Kannamma
From Siren · 2024
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Siren2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannamma kannamma | Oh my beloved child |
| Kaanbena unnai | Will I see you? |
| Kai vaithu moodathe | Do not cover |
| Endhan kannai | My eyes with your hands |
| Male | |
| Kannamma kannamma | Oh my beloved child |
| Kaanbena unnai | Will I see you? |
| Kai vaithu moodathe | Do not cover |
| Endhan kannai | My eyes with your hands |
| Male | |
| Kanneer ellam | All these tears |
| Onna ninnu | Will stand together |
| Unkitaa pesanum | And talk to you |
| Kannae kannu | Oh my precious eye |
| Male | |
| Un pinju paadham | Your tender tiny feet |
| Theendatha nenju | A heart untouched by them |
| Thee vachum vegadha | Is like damp cotton that won't burn |
| Eera panju | Even if set on fire |
| Male | |
| Endhan uyiraii | You who entered |
| Vandha uyirae | My life as my very life |
| Kaiyil thavazhum | Crawling in my hands |
| Saamy neethanae | You are the deity itself |
| Male | |
| Hooo ooo oo hoo ooo | (Vocalizing) |
| Hooo oooo ooo hoo ooo oo | (Vocalizing) |
| Male | |
| Kannaana kannuku | For the eye that is precious |
| Emai mela perungobam | Is there great anger towards the eyelid? |
| Theeratha? theeratha? | Won't it end? Won't it end? |
| Male | |
| Sarugaana uravonnu | A relationship like a dried leaf |
| Usuraana malaronna | And a flower that is full of life |
| Saerathaa? saerathaa? | Won't they unite? Won't they unite? |
| Male | |
| Magaloada pirivenna lesa | Is separation from a daughter a simple thing? |
| Udaiyatha manasennna | Is the heart unbreakable like |
| Maanasaa? | A piece of hard stone? |
| Arai nodiyavathu paaren | Look at me at least for half a second |
| Sudu solavathu sollen | Speak at least a harsh word |
| En manasoda kaayangal aara | So that the wounds in my heart may heal |
| Male | |
| Pora uyirae | Oh my departing life |
| Pora uyirae | Oh my departing life |
| Petha nodithan | Can't the moment of birth |
| Thirumbi vaaratha | Come back again? |
| Male | |
| Kannamma kannamma | Oh my beloved child |
| Kaanbena unnai | Will I see you? |
| Kai vaithu moodathe | Do not cover |
| Endhan kannai | My eyes with your hands |
| Male | |
| Kannamma kannamma | Oh my beloved child |
| Kaanbena unnai | Will I see you? |
| Kai vaithu moodathe | Do not cover |
| Endhan kannai | My eyes with your hands |
கண்ணம்மா கண்ணம்மா
காண்பேனா உன்னை
கை வைத்து மூடாதே
எந்தன் கண்ணை
Oh my beloved child
Will I see you?
Do not cover
My eyes with your hands
கண்ணம்மா கண்ணம்மா
காண்பேனா உன்னை
கை வைத்து மூடாதே
எந்தன் கண்ணை
Oh my beloved child
Will I see you?
Do not cover
My eyes with your hands
கண்ணீர் எல்லாம்
ஒன்னா நின்னு
உங்கிட்ட பேசனும்
கண்ணே கண்ணு
All these tears
Will stand together
And talk to you
Oh my precious eye
உன் பிஞ்சு பாதம்
தீண்டாத நெஞ்சு
தீ வச்சும் வேகாத
ஈர பஞ்சு
Your tender tiny feet
A heart untouched by them
Is like damp cotton that won't burn
Even if set on fire
எந்தன் உயிராய்
வந்த உயிரே
கையில் தவழும்
சாமி நீதானே
You who entered
My life as my very life
Crawling in my hands
You are the deity itself
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
(Vocalizing)
(Vocalizing)
கண்ணான கண்ணுக்கு
இமை மேல பெருங்கோபம்
தீராதா? தீராதா?
For the eye that is precious
Is there great anger towards the eyelid?
Won't it end? Won't it end?
சருகான உறவொன்னு
உசுரான மலரொன்ன
சேரேதா? சேரேதா?
A relationship like a dried leaf
And a flower that is full of life
Won't they unite? Won't they unite?
மகளோடா பிரிவென்ன லேசா
உடையாத மனசென்ன மனசா?
அறை நொடியாவது பாரேன்
சுடு சொல்லாவது சொல்லேன்
என் மனசோட காயங்கள் ஆற
Is separation from a daughter a simple thing?
