- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Ninaithale Inikkum 1979 Film
- Movie release year
- 1979
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses heartbreak and betrayal using theatrical and geographical metaphors. By using the Japanese farewell word 'Sayonara', the speaker marks the painful and final conclusion of a deception that was played out like a stage drama by his beloved. The lyrics lament how a love story that began with grand aspirations ('in the sky') came to an abrupt halt halfway, leaving an emotional earthquake in the heart and a forgotten musical rhythm associated with Singapore.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Sayonaara vaesham kalaindhadhu / Paavayin naadagam mudindhadhu”
Lines end with matching rhythmic sounds such as 'kalaindhadhu', 'mudindhadhu', 'marandhadhu', and 'nindradhu', establishing a sorrowful, lyrical cadence.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Idhayathil indru bhoogambam”
Emotional distress is metaphorically equated to a seismic 'bhoogambam' (earthquake) shaking the heart.
Contrast (Antithesis)
“Aagaayathil aarambam / Idhayathil indru bhoogambam”
Contrasts the high optimism of 'Aagaayathil aarambam' (beginning in the sky) with the grounded disaster of 'Idhayathil indru bhoogambam' (earthquake in the heart).
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Trivia
The film 'Ninaithale Inikkum' (1979), directed by K. Balachander and starring Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, was predominantly filmed on location in Singapore. Music director M.S. Viswanathan incorporated foreign phrases like 'Sayonara' into the soundtrack to complement the international setting of the movie.
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