Kannamoochi Aattam
From Varnam · 2011
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- Isaac Thomas Kottukapally
- Details
- Varnam2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum | A game of hide and seek takes place |
| Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom | With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind |
| Thedi thedi tholainje ponom | Searching repeatedly, we got lost |
| Nadappadhu ellaam nesandhaanada | Everything that happens is indeed real, my friend |
| Nenjila aasa vandha valithaanada | When desire enters the heart, it brings pain, my friend |
| Male | |
| Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum | A game of hide and seek takes place |
| Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom | With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind |
| Male | |
| Kann thirakkum munnale | Before the eyes could even open |
| Kaadhal selaonnu odanji ponadhu | A statue of love was broken |
| Naan varainja oviyathil | In the painting that I drew |
| Vannam ellaamae saayam ponadhu | All the colors faded away |
| Male | |
| Thannanthniya naethu irundhen | Yesterday I was all alone |
| Onna kanda piragu than | Only after I saw you |
| Olagam enakku pidichathu | Did I like this world |
| Neeyum ippa velagitta | Now that you too have moved away |
| Engae poyi azhuvadhu | Where shall I go and weep? |
| Male | |
| Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum | A game of hide and seek takes place |
| Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom | With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind |
| Thedi thedi tholainje ponom | Searching repeatedly, we got lost |
| Nadappadhu ellaam nesandhaanada | Everything that happens is indeed real, my friend |
| Nenjila aasa vandha valithaanada | When desire enters the heart, it brings pain, my friend |
| Male | |
| Aalamara kela melae | Beneath the banyan tree |
| Veppanjchedi molachu pooppadhillaiya | Doesn't a neem plant sprout and bloom? |
| Adha paathum thirundhalaiye | Even seeing that, they haven't learned |
| Aiyoo ooru sanam maaravillaiye | Alas, the village people have not changed |
| Male | |
| Chinna nenjile enna kanavo | What dreams exist in this small heart? |
| Aathukulla vilundha seragu | A feather fallen into the river |
| Karaikku meendum thirumbhuma | Will it ever return back to the shore? |
| Vaanavillum kalainjitta | Once a rainbow dissolves away |
| Thirumbha variya mudiyuma | Can it ever come back again? |
| Male | |
| Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum | A game of hide and seek takes place |
| Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom | With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind |
| Thedi thedi tholainje ponom | Searching repeatedly, we got lost |
| Nadappadhu ellaam nesandhaanada | Everything that happens is indeed real, my friend |
| Nenjila aasa vandha valithaanada | When desire enters the heart, it brings pain, my friend |
| Male | |
| Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum | A game of hide and seek takes place |
| Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom | With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind |
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஆட்டம் நடக்கும்
கண்ண மூடி காட்டுல இருக்கோம்
தேடித் தேடி தொலைஞ்சே போனோம்
நடப்பது எல்லாம் நெசந்தானடா
நெஞ்சில ஆச வந்தா வலிதானடா
A game of hide and seek takes place
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
Searching repeatedly, we got lost
Everything that happens is indeed real, my friend
When desire enters the heart, it brings pain, my friend
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஆட்டம் நடக்கும்
கண்ண மூடி காட்டுல இருக்கோம்
A game of hide and seek takes place
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
கண் திறக்கும் முன்னாலே
காதல் செல ஒண்ணு ஒடைஞ்சி போனது
நான் வரைஞ்ச ஓவியத்தில்
வண்ணம் எல்லாமே சாயம் போனது
Before the eyes could even open
A statue of love was broken
In the painting that I drew
All the colors faded away
தன்னந்தனியா நேத்து இருந்தேன்
ஒன்ன கண்ட பிறகுதான்
ஒலகம் எனக்கு பிடிச்சது
நீயும் இப்ப வெலகிட்டா
எங்கே போயி அழுவது.....
Yesterday I was all alone
Only after I saw you
Did I like this world
Now that you too have moved away
Where shall I go and weep?
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஆட்டம் நடக்கும்
கண்ண மூடி காட்டுல இருக்கோம்
தேடித் தேடி தொலைஞ்சே போனோம்
நடப்பது எல்லாம் நெசந்தானடா
நெஞ்சில ஆச வந்தா வலிதானடா
A game of hide and seek takes place
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
Searching repeatedly, we got lost
Everything that happens is indeed real, my friend
When desire enters the heart, it brings pain, my friend
ஆலமரக் கெள மேலே
வேப்பஞ் செடி மொளச்சு பூப்பதில்லையா
அதப் பாத்தும் திருந்தலையே
ஐயோ ஊரு சனம் மாறவில்லையே
Beneath the banyan tree
Doesn't a neem plant sprout and bloom?
