- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- T. L. Maharajan, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Indira
- Movie release year
- 1995
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Aug 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a traditional Tamil agrarian folk track (Aerppaattu) celebrating the spirit of farming, soil, and community work. The farmers invoke their bulls—categorized by color and traits like peacock-hued, white, and red—asking them to pair up and plough the land seamlessly. The lyrics express a collective prayer for rainfall so that Mother Earth cools down and the hard, sky-watching black soil softens like a human heart, making it fit for sowing seeds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Female :Manasapola ilaga venum”
Compares the softening of the hard dry field (karisakaadu) to the softening of a human heart (manasapola ilaga venum).
Personification
“Female :Bhoomi thaayi kulira venum”
Personifies the Earth as a mother ('Bhoomi thaayi') who needs to cool down.
Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Velutha kaala / Sevatha kaala”
Rhyming of the second letter 'la' and 'va' sound patterns in Tamil folk couplets ('Velutha' / 'Sevatha').
Refrain / Work Song Syllables
“Chorus :Yelaanagadi yellalum”
The repetitive rhythmic chant ('Yelaanagadi yellalum') is a classic feature of Tamil folk work songs (Ettappaattu) to keep workers synchronized.
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