Kannukulla
From Pakka · 2018
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Mahalingam
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Details
- Pakka2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| En kannukulla unna vachen | I kept you inside my eyes |
| Novaama kaakka | To protect you without pain |
| Kan avinji ponathenna | Why did the eye go dark |
| Ooraarum paakka | For the entire town to see? |
| Male | |
| Nalla thanni kinaru | A good-water well |
| Onnu nodiyila | In a single second |
| Nanji pattu thoonthathu | Became poisoned and filled with dirt |
| En madiyila | Right on my lap |
| Male | |
| Vaazha vandha thangam | The pure gold that came to live |
| Neeyum vazhiyila…aa… | You too on the way... |
| Verarundhu vizhunthathu | Fell down uprooted |
| Yen theriyala | I don't know why |
| Male | |
| En kannukulla unna vachen | I kept you inside my eyes |
| Novaama kaakka | To protect you without pain |
| Kan avinji ponathenna | Why did the eye go dark |
| Ooraarum paakka | For the entire town to see? |
| Male | |
| Aasayila un mugatha | In desire, your face |
| Arumba paathiruppa | I would have seen as a flower bud |
| Pesayila dhevadhaya | While speaking, as an angel |
| Kurumba paathiruppa | I would have seen your playful nature |
| Male | |
| Odi varum un nadaiyil | In your running walk |
| Vellalaya paathiruppa | I would have seen a white wave |
| Nee utkaarum perazhagil | In the great beauty of your sitting stance |
| Ooviyatha paathiruppa | I would have seen a painting |
| Male | |
| Athanaiyum paarthavizhi | The eyes that saw all of that |
| Moodalayae | Have not closed yet |
| Kai irunthum kaal irunthum | Despite having hands and feet |
| Moochi vida thonalayae | You didn't feel like breathing? |
| Male | |
| Hey en kannukulla unna vachen | Hey, I kept you inside my eyes |
| Novaama kaakka | To protect you without pain |
| Male | |
| Paarvaiyila pesiyadha | What you spoke through eyes |
| Vachirukken patthirama | I have kept safe |
| Pakkathula nikkayilum | Even standing right beside me |
| Pakkala nee sathiyama | Truly you didn't look at me |
| Male | |
| Kanna katti kaattulathaan | Blindfolding me in a dense forest |
| Vittutiyae appadiyae | You left me just like that |
| Kaalu patta mannulathaan | On the soil touched by your feet |
| Sanjathenna uthamiyae | Why did you fall down, pure soul? |
| Male | |
| Pathu jenmam vaazha thaanae | To live for ten lifetimes |
| Nee porantha | You were born |
| Paala pola thirinji yendi | Like milk curdling, why did you |
| Pattunu ver arundha | Snap your roots all of a sudden? |
| Male | |
| Kannukulla unna | Inside the eyes, you... |
| Eh kannukulla unna | Hey, inside the eyes, you... |
| Kannukulla unna vachen | I kept you inside my eyes |
| Novaama kaakka | To protect you without pain |
| Kan avinji ponathenna | Why did the eye go dark |
| Ooraarum paakka | For the entire town to see? |
| Male | |
| Nalla thanni kinaru | A good-water well |
| Onnu nodiyila | In a single second |
| Nanji pattu thoonthathu | Became poisoned and filled with dirt |
| En madiyila… | Right on my lap... |
| Kannukulla…. | Inside the eyes... |
| Kannukulla…aaa….aaa…. | Inside the eyes... |
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன வெச்சேன்
நோவாம காக்க
கண் அவிஞ்சி போனதென்ன
ஊர்ராரும் பார்க்க
I kept you inside my eyes
To protect you without pain
Why did the eye go dark
For the entire town to see?
நல்ல தண்ணி கிணறு
ஒன்னு நொடியில
நஞ்சி பட்டு தூந்தது
என் மடியில
A good-water well
In a single second
Became poisoned and filled with dirt
Right on my lap
வாழ வந்த தங்கம்
நீயும் வழியில..ஆஆ...
வேரறுந்து விழுந்தது
ஏன் தெரியல
The pure gold that came to live
You too on the way...
Fell down uprooted
I don't know why
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன வெச்சேன்
நோவாம காக்க
கண் அவிஞ்சி போனதென்ன
ஊர்ராரும் பார்க்க
I kept you inside my eyes
To protect you without pain
Why did the eye go dark
For the entire town to see?
ஆசையில ஒன் முகத்த
அரும்பா பாத்திருப்ப
பேசயில தேவதையா
குறும்பா பாத்திருப்ப
In desire, your face
I would have seen as a flower bud
While speaking, as an angel
I would have seen your playful nature
ஓடி வரும் உன் நடையில்
வெள்ளலைய பாத்திருப்ப
நீ உட்காரும் பேரழகில்
ஓவியத்த பாத்திருப்ப
In your running walk
I would have seen a white wave
In the great beauty of your sitting stance
I would have seen a painting
அத்தனையும் பார்த்த விழி
மூடலையே
கை இருந்தும் கால இருந்தும்
மூச்சு விட தோனலையே
The eyes that saw all of that
Have not closed yet
Despite having hands and feet
You didn't feel like breathing?
