- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Meenakshi
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Dec 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This emotional song expresses intense grief and anguish over a helpless, beloved creature fighting for survival. The singer laments that even human beings with six senses lack the pure, selfless affection displayed by this innocent soul, and questions why cruel destiny is snatching away such an innocent life. The lyricist expresses deep existential anguish over who committed what sin to deserve such divine punishment. In the second half, the tone turns into a desperate prayer to Time and Fate for a miracle. Using vivid imagery of seasonal floods, blooming evening jasmines, and dead trees turning green again, the song yearns for divine intervention and the restoration of life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Idhu yaarukku yaar seitha paavamo”
Questions are asked repeatedly to emphasize helplessness and challenge cruel fate.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Kaalamennum deivamthaan”
Comparing Time itself to a divine deity capable of saving life.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Patta maram pacha maram aagaatho….”
The phrase 'patta maram' (withered tree) represents the dying soul, while 'pacha maram' (green tree) symbolizes life and revival.
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Aadi vellam paayaatho / Anthi malli pookkaatho”
Matching of the second consonant sounds across lines (e.g., Aadi, Anthi, Paadi, Patta).
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Trivia
This heart-wrenching song from the movie Meenakshi (1980) features expressive vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Vaali's lyrics famously depict love transcending human intellect, comparing animal innocence to human six-sense morality.
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