- Lyricist
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Thaandavam
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Sept 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This tender romantic excerpt celebrates the captivating beauty and deep emotional impact of the beloved. The speaker describes how nature itself—morning flowers, evening clouds, and stars—is enchanted by her existence and yearns for her presence. Living life alongside her is described as a supreme blessing that fills the speaker's soul with dreams, poetry, and meaningful connection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Adhigaalai pookal Unaipaarka yengum / Andhimaalai megam Unnaipaarthae thoongum”
Morning flowers and evening clouds are given human qualities like longing and sleeping after gazing at the beloved.
Hyperbole
“Unkangalthaanae Vinmeengal thedum”
Claiming that celestial stars look for the heroine's eyes elevates her beauty to cosmic proportions.
Anaphora
“Kanavugal tharugiraai / Kavithaigal tharugiraai / Uravugal tharugiraai uyirilae”
Repetition of the phrase 'tharugiraai' at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, poetic cadence.
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Trivia
These verses form part of the hit melody 'Oru Paadhi Kadhavu' from the movie Thaandavam (2012), composed and sung by G. V. Prakash Kumar, featuring lyrics penned by the acclaimed late lyricist Na. Muthukumar.
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