- Lyricist
- Siva Ananth
- Singer
- Shakthisree Gopalan
- Music director
- Sid Sriram
- Movie name
- Vaanam Kottattum
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song expresses the deep emotional anguish and aching vulnerability of a woman yearning for her partner's warmth and love. Distraught by an unexplained silence between them, she questions what wrong she has committed to deserve such emotional distance. Through poignant nature metaphors—a directionless bird in the vast sky and monsoon clouds gathering in her eyes—she captures her solitude and grief. Ultimately, she pleads for her beloved to break his silence, embrace her close to his heart, and restore peace to her restless soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“dhisai illaa vaanin melae / Thunaiyilla paravai ondru”
Compares the protagonist's sense of isolation to a companionless bird flying in a directionless sky.
Imagery (காட்சி நயம்)
“Kaargaala megam ondru / Kannil aarambam ondru”
Uses the imagery of a heavy monsoon cloud to evoke the image of tear-filled eyes about to cry.
Anaphora / Repetition (அடுக்குத் தொடர்)
“Kann thunja vaa vaa”
Repeats 'vaa' (come) to heighten the emotional urgency and longing in her plea to her beloved.
Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)
“Aagayam bhoomi rendum / Naal dhorum theigindradhae”
Exaggerates emotional pain by claiming that the sky and earth themselves erode daily in sympathy or grief.
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Trivia
The soundtrack of 'Vaanam Kottattum' (2020) marked the debut of renowned playback singer Sid Sriram as a film music composer. Produced by Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies, the film features lyrics by Siva Ananth, who captured intimate, heart-wrenching interpersonal emotions through simple yet poetic Tamil phrasing.
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