- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Pritam Chakraborty
- Movie name
- Merry Christmas
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Nov 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses the sweet confusion and emotional surge brought by newly discovered love. The speaker describes how their once-guarded heart becomes light as a feather when their beloved comes near. Despite feelings of inner chaos where mind and soul seem scattered, there is an intense desire to share a common journey together, playfully nudged along by brief female interjections. As the emotion deepens, love floods the protagonist's heart like a rushing torrent. Even as a grown adult, the intensity of this romantic awakening leaves them blushing and consumed by a passionate, fire-like shyness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Iragena midhakkiradhe”
Compares the sudden lightness of a heavy heart to a feather floating in the wind ('Iragena').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kattaruppol paigindradhe”
Compares the sudden rush of romantic feelings to a wild, unbridled forest stream ('Kattaru').
Parallelism & Ethirai (Rhythmic Rhyme)
“Manamoru thisaiyila / Uyiroru thisaiyila”
Uses matching poetic structures 'Manamoru thisaiyila' and 'Uyiroru thisaiyila' to depict the internal split between mind and soul.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Allaada thee soolgindradhe”
Metaphorically describes the overwhelming feeling of bashfulness and passion as an engulfing fire ('thee').
Did you know?
Trivia
This track is featured in the Tamil soundtrack of Sriram Raghavan's film 'Merry Christmas' (2024), starring Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif. The music was composed by Pritam, marking one of his few full-length Tamil project albums, with lyrics written by Yugabharathi.
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