- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Sujatha Mohan, Minmini
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Kadhalan
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Sept 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This sensual and deeply poetic passage captures a lover expressing her intense longing and surreal desire for intimacy. She poetically describes sending her dark hair carried by the wind as a messenger to etch memories of their encounter onto her beloved's heart. Using evocative natural imagery, she compares their helpless, passionate entanglement to foam caught swirling in bushes along a riverbank. Ultimately, she yearns to escape the eyes of the ordinary world and play freely with her lover on a completely secluded, alien world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Katru kudhiraiyilae En karkuzhal thoodhu vitten”
'Katru kudhirai' (Wind-horse) metaphorically frames the wind as a swift steed delivering messages, while 'Karkuzhal thoodhu' presents her dark hair as the messenger.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Atrangarai pudharil Sikki aadum nurai polae”
'Nurai polae' uses a simile to compare their restless, captive love play to fragile white river foam caught swirling inside riverbank thickets.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Katru kudhiraiyilae / Adhu netru nadandhadhanai”
Matching second consonants ('t-r') across lines creates a rhythmic cadence in 'Katru' and 'Netru'.
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Trivia
This delicate poetic sequence features music by A. R. Rahman and lyrics by Vairamuthu from the landmark 1994 romantic thriller 'Kadhalan', directed by S. Shankar. Vairamuthu seamlessly blends ancient Sangam-style classical imagery (sending hair/wind as a messenger) with modern sci-fi themes ('Vetru giragam' or alien planet).
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