- Lyricist
- Georgina Mathew
- Singer
- Aparna Narayanan
- Music director
- Renjith Unni
- Movie name
- Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi
- Movie release year
- 2023
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Jun 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This English track from the survival thriller 'Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi' conveys deep feelings of isolation, heartbreak, and emotional endurance. The protagonist navigates a world filled with betrayal and hostility, feeling like an isolated soul adrift in a crowd. Despite the pain of reality striking hard, there is a yearning to transcend current suffering and soar high above life's predators.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile
“Like a lifeless soul with a flow”
Compares the speaker's emotional numbness and aimless movement to a lifeless soul floating along.
Paradox / Antithesis
“With the crowd / I’m walking all alone”
Contrasts being physically surrounded by a crowd with feeling completely alone inside.
Metaphor & Film Title Connection
“Higher than the rapters / Can i fly?”
References 'raptors' (birds of prey like hawks), directly contrasting with the film's title 'Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi' (a sparrow cannot become a hawk) as the speaker questions if they can fly higher than the predators.
Rhyme
“Am i a prey / A victim of betray?”
Use of end rhyme between 'prey' and 'betray'.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film's title 'Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi' is inspired by a Tamil proverb emphasizing that a sparrow cannot emulate a hawk/eagle. This westernized track composed by Renjith Unni serves as a thematic backdrop to the survival struggles faced by the protagonists in a dense forest setting.
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