- Lyricist
- R. V. Udhaya Kumar
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Chinna Gounder
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Jun 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song segment conveys deep emotional anguish and hurt caused by harsh words spoken by a beloved woman. The protagonist expresses how verbal cuts can wound more deeply than physical blows, leaving the heart feeling scorched and suffocated. He reflects on her deeply revered, almost motherly status in his life while feeling helpless and choked by grief, wondering how to heal from such deep emotional pain.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Sollal adicha sundari”
Comparing harsh words to a physical blow ('Sollal adicha') and emotional pain to a burnt pattern ('Manam suttu vitta kolam').
Rhetorical Question
“Patta kaayathukku marundhu ennadi”
Asking what medicine exists for an emotional wound to highlight helplessness and heartache.
Hyperbole / Imagery
“Mannavan nenjilae moochadaichadhenna”
Describing sorrow as suffocating or choking the breath within the heart ('nenjilae moochadaichadhenna').
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