- Lyricist
- Vignesh Srikanth
- Singer
- Vineeth Sreenivasan
- Music director
- Hesham Abdul Wahab
- Movie name
- Once More – 2024 Film
- Movie release year
- 2024
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Oct 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Idhayam Sonnaal Ketkaadha from the 2024 film Once More is a tender romantic track exploring emotional healing, vulnerability, and the gentle arrival of new love. The song portrays a protagonist who has endured past burdens and sorrow, slowly allowing their heart to open up to a transformative relationship. Through rich poetic imagery, the lyricist conveys how love brings color back to a blank canvas and life back to a dried-up soul. The narrator marvels at how naturally the beloved enters their world, tearing down long-held emotional barriers. The song captures the beautiful transition where sorrow turns into music, smiles replace tears, and every passing moment begins to revolve around the presence of the special person.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Siluvai sumandha paravai / Siragai virikkiradha”
Compares a suffering, burdened individual to a bird bearing a cross ('Siluvai sumandha paravai') that is now spreading its wings.
Visual Imagery
“Vellai thaazhenavae irundhen / Vannam thelikiratha”
Uses the metaphor of a blank sheet of paper being filled with colors to depict the arrival of emotional vibrancy.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Nadhiyil thaalam serkiradha / Nodiyil naalum pookiradha”
Repetition of the initial 'Na' / 'No' sounds in consecutive lines for rhythmic flow.
Hyperbole & Nature Imagery
“Anaigal udaintha piragae / Idhayam kanigiratha / Madhilgal thoolaai pogiratha”
Exaggerates the heart's emotional release as breaking dams and walls turning to dust.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab and rendered by Vineeth Sreenivasan, marking a popular Malayalam musical duo's collaboration in Tamil cinema for the film Once More starring Arjun Das and Aditi Shankar.
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