- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Haricharan, Naveen Madhav, Andrea Jeremiah
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Yaaradi Nee Mohini
- Movie release year
- 2008
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Mar 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This melancholic song portrays the raw anguish and heartrending sorrow of a protagonist betrayed by love. The lover reflects on how the relationship initially brought joy and spiritual rebirth, but ultimately transformed into a trap of deception and emotional devastation. Using vivid imagery of lightning, poison, thorns, and flash floods, the lyrics capture the overwhelming pain of loss and betrayal.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyme)
“Kannilae theeyai vaithaai / Nenjilae poovai vaithaai”
The matching ending words 'vaithaai' across consecutive lines create a rhythmic and melodic rhyming scheme.
Ethugai (Second-letter Agreement)
“Kannilae theeyai vaithaai / Nenjilae poovai vaithaai”
The second consonant sound 'n' ('nn' and 'nj') creates Tamil second-letter rhyming (Ethugai).
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Minnalai poi thottenae”
Loving the girl is metaphorically equated to foolishly touching a dangerous bolt of lightning.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Panjaai panjaai ennai kaatril vitaai”
The protagonist compares his fragile mental state to light cotton blown away mindlessly by the wind.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2008 blockbuster romantic drama 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini', starring Dhanush and Nayanthara. Yuvan's soundtrack, along with Na. Muthukumar's poignant lyrics, became a massive commercial success and a staple for breakup anthems in Tamil cinema.
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