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Lyrics & meaning

Kannamma Kannamma Song Lyrics – Seval

From Seval · 2008

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Vijay Yesudas, Gayathri
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Seval
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
29 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannamma kannamma
Bathil sollama
Bathil sollama
Ennamaa ennamaa
Paasam vachathae
Oru kuththamaa
Unnai enni pakkamalae
Vittuthanthenae
En kaadhalai than
Naanum ippa thathu thanthenae
Un kooraiyilae nannum vazha
Asaipattenae
Oru paasathukku naanum ippo
Vaakkapattenae
En kaadhal oru kathadiya
Thulli vanthathae
Athu pasam enum kambathilae
Mattikittathae
Naan patta kadan theerkka
Ippo neram vanthathae
Antha nerathila namma kaadhal
Thooram ponathae
Yaroda saabamo
Vazhatha varaiththaan
Namma rendu perin
Nenjai kuthi kolluthae
Kannamma kannamma
Bathil sollama
Bathil sollama
Kuththama kuththama
Aasai vachathae oru kuththama
Otha vaarthai kekkum pothae
Sethuponenae
Naan odi vanthu nikkum pothae
Saambal aanenae
Unnai parthu enennamo
Kekka vanthenae
En varthai ellam thollanchi ippa
Omai aanenae
En kaadhal thaerum
Thaeradiyai seravillaiyae
Un kaladiyil noringipochu
Theravillaiyae
En thukathukku marundhu
Engu irruku
Adi thikki thikki pesum
Undhan kannil erukku
Yaar senja paavamo
Paambaaga maarithaan
Namma rendu peru kaala
Suththi kedakku…
Ooo…ooo..ooo…ooo…oo…ooo…
Kannamma, oh Kannamma,
Without giving an answer,
Without saying a word,
What is this, tell me?
Is showing so much love
such a crime?
Thinking only of you,
I gave you up,
And this love of mine,
I have given it away.
I longed to live
under your thatched roof,
Yet for the sake of family affection,
I have given my word.
My love leaped and soared
like a playful kite,
Only to get tangled
on the post of family duty.
The time has now come
to repay the debt I owe,
And at this very moment,
our love has drifted far away.
Whose curse is this?
As long as we cannot be together,
it keeps stabbing the hearts
of both of us.
Kannamma, oh Kannamma,
Without giving an answer,
Without saying a word,
Is it a fault, is it a mistake?
Is having loved you a crime?
The moment I heard that single word,
I died inside.
The moment I ran and stood before you,
I turned to ashes.
I came to look at you
and ask you so many things,
But having lost all my words,
I have turned mute now.
The chariot of my love
never reached its resting place,
It shattered at your feet
and could never recover.
Where can I find the cure
for this sorrow of mine?
It is right there,
in your eyes that struggle to speak.
Whose sin is this?
It has turned into a snake
and coiled itself tight
around both our feet...
Oh... oh... oh... oh... oh... oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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