- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Abhay Jodhpurkar, Alisha Thomas
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Movie name
- Om
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is an intimate, poetic dialogue presented as an interactive duet where the male and female voices alternate to complete poetic thoughts. The lovers express their deep emotional connection through metaphors of painting, letters, and dreams. They describe drawing dreams on the screen of the heart, waiting for each other, and feeling the vibrant presence of love awakening their inner consciousness like an artwork coming to life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Epistolary Metaphor
“Anbulla ... Ippadikku”
The lyric uses letter-writing conventions ('Anbulla' meaning 'Dear' and 'Ippadikku' meaning 'Yours truly') to frame love as a written letter or painted poem.
Internal Rhyme (Iyaibu / Assonance)
“Male :Thiraiyilae / Male :Madiyilae”
Repetition of the '-ilae' suffix across lines creates a rhythmic, musical flow ('Thiraiyilae', 'Madiyilae', 'Varaiyilae', 'Adhirvilae', 'Naduvilae', 'Padiyilae').
Visual Imagery
“Yeri varum oviyam”
Compares love and dreams to a painting ('oviyam') coming alive on the screen ('thirai') of the heart.
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Trivia
The song features a unique structure written by Madhan Karky where two singers complete each other's lines continuously, forming unified sentences split across male and female perspectives.
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