- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Karthik, Priyadarshini
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Chithirayil Nilachoru
- Movie release year
- 2013
- Lyrics added on
- 8 May 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from 'Chithirayil Nilachoru' expresses profound gratitude and joy for finding true love and companionship. The lovers celebrate their union, comparing the sweet ache of love to a 'painful pleasure' (thunbamaana inbam) that they wish would last forever. They poetically describe how two individual lives merge into a single entity, using mathematical metaphors and lush imagery of nature, birds, rain, and music. Throughout the track, the lyrics convey an awakening of deep emotional intimacy, where nature itself mirrors their bliss. The couple reflects on the transformation within their hearts—from sleepless, dream-filled nights to feeling completely secure and serene in each other's embrace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron
“Thunbamaana inbam”
The phrase 'Thunbamaana inbam' combines two contradictory terms ('painful' and 'pleasure') to highlight the bittersweet intensity of romantic love.
Metaphor
“Idhaya vayalil vidhaitha”
'Idhaya vayal' (field of the heart) compares the human heart to a fertile agricultural field where feelings are sown and grown like crops.
Paradox
“Onnum onnu rendaachu / Rendum serndhu onnaachu”
The mathematical paradoxical expression 'Onnum onnu rendaachu / Rendum serndhu onnaachu' shows how two distinct individuals unite to become one soul.
Emonai (Initial Alliteration / Rhyme)
“Valaivu kadandhu / Alaigal enakkul enakkul midhakkudhae”
The Tamil poetic tradition of matching initial letters across lines is seen in 'Valaivu' and 'Alaigal'.
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Trivia
The lyrics for 'Chithirayil Nilachoru' (2013) were penned by the veteran Tamil scholar and lyricist Pulamaipithan. The film was written and directed by veteran actor-director R. Sundarrajan, and the film's music was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.
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