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன வெச்சேன்
நோவாம காக்க
Hey, I kept you inside my eyes
To protect you without pain
பார்வையில பேசியத
வெச்சிருக்கேன் பத்திரமா
பக்கத்தில நிக்கயிலும்
பாக்கல நீ சத்தியமா
What you spoke through eyes
I have kept safe
Even standing right beside me
Truly you didn't look at me
கண்ண கட்டி காட்டுலதான்
விட்டுட்டியே அப்படியே
காலு பட்ட மண்ணுலதான்
சாஞ்ச தென்ன உத்தமியே
Blindfolding me in a dense forest
You left me just like that
On the soil touched by your feet
Why did you fall down, pure soul?
பத்து ஜென்மம் வாழ தானே
நீ பொறந்த
பால போல திரிஞ்சி ஏண்டி
பட்டுன்னு வேர் அருந்த
To live for ten lifetimes
You were born
Like milk curdling, why did you
Snap your roots all of a sudden?
கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன
என் கண்ணுக்குள்ள உன்ன வெச்சேன்
நோவாம காக்க
கண் அவிஞ்சி போனதென்ன
ஊர்ராரும் பார்க்க
Inside the eyes, you...
Hey, inside the eyes, you...
I kept you inside my eyes
To protect you without pain
Why did the eye go dark
For the entire town to see?
நல்ல தண்ணி கிணறு
ஒன்னு நொடியில
நஞ்சி பட்டு தூந்தது
என் மடியில
A good-water well
In a single second
Became poisoned and filled with dirt
Right on my lap...
Inside the eyes...
Inside the eyes...
கண்ணுக்குள்ள
கண்ணுக்குள்ள....ஆஆ.....ஆஆ......
En kannukulla unna vachen
I kept you inside my eyes
Novaama kaakka
To protect you without pain
Kan avinji ponathenna
Why did the eye go dark
Ooraarum paakka
For the entire town to see?
Nalla thanni kinaru
A good-water well
Onnu nodiyila
In a single second
Nanji pattu thoonthathu
Became poisoned and filled with dirt
En madiyila
Right on my lap
Vaazha vandha thangam
The pure gold that came to live
Neeyum vazhiyila…aa…
You too on the way...
Verarundhu vizhunthathu
Fell down uprooted
Yen theriyala
I don't know why
En kannukulla unna vachen
I kept you inside my eyes
Novaama kaakka
To protect you without pain
Kan avinji ponathenna
Why did the eye go dark
Ooraarum paakka
For the entire town to see?
Aasayila un mugatha
In desire, your face
Arumba paathiruppa
I would have seen as a flower bud
Pesayila dhevadhaya
While speaking, as an angel
Kurumba paathiruppa
I would have seen your playful nature
Odi varum un nadaiyil
In your running walk
Vellalaya paathiruppa
I would have seen a white wave
Nee utkaarum perazhagil
In the great beauty of your sitting stance
Ooviyatha paathiruppa
I would have seen a painting
Athanaiyum paarthavizhi
The eyes that saw all of that
Moodalayae
Have not closed yet
Kai irunthum kaal irunthum
Despite having hands and feet
Moochi vida thonalayae
You didn't feel like breathing?
Hey en kannukulla unna vachen
Hey, I kept you inside my eyes
Novaama kaakka
To protect you without pain
Paarvaiyila pesiyadha
What you spoke through eyes
Vachirukken patthirama
I have kept safe
Pakkathula nikkayilum
Even standing right beside me
Pakkala nee sathiyama
Truly you didn't look at me
Kanna katti kaattulathaan
Blindfolding me in a dense forest
Vittutiyae appadiyae
You left me just like that
Kaalu patta mannulathaan
On the soil touched by your feet
Sanjathenna uthamiyae
Why did you fall down, pure soul?
Pathu jenmam vaazha thaanae
To live for ten lifetimes
Nee porantha
You were born
Paala pola thirinji yendi
Like milk curdling, why did you
Pattunu ver arundha
Snap your roots all of a sudden?
Kannukulla unna
Inside the eyes, you...
Eh kannukulla unna
Hey, inside the eyes, you...
Kannukulla unna vachen
I kept you inside my eyes
Novaama kaakka
To protect you without pain
Kan avinji ponathenna
Why did the eye go dark
Ooraarum paakka
For the entire town to see?
Nalla thanni kinaru
A good-water well
Onnu nodiyila
In a single second
Nanji pattu thoonthathu
Became poisoned and filled with dirt
En madiyila…
Right on my lap...
Kannukulla….
Inside the eyes...
Kannukulla…aaa….aaa….
Inside the eyes...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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