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En Nilavugalai Segarithaen

From Kuththu · 2004

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Prasanna Rao
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Movie name
Kuththu
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
14 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En nilavugalai segarithen
Aval uthiththaal pournamiyaai
En kanavugalai naan kazhuviyathum
Aval therinthaal devathaiyaai
Kadalin oram manalil eeram
Aval nindraal neer alaiyaai
Ilavenil ilangkaatril
Aval asainthaal aazhilaiyaai
Kodiyil pookkal kudhiththa pothu
Aval vaazhnthaal vaan mazhaiyaai
Manathoram gana neram
Aval iniththaal thaen thuliyaai
I gathered my moons
She rose like a full moon
When I washed my dreams
She appeared like an angel
At the edge of the sea, on the wet sand
She stood like a wave of water
In the gentle breeze of spring
She swayed like a banyan leaf
When countless flowers blossomed
She lived like rain from the sky
In a corner of my heart, for just a moment
She was sweet like a drop of honey
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This stanza expresses a protagonist's deep romantic idealization of his beloved using vivid, nature-inspired metaphors. The arrival and presence of the woman are portrayed as transformative, elevating his thoughts and dreams to something divine and majestic. Through references to the full moon, gentle waves, spring breezes, sky-born rain, and honey, the lyrics capture the ethereal grace and overwhelming sweetness she brings into his life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Aval uthiththaal pournamiyaai

Compares the beloved's emergence to a full moon (Pournami) using the simile suffix '-aai'.

Simile (Uvamai)

Aval asainthaal aazhilaiyaai

Compares her movement in the spring breeze to a gently swaying leaf.

Simile (Uvamai)

Aval iniththaal thaen thuliyaai

Compares her sweet emotional presence in the protagonist's heart to a drop of pure honey.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Aval uthiththaal pournamiyaai

Repeated use of the suffix '-aai' at the end of alternating lines (pournamiyaai, devathaiyaai, neer alaiyaai, aazhilaiyaai) creates a rhythmic, musical flow.

Internal Rhyme (Irandam Ezhuthu Edhugai)

Manathoram gana neram

Rhyming sound of '-oram' and '-neram' in the same line creates internal musical symmetry.

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Trivia

Written by acclaimed lyricist Thamarai, this verse highlights her signature aesthetic of using pure Tamil terms and serene natural imagery to depict love, standing in artistic contrast to the predominantly high-octane folk tracks in the album of Kuththu (2004).

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