- Lyricist
- Ve. Ramaswamy
- Singer
- Rita
- Music director
- M. Ghibran
- Movie name
- Vaagai Sooda Vaa
- Movie release year
- 2011
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This vibrant Tamil folk track captures surreal rural imagery and celebration within a brick kiln village context. Through poetic exaggerations—such as affixing mirrors to butterfly wings and making a rare white crow fly upside down—the song establishes a sense of magical realism. The central image paints a harsh, open wasteland transforming into a site of beauty as light rain falls and the red brick kiln glows brightly, likened to a chrysanthemum in full bloom.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Surrealism / Hyperbole
“Pattam poochi rekkaiyila Kannadi thaan pakka vachaan”
Uses whimsical and impossible imagery (mirrors on butterfly wings) to evoke folk wonder.
Visual Imagery & Oxymoron
“Vella kaakka Malakka thaan parakka vachaan”
The concept of a 'vella kaakka' (white crow) flying upside down creates vivid, paradoxically surreal visual folklore.
Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Senga soola poothiruchae Seventhiyada”
Compares the glowing red brick kiln ('senga soola') amidst rain to a blooming chrysanthemum ('seventhi') flower.
Santham (Rhythmic Folk Refrain)
“Thaila thaila thaila kili Thanthan thaiyaloo…”
Traditional rhythmic phonetic sounds ('Thaila thaila', 'Thanthan thaiyaloo') typical of Tamil Nattupura Paatu.
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Trivia
Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011) marked the debut of composer M. Ghibran, whose score heavily incorporated authentic 1960s Tamil rural folk aesthetics and orchestrations. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and earned widespread acclaim for its period-accurate music.
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