- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kairasikkaran
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses the deep joy and romantic adoration between two lovers. The heroine is personified as a graceful blooming lotus and an auspicious divine bride who finds profound fulfillment and bliss in the embrace of love. The song portrays love as a transformative force capable of turning weapons into flowers and sky lightning into fine thread. In the second stanza, the hero describes the heroine's arrival as a majestic chariot coming down his path, while the heroine expresses her overwhelming emotional gratitude and happiness, viewing her lover's words as an unnamed tune and his eyes as a guiding golden lamp for her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaai)
“Kai veesum thaamarai kalyaana devathai”
Compares the woman to a waving lotus ('Kai veesum thaamarai') and an auspicious divine bride ('kalyaana devathai').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“En selaiyil vaan minnalthaan vanthu noolaagumae”
An exaggerated imagery where cosmic lightning turns into thread woven inside her saree.
Paradox / Imagery
“Male :En solaiyil vel kooda poo pookkum”
Presents a striking contrast where even a sharp weapon like a spear blossoms into a soft flower in his garden of love.
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Trivia
The film 'Kairasikkaran' (1984) features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, starring Prabhu and Radha. Lyricist Vairamuthu uses rich classical Tamil metaphors, drawing parallels between nature, cosmic phenomena, and intimate human emotions.
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