- Lyricist
- Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Singer
- Deepan Chakravarthy
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Movie name
- Kanavugal Karpanaigal
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Oct 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This nostalgic song captures the deep melancholy of a man reflecting on a lost love. The woman who once entered his heart through his eyes and showered him with love daily has now vanished, leaving his solitude unsoftened. Walking along the golden sands of the beach, he realizes that the footprints left behind are like painful scratches of memory on his heart, concluding that all those sweet experiences and hopes were ultimately just fleeting dreams and imaginations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Dhinam kaadhal thooralai pozhindhaval”
Love is poetically metaphorized as a gentle shower or drizzle that refreshed his heart daily.
Refrain / Anaphora
“Kanavugal karpanaigal”
The phrase 'Kanavugal karpanaigal' (Dreams and imaginations) is repeated as a refrain to emphasize the tragic reality of loss.
Visual Imagery
“Eththanai kaaladi suvadugal / Indha kadarkarai pon manalil”
Creates a vivid visual setting of footprints on golden beach sand to symbolize fleeting, impermanent memories.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1982 movie 'Kanavugal Karpanaigal' with lyrics written by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, utilizing the classic Tamil cinematic visual motif of sea shores to symbolize inner grief and passing time.
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