Kannamoochi Yenada
From Kandukondain Kandukondain · 2000
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, Shahana
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kandukondain Kandukondain2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kannamoochi yenada | Why this game of hide and seek? |
| Kannamoochi yenada | 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} (2) | Am I not a fragile glass object?} |
| Female | |
| {Andha nadhiyin karaiyai | {I asked the riverbanks, |
| Naan ketten. | I asked. |
| Andha kaatrai niruthiyum | Even stopping the wind, |
| Ketten} (2) | I asked.} |
| Female | |
| {Vaan veliyai ketten | {I asked the vast sky, |
| Vidaiyae illai (2) | There was no answer at all} |
| {Irudhiyil unnai kanden | {Finally, I found you, |
| Irudhaya poovil kanden }(2) | I found you inside the flower of my heart.} |
| Female | |
| Kannamoochi yenada | Why this game of hide and seek? |
| En kannaa | My Krishna, |
| Naan kannaadi porul polada…aaa…. | Am I not a fragile glass object... ah... |
| Female | |
| {En manam unakkoru | {Is my mind a toy |
| Vilaiyaattu bommaiyaa }(2) | For you to play with?} |
| Enakkena unarchigal | Do I not have feelings |
| Thaniyaaga illaiyaa | Of my own? |
| Nenjin alai urangaadhu | The waves of my heart do not sleep, |
| Female | |
| Un idhazh kondu | Using your lips, |
| Vaai mooda vaa | Come silence my mouth, |
| En kannaa…aaaa..aaa… | My Krishna... ah... |
| Female | |
| Un idhazh kondu | Using your lips, |
| Vaai mooda vaa | Come silence my mouth, |
| En kannaa.. | My Krishna.. |
| Un imai kondu | Using your eyelids, |
| Vizhi mooda vaa | Come close my eyes, |
| Un udal thaan | Is not your body |
| En udai allavaa | My clothing? |
| Female | |
| {Paarkadalil aadiya pinnum | {Even after dancing in the Ocean of Milk, |
| Un vannam maaravillai innum} (2) | Your color has not changed yet.} |
| Female | |
| En nenjil koodiyae | Shall I join in your heart |
| Niram maaravaa | And change my color? |
| Ennuyiril nee vandhu serga | May you come and merge into my soul, |
| Udhadugal eeramaai vazhga | May our lips live in wetness, |
| Kalandhidavaa…aaaa….. | Shall we unite... ah... |
| Female | |
| Kannamoochi yenada | Why this game of hide and seek? |
| En kannaa | My Krishna, |
| Naan kannaadi porul polada | Am I not a fragile glass object? |
| Female | |
| {Vaan mazhai vizhumpodhu | {When rain fell from the sky, |
| Malai kondu kaathaai}(2) | You protected us using a mountain.} |
| Kan mazhai vizhum podhu | When rain falls from my eyes, |
| Edhil ennai kaappaai | With what will you protect me? |
| Poovin kanneerai rasippaai | You enjoy the tears of a 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 in your dreams? |
| Female | |
| Dhinam oosal aaduthu manasu | My mind swings like a pendulum every day, |
| Ada oomai alla en kolusu | Hey, my anklet is not mute, |
| En ullmoochilae uyir neengudhae | My life escapes in my deep breath, |
| Ennuyir thudikkaamalae | Without my life throbbing in pain, |
| Kaappadhu un theendalae | It is your touch that saves me, |
| Uyir thara vaa… | Come to give me life... |
| Female | |
| Kannamoochi yenada | Why this game of hide and seek? |
| En kannaa | My Krishna, |
| Naan kannaadi porul polada…aa… | Am I not a fragile glass object... ah... |
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
Why this game of hide and seek?
Why this game of hide and seek?
