Kannamoochi Yenada Duet
From Kandukondain Kandukondain · 2000
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kandukondain Kandukondain2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kannamoochi yenada | Why this game of hide-and-seek? |
| Male :Kannamoochi yenada | Male: Why this game of hide-and-seek? |
| En kannaa | My Krishna? |
| Female | |
| Kannamoochi yenada | Why this game of hide-and-seek? |
| En kannaa | My Krishna? |
| Naan kannaadi porul polada | I am fragile like an object of glass. |
| Male | |
| Andha nadhiyin karaiyai | On the bank of that river, |
| Naan ketten. | I asked. |
| Andha kaatrai niruthiyum | Even after stopping that wind, |
| Ketten | I asked. |
| Female | |
| Andha nadhiyin karaiyai | On the bank of that river, |
| Naan ketten. | I asked. |
| Andha kaatrai niruthiyum | Even after stopping that wind, |
| Ketten | I asked. |
| Male | |
| {Vaan veliyai ketten | {I asked the wide sky, |
| Vidaiyae illai (2) | There was no answer at all (2) |
| {Irudhiyil unnai kanden | {In the end, I found you, |
| Irudhaya poovil kanden }(2) | I found you in the flower of my heart} (2) |
| Male | |
| Kannamoochi yenada | Why this game of hide-and-seek? |
| Female :En kannaa | Female: My Krishna |
| Naan kannaadi porul polada…aaa…. | I am fragile like an object of glass... |
| Female | |
| En manam unakkoru | Is my heart to you |
| Vilaiyaattu bommaiyaa | A toy to play with? |
| Male :En manam unakkoru | Male: Is my heart to you |
| Vilaiyaattu bommaiyaa | A toy to play with? |
| Enakkena unarchigal | Do I not have feelings |
| Thaniyaaga illaiyaa | Of my own separately? |
| Nenjin alai urangaadhu | The waves of my heart do not sleep, |
| Female | |
| Un idhazh kondu | With your lips, |
| Vaai mooda vaa | Come seal my mouth, |
| En kannaa…aaaa..aaa… | My Krishna... |
| Female | |
| Un idhazh kondu | With your lips, |
| Vaai mooda vaa | Come seal my mouth, |
| En kannaa.. | My Krishna.. |
| Un imai kondu | With your eyelids, |
| Vizhi mooda vaa | Come close my eyes, |
| Un udal thaan | Is not your body |
| En udai allavaa | My garment after all? |
| Female | |
| Paarkadalil aadiya pinnum | Even after bathing in the ocean of milk, |
| Un vannam maaravillai innum | Your dark complexion has not changed yet. |
| Male :Paarkadalil aadiya pinnum | Male: Even after bathing in the ocean of milk, |
| Un vannam maaravillai innum | Your dark complexion has not changed yet. |
| Female | |
| Kannamoochi yenada | Why this game of hide-and-seek? |
| En kannaa | My Krishna |
| Naan kannaadi porul polada | I am fragile like an object of glass. |
| Female | |
| {Vaan mazhai vizhumpodhu | {When rain fell from the sky, |
| Malai kondu kaathaai}(2) | You protected us by lifting a mountain}(2) |
| Kan mazhai vizhum podhu | When rain falls from my eyes as tears, |
| Edhil ennai kaappaai | With what will you protect me? |
| Poovin kanneerai rasippaai | You enjoy the tears of the flower, |
| Female | |
| Naan enna pennilaiyaa… | Am I not a woman... |
| En kannaa | My Krishna |
| Adhai nee kaana kannillaiyaa | Do you not have eyes to see that? |
| Un kanavugalil naan illaiyaa | Am I not present in your dreams? |
| Female | |
| Dhinam oosal aaduthu manasu | Every day my heart swings like a pendulum, |
| Ada oomai alla en kolusu | Ah, my anklet is not mute! |
| En ullmoochilae uyir neengudhae | With my inner breath, my life force escapes, |
| Ennuyir thudikkaamalae | To keep my life from throbbing in agony, |
| Kaappadhu un theendalae | What saves me is your touch alone, |
| Uyir thara vaa…aaa… | Come to give me life... |
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
Why this game of hide-and-seek?
