- Lyricist
- Selvaraghavan
- Singer
- Chinmayi
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Movie name
- Irandaam Ulagam
- Movie release year
- 2013
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poetic track from 'Irandaam Ulagam' captures a woman's profound romantic awakening and deep soul-connection with her beloved. She perceives her lover as a divine entity who embodies her entire world—her dreams, dawns, and destinations. The lyrics question whether love for a woman is as natural and effortless as swimming is to a fish, framing her attraction as an unstoppable force of nature. The protagonist describes the intense physical and emotional reactions she experiences through his presence: a flower blooming at his gaze, a trembling sweat at his voice, and the sensation of floating in his memories each morning. Ultimately, the song conveys the magical, otherworldly bond shared between two souls across boundaries.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Analogy / Metaphor
“Meenukku neendhudhal vilaiyaattaa”
Compares a woman falling in love instinctively to a fish swimming in water, emphasizing that love comes naturally to a woman.
Hyperbole
“Ivan paarthadhum / Malar poothidum”
Exaggerates the influence of the lover's glance, describing flowers blooming instantly upon his look.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Malar poothidum / Ivan pesinaal udal verthidum”
Uses matching end-rhymes ('poothidum' and 'verthidum') to create a rhythmic flow in the stanza.
Etai (Second Syllable Rhyming)
“Iravinil oruvanai sandhithen / Thanimayil dhevanai sandhithen”
The second letter in 'Iravinil' and 'Thanimayil' creates Tamil poetic harmony.
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Trivia
Irandaam Ulagam (2013) is a Tamil fantasy-romantic film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, starring Arya and Anushka Shetty. The film's soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while the background score was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.
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