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Lyrics & meaning

Kannukkulla

From Kaala Koothu · 2017

Lyricist
Kattalai Jaya
Singers
Prashanthini, Sharanya Srinivas, Sathya Prakash
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Details
Kaala Koothu2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Hmmmm…mmmmmm…mmmmmHmmmm…mmmmmm…mmmmm
Hmmmmmm…mmmmmm..mmmmHmmmmmm…mmmmmm..mmmm
Male
Kannukkulla vachurukenI have kept you inside my eyes
Nenjukkulla thachurukenI have stitched you inside my heart
Moochu kaathilIn the breath of air
Naan kalakka vaarenaeI am coming to mix
Male
Enna kollumThat kills me
Un nenappaYour memory
Ullukkulla baththiramaSafely deep inside
Seththu vachu soththezhuthi thaarenaeI will accumulate and write it off as property to you
Male
Adiyoda en manasaMy heart, entirely from its root
Madiyoda saachavalaeO girl who made it lean on your lap
Inga enkitta irukkum usurayumthaanEven the very life that resides in me here
Adi ippothae unakku tharen vaariya…Oh girl, I will give it to you right now, will you come?
Female
Kannukkulla vachurukenI have kept you inside my eyes
Nenjukkulla thachurukenI have stitched you inside my heart
Moochu kaathilIn the breath of air
Naan kalakka vaarenaeI am coming to mix
Female
Enna kollumThat kills me
Un nenappaYour memory
Ullukkulla baththiramaSafely deep inside
Seththu vachu soththezhuthi thaarenaeI will accumulate and write it off as property to you
Male
Onna naan suththi paakanumaeI want to circle around you and look at you
Sokkithaan neththi verkkanumaeMesmerized, my forehead should sweat
Female
Enga ompuththi poguradhoWhere does all my sanity go?
Enna nee konjam aala viduLeave me alone for a little while
Male
Aasaiya nerungayulaWhen I approach with desire
Lesa nee odhungiriyaeYou lightly pull away
Female
Naan unna senthidum nerathulaAt the moment I join with you
Nam thooramum odumae thoorathulaThe distance between us will run far away
Thuli ver vidura nenju eerathulaIn the moisture of the heart where roots take hold
Male
Neeyum kanneera sindhunaIf you shed tears
Naanum vaaduven..I too will wither away..
Male
Kannukkulla vachurukenI have kept you inside my eyes
Nenjukkulla thachurukenI have stitched you inside my heart
Moochu kaathilIn the breath of air
Naan kalakka vaarenaeI am coming to mix
Female
Ahaan..Ahaan..
Male
Enna kollumThat kills me
Un nenappaYour memory
Ullukkulla baththiramaSafely deep inside
Seththu vachu soththezhuthi thaarenaeI will accumulate and write it off as property to you
Male
Uchchi monthu naan paakaiyilaWhen I kiss the top of your head and look at you
Nenjil aasaiyum ooruthadiDesire wells up in my heart, dear girl
Female
Poththi naan vecha aasaiyellamAll the desires I have kept safe and hidden
Muththam nee thantha theerumadaWill be satisfied if you give a kiss, my dear
Male
Paasama moraikiriyaeYou glare with affection
Kovama AnaikiriyaeYou embrace with anger
Female
En kannu neeyinu aana pinnaeAfter you became my eyes
Naan paakkura verentha aanum pennaeAny other person I look at feels indifferent
Enga pogayilum neeyum venum munnaeWherever I go, I need you before me
Male
Intha jenmaththil unmaththamIn this lifetime, madness
Un mel aaguren…I am developing over you…
Female
Kannukkulla …mmmm…..Inside the eyes… mmmm…..
Hmm..hmmm..mmmHmm..hmmm..mmm
Female : Kolraale..Female: She is killing me..
Female
Enna kollum un nenappaYour memory that kills me
UllukkullaDeep inside
Male :Eppudi eppudiMale: How, how?
Seththu vechu soththezhudhi tharuviyaa.. (Dialogue)Will you accumulate and register it as property to me?.. (Dialogue)
Male
Adiyoda en manasaMy heart, entirely from its root
Madiyoda saachavalaeO girl who made it lean on your lap
Male & Female :Inga enkitta irukkum usurayumthaanMale & Female: Even the life that resides in me here
Adi ippothae unakku tharen vaarenae…Oh girl, I am coming to give it to you right now…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kannukkulla Vachuruken from Kaala Koothu is an expressive romantic track capturing the depth of devotion between two lovers. The lyrics convey an intense sense of affection, where the lover speaks of keeping the partner safely enshrined within their eyes and stitched into their heart. The devotion is so complete that the lover compares their affection to accumulating wealth and bequeathing it to their partner as a deed of property, even willing to surrender their own life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Edugai & Monai)

Kannukkulla vachuruken / Nenjukkulla thachuruken

Matching internal rhymes and starting syllable sounds create a rhythmic lyrical flow between lines.

Metaphor

Nenjukkulla thachuruken

Describing the act of holding love in one's heart as stitching it inside, symbolizing permanent connection.

Legal / Ownership Metaphor

Seththu vachu soththezhuthi thaarenae

Comparing deep-seated feelings and memories to accumulated wealth and property transferred through a deed.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Paasama moraikiriyae / Kovama Anaikiriyae

Juxtaposing contrasting emotions like affection with glaring, and anger with embracing to show playful love.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Justin Prabhakaran with lyrics penned by Kattalai Jaya for the movie Kaala Koothu (2017), featuring vocals by Prasanna and Sathya Prakash alongside Latha Krishna.

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