- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Prasanna Rao, Chinmayi
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Movie name
- Kuththu
- Movie release year
- 2004
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Nov 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song portrays a lover caught in a vortex of intense passion, surrender, and emotional turbulence. In the initial verses, the protagonist describes how his lover's gentle touch ignited his inner flame during a cold Margazhi night, causing him to lose himself in her smile, hair, and breath. The subsequent lines capture the poignant anguish of separation and love's mystery, questioning why she brought warmth, dreams, and hope into his life only to leave him feeling soul-less and longing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Aval koondhal ennum yaeni”
Comparing her long hair directly to a ladder ('Aval koondhal ennum yaeni') that helps him rise.
Imagery and Contrast
“Oor maargazhaiyin mun pani iravil”
Contrasting the extreme cold of a 'Margazhi mun pani iravu' (misty winter night) with the heat of 'eriththuvittaen' (burning oneself).
Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Edharkaaga eriyavittaai”
Repeated use of 'Edharkaaga' (Why/For what reason) at the start of alternate rhetorical questions to highlight anguish.
Rhyme / Ethirai (Second letter rhyme)
“Idhazhin oram Izhainthu oodum”
Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Idhazhin' and 'Aval', or 'Ennai' and 'Thiri'.
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Trivia
Composed by Srikanth Deva for the 2004 Silambarasan (Simbu) and Ramya starrer 'Kuththu', this track stands out as a melodious, poetic break from the album's predominantly high-energy folk and gaana numbers. Lyricist Thamarai brings her trademark classical imagery and emotional depth to the song.
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