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Kannukkulla

From Kaala Koothu · 2017

Lyricist
Kattalai Jaya
Singers
Prashanthini, Sharanya Srinivas, Sathya Prakash
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Movie name
Kaala Koothu
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
4 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hmmmm…mmmmmm…mmmmm
Hmmmmmm…mmmmmm..mmmm
Kannukkulla vachuruken
Nenjukkulla thachuruken
Moochu kaathil
Naan kalakka vaarenae
Enna kollum
Un nenappa
Ullukkulla baththirama
Seththu vachu soththezhuthi thaarenae
Adiyoda en manasa
Madiyoda saachavalae
Inga enkitta irukkum usurayumthaan
Adi ippothae unakku tharen vaariya…
Kannukkulla vachuruken
Nenjukkulla thachuruken
Moochu kaathil
Naan kalakka vaarenae
Enna kollum
Un nenappa
Ullukkulla baththirama
Seththu vachu soththezhuthi thaarenae
Onna naan suththi paakanumae
Sokkithaan neththi verkkanumae
Enga ompuththi poguradho
Enna nee konjam aala vidu
Aasaiya nerungayula
Lesa nee odhungiriyae
Naan unna senthidum nerathula
Nam thooramum odumae thoorathula
Thuli ver vidura nenju eerathula
Neeyum kanneera sindhuna
Naanum vaaduven..
Kannukkulla vachuruken
Nenjukkulla thachuruken
Moochu kaathil
Naan kalakka vaarenae
Ahaan..
Enna kollum
Un nenappa
Ullukkulla baththirama
Seththu vachu soththezhuthi thaarenae
Uchchi monthu naan paakaiyila
Nenjil aasaiyum ooruthadi
Poththi naan vecha aasaiyellam
Muththam nee thantha theerumada
Paasama moraikiriyae
Kovama Anaikiriyae
En kannu neeyinu aana pinnae
Naan paakkura verentha aanum pennae
Enga pogayilum neeyum venum munnae
Intha jenmaththil unmaththam
Un mel aaguren…
Kannukkulla …mmmm…..
Hmm..hmmm..mmm
Female : Kolraale..
Enna kollum un nenappa
Ullukkulla
Male :Eppudi eppudi
Seththu vechu soththezhudhi tharuviyaa.. (Dialogue)
Adiyoda en manasa
Madiyoda saachavalae
Male & Female :Inga enkitta irukkum usurayumthaan
Adi ippothae unakku tharen vaarenae…
Mmm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm...
I have kept you inside my eyes,
I have stitched you into my heart.
Into your breath,
I am coming to blend.
These thoughts of you
that kill me with longing,
I keep them safe inside,
and I'll save and sign them over to you like wealth.
You took hold of my heart completely
and laid it to rest in your lap.
Even the very life I have within me,
girl, I give it to you right now, will you come?
I have kept you inside my eyes,
I have stitched you into my heart.
Into your breath,
I am coming to blend.
These thoughts of you
that kill me with longing,
I keep them safe inside,
and I'll save and sign them over to you like wealth.
I want to circle around and gaze at you,
I want to get lost in you until my forehead sweats.
Where on earth is your mind wandering off to?
Just leave me alone for a little while!
When I come close to you with longing,
you gently step away.
The moment I unite with you,
the distance between us will run far away.
In the moist heart where a tiny root takes hold,
if you shed even a single tear,
I will wither away too...
I have kept you inside my eyes,
I have stitched you into my heart.
Into your breath,
I am coming to blend.
Ahaan...
These thoughts of you
that kill me with longing,
I keep them safe inside,
and I'll save and sign them over to you like wealth.
When I kiss the top of your head and look at you,
sweet longing wells up in my heart, my girl.
All the desires I kept safely tucked away
will be fulfilled if you give me a kiss, my love.
You glare at me with so much affection,
you embrace me with playful anger.
Ever since you became my eyes,
any other man I see just seems like a woman to me.
Wherever I go, I need you right before my eyes.
In this lifetime, I go completely crazy
with love for you...
Inside my eyes... mmm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm...
Female: Ah, she is killing me...
These thoughts of you that kill me,
deep inside...
Male: What was that? Tell me again!
Will you save it up and sign it over as property? (Dialogue)
You took hold of my heart completely
and laid it to rest in your lap.
Male & Female: Even the very life I have within me,
I give it to you right now, I am coming to you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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