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Lyrics & meaning

Kannumuzhi

From Mask – 2025 · 2025

Lyricist
Karumathur Manimaran
Singers
Anthony Daasan, Sublahshini
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Mask – 2025
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
22 Sept 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannumuzhi kakkaa mullaa
Puruvam rendum kuruva nellaa
Nee raandha pola
Dhenam raathiri vela
En soppanam vaara
Vandhu velicham thaara
Thalakaalu puriyalaye
Un baashai theriyalaye
Manasu rekka molachu
Parakkudhu yaathe
Kannumuzhi kakkaa mullaa
Un puruvam rendum kuruva nellaa
Nesathukum paasathukum
Desam onnum thevayilla
Bhasaiyathan paarthu vara
Kaadhal verum vaarthayilla
Kannum rendum modhum velayila
Mannavittu vandhava ennoda
Nenjula neranjutta
Usurula karanjutta
Ullukkul pugundhutta
Moochula kalandhutta
Manasu rekka molachu
Parakkudhu yaathe
Puruvam rendum kuruva nellaa
Nee raandha pola
Dhenam raathiri vela
En soppanam vaara
Vandhu velicham thaara
Thalakaalu puriyalaye
Un baasha theriyalaye
Manasu rekka molachu
Parakkudhu yaathe
Pakkathula nee nadandhaa
Kallum mullum pullaakum
Kaattuvazhi paadhaiyellam
Kambalatha polaagum
Kaipudichu koodave neeyum vandhaa
Kandamvittu kandamum kadandhu
Vaanathil ettu veippen
Andha nelava killi
On nethiku pottu veppen
Pakka thunai iruppen
Manasu rekka molachu
Parakkudhu yaatthe
Kannumuzhi kakkaa mullaa
Un puruvam rendum kuruva nellaa
Nee raandha pola
Dhenam raathiri vela
En soppanam vaara
Vandhu velicham thaara
Thalakaalu puriyalaye
Un baashai theriyalaye
Manasu rekka molachu
Parakkudhu yaathe…
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Dialogue : …………
Are your eyes sharp like thorns?
Are your two eyebrows curved like grains of paddy?
Like a lantern,
Every night,
She comes into my dreams,
And brings me light.
I can't make head or tail of it,
I don't know your language,
My heart has sprouted wings,
And is flying high, oh my!
Are your eyes sharp like thorns?
Are your two eyebrows curved like grains of paddy?
For love and affection,
Borders don't matter at all.
It never looks at language,
Love is not merely words.
When our eyes collide and meet,
The one who crossed lands to come to me
Has filled my heart,
Dissolved into my soul,
Stepped deep inside me,
And blended into my breath.
My heart has sprouted wings,
And is flying high, oh my!
Are your two eyebrows curved like grains of paddy?
Like a lantern,
Every night,
She comes into my dreams,
And brings me light.
I can't make head or tail of it,
I don't know your language,
My heart has sprouted wings,
And is flying high, oh my!
If you walk beside me,
Stones and thorns will turn to soft grass.
All the rough jungle paths
Will feel like a soft carpet.
If you hold my hand and walk with me,
Crossing from continent to continent,
I will take steps across the sky,
Pinch off a piece of that moon,
And place it as a pottu (forehead dot) on your brow.
I will always stand by your side.
My heart has sprouted wings,
And is flying high, oh my!
Are your eyes sharp like thorns?
Are your two eyebrows curved like grains of paddy?
Like a lantern,
Every night,
She comes into my dreams,
And brings me light.
I can't make head or tail of it,
I don't know your language,
My heart has sprouted wings,
And is flying high, oh my...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic folk-infused song expresses the overwhelming joy, wonder, and exhilaration of falling in love across linguistic and cultural boundaries. The speaker describes how the beloved's striking features—eyes sharp like crow-thorns and eyebrows fine as prized kuruvai paddy—light up their nocturnal dreams like a lantern. Despite language barriers and unfamiliarity, love transcends borders and spoken words, seamlessly melting into the speaker's soul, breath, and heartbeat. The lyrics capture a euphoric state where the heart sprouts wings and flies, transforming harsh paths into soft carpets and inspiring grand, romantic vows like plucking the moon to place as a bindi on the lover's forehead.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile

“Puruvam rendum kuruva nellaa”

Compares the shape and delicacy of the beloved's eyebrows to 'kuruva nellu' (Kuruvai paddy grains).

Hyperbole

“Andha nelava killi / On nethiku pottu veppen”

An exaggerated expression of devotion where the lover promises to pluck the moon and place it on the beloved's forehead as a bindi.

Metaphor

“Manasu rekka molachu / Parakkudhu yaathe”

Describes the heart sprouting wings and flying away to illustrate intense joy and love.

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Trivia

The song features vocals by Anthony Daasan and Sublahshini, set to music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the Tamil film Mask.

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