- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Sujatha
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Veeranadai
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This joyful and nature-loving song from the movie Veeranadai celebrates the innocent wonder and simple pleasures of rural life. Through a series of playful observations, the singer expresses affection for various living beings and landscape elements—from blooming jasmine flowers, bunches of grapes, and white clouds floating over hills to butterflies, mountain streams, peacocks, and palm trees. Na. Muthukumar captures a deep sense of reverence for nature, personifying elements like paddy crops bowing in gratitude to the earth and the wind walking without swinging arms. The song evokes a childlike awe, celebrating the beauty found in everyday village surroundings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Puththagaththai polae rekkai viriththaadum / Kaippidi neenda kudai pol Panai maram”
Compares the opening wings of a butterfly to a book opening up, and the tall palm tree to a long-handled umbrella.
Personification (Tharkurippettra Ani)
“Nandri kadanodu mannil thalai saayum / Kai veesaamal nadakkum Kaattraiyum”
Attributes human traits to natural elements, such as paddy bowing its head in gratitude to the soil, and the wind walking without swinging arms.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Muththu muththaa / Koththu koththaa / Chinna chinna / Mutti mutti”
Uses rhythmic, repeated words at the beginning of lines to emphasize vivid imagery and playful pace.
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Trivia
'Veeranadai' (2000) was directed by Seeman and featured music composed by Deva. Lyricist Na. Muthukumar, early in his prolific career, showcased his deep roots in Tamil folk traditions and nature-centered imagery through this song.
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