- Lyricist
- E. Mu. Vetrivelan
- Singer
- Malgudi Subha
- Music director
- Devendran
- Movie name
- Vaigarai Pookkal
- Movie release year
- 1996
- Lyrics added on
- 31 May 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This track is a passionate and sensuous romantic song where the speaker compares her lover and herself to celestial bodies, expressing intense desire, comfort, and emotional union. She addresses her partner's sadness, reassuring him that her love can soothe his inner fire like rain on a volcano, while playfully demanding his undivided affection and passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Erimalai meethu mazhai peigiren”
Comparing the falling love and comfort to rain falling on a volcano ('Erimalai meethu mazhai peigiren').
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Antha nilavukku macham irukkaa / Intha nilavukku micham koduthaa”
The second consonant 'nth' matches in 'Antha' and 'Intha'.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Peruguven paruga vaa”
The initial sound 'P' repeats in 'Peruguven' and 'paruga'.
Metaphor
“Ithu poomeni sindhum mathudaa..”
Referring to the lover or herself as 'nilavu' (moon) and sweat as floral nectar ('poomeni sindhum mathudaa').
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Trivia
Composed by Devendran for the 1996 film 'Vaigarai Pookkal', this song highlights singer Malgudi Subha's uniquely husky, western-inflected vocal style, which was widely popular in 1990s Tamil cinema for glamorous and sensuous tracks.
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