangled in the pole
Mattikittathae
Called affection.
Naan patta kadan theerkka
To clear the debt I owed,
Ippo neram vanthathae
Now the time has come.
Antha nerathila namma kaadhal
At that very moment, our love
Thooram ponathae
Drifted far away.
Yaroda saabamo
Whose curse is this?
Vazhatha varaiththaan
As long as we live,
Namma rendu perin
It pierces and kills
Nenjai kuthi kolluthae
Both of our hearts.
Kannamma kannamma
Oh Kannamma, Kannamma,
Bathil sollama
Without giving an answer,
Bathil sollama
Without giving an answer,
Kuththama kuththama
Is it a mistake, a mistake?
Aasai vachathae oru kuththama
Is having desire a mistake?
Otha vaarthai kekkum pothae
The moment I heard a single word,
Sethuponenae
I died inside.
Naan odi vanthu nikkum pothae
As I came running and stood there,
Saambal aanenae
I turned into ashes.
Unnai parthu enennamo
Looking at you, I came
Kekka vanthenae
To ask so many things.
En varthai ellam thollanchi ippa
All my words are lost now,
Omai aanenae
And I have become mute.
En kaadhal thaerum
The chariot of my love
Thaeradiyai seravillaiyae
Did not reach its base.
Un kaladiyil noringipochu
Crushed under your feet,
Theravillaiyae
It could not recover.
En thukathukku marundhu
Where is the medicine
Engu irruku
For my sorrow?
Adi thikki thikki pesum
It resides in your eyes
Undhan kannil erukku
That speak falteringly.
Yaar senja paavamo
Whose sin was it?
Paambaaga maarithaan
Turning into a serpent,
Namma rendu peru kaala
It lies coiled around
Suththi kedakku…
Both of our feet...
Ooo…ooo..ooo…ooo…oo…ooo…
Ooo...ooo..ooo...ooo...oo...ooo...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kannamma Kannamma' expresses the deep agony, anguish, and feelings of helplessness experienced by a lover due to forced separation and societal/familial obligations. The protagonist laments how affection and pure love ended up becoming a curse that binds and suffocates both partners, leaving them broken, silent, and grief-stricken.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Epanalepsis)
“Kannamma kannamma / Bathil sollama”
Repetition of 'Kannamma kannamma' and 'Bathil sollama' to emphasize intense longing and despair.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“En kaadhal oru kathadiya ... Athu pasam enum kambathilae Mattikittathae”
Comparing love to a kite ('kathadi') trapped in a pole of affection, expressing helplessness.
Metaphor
“Yaar senja paavamo Paambaaga maarithaan Namma rendu peru kaala Suththi kedakku…”
Comparing unseen sins or fate to a snake coiled around their feet, symbolizing inescapable misfortune.
Hyperbole
“Otha vaarthai kekkum pothae Sethuponenae / Naan odi vanthu nikkum pothae Saambal aanenae”
Exaggerating emotional devastation as dying instantly or turning into ash upon hearing heartbreaking news.
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Trivia
This emotional track from the 2008 film 'Seval' (starring Bharath and Poonam Bajwa) was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, featuring lyrics penned by the renowned late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar.
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