- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Movie name
- Oru Ponnu Nenacha
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Apr 2026
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This melancholic song captures the deep anguish of heartbreak and helplessness against destiny. The speaker laments the painful separation from his beloved, questioning whether the love they shared was real or merely an illusion. He expresses grief over how love, carefully nurtured across seasons like a crop, was ultimately ruined by fate, comparing the wasted emotion to watering useless weeds. Through unanswered philosophical questions directed at God and fate, the song conveys the sorrow of loving someone who has turned cold and distant.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Payiraana kaadhal / Veezhalukku neeraachu”
Comparing love to a cultivated crop ('payiraana kaadhal') and wasted devotion to watering weeds ('veezhalukku neeraachu').
Rhetorical Question
“Needhaana nizhal thaana / Ngyaayangal idhu thaana”
Frequent use of unanswered questions ('thaana', 'yaedhu') to emphasize disillusionment, despair, and existential questioning.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Vidhi vandhu paazhaachu / Veezhalukku neeraachu”
Rhyming of the second consonant/letter across consecutive lines ('Vidhi' / 'Veezhal').
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Trivia
'Oru Ponnu Nenacha' (1989) featured music composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who also penned the lyrics for this emotional song rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
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