Even seeing that, they haven't learned
Alas, the village people have not changed
சின்ன நெஞ்சிலே என்ன கனவோ
ஆத்துக்குள்ள விழுந்த செறகு
கரைக்கு மீண்டும் திரும்புமா
வானவில்லும் கலைஞ்சிட்டா
திரும்ப வரைய முடியுமா
What dreams exist in this small heart?
A feather fallen into the river
Will it ever return back to the shore?
Once a rainbow dissolves away
Can it ever come back again?
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஆட்டம் நடக்கும்
கண்ண மூடி காட்டுல இருக்கோம்
தேடித் தேடி தொலைஞ்சே போனோம்
நடப்பது எல்லாம் நெசந்தானடா
நெஞ்சில ஆச வந்தா வலிதானடா
A game of hide and seek takes place
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
Searching repeatedly, we got lost
Everything that happens is indeed real, my friend
When desire enters the heart, it brings pain, my friend
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஆட்டம் நடக்கும்
கண்ண மூடி காட்டுல இருக்கோம்
A game of hide and seek takes place
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum
A game of hide and seek takes place
Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
Thedi thedi tholainje ponom
Searching repeatedly, we got lost
Nadappadhu ellaam nesandhaanada
Everything that happens is indeed real, my friend
Nenjila aasa vandha valithaanada
When desire enters the heart, it brings pain, my friend
Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum
A game of hide and seek takes place
Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
Kann thirakkum munnale
Before the eyes could even open
Kaadhal selaonnu odanji ponadhu
A statue of love was broken
Naan varainja oviyathil
In the painting that I drew
Vannam ellaamae saayam ponadhu
All the colors faded away
Thannanthniya naethu irundhen
Yesterday I was all alone
Onna kanda piragu than
Only after I saw you
Olagam enakku pidichathu
Did I like this world
Neeyum ippa velagitta
Now that you too have moved away
Engae poyi azhuvadhu
Where shall I go and weep?
Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum
A game of hide and seek takes place
Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
Thedi thedi tholainje ponom
Searching repeatedly, we got lost
Nadappadhu ellaam nesandhaanada
Everything that happens is indeed real, my friend
Nenjila aasa vandha valithaanada
When desire enters the heart, it brings pain, my friend
Aalamara kela melae
Beneath the banyan tree
Veppanjchedi molachu pooppadhillaiya
Doesn't a neem plant sprout and bloom?
Adha paathum thirundhalaiye
Even seeing that, they haven't learned
Aiyoo ooru sanam maaravillaiye
Alas, the village people have not changed
Chinna nenjile enna kanavo
What dreams exist in this small heart?
Aathukulla vilundha seragu
A feather fallen into the river
Karaikku meendum thirumbhuma
Will it ever return back to the shore?
Vaanavillum kalainjitta
Once a rainbow dissolves away
Thirumbha variya mudiyuma
Can it ever come back again?
Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum
A game of hide and seek takes place
Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
Thedi thedi tholainje ponom
Searching repeatedly, we got lost
Nadappadhu ellaam nesandhaanada
Everything that happens is indeed real, my friend
Nenjila aasa vandha valithaanada
When desire enters the heart, it brings pain, my friend
Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum
A game of hide and seek takes place
Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom
With our eyes closed, we stand in the wind
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic song from the movie 'Varnam' reflects on the pain of heartbreak, isolation, and social disillusionment. The protagonist compares life and love to a game of hide-and-seek where one gets lost while searching for happiness. Love is depicted as a fragile statue that broke before it could be admired, and as a painting whose colors have completely faded away after the lover's departure. The lyrics further express deep philosophical existential angst by comparing lost love and hope to a feather swept away in a river or a rainbow that vanishes into thin air, emphasizing that some losses in life are irreversible.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Repetition)
“Thedi thedi tholainje ponom”
The word 'thedi' is repeated back-to-back to emphasize the continuous, desperate effort of searching.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Aathukulla vilundha seragu”
Compares a lost soul or unrequited desire to a delicate feather trapped in a river current, symbolizing helplessness.
Visual Imagery
“Vaanavillum kalainjitta”
Uses the image of a fading rainbow to convey the fleeting nature of joy and beauty in life.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Kannamoochi aattam nadakkum / Kanna moodi kaatula irukkom”
Matching initial sounds in consecutive lines ('Kannamoochi' and 'Kanna') creating a rhythmic oral flow.
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Trivia
The song was composed by Isaac Thomas Kottukapally, a acclaimed background score composer who won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Adaminte Makan Abu in 2011. The lyrics were penned by the late National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthukumar.
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