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Kannamoochi Yenada

From Kandukondain Kandukondain · 2000

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

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannamoochi yenada
Kannamoochi yenada
En kannaa
{Kannamoochi yenada
En kannaa
Naan kannaadi porul polada} (2)
{Andha nadhiyin karaiyai
Naan ketten.
Andha kaatrai niruthiyum
Ketten} (2)
{Vaan veliyai ketten
Vidaiyae illai (2)
{Irudhiyil unnai kanden
Irudhaya poovil kanden }(2)
Kannamoochi yenada
En kannaa
Naan kannaadi porul polada…aaa….
{En manam unakkoru
Vilaiyaattu bommaiyaa }(2)
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} (2)
En nenjil koodiyae
Niram maaravaa
Ennuyiril nee vandhu serga
Udhadugal eeramaai vazhga
Kalandhidavaa…aaaa…..
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…
Kannamoochi yenada
En kannaa
Naan kannaadi porul polada…aa…
Why this game of hide-and-seek?
Why this game of hide-and-seek,
my Kanna?
Why this game of hide-and-seek,
my Kanna?
I am fragile, like glass.
I asked the banks of that river,
I searched and asked.
I even stopped the wind
and asked.
I asked the open sky,
there was no answer.
At last, I found you;
I found you in the flower of my heart.
Why this game of hide-and-seek,
my Kanna?
I am fragile, like glass...
Is my heart to you
just a toy to play with?
Don't I have
feelings of my own?
The waves of my heart will not rest;
with your lips,
come silence my mouth.
My Kanna...
With your lips,
come silence my mouth.
My Kanna...
With your eyelids,
come cover 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.
By embracing my heart,
will you change your color?
Come merge into my soul,
let our lips stay tender and moist.
Come, let us unite...
Why this game of hide-and-seek,
my Kanna?
I am fragile, like glass.
When rain poured from the sky,
you protected everyone by lifting a mountain.
When rain pours from my eyes,
what will you protect me with?
You admire the teardrops on a flower;
am I not a woman?
My Kanna,
don't you have eyes to see it?
Am I not in your dreams?
Every day, my heart swings back and forth;
look, my anklets are not silent.
With every breath, my life ebbs away;
to keep my soul from trembling,
your touch is all that protects it.
Come, give me life...
Why this game of hide-and-seek,
my Kanna?
I am fragile, like glass...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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