- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Dhilip Varman
- Music director
- Dhilip Varman
- Movie name
- Dhilip Varman Album – 2008
- Movie release year
- 2008
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Apr 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a deeply emotional Tamil romantic ballad expressing the overwhelming depth of love, longing, and spiritual connection between two lovers. The speaker describes how silent eye contact speaks volumes, turning simple desires into a profound devotion that echoes across a hundred crore lifetimes. The lover yearns for reunion, addressing their beloved as their breath, calling upon them like a soothing breeze or gentle moonlight to lull their restless soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Chiasmus / Parallelism
“Unnil ennai kaanbathae… / Ennil unnai kaanbathae..”
The inverted structure of 'Unnil ennai kaanbathae / Ennil unnai kaanbathae' creates a poetic reflection showing complete spiritual unity between the lovers.
Anaphora (Adukku Thodaru)
“En swasamae…en swasamae..”
The repetition of 'En swasamae' emphasizes deep affection and breathless emotional dependence.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Nooru kodi jenmam”
'Nooru kodi jenmam' (a hundred crore lifetimes) hyperbolically stresses the eternal depth of their bond.
Metaphor / Personification
“Thendralaagi vaa vaa”
Inviting the lover to become the gentle breeze ('Thendralaagi vaa vaa') and the moon ('Nilavaaga naan varuven') uses natural metaphors for comfort and eternal presence.
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Trivia
Dhilip Varman is an iconic Malaysian Tamil independent artist whose album songs from the mid-2000s became huge romantic anthems across South Asia and the global Tamil diaspora.
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