- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Pei Veedu
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Aug 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This eerie and haunting song from the 1984 Tamil horror film 'Pei Veedu' is voiced by a vengeful spirit (a ghost). Expressed from the perspective of a restless female soul, the lyrics convey an unrelenting desire for revenge against her wrongdoer. She recounts how she sleeplessly awaits her target's arrival, driven by a curse and consuming fury that demands blood rather than water to slake her thirst. Through intense imagery of boiling springs, burning touch, and relentless wind, lyricist Vaali portrays womanhood turned vindictive in death. Rendered with haunting vocal modulations by S. Janaki under Shankar Ganesh's musical composition, the track serves as an ominous promise of retribution.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Urakkaththirkkum irakkamillai”
Matching initial consonant/vowel sounds in words within the line or across consecutive lines, such as 'Thottaal' and 'Unai' or 'Urakkam' and 'Irakkam'.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Raththam vendum enakku / Naan niththam varuvaen adharkku”
The second letter in adjacent lines rhyme ('ra' sound in Urakkaththirkkum / Irakkamillai, and 'th' sound in Raththam / Niththam).
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Naan kaalaal nadakkum kaattru”
The speaker compares herself to a wind walking on feet ('nadakkum kaattru') and her heart/eyes to a spring of boiling water ('sudu venneer pongum oottru').
Rhetorical Question
“Konda saabamum en kobamum / Unai kannaal erikkaatho”
The speaker asks if her curse and anger won't burn the victim with a glance, emphasizing her absolute power.
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Trivia
'Pei Veedu' (1984) is a classic B-grade Tamil horror film directed by R. S. Soman. S. Janaki's chilling vocal rendition in this song was widely lauded for blending haunting fear with melodious depth, a hallmark of horror soundtracks of that era in South Indian cinema.
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