- Lyricist
- Kabilan Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Sriram Parthasarathy
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Anegan
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 28 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This soulful track reflects on the search for innocent joy amidst material and natural abundance. Even when surrounded by divine presence, wealth, and grand landscapes, the narrator yearns for simple, heartwarming wonders like soft rain and gentle sunlight. The song emphasizes the theme of timelessness, contrasting shifting paths, shores, and circumstances with the unwavering constancy of true love and soul connections that endure across time.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Iraibootha Eshipu)
“Deivangal Ingae”
Repetition of the word 'Ingae' (here) at the end of successive phrases ('Deivangal Ingae', 'Dhiraviyam Ingae', 'Maamalai Ingae', 'Manichigai Ingae') to emphasize present abundance.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maamalai ingae”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound in consecutive lines ('Maamalai', 'Manichigai', 'Manjal').
Metaphor
“Vazhithunai nilavu”
'Vazhithunai nilavu' portrays the moon metaphorically as an eternal, unwavering travel companion through life's journeys.
Personification
“Malalai pesum”
'Mazhai' (rain) is personified as a child speaking babbling words ('Malalai pesum').
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Trivia
Featured in the film 'Anegan' (2015), this song highlights themes of reincarnation and soulmates spanning across different eras. Although the film's soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj, this specific atmospheric piece with lyrics by Kabilan Vairamuthu serves as a deep thematic motif for the protagonists' journey.
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