- Lyricist
- Elan
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Star – 2024 Film
- Movie release year
- 2024
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Mar 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a passionate ode to personal ambition and resilience, personifying a dream as a living entity that demands sacrifice—nights, companionship, mirages, and even mortality—so that it may flourish. The protagonist willingly offers everything to keep this dream alive, vowing that loneliness or death should never claim it. In the latter half, the narrative shifts into an empowering anthem of self-determination. The speaker declares an unshakeable belief that they will overcome all odds, even self-doubt or opposition, ensuring their dream remains standing and their spirit never rests until victory is achieved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Kanave en iravai kettaai”
The speaker addresses 'Kanave' (Dream) as a living person capable of asking for things, sleeping, blooming, and experiencing loneliness or death.
Anaphora / Emoni
“Kanave en iravai kettaai”
Repetition of the opening phrase 'Kanave en...' across multiple lines to build rhythmic intensity and emotional emphasis.
Simile
“Malaraai nee pookavae”
Comparing the dream's flourishing to the blooming of a flower ('Malaraai nee pookavae').
Metaphor
“Nadhi engu pogum”
Comparing life's journey and inevitable arrival at destiny to a river flowing to its destination ('Nadhi engu pogum / Naan varuven').
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 2024 Tamil film 'Star', starring Kavin. Director Elan himself penned the lyrics for this song, continuing his successful creative partnership with composer Yuvan Shankar Raja following their earlier hit collaboration in 'Pyaar Prema Kaadhal' (2018).
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