- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Swagatha S. Krishnan
- Music director
- Sam C. S
- Movie name
- Karu
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Jan 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Aalaliloo' from the movie Karu (2018) is a poignant, haunting lullaby sung from the perspective of an aborted child's spirit addressing her mother. The lyrics convey the child's unspoken yearning for motherly warmth, affection, and touch that she was denied in life. Despite being an unfulfilled soul, she clings to her mother, becoming the air she breathes and the dreams she sleeps in. Written by Madhan Karky, the song delves into maternal grief, unseen connection, and spiritual bonding. The child seeks answers to her non-existent existence while longing to return to her mother's embrace, ending with the evocative thought of feeling the baby's kick once again inside the womb.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Thee nindra agal / Un vazhvin nagal”
Compares the unborn child to a colorless little moon ('chinna nila') and an unlit lamp ('thee nindra agal').
Second-letter Rhyme (Ethirai)
“Ingethu vazhi / Ingethu mozhi”
Couplet featuring rhyming pattern in the second letters across consecutive lines ('vazhi' / 'mozhi').
Personification
“Mounam ondru sollagutho”
Attributes human speech capabilities to abstract silence ('mounam').
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Sollamalae sollamalae”
Repetition of 'sollamalae' to emphasize the wordless, deep emotional state.
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Trivia
The film Karu (also released as Diya in 2018), directed by A. L. Vijay and starring Sai Pallavi, centers around the supernatural presence of an aborted fetus. The musical score was composed by Sam C. S., and the lyrics by Madhan Karky beautifully capture the haunting yet emotional thread of unborn mother-child affection.
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