- Lyricist
- Vasan
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Nilave Mugam Kaattu
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Jan 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song expresses the deep pain of separation and longing felt by a heroine searching for her lost love. She addresses nature—asking the earth to stop spinning and the breeze to stop blowing—as her world has come to a standstill without her beloved. She compares her existence to a lonely bird and a flute waiting for the wind to breathe life into it. Her intense devotion is portrayed through her willingness to lose her sight or life just to catch a single glance or hear a moment of his voice. Her love is depicted as immortal, and she survives solely on the hope that one day she will be reunited with him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Suttraadhae bhoomi thaayae nillu”
Addressing Mother Earth and the gentle breeze as living entities and asking them to stop moving.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Pullanguzhal polae”
Comparing her longing state to a flute searching for wind and a lonely cuckoo singing in yearning.
Second-letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Suttraadhae / Veesadhae”
The second consonant 'tt' matches in Suttraadhae and 's' in Veesadhae forming Tamil poetic rhyming.
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Trivia
'Nilave Mugam Kaattu' (1999) stars Karthik and Devayani. The film's soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, featuring soulful melodies centered around romantic separation.
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