- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Srinivas, Sunitha Upadrastha
- Music director
- Ramana Gogula
- Movie name
- Badri
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Jan 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic romantic duet from the film Badri captures playful banter and deep romantic expression between two lovers. The heroine starts by emphasizing that real love is communicated through silent glances rather than verbal declarations, suggesting that eyes speak poetry rather than simple words. The hero responds cleverly, framing his beloved as the very embodiment of poetry itself.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagamm (Metaphor)
“Male :Pengal yaavarum kavithaigal alla / Nee mattum sakiyae”
The lyrics metaphorically equate eyes to the real voice of love and equate the woman directly to poetry ('Pengal yaavarum kavithaigal alla, Nee mattum sakiyae').
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thavaru seithaal / Muththam thanthennai thirithikkanum”
Tamil poetic convention where the second letter of consecutive lines share the same consonant sound (e.g., 'Thavaru' and 'Muththam' / 'Innum' and 'Kaadhal').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Idhayam veliyeri alagindrathae”
Exaggerating the feeling of love by describing the heart literally exiting the body and wandering away.
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Trivia
Badri (2001) stars Vijay and Bhumika Chawla, directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ramana Gogula, adapting music from his acclaimed Telugu original movie 'Thammudu'.
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