- Lyricist
- Vaisagh
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- Vaisagh
- Movie name
- Kudumbasthan
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Nov 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song captures the chaotic, fast-paced nature of modern middle-class life where financial pressures, endless expenses, and rising taxes constantly create stress. Comparing life to a leaky boat caught between debts and duties, the lyrics lightheartedly express how human greed and the relentless march of time make peaceful living a challenge. Despite these everyday struggles, the song offers a strong sense of comfort and optimism. It emphasizes that love acts as a supportive bridge across life's hardships, giving people the courage to conquer fear and face whatever comes together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Otta vilundha boatah pola Vaazhkka thallaadum”
Compares the unstable nature of a person's life to a leaking boat ('Otta vilundha boatah pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Valigala thaandi vaazha kadhal Paalam aanadhae”
Compares love to a bridge that connects a person across their sea of pain to a meaningful life ('Paalam aanadhae').
Alliteration (Mona)
“Ka ka kadanukkum kadamaikkum”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across words ('Ka ka kadanukkum kadamaikkum') creating a rhythmic, percussive emphasis.
Internal Rhyme / Assonance (Edhugai)
“Hey varavukkum selavukkum naduvula kastam”
Matching internal rhymes between 'varavukkum' (income) and 'selavukkum' (expense).
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Trivia
The line 'Jackson duraiye pona pinnum taxum yerudhae' references Collector Jackson from Tamil history and folklore (popularized by the movie Veerapandiya Kattabomman), using his name metaphorically to mock persistent taxation long after colonial rule ended.
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