- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Kai Naattu
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Feb 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Oorengum Unnai Thedutho from Kai Naattu (1988) is a soulful romantic duet that beautifully expresses longing, emotional shelter, and deep romantic devotion between two lovers. Using nature and rain imagery, the song compares the restless search for a beloved to clouds wandering across the sky. The female protagonist views herself as a protective umbrella during life's downpours, yet finds her own emotions and eyes drenched in tearful devotion, feeling completely mute and incomplete without her partner.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mazhai naalilae kudaipolavae”
Compares the woman's protective nature to an umbrella on a rainy day ('Kudaipolavae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un veenaithaan pon veenaithaan”
Compares the beloved's face directly to a flower ('poo mugam') and the speaker's voice/life to a golden instrument ('pon veenaithaan').
Paronomasia / Sound Play (Edhugai)
“Koovum kaadhal gokilam / Ingu endhan gokulam”
Uses phonetic similarity between 'gokilam' (cuckoo bird) and 'gokulam' (pastoral sanctuary of Krishna) to build poetic harmony.
Rhetorical Question
“Senthaamarai en verthatho / En thaamarai poothatho”
The male protagonist poetically questions if his lotus-like lover is sweating from bashfulness or blooming in love.
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Trivia
This track was composed by Chandrabose, a notable music director in 1980s Tamil cinema who crafted many memorable melodies for rural and family dramas. The lyrics were penned by renowned Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi awardee Mu. Metha, bringing his signature literary grace to mainstream film music.
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