- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Movie name
- Abhiyum Naanum
- Movie release year
- 2008
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Jun 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant track from Abhiyum Naanum expresses the intense anguish, helplessness, and grief of a loving father who is struggling to accept his daughter's departure after her marriage. Through vivid metaphors of a delicate parrot captured by a cat or a fragile flower plucked by an elephant, the song captures his internal turmoil and fear of losing his daughter to an unfamiliar world. The father reflects on the deep, unspoken emotional bond between a father and daughter, noting that while a mother's tears are visible, a father's silent grief drenches the entire household from within. He comes to terms with destiny, realizing that raising a daughter brings sweet joy during childhood, bitter agony during her parting, and ultimately leaves behind a lonely old age.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Azhagiya azhagiya kili ondrai / Pidi pidi pidiththadhu poonai”
Compares the daughter to a delicate parrot ('kili') and a flower ('malar'), while comparing fate/the groom to a cat ('poonai') and an elephant ('yaanai').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Thari thaanadi valigal ariyum / Adhu pondrathu enadhu nilayum”
Compares the father's internal emotional torment to the physical strain endured by a handloom weaving threads.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Thaai dhaan azhudhaal koodam nanaiyum / Thandhai azhudhaal veedae nanaiyum”
Exaggerates the weight of paternal tears by stating that a mother's weeping fills a room, but a father's weeping drowns the entire house.
Anaphora (Mohnai / Repetitive Structure)
“Magal enbadhu mudhalil inimai / Magal enbadhu pirivil kodumai”
Repetition of 'Magal enbadhu' at the start of consecutive lines to emphasize the dual nature of having a daughter (sweetness vs pain).
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Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, this song features an unusual blend of Tamil and Hindi lines. The Hindi lines represent the North Indian cultural background of the daughter's partner in the movie Abhiyum Naanum (2008). Sung by Madhu Balakrishnan, the track serves as a major emotional centerpiece in the film, which stars Prakash Raj as the overly protective father.
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