- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Shahul Hameed
- Music director
- Soundaryan
- Movie name
- Sindhu Nathi Poo
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant excerpt uses vivid rural and natural imagery to evoke a sense of extreme vulnerability, fragility, and loss. The lyricist compares a helpless soul to paddy seeds scattered on garbage pecked away by chickens, a tiny nestling unable to sleep in freezing cold, and soft silk-cotton fiber torn apart by a storm. Through these poetic analogies, the song conveys the pain of a delicate life left unprotected against harsh worldly adversity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kuliradichaa kuruvi kunju”
Life and innocence are metaphorically described through fragile natural elements like silk-cotton fiber ('elavam panju') and a tiny bird chick ('kuruvi kunju').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Thoongaathu / Thaangaathu”
Refrain and end words 'Thoongaathu' and 'Thaangaathu' rhyme at the end of lines to emphasize suffering and helplessness.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Puyaladichaa elavam panju”
Matching initial consonants in words across paired lines, such as 'Kuliradichaa' and 'Puyaladichaa' sharing rhyming structure.
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Trivia
Sindhu Nathi Poo (1994) features music composed by Soundaryan. Singer Shakul Hameed, known for his unique high-pitched soulful renditions in 90s Tamil cinema, delivered several memorable emotional tracks during this era.
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