My Krishna,
{கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா} (2)
{Why this game of hide and seek,
My Krishna,
Am I not a fragile glass object?}
{அந்த நதியின் கரையை
நான் கேட்டேன்
அந்தக் காற்றை நிறுத்தியும்
கேட்டேன்} (2)
{I asked the riverbanks,
I asked.
Even stopping the wind,
I asked.}
{வான் வெளியைக் கேட்டேன்
விடையே இல்லை} (2)
{இறுதியில் உன்னைக் கண்டேன்
இருதயப் பூவில் கண்டேன்} (2)
{I asked the vast sky,
There was no answer at all}
{Finally, I found you,
I found you inside the flower of my heart.}
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா.....
Why this game of hide and seek?
My Krishna,
Am I not a fragile glass object... ah...
{என் மனம் உனக்கொரு
விளையாட்டு பொம்மையா} (2)
எனக்கென உணர்ச்சிகள்
தனியாக இல்லையா
நெஞ்சின் அலை உறங்காது
{Is my mind a toy
For you to play with?}
Do I not have feelings
Of my own?
The waves of my heart do not sleep,
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
Using your lips,
Come silence my mouth,
My Krishna... ah...
{பாற்கடலில் ஆடிய பின்னும்
உன் வண்ணம் மாறவில்லை இன்னும்} (2)
Using your lips,
Come silence my mouth,
My Krishna..
Using your eyelids,
Come close my eyes,
Is not your body
My clothing?
என் நெஞ்சில் கூடியே
நிறம் மாறவா
என்னுயிரில் நீ வந்து சேர்க
உதடுகள் ஈரமாய் வாழ்க
கலந்திட வா....
{Even after dancing in the Ocean of Milk,
Your color has not changed yet.}
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா
Shall I join in your heart
And change my color?
May you come and merge into my soul,
May our lips live in wetness,
Shall we unite... ah...
{வான்மழை விழும்போது
மலைகொண்டு காத்தாய்} (2)
கண்மழை விழும்போது
எதிலென்னைக் காப்பாய்
பூவின் கண்ணீரை ரசிப்பாய்
Why this game of hide and seek?
My Krishna,
Am I not a fragile glass object?
நான் என்ன பெண்ணில்லையா
என் கண்ணா
அதை நீ காணக் கண்ணில்லையா
உன் கணவுகளில் நானில்லையா
{When rain fell from the sky,
You protected us using a mountain.}
When rain falls from my eyes,
With what will you protect me?
You enjoy the tears of a flower,
தினம் ஊசலாடுதென் மனசு
அட ஊமையல்ல என் கொலுசு
என் உள் மூச்சிலே உயிர் நீங்குதே
என்னுயிர் துடிக்காமலே
காப்பது உன் தீண்டலே
உயிர் தர வா......
Am I not a woman...
My Krishna,
Do you not have eyes to see that?
Am I not in your dreams?
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா
என் கண்ணா
நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா...
My mind swings like a pendulum every day,
Hey, my anklet is not mute,
My life escapes in my deep breath,
Without my life throbbing in pain,
It is your touch that saves me,
Come to give me life...
Why this game of hide and seek?
My Krishna,
Am I not a fragile glass object... ah...
Kannamoochi yenada
Why this game of hide and seek?
Kannamoochi yenada
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} (2)
Am I not a fragile glass object?}
{Andha nadhiyin karaiyai
{I asked the riverbanks,
Naan ketten.
I asked.
Andha kaatrai niruthiyum
Even stopping the wind,
Ketten} (2)
I asked.}
{Vaan veliyai ketten
{I asked the vast sky,
Vidaiyae illai (2)
There was no answer at all}
{Irudhiyil unnai kanden
{Finally, I found you,
Irudhaya poovil kanden }(2)
I found you inside the flower of my heart.}
Kannamoochi yenada
Why this game of hide and seek?
En kannaa
My Krishna,
Naan kannaadi porul polada…aaa….
Am I not a fragile glass object... ah...
