- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singer
- Uma Ramanan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Muthal Vasantham
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Sept 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Aarum Adhu Aazham Illa' from Muthal Vasantham (1986) contemplates the boundless depth and emotional devotion found in a woman's love. By contrasting physical natural depths like rivers and oceans with human emotions, the lyricist concludes that the depth of genuine love surpasses any natural body of water on earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Contrast (உவமை அணி)
“Aarum adhu aazham illa... Indha pombala kaadhal dhaanya”
Compares the physical depth of rivers and oceans with the emotional depth of a woman's love to emphasize how profound true affection is.
Hyperbole (உயர்நவிற்சி அணி)
“Kallum kooda enna kanda / Kanneer vittu urugi nirkkum”
Exaggerates the emotional pain and empathy by claiming that even an inanimate stone would melt into tears upon seeing her suffering.
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme / எதுகை)
“Kannukkulla unna vechen / Nenjukkulla poosa senjen”
Rhyming scheme using matching second letters in adjacent poetic lines ('nn' in Kannukkulla and 'nj' in Nenjukkulla).
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