- Lyricist
- M. A. Kaja
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Valli Mayil
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Jul 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This secular philosophical song from the film Valli Mayil (1980) advocates for religious harmony, human equality, and social justice. It begins by proclaiming that regardless of the name used to address the Almighty—whether God, Lord, Murugan, or Allah—the divine essence is universally one. The text emphasizes that all human beings share identical biology, suffering, birth, and death, rendering artificial social hierarchies baseless.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kadavul endru sonnaalum / Karthar endru uraiththaalum...”
Lines 2 to 5 end with matching rhyming suffixes ('sonnaalum', 'uraiththaalum', 'mozhinthaalum', 'azhaiththaalum').
Epistrophe (Repetition)
“Uzhaiththu pizhaikkum oru varkkam / Avar uzhaippil thilaikkum oru varkkam”
The phrase 'oru varkkam' (a class of people) is repeated at the end of multiple consecutive lines to emphasize socio-economic class divisions.
Antithesis (Contrast)
“Yaeiththu pizhaikkum oru varkkam / Ingu yaemaanthu nirkkum oru varkkam”
Direct contrast is drawn between the working class and the exploiting class ('Uzhaiththu pizhaikkum' vs 'yaeiththu pizhaikkum').
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Trivia
Composed by the legendary musical duo Shankar-Ganesh and written by lyricist M.A. Kaja, the song features iconic vocal performance by T. M. Soundararajan (TMS). TMS was frequently chosen to render such rationalist, social-reformist, and unity songs in Tamil cinema due to his powerful diction and commanding vocal depth.
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