Kannamma Kanvizhi
From Ratsasan · 2018
- Lyricist
- Ramkumar
- Singer
- Sean Roldan
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Ratsasan2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannamma kanvizhi | Kannamma, open your eyes |
| Kanneer thaan en mozhi | Tears are my only language |
| Nee illa vaanathin | In a sky without you |
| Neelam thaan en vali | The blue itself is my pain |
| Engu irupaai angu varuven | Wherever you are, I will come there |
| Veru enna vendum | What else do I need? |
| Male | |
| Kannamma kanvizhi | Kannamma, open your eyes |
| Kanneer thaan en mozhi | Tears are my only language |
| Nee illa vaanathin | In a sky without you |
| Neelam thaan en vali | The blue itself is my pain |
| Engu irupaai angu varuven | Wherever you are, I will come there |
| Veru enna vendum | What else do I need? |
| Male | |
| Vinmeengal | The stars |
| Thangi sellum veedu | A house where they rest briefly |
| Venn iragil katti vaitha | Tied together with white feathers |
| Koodu ithu | This is that nest |
| Unnaalae…unnaalae | Because of you... because of you |
| Indraanathu irul vaazhum kaadu | Today it has become a forest where darkness dwells |
| Male | |
| Anbil nee | With love, you... |
| Ennai soozhntha gangai | Are the Ganges that surrounded me |
| Annadhiyil moochadaitha | Suffocated in that river |
| En vazhkai ini | My life from now on |
| Ennaalum unnaalae | Forever because of you |
| Naan aaven kaatrizhandha yakkai | I will become a body that lost its breath |
| Male | |
| Ithu kanavaai maari | Turning this into a dream |
| Nee varuvaai | You will return |
| Ena dhinam dhinam vizhipom | So I wake up day after day |
| Unakenavae | Just for you |
| Athu varai ivvazhvu adarvanamae | Until then, this life is a dense forest |
| Ini eppothu ippbhoomi | Now when will this earth |
| Uyir perumo sol | Get its life back, tell me? |
| Male | |
| Kannamma kanvizhi | Kannamma, open your eyes |
| Kanneer thaan en mozhi | Tears are my only language |
| Nee illa vaanathin | In a sky without you |
| Neelam thaan en vali | The blue itself is my pain |
| Engu irupaai angu varuven | Wherever you are, I will come there |
| Veru enna vendum | What else do I need? |
கண்ணம்மா கண்விழி
கண்ணீர் தான் என் மொழி
நீ இல்லா வானத்தின்
நீளம் தான் என் வலி
எங்கு இருப்பாய் அங்கு வருவேன்
வேறு என்ன வேண்டும்
Kannamma, open your eyes
Tears are my only language
In a sky without you
The blue itself is my pain
Wherever you are, I will come there
What else do I need?
கண்ணம்மா கண்விழி
கண்ணீர் தான் என் மொழி
நீ இல்லா வானத்தின்
நீளம் தான் என் வலி
எங்கு இருப்பாய் அங்கு வருவேன்
வேறு என்ன வேண்டும்
Kannamma, open your eyes
Tears are my only language
In a sky without you
The blue itself is my pain
Wherever you are, I will come there
What else do I need?
விண்மீன்கள்
தங்கி செல்லும் வீடு
வெண் இறகில் கட்டி வைத்த
கூடு இது
உன்னாலே....உன்னாலே
இன்றானது இருள் வாழும் காடு
The stars
A house where they rest briefly
Tied together with white feathers
This is that nest
Because of you... because of you
Today it has become a forest where darkness dwells
அன்பில் நீ
என்னை சூழ்ந்த கங்கை
அந்நதியில் மூச்சடைத்த
என் வாழக்கை இனி
எந்நாளும் உன்னாலே
நான் ஆவேன் காற்றிழந்த யாக்கை
With love, you...
Are the Ganges that surrounded me
Suffocated in that river
My life from now on
Forever because of you
I will become a body that lost its breath
இது கனவாய் மாறி
நீ வருவாய்
என தினம் தினம் விழிப்போம்
உனக்கெனவே
அது வரை இவ்வாழ்வு அடர்வனமே
இனி எப்போது இப்பூமி
உயிர் பெறுமோ சொல்
Turning this into a dream
You will return
So I wake up day after day
Just for you
Until then, this life is a dense forest
Now when will this earth
Get its life back, tell me?
