- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Chinmayi
- Music director
- Joshua Sridhar
- Movie name
- Vithagan
- Movie release year
- 2011
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song delves into the poignant emotional depth of love, separation, and intimate spiritual union. The lyrics depict lovers whose physical separation causes deep pain, yet their spiritual connection transcends spatial limits, making them feel as one soul. The imagery ranges from tears containing entire oceans to time speeding by like years passing on a clock hand, capturing the intense, almost intoxicating nature of devotion where even fleeting moments feel profound.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kadalirandu thuliyirandaai vizhigalil”
Comparing huge oceans of emotion to two tiny teardrops in the eyes ('Kadalirandu thuliyirandaai vizhigalil').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Nimida mullil varudangalai Kadandhuvittom viraivaai”
Exaggerating time passing so fast that years fly by on the minute hand of a clock ('Nimida mullil varudangalai').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kadandhuvittom viraivaai / Viravi vittaai nilaiyaai / Adaindhuvitten niraivaai”
Matching ending rhyming sounds in successive lines ('viraivaai', 'nilaiyaai', 'niraivaai').
Edhugai (Second letter agreement)
“Kadalirandu thuliyirandaai vizhigalil / Udalirandu pirindhadhanaal valigiradho”
Agreement of the second letter 'da' in 'Kadalirandu' and 'Udalirandu'.
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Trivia
The song is from the 2011 Tamil action-drama film 'Vithagan', starring R. Parthiban and Poorna. The music for the film was composed by Joshua Sridhar, and the evocative lyrics were written by legendary poet Vairamuthu.
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