- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Movie name
- Ullam Kollai Poguthae
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic romantic duet celebrates the poetic nature of love and the effortless ways in which true affection defies arbitrary human rules. The lyrics compare the lover's name and footprints to sublime works of art, asserting that poetry and painting are simply extensions of the beloved's presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor & Simile
“Kavithaigal sollava un peyar sollava / Irandumae ondru than oh ho”
Equating the loved one's name directly to a poem ('Kavithaigal sollava un peyar sollava / Irandumae ondru than') highlights the inherent artistry and beauty of the beloved.
Anaphora / Repetition (Eretal)
“Kaatrena kaatrena naan maari”
Repetition of phrase roots ('Parakum parakum', 'Kaatrena kaatrena', 'Meghangal meghangal') creates a rhythmic, musical emphasis echoing movement and flight.
Personification
“Athai than padithida katrukku / Oh theriyathae theriyathae”
Nature (wind, bees, birds) is depicted as possessing agency to ignore human boundaries and rules, mirroring the boundless freedom of love.
Hyperbole (Athi-sayokthi)
“Unthan kaikuttai kadan vaangi / Nilavin kalangam thudaikava”
Exaggerating romantic devotion by proposing to borrow a handkerchief to clean the blemishes off the moon.
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja's eldest son Karthik Raja for the 2001 romantic drama 'Ullam Kollai Poguthae' starring Prabhu Deva, Sundar C, and Anjala Zaveri. Sung by Hariharan and K. S. Chithra, the song became an instant hit due to Pa. Vijay's playful imagery and Karthik Raja's melodious orchestration.
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