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Lyrics & meaning

Adhigaalai Pookkal

From Thaandavam · 2012

Lyricist
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Singer
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Thaandavam2012

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Adhigaalai pookalThe early morning flowers
Unaipaarka yengumYearn to catch a glimpse of you
Andhimaalai megamThe evening clouds
Unnaipaarthae thoongumFall asleep only after looking at you
Male
UnkangalthaanaeIt is indeed your eyes
Vinmeengal thedumThat the stars search for in the sky
Unnodu vazhnthaalIf I get to live my life with you
VaramallavaaIs it not a divine boon?
Male
Kanavugal tharugiraaiYou give me dreams
Kavithaigal tharugiraaiYou give me poetry
Uravugal tharugiraai uyirilae….You bestow deep emotional bonds within my soul...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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