- Lyricist
- Muthamil
- Singer
- Anurag Kulkarni
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Movie name
- Dasara
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Feb 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful song captures the raw, vibrant innocence of rural childhood and tender, budding affection set against a rustic backdrop. Through metaphors of coal dust, limestone, and simple village games, the speaker celebrates the joyful freedom of roaming the village, eating popsicles, plucking guavas, and bouncing around like a lamb or calf. The imagery subtly shifts into romance as the protagonist envisions his beloved's presence turning the cool breeze sweet and making him feel light as a bird.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Muttithaan midhichi”
Repetition of the 'M' sound at the beginning of adjacent words ('Muttithaan', 'midhichi').
Simile (Uwamai)
“Poova polathaan pattu nananjenae”
Compares getting soaked gently in rain to a soft flower being washed by raindrops.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Oru neela sittaaga”
Compares the feeling of joy and freedom to flying away like a blue bird.
Metaphor
“Thaenrilthaan aappilaa inikkum”
Metaphorically describes the gentle breeze tasting sweet like an apple in the presence of love.
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Trivia
Dasara is a period action film set against the backdrop of the Singareni coal mines in Telangana. Composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the Tamil version captures the earthy acoustic textures and distinct folk rhythms designed to highlight the rugged rural environment of the characters.
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