- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Movie name
- Perum Pulli
- Movie release year
- 1991
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Aagaaya Thottilkatti' from the 1991 Tamil film Perum Pulli is a tender, poignant lullaby expressed by a loving parent. The speaker uses poetic imagery of nature—hanging a cradle in the sky, using clouds as a bed, and placing the moon as a forehead ornament—to convey the boundless, cosmic depth of affection held for the child. The second verse delves into sorrow and heartbreak, lamenting a cruel twist of destiny that separated mother and child. It reflects on the pain of sacrifice and the irreplaceable strength of parental love, emphasizing that no other relationship in the world can ever match the unique maternal bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole / Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Aagaaya thottilkatti / Megathil methaiyittu”
Extravagant poetic exaggeration framing the sky as a cradle and clouds as a mattress to emphasize unbounded parental love.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Sandhana kaatrum samaram veesa”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Sa' across words creating rhythmic harmony.
Personification
“Thendral vandhu thaalatta / Gangai vandhu neeraatta”
Attributing human actions (singing a lullaby, giving a bath) to natural forces like the breeze and the River Ganges.
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Trivia
The song is composed and written by S. A. Rajkumar for the movie 'Perum Pulli' (1991), directed by Vikraman and starring Vikraman and Suman Ranganathan. S. A. Rajkumar is renowned for composing emotional lullabies and melodic family dramas in 1990s Tamil cinema.
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