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Kannamoochi Yenada Duet

From Kandukondain Kandukondain · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
K. S. Chithra, K. J. Yesudas
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
25 Nov 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannamoochi yenada
Male :Kannamoochi yenada
En kannaa
Kannamoochi yenada
En kannaa
Naan kannaadi porul polada
Andha nadhiyin karaiyai
Naan ketten.
Andha kaatrai niruthiyum
Ketten
Andha nadhiyin karaiyai
Naan ketten.
Andha kaatrai niruthiyum
Ketten
{Vaan veliyai ketten
Vidaiyae illai (2)
{Irudhiyil unnai kanden
Irudhaya poovil kanden }(2)
Kannamoochi yenada
Female :En kannaa
Naan kannaadi porul polada…aaa….
En manam unakkoru
Vilaiyaattu bommaiyaa
Male :En manam unakkoru
Vilaiyaattu bommaiyaa
Enakkena unarchigal
Thaniyaaga illaiyaa
Nenjin alai urangaadhu
Un idhazh kondu
Vaai mooda vaa
En kannaa…aaaa..aaa…
Un idhazh kondu
Vaai mooda vaa
En kannaa..
Un imai kondu
Vizhi mooda vaa
Un udal thaan
En udai allavaa
Paarkadalil aadiya pinnum
Un vannam maaravillai innum
Male :Paarkadalil aadiya pinnum
Un vannam maaravillai innum
Kannamoochi yenada
En kannaa
Naan kannaadi porul polada
{Vaan mazhai vizhumpodhu
Malai kondu kaathaai}(2)
Kan mazhai vizhum podhu
Edhil ennai kaappaai
Poovin kanneerai rasippaai
Naan enna pennilaiyaa…
En kannaa
Adhai nee kaana kannillaiyaa
Un kanavugalil naan illaiyaa
Dhinam oosal aaduthu manasu
Ada oomai alla en kolusu
En ullmoochilae uyir neengudhae
Ennuyir thudikkaamalae
Kaappadhu un theendalae
Uyir thara vaa…aaa…
Why play hide-and-seek with me,
Male: Why play hide-and-seek with me,
my Kanna (Krishna)?
Why play hide-and-seek with me,
my Kanna?
I am fragile like glass.
I asked the banks
of that river.
I even stopped the wind
and asked.
I asked the banks
of that river.
I even stopped the wind
and asked.
I asked the vast open sky,
yet there was no answer.
In the end, I found you,
I found you in the flower of my heart.
Why play hide-and-seek with me,
Female: my Kanna?
I am fragile like glass...
Is my heart to you
just a toy to play with?
Male: Is my heart to you
just a toy to play with?
Don't I have feelings
of my own?
The restless waves of my heart will not sleep;
with your lips,
come seal my mouth.
My Kanna...
With your lips,
come seal my mouth.
My Kanna...
With your eyelids,
come close my eyes.
Isn't your body
the garment that clothes me?
Even after bathing in the ocean of milk,
your dark color has not changed.
Male: Even after bathing in the ocean of milk,
your dark color has not changed.
Why play hide-and-seek with me,
my Kanna?
I am fragile like glass.
When torrential rains fell from the sky,
you held up a mountain to protect us.
When rain pours from my eyes,
with what will you protect me?
You admire the teardrops on a flower;
am I not a woman too?
My Kanna,
do you have no eyes to see it?
Am I not there in your dreams?
Every day my heart swings like a pendulum,
and listen, my anklets are not silent.
With every breath I draw, my life ebbs away;
to keep my soul from aching,
only your touch can save me.
Come, breathe life into me...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kannamoochi Yenada is a deeply passionate and classical-infused romantic song from Kandukondain Kandukondain, drawing inspiration from the divine love between Radha and Lord Krishna. The lyrics portray a woman lamenting her beloved playing hide-and-seek with her emotions, leaving her feeling fragile like glass. She searches for him across nature—in the rivers, wind, and open sky—only to ultimately discover his presence inside her heart's own bloom. The song blends intense emotional vulnerability with mythological allegories, referencing Krishna lifting the Govardhana mountain to shield against torrential rain and his eternal dark complexion that remains unchanged even after bathing in the cosmic ocean of milk. Ultimately, the protagonist pleads for her lover's physical and emotional presence, expressing that his embrace and touch are the only forces capable of preserving her tender life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Naan kannaadi porul polada”

Comparing her heart/entity to fragile glass ('kannaadi porul polada') to convey emotional delicacy.

Mythological Allusion (Puraana Kurippu)

“Vaan mazhai vizhumpodhu Malai kondu kaathaai”

References Lord Krishna holding the Govardhana mountain to protect his people from Indra's torrential rain.

Metaphor & Parallelism (Uruvagam)

“Kan mazhai vizhum podhu Edhil ennai kaappaai”

Parallels celestial rain ('Vaan mazhai') with tears flowing like rain from her eyes ('Kan mazhai').

Mythological Allusion (Puraana Kurippu)

“Paarkadalil aadiya pinnum Un vannam maaravillai innum”

Refers to the myth of Vishnu/Krishna in the Ocean of Milk (Paarkadal), highlighting his eternal dark blue divine hue.

Personification

“Ada oomai alla en kolusu”

Personifies the anklet ('kolusu') as a speaking non-mute entity that articulates her restless longing.

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