{En manam unakkoru
{Is my mind a toy
Vilaiyaattu bommaiyaa }(2)
For you to play with?}
Enakkena unarchigal
Do I not have feelings
Thaniyaaga illaiyaa
Of my own?
Nenjin alai urangaadhu
The waves of my heart do not sleep,
Un idhazh kondu
Using your lips,
Vaai mooda vaa
Come silence my mouth,
En kannaa…aaaa..aaa…
My Krishna... ah...
Un idhazh kondu
Using your lips,
Vaai mooda vaa
Come silence my mouth,
En kannaa..
My Krishna..
Un imai kondu
Using your eyelids,
Vizhi mooda vaa
Come close my eyes,
Un udal thaan
Is not your body
En udai allavaa
My clothing?
{Paarkadalil aadiya pinnum
{Even after dancing in the Ocean of Milk,
Un vannam maaravillai innum} (2)
Your color has not changed yet.}
En nenjil koodiyae
Shall I join in your heart
Niram maaravaa
And change my color?
Ennuyiril nee vandhu serga
May you come and merge into my soul,
Udhadugal eeramaai vazhga
May our lips live in wetness,
Kalandhidavaa…aaaa…..
Shall we unite... ah...
Kannamoochi yenada
Why this game of hide and seek?
En kannaa
My Krishna,
Naan kannaadi porul polada
Am I not a fragile glass object?
{Vaan mazhai vizhumpodhu
{When rain fell from the sky,
Malai kondu kaathaai}(2)
You protected us using a mountain.}
Kan mazhai vizhum podhu
When rain falls from my eyes,
Edhil ennai kaappaai
With what will you protect me?
Poovin kanneerai rasippaai
You enjoy the tears of a 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 in your dreams?
Dhinam oosal aaduthu manasu
My mind swings like a pendulum every day,
Ada oomai alla en kolusu
Hey, my anklet is not mute,
En ullmoochilae uyir neengudhae
My life escapes in my deep breath,
Ennuyir thudikkaamalae
Without my life throbbing in pain,
Kaappadhu un theendalae
It is your touch that saves me,
Uyir thara vaa…
Come to give me life...
Kannamoochi yenada
Why this game of hide and seek?
En kannaa
My Krishna,
Naan kannaadi porul polada…aa…
Am I not a fragile glass object... ah...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kannamoochi Yenada is a deeply expressive song built on classic Vaishnavite Bhakti poetic traditions, where romantic longing is portrayed through the persona of a Gopi seeking Lord Krishna. The protagonist compares her fragile heart to glassware and questions why her beloved plays coy games of hide-and-seek rather than embracing her devotion. She contrasts his grand mythological feats—such as lifting Mount Govardhana to shield against cosmic rain—with her personal, human tears, asking how he intends to shield her emotional storm. Across the verses, she surrenders her emotional identity to him, seeking physical and spiritual merging to heal her angst.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Naan kannaadi porul polada”
Compares her emotional state to a fragile glass object ('kannaadi porul') to highlight her extreme vulnerability.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Irudhaya poovil kanden”
Metaphorizes the inner heart as a blossoming flower ('irudhaya poovu') where the divine resides.
Mythological Allusion (Aanmeega Uvamai)
“Vaan mazhai vizhumpodhu Malai kondu kaathaai”
Refers to the Bhagavata Purana legend where Krishna lifted Mount Govardhana to protect the dwellers of Vrindavan from rain.
Personification / Hyperbole
“Ada oomai alla en kolusu”
Personifies the anklet as a non-silent companion ('oomai alla en kolusu') asserting her presence.
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Trivia
Composed by A.R. Rahman in the expressive Carnatic raga Reethigowla, this song highlights Rajiv Menon's film adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility'. Lyricist Vairamuthu borrowed heavily from the sangam and bhakti tradition of 'Thoothu' and 'Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava' (viewing God as the lover). The movie context features the character played by Tabu (sung on screen) lost in deep yearning.
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