- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Idhaya Thamarai
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Aug 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Oru Kaadhal Devathai' is a blissful romantic duet from the movie 'Idhaya Thamarai' (1990). The song captures the pure, ethereal joy of young lovers falling in love during their college years. The hero elevates his beloved to the status of an angelic goddess of love who has descended to Earth bringing poetry into his life, while the heroine responds with equal warmth, suggesting that their destinies and very breaths are inseparable.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Oru kaadhal devathai / Boomiyil vandhaal”
The lover is metaphorically compared to a 'goddess of love' descending onto Earth.
Metaphor
“Idhayathin thamaraiyil”
The heart is poetically visualized as a blooming lotus flower.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Pookkalin karuvaraiyil / Pirandhaval neeya”
Repetition of the 'P' sound at the beginning of adjacent words/phrases.
Rhetorical Question
“Yaarukku yaar uravu / Yaar arivaro”
Posing a reflective question about who is destined to be with whom.
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