- Lyricist
- Kadhal Mathi
- Singers
- Kalyani Menon, Chorus
- Music director
- Dhina
- Movie name
- Annai – 2000 Film
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Aug 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a devotional hymn addressed to the Divine Mother, who is revered as the ultimate source of all creation, mercy, and protection. The lyrics depict her as the personification of motherly love, comparing rain roots to her divine fingers and shady summer trees to her comforting fans of grace. She is hailed as the supreme light, wisdom, and motion of nature itself. The devotees surrender to her grace, likening themselves to fragile mountain flowers and dew drops seeking shelter at her sacred feet, praying for continuous guidance and protection in life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Malaiyil pirantha malarai polae”
Compares the fragile devotees needing divine protection to a flower born on a steep mountain using the explicit comparison word 'polae'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Karunai kadalae kadavul vadivae”
Directly equates the divine mother's vast compassion to an endless ocean ('Karunai kadal').
Anaphora / Eyalbu Yebu
“Oliyum neeyae vazhiyum neeyae / Iyakkamum neeyae”
Repetition of the phrase 'neeyae' (You are) at the end of consecutive lines to emphasize total dependency on the divine.
Initial Rhyme (Moanai)
“Karunai kadalae kadavul vadivae”
Repetition of initial consonants or vowels in words within the same line, such as 'Karunai' and 'Kadavul'.
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Kadhal Mathi for the 2000 film Annai, this devotional tracks draws heavy inspiration from classic Tamil Marian and Shakthi devotional hymns, celebrating the maternal aspect of the divine.
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