- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Veedu Manaivi Makkal
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Jan 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This philosophical song explores the origin, depth, and evolution of love across human life. It begins by attributing love as the primal lesson handed down from Adam and Eve that sustains humanity across generations. The lyricist ponders whether love is divine and noble or merely an imaginary gloss over basic primal desires. The second half of the song shifts to mature, enduring love within a family context. It portrays love not merely as youthful romance, but as a steadfast, duty-bound commitment that persists through financial struggles, aging, and raising children, ultimately celebrated as a deep companionate bond that lasts into old age.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Megaththila thoongum neerinai polae”
Compares hidden, internal love to water stored inside a cloud without being visible outside.
Rhetorical Questions (Vinaa Aani)
“Kadhal enbathu deiveegamaa”
A series of reflective questions questioning the philosophical nature, divinity, and reality of love versus lust.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Karakkindra pothu surakkindra paal pol”
Compares love emerging from dutiful care to milk flowing naturally during milking.
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Unnai ennai annai thannai”
Rhyming of the second letter 'nnai' and 'ttru' across balanced poetic lines.
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Trivia
'Veedu Manaivi Makkal' (1988) is a classic Tamil family drama directed by T. P. Gajendran, starring Visu, K. R. Vijaya, and Pandiyan. The soundtrack was composed by the famous duo Shankar-Ganesh, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, highlighting Visu's signature themes of domestic life and marital values.
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