- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Not Known
- Music director
- Karthick
- Movie name
- Paava Kadhaigal
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Nov 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song expresses a parent's immense grief and unconditional empathy towards a suffering daughter. By referring to themselves as her 'mirror', the narrator highlights how deeply intertwined their emotions are—when the daughter cries, the parent crumbles inside. The lyrics paint a dark picture of societal cruelty, warning the daughter to hide her trauma because the surrounding world is filled with heartless people ('demons'). Despite feeling completely helpless and unable to heal their own pain, the parent tries to stay strong to offer solace, hope, and emotional comfort to the child, holding onto the faith that time will eventually heal the deep psychological wounds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kanney naan un kannaadi”
The line compares the parent to a mirror ('kannaadi'), signifying that the parent reflects the child's emotions, pain, and beauty directly.
Epizeuxis / Repetition
“Kaayaththa intha kaayaththa”
The duplication of 'kaayaththa' emphasizes the agonizing severity of the emotional trauma and wound.
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Kaaththa kaathula sollaatha / Kaayam aachunu sollaatha”
The second letter consonant 'th' matches across lines ('Kaaththa', 'Kaayam', 'Oorellaam'), creating traditional Tamil poetic rhythm.
Hyperbole
“Kizhakkum kaangala kanney…. / Tharaiyum kaangala kanney….”
Describing the loss of sight of the east and the ground visually conveys total disorientation brought on by overwhelming grief.
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Trivia
This track features in the Netflix Tamil anthology film 'Paava Kadhaigal' (2020), specifically in Gautham Vasudev Menon's segment 'Vaanmagal'. Composed by Justin Prabhakaran with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi, the song captures the agonizing emotional trauma faced by a family dealing with a severe societal crime committed against a young girl.
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