- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- VBR
- Movie name
- Vithaikkaaran
- Movie release year
- 2024
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Dec 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Sunamika' portrays a lover overwhelmed by intense affection and awe in the presence of his beloved. He compares her overwhelming beauty and impact to a tsunami ('Sunamika') that sweeps him off his feet. Every time he approaches her to express his love, he finds himself speech-impaired and tongue-tied, unable to utter the words he prepared.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaaphora / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Muthukkal vaanga ponen / Mutraththil thayangi nindren...”
Repetition of the 'Mu' sound at the start of consecutive lines ('Muthukkal', 'Mutraththil', 'Muthangal', 'Mozhiyellam').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Sunamika hey sunamika / Ennai suzhatri adithaaye”
Addressing the beloved as 'Sunamika' (a tsunami), symbolizing her overwhelming and turbulent impact on his emotions.
Analogy (Uvamai)
“Erumbu kadithaal thottil pillai / Eppadi sollum veliye”
Comparing his inability to articulate love to a cradle infant bitten by an ant who cannot speak out its distress.
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Trivia
The song feature vocals by veteran singer Hariharan with lyrics by Vairamuthu for the 2024 Tamil dark comedy film 'Vithaikkaaran', starring Sathish.
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