- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Kamal Haasan
- Music director
- Sundaramurthy KS
- Movie name
- Avam
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song depicts the agonizing guilt and mental agony of the protagonist. Tormented by past mistakes that relentlessly echo inside his head like formless voices, he wanders endlessly seeking quietness and peace. Even though his beloved offers forgiveness and heals his past wounds, his own conscience and the painful truth continue to tear him apart inside. He feels like a living corpse carrying the weight of his own moral demise.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Kaarirulae kaarirulae”
Words like 'Kaarirulae kaarirulae' and 'Pulari pulari' are repeated back-to-back to intensify the emotional distress and urgency.
Personification
“Netru seidha pizhai ellam / Moolaikkul koochal poda”
Past mistakes ('pizhai') are personified as entities that scream inside the brain ('Moolaikkul koochal poda').
Metaphor
“Naane en miruthathai sumakindra uyiri”
The singer metaphorically describes himself as a living being carrying his own corpse ('mirutham'), representing profound guilt and existential emptiness.
Paradox
“Nenjil ingae kaayam yedhum illai / Aanal indro valikkudhae”
The singer expresses feeling deep pain despite having no tangible or visible wound in his heart.
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Trivia
The song 'Kaarirulae' from the 2015 Tamil movie Avam features music composed by Sundaramurthy KS with lyrics written by Madhan Karky. Karky incorporated unique pure Tamil terms such as 'pulari' (dawn) and 'mulari' (tangle/distress) to express psychological turmoil.
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