Male: Why this game of hide-and-seek?
My Krishna?
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா
Why this game of hide-and-seek?
My Krishna?
I am fragile like an object of glass.
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா
On the bank of that river,
I asked.
Even after stopping that wind,
I asked.
அந்த நதியின் கரையை
நான் கேட்டேன்
அந்தக் காற்றை நிறுத்தியும்
கேட்டேன்
On the bank of that river,
I asked.
Even after stopping that wind,
I asked.
அந்த நதியின் கரையை
நான் கேட்டேன்
அந்தக் காற்றை நிறுத்தியும்
கேட்டேன்
{I asked the wide sky,
There was no answer at all (2)
{In the end, I found you,
I found you in the flower of my heart} (2)
{வான் வெளியைக் கேட்டேன்
விடையே இல்லை} (2)
{இறுதியில் உன்னைக் கண்டேன்
இருதயப் பூவில் கண்டேன்} (2)
Why this game of hide-and-seek?
Female: My Krishna
I am fragile like an object of glass...
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
பெண் : என் கண்ணா
நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா.....
Is my heart to you
A toy to play with?
Male: Is my heart to you
A toy to play with?
Do I not have feelings
Of my own separately?
The waves of my heart do not sleep,
என் மனம் உனக்கொரு
விளையாட்டு பொம்மையா
என் மனம் உனக்கொரு
விளையாட்டு பொம்மையா
எனக்கென உணர்ச்சிகள்
தனியாக இல்லையா
நெஞ்சின் அலை உறங்காது
With your lips,
Come seal my mouth,
My Krishna...
உன் இதழ் கொண்டு
வாய் மூட வா என் கண்ணா..ஆஆஆ....
உன் இதழ் கொண்டு
வாய் மூட வா என் கண்ணா
உன் இமை கொண்டு விழி மூட வா
உன் உடல்தான் என் உடையல்லவா
With your lips,
Come seal my mouth,
My Krishna..
With your eyelids,
Come close my eyes,
Is not your body
My garment after all?
பாற்கடலில் ஆடிய பின்னும்
உன் வண்ணம் மாறவில்லை இன்னும்
பாற்கடலில் ஆடிய பின்னும்
உன் வண்ணம் மாறவில்லை இன்னும்
Even after bathing in the ocean of milk,
Your dark complexion has not changed yet.
Male: Even after bathing in the ocean of milk,
Your dark complexion has not changed yet.
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
என் நெஞ்சில் கூடியே
நிறம் மாறவா
என்னுயிரில் நீ வந்து சேர்க
உதடுகள் ஈரமாய் வாழ்க
கலந்திட வா....
Why this game of hide-and-seek?
My Krishna
I am fragile like an object of glass.
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா
{When rain fell from the sky,
You protected us by lifting a mountain}(2)
When rain falls from my eyes as tears,
With what will you protect me?
You enjoy the tears of the flower,
{வான்மழை விழும்போது
மலைகொண்டு காத்தாய்} (2)
கண்மழை விழும்போது
எதிலென்னைக் காப்பாய்
பூவின் கண்ணீரை ரசிப்பாய்
Am I not a woman...
My Krishna
Do you not have eyes to see that?
Am I not present in your dreams?
நான் என்ன பெண்ணில்லையா
என் கண்ணா
அதை நீ காணக் கண்ணில்லையா
உன் கணவுகளில் நானில்லையா
Every day my heart swings like a pendulum,
Ah, my anklet is not mute!
With my inner breath, my life force escapes,
To keep my life from throbbing in agony,
What saves me is your touch alone,
Come to give me life...
