- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- Shoba Chandrasekar, Uma Ramanan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kodai Mazhai
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Jan 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This uplifting song from 'Kodai Mazhai' celebrates innocence, youthful delight, and universal happiness. The lyrics paint a whimsical picture where silver clouds bound like playful children, school bells call out with warmth, and love forms a unique classroom of shared joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Velli megamum thulli odudhu / Chinna pillai polae”
Compares the movement of silver clouds to the innocent leaping of a small child using the comparative marker 'polae'.
Personification
“Kalvi koodamum nammai thaedudhu”
Gives the school building the human action of searching for children when the bell rings.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vennilaavinai thottu boomikku / Pottu vaikkalaamaa”
Imagines placing the moon on the forehead of the Earth as a decorative bindi (pottu).
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Udhayangal kadhai sollum / Idhayangal adhai vellum”
The second letter 'dha' matches in adjacent lines (Udhayangal / Idhayangal).
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Trivia
The film 'Kodai Mazhai' (1986) featured lyrics penned by acclaimed Tamil poet and lyricist Mu. Metha, known for integrating simple yet deeply imaginative poetic metaphors into Tamil film songs.
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