- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Yazin Nizar, Shweta Mohan
- Music director
- S. S. Thaman
- Movie name
- Sketch
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Nov 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the movie 'Sketch' is a romantic expression of deep adoration and yearning between two lovers. The speaker uses sweet metaphors like 'cheeni chillaalae' (sugar crystal) and 'thaeni kannaalae' (honey-eyed darling) to describe their beloved. The lyricist captures how love alters perception at the cellular level ('marabanu varai'), filling the protagonist's world with sweetness, music, and rain-like joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En cheeni chillaalae”
Comparing the beloved's eyes to honey ('thaeni kannaalae') and the person to a sugar piece ('cheeni chillaalae').
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pallam aanen”
Rhyming second syllables across consecutive lines: 'Pallam aanen', 'Kullam aanen', and 'Vellam aanen'.
Hyperbole
“Serthu unnil paathi illai paar”
Exaggerating that ten million women's combined beauty is not even half of the lover's beauty.
Imagery
“Magarantha mazhai Idhamaai thoovudhae”
Visual and tactile imagery of pollen rain ('magarantha mazhai') drizzling gently down to genetic levels.
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Trivia
Featured in the 2018 Tamil film 'Sketch' starring Vikram and Tamannaah Bhatia, this romantic track was composed by S. Thaman with lyrics penned by lyricist Vivek.
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