- Lyricist
- Soundara Rajan
- Singer
- Anurag Kulkarni
- Music director
- Mickey J. Meyer
- Movie name
- Shyam Singha Roy
- Movie release year
- 2021
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Dec 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a powerful devotional plea invoking the Divine Mother (represented through attributes of Saraswati, Parvati, and Lakshmi) to seek protection, guidance, and solace in times of deep distress and darkness. The lyrics describe the mother deity as omnipresent, eternal, and the ultimate source of mercy, asking her to act as a guiding light, a cooling touch to burning roots, and a comforting shoulder for deep emotional wounds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Dheem thana dheem dheem thana niranthari / Naanilam kaakum engal thuranthari / Aadhinee andham illa kaadhambari”
The second consonant sound 'ra' rhymes across adjacent lines ('Niranthari', 'Thuranthari', 'Kaadhambari').
Anaphora (Repetition of opening words)
“Yaar pilaiyo / Yaar sathiyo / Yaar ingu koora”
The word 'Yaar' is repeated at the beginning of successive lines to emphasize questioning and helplessness.
Metaphor
“Theeyodu vegindra veruku neeragavaa / Aaratha kaayangal saaigindra thozh aagavaa”
The song uses vivid metaphors like 'water for burning roots' and 'a shoulder for unhealed wounds' to express deep emotional relief.
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Trivia
This track features classical Carnatic fusion elements mixed with contemporary cinematic orchestrations by Mickey J Meyer. The Tamil version retains the classical Sanskritized vocabulary to maintain the grandeur and devotional solemnity present in the original Telugu song from the period film 'Shyam Singha Roy'.
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