- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Manikka Vinayagam
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Veyyil
- Movie release year
- 2006
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Oct 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant snippet expresses deep distress, heartbreak, and despair caused by betrayal from one's own relatives. The protagonist feels completely crushed by the harsh words of kin, comparing life's brutal punishment to being repeatedly bitten by a ten-headed cobra. Feeling lost and disoriented without any clear sense of direction, the speaker desperately calls out to his mother and begs the hostile world to simply end his painful existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Paththu thalai nagam pola”
Compares the relentless agony inflicted by life to the venomous strike of a ten-headed cobra.
Metaphor
“Seththa vadam seththu ponen”
Equates emotional death to becoming completely withered and dried out.
Directional Contrast
“Thekka poradhaa illa / Vadakka poradhaa”
Uses the opposing cardinal directions South and North to illustrate a total lack of guidance and disorientation.
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Trivia
Veyyil (2006) was the debut film of music director G. V. Prakash Kumar at age 19. Directed by Vasanthabalan and produced by Director Shankar, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
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