- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Kalyana Kalam
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Mar 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Adhikaalaiyil Pani Kaattrugal from Kalyana Kalam is a cheerful morning song that celebrates the beauty of dawn and the warmth of family life. It personifies nature waking up—flowers wiping their eyes to greet the day, the sun stretching away its sleep, and water droplets shining like diamonds in the morning light. The song captures simple home joys like enjoying mother's coffee and rushing to eat hot dosas. Beyond morning routines, lyricist Vairamuthu reflects on human relationships. Even when family bonds experience moments of bitterness or weariness, love is the ultimate essence that remains when life's math is calculated.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Pookkal vizhiththu kangal thudaiththu / Kaalai vanakkam sollum”
Flowers waking up, wiping their eyes, and wishing good morning endows inanimate plants with human actions.
Imagery & Metaphor
“Kulikkumpothu therikkum thuliyil / Kodi vairangal minnum”
Water droplets glistening in the morning bath are vividly compared to millions of shining diamonds.
Mathematical Metaphor
“Kootti perukki kazhiththu paarththaal / Vaazhvil anbe minjum”
Life is calculated through arithmetic verbs (adding, multiplying, subtracting), arriving at the conclusion that love is the sole remainder.
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Trivia
Composed by the dynamic duo Shankar-Ganesh, this song showcases S.P. Balasubrahmanyam's legendary ability to infuse playful conversational nuances into a melody, beautifully pairing with Vairamuthu's poetic imagery of everyday morning routine.
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