- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Pudhiya Mannargal
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Aug 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Edudaa Andha Sooriya Melam is an energetic, high-spirited youth anthem from the film Pudhiya Mannargal. The song captures the supreme confidence, optimism, and unstoppable ambition of young people as they step into adulthood and take charge of their destinies. It encourages youth to cast away sorrow, embrace life like a river to swim in, and aim so high that even the sky feels within reach.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Ezhundhu vittom imayam polae”
Compares the rising stature and moral spirit of the youth to the towering Himalayas ('imayam polae') and life to a flowing river ('nadhigal polae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Punnagai poovai alli vaikalaam”
Directly links a smile to a flower ('punnagai poovai'), describing the gathering of joyful expressions like plucking flowers.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Aanaiyittaal vinnum kooda vandhu nirkka vendum namadhu kaalin keezhae”
Exaggerates youth's power and determination by declaring that even the sky would bow down beneath their feet upon command.
Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)
“Kannerai ini thalli vaikalaam.. Punnagai poovai alli vaikalaam”
Consonant end-rhyming structure using '-vaikalaam' across successive lines creating a rhythmic, chant-like quality.
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