- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singer
- Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Vivek-Mervin
- Movie name
- Pattas
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Nov 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This tender maternal lullaby from the movie Pattas portrays a mother expressing her profound love and connection to her child. She compares her child to a bright new sun that fills her home with light, a growing crescent moon, and a life sprouting from her broken self. The mother describes how holding the child heals her grief and wipes away her deep suffering. Through natural impossibilities, such as a fish living away from the shore or ocean water going beyond its boundaries, the song highlights the inseparable bond between a mother and her child. It concludes with comforting lullaby refrains urging the child to sleep peacefully.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pudhu suriyan en veetilae”
Comparing the newborn child to a new sun ('Pudhu suriyan') filling the house with warmth and joy.
Metaphor
“Naan udaindha silaiyae / Silaiyil mulaikkum uyirae”
The mother describes herself as a broken statue and the child as the new life sprouting out of it.
Rhetorical Question
“Kadal thaandi neerum poi viduma / Karai thaandi meenum vaazhthiduma”
Using impossible scenarios in nature to illustrate that a mother cannot live separated from her child.
Rhyme / Monai & Ethirai
“Thalai sainthidu aaraariro / Imai moodidu aaraariro”
Use of internal and line-initial rhythmic phonetic patterns creating a soft lullaby melody.
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Trivia
The soundtrack of Pattas (2020) was composed by the duo Vivek-Mervin. Lyricist Uma Devi penned these emotional, evocative lines highlighting maternal affection, which form a key emotional pillar in the film's narrative.
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