- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song is a deeply emotional reflection on how music and love act as healing forces over past sorrow. The singer urges the listener (and himself) to stop weeping and celebrate the arrival of joy. He compares his humble existence to a poor shell that has finally produced a valuable pearl. The arrival of his beloved, whom he addresses as a divine goddess, transforms his enduring loneliness and heartache into a sweet kingdom blessed with daily showers of happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Ezhai chippi muthu pillai eenum dhinam”
Compares a humble, poor life producing something precious to an oyster bearing a pearl.
Oxymoron (Eredhir Sol)
“Sangeedha saadhanai sandhosha vaedhanai”
Combines two opposite emotional concepts—joy (sandhosham) and agony (vaedhanai)—to portray complex artist feelings.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Kaadhal pan paadu yogam kondaadu”
End-rhyming with 'paadu' and 'kondaadu' creates rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal (1982) is a classic Tamil romantic drama directed by B. R. Ravishankar, starring Pratap Pothen and Raadhika. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyricist Vairamuthu penning poetically rich lines that capture the inner turmoil and artistic triumph of a musician.
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