- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Singer
- Niranjana Ramanan
- Music director
- Staccato
- Movie name
- Sila Nodigalil
- Movie release year
- 2023
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Sept 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic poem written by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar and adapted for 'Sila Nodigalil' captures the anguish of a soul lamenting the fading memory of her beloved's countenance. Confiding in her female friend (thozhi), she expresses helplessness over the paradox that while her heart's devotion remains as strong as ever, her visual memory fails her, making her forget the exact facial features of her beloved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Aasai mugam marandhu pochae”
The line 'Aasai mugam marandhu pochae' is obsessively repeated to underscore the speaker's emotional distress and shock.
Rhetorical Question
“Idhai aaridam solvenadi thozhi…”
The speaker asks 'Idhai aaridam solvenadi thozhi' and 'marakkalaamo', expressing despair rather than seeking a factual answer.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Nesam marakkavillai nenjam”
The second consonant 'sa' matches between 'Aasai' and 'Nesam', adhering to classical Tamil prosody rules.
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Trivia
Originally composed by Subramanya Bharathiyar as a devotional poem addressing Lord Krishna, this iconic piece was popularized in Carnatic music in Ragam Jonpuri by Violin Maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman. The fusion band Staccato re-imagined it with modern musical arrangements for the 2023 Tamil movie 'Sila Nodigalil'.
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