- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Adithyan
- Movie name
- Seevalaperi Pandi
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from Seevalaperi Pandi captures the spirit of carefree pastoral living, resilience, and harmony with nature. The female protagonist expresses her deep connection to her surroundings, considering the wild black-soil landscape, mountains, streams, and her herd of sheep as her true family and sanctuary. Despite facing hardship, solitude, and lack of shelter, she finds ultimate joy and fulfillment in music and nature, declaring that her happiness remains untamed and unconfined by societal boundaries.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Yei malaiyae malaiyae / Megathai eduthu thavani nee podu”
Addressing the mountain as a maiden and asking it to drape a cloud as a half-saree ('Megathai eduthu thavani nee podu').
Metaphor
“En sangetham sapaadu”
Comparing music to food ('En sangetham sapaadu'), showing that song nourishes her soul like food nourishes the body.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Karisal kaatu kaadaiyae / Kaadu kodutha odaiyae”
The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('kaadaiyae' and 'odaiyae').
Rhetorical Question
“Oru kuruvikku koodu irukku.. / Indha kumarikku veeduirukka”
Asking whether she has shelter like birds or rivers do, highlighting her nomadic solitude without seeking pity.
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Trivia
Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) featured music composed by Adithyan, whose rustic folk tunes and background score contributed significantly to the film's cult status. Lyricist Vairamuthu used authentic imagery from the 'Karisal' (dryland) region of southern Tamil Nadu to reflect the film's realistic rural setting.
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