Is the heart unbreakable like
A piece of hard stone?
Look at me at least for half a second
Speak at least a harsh word
So that the wounds in my heart may heal
போற உயிரே போற உயிரே
பெத்த நொடிதான் திரும்பி வாராத
Oh my departing life
Oh my departing life
Can't the moment of birth
Come back again?
கண்ணம்மா கண்ணம்மா
காண்பேனா உன்னை
கை வைத்து மூடாதே
எந்தன் கண்ணை
Oh my beloved child
Will I see you?
Do not cover
My eyes with your hands
கண்ணம்மா கண்ணம்மா
காண்பேனா உன்னை
கை வைத்து மூடாதே
எந்தன் கண்ணை
Oh my beloved child
Will I see you?
Do not cover
My eyes with your hands
Kannamma kannamma
Oh my beloved child
Kaanbena unnai
Will I see you?
Kai vaithu moodathe
Do not cover
Endhan kannai
My eyes with your hands
Kannamma kannamma
Oh my beloved child
Kaanbena unnai
Will I see you?
Kai vaithu moodathe
Do not cover
Endhan kannai
My eyes with your hands
Kanneer ellam
All these tears
Onna ninnu
Will stand together
Unkitaa pesanum
And talk to you
Kannae kannu
Oh my precious eye
Un pinju paadham
Your tender tiny feet
Theendatha nenju
A heart untouched by them
Thee vachum vegadha
Is like damp cotton that won't burn
Eera panju
Even if set on fire
Endhan uyiraii
You who entered
Vandha uyirae
My life as my very life
Kaiyil thavazhum
Crawling in my hands
Saamy neethanae
You are the deity itself
Hooo ooo oo hoo ooo
(Vocalizing)
Hooo oooo ooo hoo ooo oo
(Vocalizing)
Kannaana kannuku
For the eye that is precious
Emai mela perungobam
Is there great anger towards the eyelid?
Theeratha? theeratha?
Won't it end? Won't it end?
Sarugaana uravonnu
A relationship like a dried leaf
Usuraana malaronna
And a flower that is full of life
Saerathaa? saerathaa?
Won't they unite? Won't they unite?
Magaloada pirivenna lesa
Is separation from a daughter a simple thing?
Udaiyatha manasennna
Is the heart unbreakable like
Maanasaa?
A piece of hard stone?
Arai nodiyavathu paaren
Look at me at least for half a second
Sudu solavathu sollen
Speak at least a harsh word
En manasoda kaayangal aara
So that the wounds in my heart may heal
Pora uyirae
Oh my departing life
Pora uyirae
Oh my departing life
Petha nodithan
Can't the moment of birth
Thirumbi vaaratha
Come back again?
Kannamma kannamma
Oh my beloved child
Kaanbena unnai
Will I see you?
Kai vaithu moodathe
Do not cover
Endhan kannai
My eyes with your hands
Kannamma kannamma
Oh my beloved child
Kaanbena unnai
Will I see you?
Kai vaithu moodathe
Do not cover
Endhan kannai
My eyes with your hands
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kannamma' from Siren (2024) is a poignant depiction of a father's intense pain and yearning during his long separation from his daughter. He expresses his desperate desire to see her again, feeling that his heart without her presence is like damp cotton that smolders painfully without burning away. He pleads for even half a second of her attention or a harsh word, just to feel a connection and soothe his aching emotional wounds. The lyrics vividly highlight the sacred bond between a parent and child, portraying the daughter as a divine presence in his life and questioning why fate has withered their relationship like a dried leaf.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Thee vachum vegadha / Eera panju”
Compares a heart unblessed by a child's touch to damp cotton ('eera panju') that slowly smolders but refuses to burn away completely, symbolizing unending internal pain.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Kannamma kannamma / Kaanbena unnai”
Repetition of the initial 'K' sound across consecutive lines creating a rhythmic, gentle musicality.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Sarugaana uravonnu / Usuraana malaronna”
Contrasts a withered, dried leaf relationship ('sarugaana uravu') with a vibrant, living flower ('usuraana malar') to highlight distance versus life.
Personification
“Kannaana kannuku / Emai mela perungobam”
Attributes human emotion (great anger) to the relationship between the eye and its eyelid.
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Trivia
'Kannamma' serves as the emotional core of the 2024 film Siren starring Jayam Ravi. Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics penned by Pa. Vijay, Haricharan's soulful vocal delivery beautifully conveys the grief of a father unjustly separated from his daughter for years.
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