- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- Ramjis Esai Mazhalai
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Movie name
- Pallikoodam
- Movie release year
- 2007
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Mar 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This nostalgic track captures the carefree spirit and simple joys of rural school life in Tamil Nadu. The lyrics celebrate the everyday routine of schoolboys—walking through field ridges and lake banks as their highways, playing in dusty millet fields, and living a life devoid of urban stress.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pambaram pola”
Compares youth/adolescence spinning effortlessly and dynamically to a spinning top ('Pambaram pola suthura vayasu').
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Enga nedunjaalai”
Metaphorically equates narrow canal embankments and lake bunds to grand highways ('Enga nedunjaalai').
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mullula kallula / Nadantha kooda”
Matching second consonants in adjacent lines ('Mullula' / 'Nadantha').
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Trivia
The film 'Pallikoodam' (2007) was directed by Thangar Bachan and featured music composed by Bharadwaj. The song vividly portrays school life in Cuddalore district, reflecting the director's signature realistic rural backdrop.
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