- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Maragadha Mani
- Movie name
- Vaaname Ellai
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Sogam Ini Illai' from the film Vaaname Ellai (1992) is an empowering youthful anthem celebrating freedom, optimism, and an unfettered zest for life. The lyrics convey the decision of young minds to break free from sorrow, societal constraints, and traditional boundaries, replacing pain with ambitious dreams and boundless exploration. The song urges one to live fully without fear of mortality or hardship. Hyperbolic imagery—such as selling the world to buy the moon, staying perpetually twenty years old, and writing poetry on the back of Death—underlines an exuberant spirit that refuses to let sorrow control human existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole & Metaphor
“Chorus :Vaanamae ellai”
'Vaanamae ellai' (The sky is the limit) uses sky as a metaphor for infinite possibility, while imagining buying skies or staying 20 forever uses hyperbole.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Uravugal vendaam / Iravugal vendaam”
'Uravugal vendaam / Iravugal vendaam' uses end-rhyming structure to build a rhythmic musical flow.
Personification
“Kaathirukkum yeman mudhugil / Kavidhai ezhudhalaam”
Imagining writing poetry on Death's back personifies Death ('Yeman') as a physical canvas.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Aarpaikum paravaigalaai / Pooparikkum sirumigalaai”
Comparing people's joy to roaring birds and flower-plucking young girls ('paravaigalaai', 'sirumigalaai').
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Trivia
Vaaname Ellai (1992) was directed by the legendary K. Balachander. The movie revolves around five youngsters from different social backgrounds who decide to end their lives in 100 days, but resolve to spend their remaining time helping others and enjoying life to the fullest. The music was composed by Maragathamani (M. M. Keeravani).
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