கண்ணம்மா கண்விழி
கண்ணீர் தான் என் மொழி
நீ இல்லா வானத்தின்
நீளம் தான் என் வலி
எங்கு இருப்பாய் அங்கு வருவேன்
வேறு என்ன வேண்டும்
Kannamma, open your eyes
Tears are my only language
In a sky without you
The blue itself is my pain
Wherever you are, I will come there
What else do I need?
Kannamma kanvizhi
Kannamma, open your eyes
Kanneer thaan en mozhi
Tears are my only language
Nee illa vaanathin
In a sky without you
Neelam thaan en vali
The blue itself is my pain
Engu irupaai angu varuven
Wherever you are, I will come there
Veru enna vendum
What else do I need?
Kannamma kanvizhi
Kannamma, open your eyes
Kanneer thaan en mozhi
Tears are my only language
Nee illa vaanathin
In a sky without you
Neelam thaan en vali
The blue itself is my pain
Engu irupaai angu varuven
Wherever you are, I will come there
Veru enna vendum
What else do I need?
Vinmeengal
The stars
Thangi sellum veedu
A house where they rest briefly
Venn iragil katti vaitha
Tied together with white feathers
Koodu ithu
This is that nest
Unnaalae…unnaalae
Because of you... because of you
Indraanathu irul vaazhum kaadu
Today it has become a forest where darkness dwells
Anbil nee
With love, you...
Ennai soozhntha gangai
Are the Ganges that surrounded me
Annadhiyil moochadaitha
Suffocated in that river
En vazhkai ini
My life from now on
Ennaalum unnaalae
Forever because of you
Naan aaven kaatrizhandha yakkai
I will become a body that lost its breath
Ithu kanavaai maari
Turning this into a dream
Nee varuvaai
You will return
Ena dhinam dhinam vizhipom
So I wake up day after day
Unakenavae
Just for you
Athu varai ivvazhvu adarvanamae
Until then, this life is a dense forest
Ini eppothu ippbhoomi
Now when will this earth
Uyir perumo sol
Get its life back, tell me?
Kannamma kanvizhi
Kannamma, open your eyes
Kanneer thaan en mozhi
Tears are my only language
Nee illa vaanathin
In a sky without you
Neelam thaan en vali
The blue itself is my pain
Engu irupaai angu varuven
Wherever you are, I will come there
Veru enna vendum
What else do I need?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kannamma' from the movie Ratsasan is a deeply emotional lamentation expressing unbearable grief over loss and longing. The protagonist pleads with his loved one to wake up, describing how tears have replaced words as his primary form of expression. Without her presence, even the vast beauty of the blue sky feels like an overwhelming weight of pain, and life has turned into a dark, suffocating forest. The lyrics evoke poignant imagery of love that once felt like a enveloping river, now leaving him breathless and lifeless. Holding onto a fragile thread of hope, he wishes that this tragedy is just a nightmare from which he will awaken to see her again, questioning when his desolate world will ever feel alive once more.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kanneer thaan en mozhi”
Comparing tears to a language ('Kanneer thaan en mozhi'), expressing that grief is his only form of communication.
Visual Imagery / Metaphor
“Nee illa vaanathin / Neelam thaan en vali”
Equating the blue color and vastness of the sky without the beloved to personal pain ('Neelam thaan en vali').
Metaphor
“Anbil nee ennai soozhntha gangai”
Comparing the lover's overwhelming love to the river Ganges enveloping the speaker ('Anbil nee ennai soozhntha gangai').
Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kannamma kanvizhi / Kanneer thaan en mozhi”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in 'Kannamma' and 'Kanvizhi' / 'Kanneer'.
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Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the song 'Kannamma' from the 2018 hit psychological thriller 'Ratsasan' was composed by Ghibran and sung by Pradeep Kumar. The lyrics were penned by the film's director himself, Ramkumar, adding a deeply personal touch to this haunting track.
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