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Kannukulla

From Pakka · 2018

Lyricist: Yugabharathi
Singer: Mahalingam
Music director: C. Sathya
Movie name: Pakka
Movie release year: 2018
Lyrics added on: 10 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

En kannukulla unna vachen

Novaama kaakka

Kan avinji ponathenna

Ooraarum paakka

Nalla thanni kinaru

Onnu nodiyila

Nanji pattu thoonthathu

En madiyila

Vaazha vandha thangam

Neeyum vazhiyila…aa…

Verarundhu vizhunthathu

Yen theriyala

En kannukulla unna vachen

Novaama kaakka

Kan avinji ponathenna

Ooraarum paakka

Aasayila un mugatha

Arumba paathiruppa

Pesayila dhevadhaya

Kurumba paathiruppa

Odi varum un nadaiyil

Vellalaya paathiruppa

Nee utkaarum perazhagil

Ooviyatha paathiruppa

Athanaiyum paarthavizhi

Moodalayae

Kai irunthum kaal irunthum

Moochi vida thonalayae

Hey en kannukulla unna vachen

Novaama kaakka

Paarvaiyila pesiyadha

Vachirukken patthirama

Pakkathula nikkayilum

Pakkala nee sathiyama

Kanna katti kaattulathaan

Vittutiyae appadiyae

Kaalu patta mannulathaan

Sanjathenna uthamiyae

Pathu jenmam vaazha thaanae

Nee porantha

Paala pola thirinji yendi

Pattunu ver arundha

Kannukulla unna

Eh kannukulla unna

Kannukulla unna vachen

Novaama kaakka

Kan avinji ponathenna

Ooraarum paakka

Nalla thanni kinaru

Onnu nodiyila

Nanji pattu thoonthathu

En madiyila…

Kannukulla….

Kannukulla…aaa….aaa….

I kept you inside my eyes

To protect you from any pain,

But how did my eyes burn out

For the whole town to see?

A well of sweet drinking water,

In a single second,

Turned poisonous and choked up

Right in my lap.

You were pure gold who came to live,

Yet halfway on your journey... ah...

You fell with your roots severed—

I don't know why.

I kept you inside my eyes

To protect you from any pain,

But how did my eyes burn out

For the whole town to see?

With so much longing, in your face,

I would see a blooming bud.

When you spoke, like an angel,

I would see your playful charm.

In the way you came rushing to me,

I would see a white ocean wave.

In the sheer beauty of you sitting down,

I would see a painting.

The eyes that saw all of that

Refuse to close now.

Though my hands and legs are fine,

I don't even feel like breathing.

Hey, I kept you inside my eyes

To protect you from any pain.

All that you spoke through your glances,

I have kept safely guarded.

Even when standing right beside me,

You didn't look at me, I swear.

Blindfolding me in a dense forest,

You just left me behind.

On the very ground your feet touched,

Why did you collapse, my innocent girl?

Weren't you born

To live for ten lifetimes?

Curdling like fresh milk, why, oh girl,

Did your roots snap so suddenly?

Inside my eyes, you...

Hey, inside my eyes, you...

I kept you inside my eyes

To protect you from any pain,

But how did my eyes burn out

For the whole town to see?

A well of sweet drinking water,

In a single second,

Turned poisonous and choked up

Right in my lap...

Inside my eyes...

Inside my eyes... aah... aah...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This heart-wrenching song expresses deep grief and sorrow over the loss of a beloved partner. The singer laments how he cherished his love with extreme care, placing her safely inside his eyes, only to watch her life slip away unexpectedly in front of the whole town. He compares her presence to a sweet-water well that suddenly turned poisonous and a sturdy tree that unceremoniously got uprooted. Throughout the song, he nostalgically recalls her beauty, comparing her expressions to a blossoming bud, an angel, ocean waves, and a serene painting. Struggling to come to terms with the tragic end, he questions why someone who was meant to live for multiple lifetimes withered away so suddenly like curdled milk.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

“Arumba paathiruppa”

Comparing the girl's face to a flower bud ('Arumba paathiruppa') and her walk to a white ocean wave ('Vellalaya paathiruppa').

Metaphor

“Nalla thanni kinaru”

Describing her life and purity as a 'good-water well' ('Nalla thanni kinaru') that suddenly got polluted/destroyed.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“En kannukulla unna vachen”

Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds across words in the line ('Kannukulla', 'Kaakka').

Edupai / Rhyme Scheme (Edhukai)

“Arumba paathiruppa”

Second letter matching across lines ('Arumba' / 'Kurumba', 'Vellalaya' / 'Ooviyatha').

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Trivia

The song 'En Kannukulla Unna Vachen' features in the 2018 Tamil action-comedy film 'Pakka', starring Vikram Prabhu and Nikki Galrani. The song's soundtrack was composed by C. Sathya, with poignant lyrics penned by Yugabharathi that depict tragic loss through rural imagery.

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