- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Aadhavan
- Movie release year
- 2009
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This track 'Dekho Dekho' from the 2009 movie Aadhavan is a high-energy dance face-off track featuring a playful banter and fashion/catwalk battle between youth and age, modernity and tradition. The lyrics pit young modern glamour against traditional grace and classic wisdom. While the younger side boasts about fitness, catwalks, Western attire, and youthfulness, the elder/traditional side counters with metaphors highlighting that roots give strength to branches and traditional attire holds timeless charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Noodles polae / Indha hip-u / Needles polae / Indha look-u (Lines 81-84 Rule/Segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue monologue segment monologue 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Rhyme (Iyaibo / Rhyming Scheme)
“Un grandma old-u... Old ellam gold-u... Gold ellam bold-u...”
Playful use of rhyming English words like 'baldies', 'dolly', 'weak-o', 'cake-o', 'old-u', 'gold-u', 'bold-u'.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamaai)
“Vizhudhugalin valimai ellamae / Ver galil thaan irukku (Lines 66-67)”
Metaphor (Metaphorical Comparison)
“Chinna nadhiya / Vanga kadalai vella mudiyum (Lines 89-90)”
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This track features legendary veteran actress Saroja Devi and Nayanthara in a dance-off sequence in the movie Aadhavan (2009), composed by Harris Jayaraj and written by the legendary lyricist Vaali.
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