- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Singer
- Gold Devaraj
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Movie name
- Ka Pae Ranasingam
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Aug 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic devotional and romantic poem by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati celebrates an all-encompassing, complementary love. The speaker frames his relationship with Kannamma through divine and cosmic pairings: she is the guiding star to his soothing moon, and the inner valor that manifests his ultimate victory. The poem reaches its climax by declaring that all joy across both the mortal earth and celestial heaven has condensed into one sweet, physical embodiment—Kannamma, the very nectar of his spirit.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaarayadi nee enakku / Thanmathiyam naan unakku”
The poet uses complementary natural and abstract metaphors to show how the lovers complete each other, comparing her to a star and himself to the moon, and her to valor and himself to victory.
Initial Alliteration (Monaai)
“Veeramadi nee enakku / Vetriyadi naan unakku”
Repetition of the starting letter sound 'Th' (Thaarayadi / Thanmathiyam) and 'V' (Veeramadi / Vetriyadi) produces a strong musical cadence.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Tharaniyil vaanulagil saarnthirukkum inbamellam oor uruvamai samainthai”
Exaggerating the beloved's perfection by stating that every pleasure across all worlds and heavens has merged into a single body.
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Trivia
These lines belong to the famous 'Kannamma' poem series penned by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati in the early 20th century. For the 2020 socio-political film 'Ka Pae Ranasingam' starring Vijay Sethupathi and Aishwarya Rajesh, these timeless verses were adapted into the soundtrack composed by Ghibran.
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