- Lyricist
- Ku. Karthik
- Singer
- Ajesh
- Music director
- Ajesh
- Movie name
- Sarbath
- Movie release year
- 2019
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Feb 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This soulful romantic ballad expresses the protagonist's profound devotion and longing for his beloved. He reflects on how even a small gesture from her, such as a gentle smile or a single word, possesses the power to erase all his life's grief and give meaning to his existence. Alone with his memories, he finds solitude painful yet poetically inspiring, describing his immense love as an ocean too deep and vast to fully articulate in words. Using poetic comparisons from nature, such as parched earth speaking when touched by rain and ordinary wind transforming into music when passing through a flute, he highlights the transformative effect she has on his life. Ultimately, he pleads for the bridging of distance between their hearts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un kaadhal vellam neendha theeraadhadi”
Compares love to an endless flood ('Un kaadhal vellam') and the wind transforming directly into music when passing through a flute ('Isai aagum kaatrae').
Personification
“Mazhai theendi ponaal Nilam pesum pennae”
Attributes the human ability of speech to dry land when it receives rain.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“En kaadhal solla kaalam podhadhae”
Exaggerates the depth of his love by stating that time itself is insufficient to fully express it.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Kavi solla sonnaal Nodi ondril solven”
Repetition of the chorus lines to emphasize the intensity of poetic expression versus the vastness of love.
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Trivia
This track was composed and sung by Ajesh Ashok, the winner of Super Singer Season 5, for the film 'Sarbath' (2021) starring Kathir and Soori. Lyricist Ku. Karthik crafted the song using rich classical Tamil imagery juxtaposed with contemporary acoustic arrangements.
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