- Lyricist
- Vignesh Shivan
- Singers
- Shashaa Tirupati, Karthik
- Music director
- Karthik
- Movie name
- Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Hey Love' from 'Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha' is a soothing romantic track expressing the transformative power of love and the urge to protect one's beloved. The narrator describes how love alters everyday life—mornings feel fresh, evenings stretch longer, and mundane thoughts turn into poetic feelings. Despite inner hesitations and sensory distractions, the love feels deep, pure, and almost divine. The emotional core of the song revolves around mutual care and intimacy, beautifully summed up in the lines comparing the lovers to eyes and eyelashes ('Kangal' and 'Imai'). This directly mirrors the film's title, symbolizing a protective shield that guards the beloved against a chaotic world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Kangal pol naan endrum unnaku / Imai pola nee endrum enakku”
Compares the relationship of the lovers to that of eyes and eyelids, symbolizing natural protection, interdependence, and closeness.
Iyaipu (Rhyming Ends)
“En kaalaigal maari ponadhu / En maalaigal neendu pogudhu”
The lines end with a matching rhythmic flow and structure ('ponadhu' / 'pogudhu').
Ethugai (Second Letter Harmony)
“En kaalaigal maari ponadhu / En maalaigal neendu pogudhu”
The second consonant sound ('la') matches in 'kaalaigal' and 'maalaigal', creating a melodic rhythm.
Metaphor
“Nalla kavithaiyaai ellaam maarudhu”
Life and surrounding experiences are metaphorically equated to beautiful poetry.
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Trivia
The film 'Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha' was directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and featured music composed by singer-composer Karthik. The lyrics were penned by Vignesh Shivan, who frequently collaborates with Menon and Karthik. The imagery of 'Imai' (eyelid) in the song directly echoes the core premise of the film—an action-thriller centered on a hitman turned bodyguard protecting his love.
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