- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Nadodi Pattukkaran
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Oct 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from 'Nadodi Pattukkaran' expresses the deep, unconditional, and unyielding nature of love between two soulmates facing trials. The lovers convey that true love is blind to social barriers and physical constraints. Through vivid imagery of rivers, seeds, and breeze, they argue that love is a force of nature that cannot be fenced or restrained by human intervention.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhal oru thunba kadhaiyo / Kaalam thandha maaya valaiyo”
Compares love directly to a sad story and a net of illusion created by time.
Rhetorical Question
“Kaadhalukku veli kattalaama”
Uses rhetorical questioning to emphasize that while natural rivers can be dammed, love cannot be fenced or controlled.
Analogy
“Thanneeril neendhi chellum meen ondru / Sudum venneeril vizhundhaalae ennaagum”
Compares the suffering in love to a fish unexpectedly falling from cool water into boiling water.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Gangaikkoru karai kattalaam / Kaavirikkum anai kattalaam”
Rhyming of the second letter 'n' in 'Gangaikkoru' and 'Kaavirikkum' creates melodic harmony.
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Trivia
Nadodi Pattukkaran (1992) stars Prashanth and Bhanupriya in the lead roles, with iconic music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and soulful lyrics crafted by Muthulingam.
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