- Lyricist
- Rajamurugan
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu
- Movie release year
- 2006
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Dec 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant track expresses the deep anguish, vulnerability, and sorrow that comes with tragic or unrequited love. The lyricist metaphorically captures how love, which initially arrives softly like a breeze or an angel's feather, transforms into an overwhelming storm that erodes one's spirit slowly atom by atom. The song continuously questions whether love is inherently destined to bring pain, comparing love to an alluring horizon or mirage that lures one in only to cause heartache.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Manasukkul anil pillai pola”
Compares the fragile and aching heart to a helpless baby squirrel crying inside.
Personification
“Vaarthaigalai mounam kondru thindrathil”
Attributes the human actions of killing and devouring to 'silence' consuming spoken words.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thoduvaanam polae kaadhal Azhagaana maaya thotram”
Directly identifies love as a beautiful magical illusion and an unyielding horizon.
Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Kanavae kalaigirathae Kaatrena”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across words creates a melancholic rhythm.
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Trivia
The film's soundtrack was actually composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, featuring soulful vocals by Vijay Yesudas and Shreya Ghoshal. The film's unique title 'Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu' was inspired by a popular dialogue delivered by Madhavan in Mani Ratnam's 2002 film 'Kannathil Muthamittal'.
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