- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- Anand Aravindakshan, Aarthi Mn Ashwin
- Music director
- Hari SR
- Movie name
- Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Sept 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham' (2022) captures the intimate, ethereal feeling of romantic yearning and the sensory memory of a beloved. The song expresses how love creates a delicate trance-like state where absence breeds deep longing, transforming mundane moments into poetic experiences where scents, clothing, and potted plants evoke the partner's presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kaadhal adhu kaalam thandha Puhaiyal ena kandu kondenae”
Compares love to a smoke/addiction offered by time ('Kaadhal adhu kaalam thandha puhaiyal').
Simile (Upamai)
“Mazhalai pol manasu theduthadi”
Compares the mind searching for love to an innocent child ('Mazhalai pol manasu').
Personification
“Araigal un vaasam ketkum”
Personifies empty rooms asking for the lover's fragrance ('Araigal un vaasam ketkum').
Rhyme / Ethukai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Puriyaadha pudhiraai midhakkum”
Repetition of second letter sound '-dhi-' in 'midhakkum' and '-ri-' in 'piriyum'.
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Trivia
The song title 'Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham' pays homage to the legendary Kannadasan song from the classic movie 'Paava Mannippu' (1961), but adapted into a modern romantic track composed by Hari SR for the 2022 romantic drama film of the same name.
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