- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- P. Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Aghosh
- Movie name
- Kodiesvaran
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Jul 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song expresses a child's deep sorrow and sense of longing, addressing a revered parent as a living temple and deity. The singer questions the sudden, painful silence of the parent and laments the grief of separation. Through moving metaphors of a nestless dove and a sky without a moon, the lyrics portray feeling lost and abandoned, while affirming that pure affection and a mother's face can never be forgotten, even beyond death.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Naaniruntha koyilae / Neril nindra deivamae Construction: Naaniruntha koyilae (Lines 3-4, 20-21 Direct metaphor comparing the parent to a sacred temple and a living god.) Explanation: The parent is elevated to the status of a sacred temple and a visible deity, emphasizing reverence, safety, and devotonal love.”
Metaphor
“Koodittaatha venpura / Vaanam illaa vennilaa (Lines 17-18 Direct metaphor describing helpless isolation.) Explanation: The child's feeling of abandonment and lack of shelter is poetically equated to a white dove without a nest and a moon without its sky.”
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Trivia
Kodiesvaran was an ambitious project produced by high-profile Tamil film producer K. T. Kunjumon to introduce his son Ebby Kunjumon, featuring music by the composer trio Agosh.
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