- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Javed Ali
- Music director
- Sivamani
- Movie name
- Arima Nambi
- Movie release year
- 2014
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Sept 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This romantic song captures the wonder and tender bewilderment of falling deeply in love. The narrator marvels at how his heart seems to have migrated to his partner, while her heart now resides within him. Her gentle touch acts as a healing magic that erases all past pain, giving him a sense of euphoria as if he is flying in the sky. Through poetic imagery, the narrator describes love as a library and her eyes as books filled with endless poetry. Ultimately, he expresses a total surrender of his self to her, seeking nothing more in life than a place within her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhal adhu penne noolagam… / Kan imaigal rendum puthagam…..”
Compares love to a library and eyelids to books containing thousands of poems.
Emona / Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Thiranthen padithen ... Ennai naan maranthen / Vinnile paranthen”
Uses matching rhyming suffixes across consecutive lines (Thiranthen, Padithen, Maranthen, Paranthen) to build musicality.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Mazhai veyil rendum thanthathe”
Combines contrasting elements (rain and sunshine) to describe the simultaneous mixed emotions brought by love in one's soul.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 2014 action thriller 'Arima Nambi', starring Vikram Prabhu and Priya Anand. The film marked the debut of renowned Indian percussionist Drums Sivamani as a film music composer.
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