- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Sangeetha Rajan
- Movie name
- Salem Vishnu
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Sept 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Haei naano vayasu pulla' captures the overwhelming restless emotions and sensual awakenings of a young woman who has recently fallen in love. She expresses how her peaceful sleep has been stolen for days, as thoughts of her beloved keep her awake through day and night. The cool evening wind that brushes past her acts as a personified reminder of her lover's touch, leaving her yearning for his complete embrace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaniyaagi ponenae tharaiyil meenaaga”
Compares the heroine's intense romantic restlessness and loneliness to a fish struggling out of water on dry land ('tharaiyil meenaaga').
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Naan kond aazhagellaam analil mezhugaaga”
Compares her blooming physical beauty and desire to wax melting over a flame ('analil mezhugaaga').
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Raavellam pagalaaga / Pagal ellam raavaaga / analil mezhugaaga”
The line endings 'pagalaaga', 'raavaaga', and 'mezhugaaga' create a rhythmic end-rhyme scheme across the stanza.
Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Kannendraal imaiyoda / Pen endraal aanoda”
The second consonant 'n' (ன்) matches in 'Kannendraal' and 'Pen endraal', adhering to classic Tamil poetic meter.
Personification
“Oru saayangaala kaathu / Enna thadavi pochu naethu”
The evening wind is personified as a lover gently caressing the heroine as it passes by.
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Trivia
'Salem Vishnu' (1990) is an action-drama film directed by and starring Thiagarajan alongside Rupini and Sarathkumar in a prominent early career role. The film's soundtrack was composed by Sangeetha Rajan, with lyrics penned by the legendary lyrist Vaali.
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