- Lyricist
- Elan
- Singer
- Niveditha Giri
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Graghanam
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 26 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The lyrics evoke a hypnotic, eerie atmosphere that matches the eclipse-themed thriller premise of the movie Graghanam. It poetically describes how the moon slowly conquers an individual and how the night gradually consumes or 'kills' them. The repetitive English funk refrain adds a stylish, modern rhythmic drive to the dark metaphor.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Unnai vellumae / Unnai kollumae”
The lines end with rhyming verbs 'vellumae' (conquer) and 'kollumae' (kill) to create a lyrical cadence.
Personification
“Iravondru mella unnai kollumae”
The moon and the night are given active, dangerous human-like intentions of conquering and killing.
Repetition / Refrain
“Dont funk me up”
The rhythmic repetition of 'Dont funk me up' creates a trance-like repetition typical of modern electro-thriller soundtracks.
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Trivia
Graghanam is a delayed Tamil supernatural thriller film directed by Elan, with music composed by K. S. Sundaramurthy.
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