- Lyricist
- Muthu
- Singer
- Pavithra Chari
- Music director
- Revaa
- Movie name
- Ayali – Web Series
- Movie release year
- 2023
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Dec 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This tender song from the web series 'Ayali' expresses the profound, unconditional love of a mother for her daughter. She admires her daughter's voice, breath, and speech, comparing them to sweet natural phenomena like the breeze, honey, and the cuckoo's song. Describing her child as a rare pearl and a glowing firefly, the mother expresses a deep wish to carry her daughter in her womb again in every future birth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvameyam)
“Endhan muthaana minminyae”
Refers to the daughter as 'kannae' (my eye) and 'minminyae' (firefly), symbolizing brightness, preciousness, and love.
Simile / Auditory Imagery
“Un kural thaenaa”
Compares the child's voice to honey ('thaenaa') and a cuckoo's song ('kuyilisai paataa') to convey sweetness.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Adikira kaatha / Kuyilisai paataa”
Use of matching end sounds ('paataa', 'thaenaa', 'paayaadho', 'ketkaadho') to create rhythmic fluidity.
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Trivia
'Ayali' (2023) is a critically acclaimed Tamil web series that highlights a young girl's fight against patriarchal oppressive traditions to pursue her education. The soundtrack was composed by Revaa, one of the prominent contemporary female composers in the Tamil film and OTT space.
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