- Lyricist
- E. Mu. Vetrivelan
- Singers
- Mano, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Devendran
- Movie name
- Vaigarai Pookkal
- Movie release year
- 1996
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Jun 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the film Vaigarai Pookkal (1996) is a soulful romantic duet that captures deep emotional intimacy, passion, and eternal togetherness. The lovers exchange poetic declarations of affection, describing how their separate paths and lives ultimately converge into one entity, just as a flowing river inevitably merges into the vast ocean. The lyrics emphasize that birth and death happen only once, and for as long as existence continues, their lives and stories are irrevocably bound together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Vaazhve ena ninaithen / Varavai ethirpaarthen / Vanthaai ena arinthen / Vaasal izhanthen”
Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound across lines creating rhythmic flow.
Ethirai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pirappathu oru murai / Irappathum oru murai”
Repetition of the second consonant sound 'ra' in successive lines.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Nathi mudivathu kadalil vanthuthaan”
Compares the ultimate convergence of two lovers' lives to the natural journey of a river merging into the sea.
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Trivia
The film Vaigarai Pookkal featured music by composer Devendran, who gained acclaim for his classical and melodious score in the iconic 1987 movie Vedham Pudhithu.
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