- Lyricist
- Kabilan Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Jaspreet Jasz
- Music director
- KP
- Movie name
- Indrajith
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Sept 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a introspective and philosophical observational narrative. The singer opens a window to witness mundane daily sights—a sleeping puppy outside a tea stall, a pigeon fluttering by—before catching a glimpse of a woman changing clothes behind partially drawn curtains. This leads to a playful philosophical debate on temptation, asking whether the observer is to blame when temptation is left exposed, drawing analogies to a cat drawn to milk or a drunkard to open liquor stores.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En vaana koorai keezhae..”
Compares the open sky visible from the window to a roof ('vaana koorai') covering the street below.
Simile / Classical Allusion (Uvamai)
“Alavaaga sinam kondaal / Adhu kundrin melae theepam”
Compares controlled anger to a bright lamp atop a hill ('kundrin melae theepam'), echoing the classic moral teachings of Tirukkural.
Edukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Noolaadaigal.. naalaaginaal.. / Tholaadaigal.. mannodudhaan”
Uses matching second consonants in consecutive structural lines ('Noolaadaigal' and 'Tholaadaigal').
Contrast & Philosophical Metaphor
“Anbae ulagin.. Poiyaatha peraadaiyaam..”
Contrasts transient cotton clothes ('Noolaadaigal') and perishable human skin ('Tholaadaigal') with true love, which is declared as the ultimate eternal dress of humanity ('Poiyaatha peraadaiyaam').
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Trivia
The song is from the 2017 Tamil action-adventure movie 'Indrajith', directed by Kalaprabu and starring Gautham Karthik. The music for the film was composed by KP, with lyrics penned by Kabilan Vairamuthu who infuses philosophical reflections into modern urban scenarios.
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