- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant stanza expresses the ultimate noble gesture of love and sacrifice. A woman who loved a man with all her heart selflessly gives him up for the sake of another woman's happiness, despite him being her very life source. Her emotional magnanimity is honored through the imagery of a lamp of sacrifice burning inside a vast heart described as having a thousand entrances.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம் - Uruvagam)
“Aval thiyaagaththin dheepam eriyum / Oru aayiram vaasal idhayam”
Sacrifice is equated to a burning lamp ('thiyaagaththin dheepam') and the generous heart is metaphorically depicted as a grand structure with a thousand doors ('aayiram vaasal idhayam').
Edhugai (எதுகை - Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thanadhuyiraai vandhavanai / Thaththum koduthu vittaal”
The second consonant sound 'th' (த்) is repeated in consecutive lines to create auditory harmony.
Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)
“Oru aayiram vaasal idhayam”
Attributing 'a thousand doors' to a human heart emphasizes its infinite capacity for love and acceptance.
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Trivia
The title song line comes from the 1980 Tamil film 'Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam' starring Sudhakar and Radhika. The film's soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by his brother Gangai Amaran.
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