- Lyricist
- Sublahshini
- Singer
- Sublahshini
- Music directors
- Sublahshini, Anand Kashinath
- Movie name
- Album Songs 2021
- Movie release year
- 2021
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Sept 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This raw and emotional song explores themes of existential despair, heartbreak, and unfulfilled desires. The narrator expresses frustration with a sense of cosmic neglect—feeling that God neither understands her agony nor listens at the right time. Love and desire begin with joy, turning ordinary news into music, but eventually corrode into betrayals and emotional turmoil.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ezhavedutha aasai / Moolaiya thaan katti poduthu”
The second letters of 'Modha' and 'Poga' match with 'dh'/'g' vocalic resonance, and 'Moolaiya' and 'Mootta' rhyme with second letter 'l'/'t' patterns.
Metaphor
“Ezhavedutha aasai / Moolaiya thaan katti poduthu”
Desire is metaphorically characterized as an accursed entity ('Ezhavedutha aasai') that ties up the brain and throws everything away.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Mudhal naalu manasu thudikkum... Kaala vaarum kazhutharukkum”
Juxtaposition of pleasant initial excitement ('May maasathil minnal adikkum') against eventual brutal destruction ('Kaala vaarum kazhutharukkum').
Repetition / Anaphora
“Naan kanda kanavellaam”
The line 'Naan kanda kanavellaam' is repeated sequentially to emphasize broken dreams.
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Trivia
Written and performed by independent artist Sublahshini, this track gained significant attention in Tamil indie music circles for its edgy blues-rock structure and candid, colloquial lyrical style dealing with mental agony.
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