தினம் ஊசலாடுதென் மனசு
அட ஊமையல்ல என் கொலுசு
என் உள் மூச்சிலே உயிர் நீங்குதே
என்னுயிர் துடிக்காமலே
காப்பது உன் தீண்டலே
உயிர் தர வா......
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா...
கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா...
Kannamoochi yenada
Why this game of hide-and-seek?
Male :Kannamoochi yenada
Male: Why this game of hide-and-seek?
En kannaa
My Krishna?
Kannamoochi yenada
Why this game of hide-and-seek?
En kannaa
My Krishna?
Naan kannaadi porul polada
I am fragile like an object of glass.
Andha nadhiyin karaiyai
On the bank of that river,
Naan ketten.
I asked.
Andha kaatrai niruthiyum
Even after stopping that wind,
Ketten
I asked.
Andha nadhiyin karaiyai
On the bank of that river,
Naan ketten.
I asked.
Andha kaatrai niruthiyum
Even after stopping that wind,
Ketten
I asked.
{Vaan veliyai ketten
{I asked the wide sky,
Vidaiyae illai (2)
There was no answer at all (2)
{Irudhiyil unnai kanden
{In the end, I found you,
Irudhaya poovil kanden }(2)
I found you in the flower of my heart} (2)
Kannamoochi yenada
Why this game of hide-and-seek?
Female :En kannaa
Female: My Krishna
Naan kannaadi porul polada…aaa….
I am fragile like an object of glass...
En manam unakkoru
Is my heart to you
Vilaiyaattu bommaiyaa
A toy to play with?
Male :En manam unakkoru
Male: Is my heart to you
Vilaiyaattu bommaiyaa
A toy to play with?
Enakkena unarchigal
Do I not have feelings
Thaniyaaga illaiyaa
Of my own separately?
Nenjin alai urangaadhu
The waves of my heart do not sleep,
Un idhazh kondu
With your lips,
Vaai mooda vaa
Come seal my mouth,
En kannaa…aaaa..aaa…
My Krishna...
Un idhazh kondu
With your lips,
Vaai mooda vaa
Come seal my mouth,
En kannaa..
My Krishna..
Un imai kondu
With your eyelids,
Vizhi mooda vaa
Come close my eyes,
Un udal thaan
Is not your body
En udai allavaa
My garment after all?
Paarkadalil aadiya pinnum
Even after bathing in the ocean of milk,
Un vannam maaravillai innum
Your dark complexion has not changed yet.
Male :Paarkadalil aadiya pinnum
Male: Even after bathing in the ocean of milk,
Un vannam maaravillai innum
Your dark complexion has not changed yet.
Kannamoochi yenada
Why this game of hide-and-seek?
En kannaa
My Krishna
Naan kannaadi porul polada
I am fragile like an object of glass.
{Vaan mazhai vizhumpodhu
{When rain fell from the sky,
Malai kondu kaathaai}(2)
You protected us by lifting a mountain}(2)
Kan mazhai vizhum podhu
When rain falls from my eyes as tears,
Edhil ennai kaappaai
With what will you protect me?
Poovin kanneerai rasippaai
You enjoy the tears of the flower,
Naan enna pennilaiyaa…
Am I not a woman...
En kannaa
My Krishna
Adhai nee kaana kannillaiyaa
Do you not have eyes to see that?
Un kanavugalil naan illaiyaa
Am I not present in your dreams?
Dhinam oosal aaduthu manasu
Every day my heart swings like a pendulum,
Ada oomai alla en kolusu
Ah, my anklet is not mute!
En ullmoochilae uyir neengudhae
With my inner breath, my life force escapes,
Ennuyir thudikkaamalae
To keep my life from throbbing in agony,
Kaappadhu un theendalae
What saves me is your touch alone,
Uyir thara vaa…aaa…
Come to give me life...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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Trivia
Although the prompt context lists details as unknown, the song was actually composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu for the film Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), directed by Rajiv Menon. It is famously set in the Carnatic raga Nattakurinji and features vocals by K. S. Chithra and P. Unnikrishnan.
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