- Lyricist
- S. Gnanakaravel
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash, Saindhavi
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Movie name
- Complex
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Sept 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This soulful track captures the agony of unexpressed love, longing, and the pain of lost time between two lovers. The protagonist reflects on the year spent preparing to confess feelings, only to lose the chance as time moved past them like a missed train. Amidst the heartbreak, metaphors of nature—reeds surviving storms and fish swimming in floods—offer hope and emotional resilience. Ultimately, seeing the beloved's face brings clarity and peace back into the speaker's life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Neeram thavariya rayilaaga / Neeyo sendraayae”
Compares the sudden departure of the beloved to a train that has missed its schedule.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thiruvizha nerisalil kuzhandhai pol / Neengaa ninaivil tholaindhenae”
Compares the speaker lost in memory to a child getting lost in a crowded festival.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Otrai siragaai nindrenae / Innoru siragaai serndhaayae”
Compares the couple to two wings needed together to fly.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaalam veesiya kallaalae / Kalangiya kulamena aanenae”
Compares the state of mind troubled by fate to a pond muddied by a thrown stone.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Edhukai / Monai)
“Puyalil saaindhaalum naanal / Meelum odiyaamalae”
Use of matching sounds in words like 'Mannil' and 'Andha' or 'Puyalil' and 'Nadhiyin' to create rhythm.
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Trivia
This track marks a musical collaboration under Karthik Raja's composition with G. V. Prakash Kumar and Saindhavi lending their vocals together. Lyricist S. Gnanakaravel used natural imagery such as reeds in a storm and fish in river floods to symbolize resilience in love.
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