- Lyricist
- Oviya Oommapathy
- Singers
- Suranjan, Shweta Pandit
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Jun 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This melancholic song explores the lingering grief, emptiness, and unrequited longing following a romantic separation. The protagonist is overwhelmed by tears and memories that surface at every turn. Everyday moments—such as walking along familiar paths or smelling the rain-drenched earth—serve as painful reminders of the affection once shared with their lover.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Aatrilae mithakkum odamaai / Paathaiyai thedinen un paathathil”
Compares the protagonist's lost, aimless state after heartbreak to a floating boat drifting helplessly along a river.
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Kadigaara mutkal pola / Uyir unnai sutri varuthae”
Compares the protagonist's life endlessly revolving around thoughts of the beloved to the continuous turning of clock hands.
Personification
“Nadandha paathaigal / Nee illai endru kurai kooruthae”
Gives the physical pathways human emotion, depicting them as 'complaining' about the beloved's absence.
Metaphor
“Kaatrilae kalaiyum megamaai / Pogiren thooramai”
Compares the protagonist's slow emotional or physical fading away to a cloud scattering into thin air in the wind.
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Trivia
Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018) is a Tamil romantic comedy-drama directed by Elan, starring Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson. The film's music score and original soundtrack were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, who also co-produced the movie under his banner YSR Films.
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