- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, Chorus
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Raja Chinna Roja
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Jun 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This uplifting and reformative song emphasizes the core values of culture, morality, and self-discipline in human life. The protagonist addresses a group of troubled youths, metaphorically calling them wingless parrots, and laments seeing them stray down destructive paths of addiction and hedonism. He warns them that transient pleasures and bad habits lead to moral degradation and waste away one's youth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Siragillaamal thalladum chella kiligal”
Compares directionless, vulnerable children/youth to 'pet parrots stumbling without wings'.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Valarndhu vaaraadha pirai illai / Vadindhu vidaadha nurai illai / Thirumbi vaaraadha pagal illai / Thirundhividaadha manam illai”
The repetitive ending word 'illai' creates a poetic rhyming flow emphasizing hope and the certainty of reformation.
Muran (Antithesis / Contrast)
“Vilakku irundhum iruttaraiyaa / Vidindha pinnum nithiraiyaa”
Contrasts the presence of light with darkness (lamp/dark room) and dawn with sleep to highlight moral ignorance and wasted potential.
Hyperbole
“Nee kulithaal gangai azhukkaagum”
An intentional exaggeration stating that immoral actions are so toxic that even the sacred Ganges would become polluted.
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Trivia
Raja Chinna Roja (1989) is historic in Indian cinema as the first Indian film to blend live-action with 2D animation. Composed by Chandrabose and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam with lyrics by Vairamuthu, this song acts as a moral compass within the movie, where Rajinikanth's character mentors a family of spoilt young adults back to a disciplined and meaningful life.
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