- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- K. J. Jesudass, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (1989 Film)
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Apr 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This romantic duet centers around the idea that words are insufficient to articulate the depth of true love, making a gentle smile the ultimate language of emotion. Both lovers express their unconditional surrender to each other through vivid imagery—promising to endure extreme hardships, overcome storms, and cross impossible distances just to be together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Ullam koyilaai kanal dheepamaai”
Compares the heart to a temple ('Ullam koyilaai') and inner passion/life to a sacred lamp ('kanal dheepamaai').
Uyarvu Navirtchi (Hyperbole)
“Pudavaiyil yaeni amaiththirupaen”
Uses poetic exaggeration of making a ladder out of a saree to reach the moon to illustrate absolute devotion.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mulli thoonguven theeyil neenthuven”
Rhyming of the second consonants 'll' in 'Mulli' and 'Uyir' (l/r liquid consonant harmony) and rhythm in stanza structure.
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Trivia
Written by acclaimed lyricist Vairamuthu, this song features classical Sangam-style imagery adapted for modern Tamil film music, using extreme romantic devotion tropes such as sleeping on thorns and building ladders to the moon.
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