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Lyrics & meaning

Mask’A Kaanom

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Krishen Ghibran
Singer
Krishen Ghibran
Music director
Ghibran
Details
Album Songs 20202020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Male
Achachoo mask ah kanoomOh dear, the mask is missing!
Male
Kanoom…Missing...
Kaanoom..Missing...
Male :Mask-a kaanomMale: The mask is missing
Male
Kanoom…Missing...
Kaanoom..Missing...
Male :Mask-a kaanomMale: The mask is missing
Male
Achacho mask-a kaanomOh dear, the mask is missing
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Appappa mask-a kaanomOh my, the mask is missing
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Appatha mask-a kaanomOh my goodness, the mask is missing
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Male
Achacho mask-a kaanomOh dear, the mask is missing
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Male
Naan velila poguren mask-a kaanomaeI am going outside, but the mask is missing
Appa kooda poguren mask-a kaanomaeI am going with my dad, but the mask is missing
Naan velila poguren mask-a kaanomaeI am going outside, but the mask is missing
Appa kooda poguren mask-a kaanomaeI am going with my dad, but the mask is missing
Male
Appappa mask-a kaanomOh my, the mask is missing
Ennoda mask-a kaanomMy mask is missing
Appatha mask-a kaanomOh my goodness, the mask is missing
Achacho mask-a kaanomOh dear, the mask is missing
Male
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Male
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Male
Naan velila poguren mask-a kaanomaeI am going outside, but the mask is missing
Appa kooda poguren mask-a kaanomaeI am going with my dad, but the mask is missing
Naan velila poguren mask-a kaanomaeI am going outside, but the mask is missing
Appa kooda poguren mask-a kaanomaeI am going with my dad, but the mask is missing
Male
{Appappa mask-a kaanomOh my, the mask is missing
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Ennoda mask-a kaanomMy mask is missing
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Appatha mask-a kaanomOh my goodness, the mask is missing
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing
Achacho mask-a kaanomOh dear, the mask is missing
Mask-a kaanom} (2)The mask is missing
Male
Mask-a kaanomThe mask is missing

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Mask-a Kaanom is a lighthearted, humorous track capturing a very relatable modern scenario brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The song depicts the sudden panic and confusion when someone prepares to step out of the house with their father, only to realize that their face mask has gone missing. Through simple, catchy, and highly repetitive lyrics, it illustrates how essential masks rapidly became in daily life, turning an everyday habit into a fun and rhythmic musical piece.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Repetition (Thiruppavai / Adukkuthodar)

“Mask-a kaanom”

The phrase 'Mask-a kaanom' is repeated continuously across almost every line to emphasize the anxiety and single-minded focus of losing one's mask.

Exclamations (Interjections)

“Achacho mask-a kaanom”

Tamil colloquial exclamations like 'Achacho', 'Appappa', and 'Appatha' are used at the start of lines to convey sudden dismay and distress in a playful manner.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Naan velila poguren mask-a kaanomae”

Lines end with matching rhythmic sounds 'poguren mask-a kaanomae', giving the lyrics a bouncy and memorizable cadence.

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Trivia

Created during the height of the 2020 global COVID-19 pandemic, this independent track served as a fun public awareness song reflecting the newly established routine of mandatory face masking before stepping outdoors.

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