- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Batsha
- Movie release year
- 1995
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Jun 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This emotional song sequence from Baasha highlights the supreme sacrifice, innocence, and saint-like tolerance of the protagonist, Manikkam. Despite enduring severe physical agony and betrayal, he remains completely calm and forgiving, compared to an innocent newborn, a gentle cow, and Jesus Christ himself. Like a burning candle, he destroys himself to light up the lives of those around him. The lyrics lament the cruelty of fate that forced such a peaceful soul into a life of fire and tragedy, metaphorically asking who dared to drop a cool drop of water into a raging volcano.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pasuva pola gunaththa paaru / Aesu pola poruma paaru”
Compares the protagonist's gentleness to a cow ('Pasuva pola gunaththa paaru') and his patience to Jesus Christ ('Aesu pola poruma paaru').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Oli kodukkum mezhugu paaradaaa / Indha erimalayil eera thuli”
Uses a burning candle as a metaphor for self-sacrifice ('Mezhugu paaradaaa') and a volcano for his explosive nature/fate ('Indha erimalayil eera thuli').
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Paal vadiyum ... Pasuva pola ... Pacha ratham ... Pachai kuzhandha”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound across consecutive lines ('Paal', 'Pasuva', 'Pacha', 'Pachai').
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Trivia
This track serves as a pivotal emotional beat in the iconic 1995 blockbuster 'Baasha', directed by Suresh Krissna. Composed by Deva with lyrics by Vairamuthu, it emphasizes the tragic contrast between Rajinikanth's character's peaceful present life as an innocent auto driver and his former life as a feared Mumbai underworld don.
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