- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Chinna Thayee
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Jun 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses intense folk devotion centered around Sodalai Maadan, a revered guardian deity (Kaval Deivam) in Southern Tamil Nadu rural culture. The lyrics adopt a dramatic folk persona where the singer invokes the deity's presence, stepping out of the fort to hunt down evil, while establishing a sacred dynamic between the god and the ritual priest (poosaari). The second stanza vividly evokes the atmosphere of a village temple festival (Kodai), characterized by energetic drumbeats, clapping crowds, and a reverent village waiting for the deity's oracle (arul vaaku).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kottaiya vittu / Vettaikku pogum”
The second letter 'tt' (ட்) matches between 'Kottaiya' and 'Vettaikku'.
Iyai (End Rhyme)
“Saamiyum naandhaan / Poosaari needhaan”
The words end with identical sound endings '-dhaan' in consecutive lines.
Personification / Divine Persona
“Saamiyum naandhaan / Poosaari needhaan”
The lyricist assumes the persona of the folk deity Sodalai Maada Saami speaking directly to the priest.
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