- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Devandran
- Movie name
- Aankalai Nambathey
- Movie release year
- 1987
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Nov 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses heartbreak, cynicism, and philosophical acceptance following a romantic betrayal. The protagonist addresses heartbroken men in a tavern setting, urging them to move on from unfaithful relationships, drown their sorrows, and drink away the pain. The lyrics criticize the fickle nature of love and compare changing partners to birds changing branches, emphasizing that life must go on despite romantic failure.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“Pengal ullangal nilai maari kilai maarumae”
Compares women's hearts to perching birds shifting from branch to branch ('kilai maarumae').
Rhyme / Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Kaadhal kaayangalae neengal aarungalae”
Assonance/Monai using similar starting sound 'Kaa' across consecutive words ('Kaadhal kaayangalae').
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Vaanam adhu ondru thaan / Vaanil nilavondru thaan”
The second letter 'n' matches across lines ('Vaanam' and 'Vaanil').
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Trivia
Featured in the 1987 Tamil film 'Aankalai Nambathey', the song explores heartbreak through a typical 'bar song' trope popular in 1980s Tamil cinema, blending melancholic melodies with cynical social commentary on love.
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