- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singer
- Sujatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kasthuri Maan
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from Kasthuri Maan expresses the joyful anticipation and romantic excitement of a young woman waiting for her beloved's arrival. She describes how love has altered her daily routine, turning simple acts like tuning into radio request shows or writing in a local library register into moments of bashful joy. Her restless happiness manifests in lively imagination—flying above clouds, leaping like raindrops, and listening on train tracks to hear her lover's train approaching. Through lighthearted imagery and gentle humor, the song portrays her emotional endurance through hard times, guarding her dreams like a delicate lamp. With playful desires for a blissful future together, the lyrics capture the innocence, passion, and carefree sweetness of deep love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification / Metaphor
“Thookkatthokkoru leavu vittirukken vittirukken”
Sleep is playfully personified as an employee granted a leave, expressing excitement and insomnia caused by anticipation.
Simile (Upamai)
“Mazhai thuli pola gudhichida poren”
Compares her ecstatic jumping and lighthearted happiness to the free drop of rain.
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Ada naethu varaikkum muzhichu muzhichu”
The word 'muzhichu' is repeated consecutively to emphasize continuous sleeplessness and watchful longing.
Hyperbole (Athi-sayokthi)
“Adhigam vaenaam nooru pulla podhum”
A humorous and affectionate exaggeration of desiring a hundred children, reflecting joyful romance.
Visual Metaphor
“Kanavugalai serthu oru vilakku senjaen”
Crafting a lamp from dreams represents nurturing hope and keeping love alive against all odds.
Did you know?
Trivia
Kasthuri Maan (2005) was directed by renowned Malayalam filmmaker A. K. Lohithadas, who remade his own 2003 hit Malayalam film. The film's soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, featuring evocative lyrics by veteran Tamil poet Mu. Metha.
Keep listening
Songs with a similar feeling
From the same album
More songs from Kasthuri Maan
View albumSpot an issue?
Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.