- Lyricist
- Sathish Raja Dharmar
- Singers
- Lalitha Vijaykumar, Priyanka NK
- Music directors
- Pradeep Kumar, Maarten Visser
- Movie name
- Kuthiraivaal
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Jan 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song is a haunting, surreal lullaby from the movie Kuthiraivaal. It reflects themes of existential longing, mirages, and the human condition of merely surviving rather than living. The narrator calls out to a troubled soul, urging them to find solace, rest their weary wings, and escape from the illusionary matrix of dreams into a peaceful slumber atop a bed of flowers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagathil)
“Soppanam seraiyila”
'Soppanam seraiyila' metaphors dreams as a prison, and 'Solla thalaikku vachu' metaphors words as a pillow for rest.
Imagery (Katchi Inbam)
“Neelaamba poothu nikka”
Creates vivid visual imagery of clouds descending, blue flowers blooming along footprints, and mirages shimmering in hot air.
Emoni / Alliteration (Monaai & Etukai)
“Aaraaro aariraaro”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds ('Aaraaro aariraaro', 'Pozhachen pozhachenunnu') adding traditional lullaby rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
Kuthiraivaal (2022) is a Tamil magic-realism drama film directed by Manoj Leonel Jahson and Shyam Sunder. The music score, composed jointly by Pradeep Kumar and Dutch musician Maarten Visser, fuses traditional Tamil folk lullaby motifs with avant-garde orchestral ambient textures.
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