- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Movie name
- Samanthi Poo
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 19 May 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song beautifully articulates the deep anguish and romantic yearning of a young woman longing for her lover. She compares her yearning soul to a musical melody searching for poetry, wondering where her peaceful dreams have gone. Her heart aches with anticipation as she sends her thoughts through the breeze, finding that even a brief moment of separation feels like an entire era.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kanavugalae oorkolam engae / Kavidhaiyai thaedum raagam ingae”
The lines end with rhyming sounds 'engae' and 'ingae' creating a pleasing auditory rhythm.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kavidhaiyai thaedum raagam ingae”
The singer's restless heart and emotion are metaphorically described as a musical melody (raagam) in search of its complementary poetic lyric (kavidhai).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Kana naeram yugam aagumo”
The extreme agony of separation is exaggerated by asking if a momentary split second could stretch into a whole eon (yugam).
Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)
“Kanavugalae oorkolam engae / Kavidhaiyai thaedum raagam ingae”
The initial 'K' sound is repeated in 'Kanavugalae' and 'Kavidhaiyai', creating poetic harmony across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
Lyricist Vaali uses classic Sangam-inspired metaphors of 'Viraha' (pain of separation), such as comparing the slow crawl of time during loneliness to an entire 'Yugam' (eon).
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