- Lyricist
- Krishen Ghibran
- Singer
- Krishen Ghibran
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Movie name
- Album Songs 2020
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 20 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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