- Lyricist
- Abi
- Singer
- Chinmayi Sripada
- Music director
- Hari SR
- Movie name
- Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Aug 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song conveys the deep sorrow, vulnerability, and sense of loss experienced by a woman facing separation from her beloved for the very first time. She compares her lonely existence to a solitary Andril bird (a classical motif of inseparable devotion) and a fragile dewdrop perched on a blade of grass. Describing her lover's presence as her life force and fragrance as her breath, his absence leaves her feeling hollow, drifting aimlessly like a dry leaf in the wind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Vaazhum andril paravayaai”
Compares her solitary state to an Andril bird, a mythological bird in classical Tamil literature known for never surviving separation from its mate.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Thanimai sirayilae”
Metaphorically describes loneliness as a prison cell holding her captive.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Un vaasam en swasamae”
Equates the lover's fragrance directly to her own breath, expressing total emotional dependence.
Upamai (Simile)
“Pullin nuniyilae vaazhum ottrai panithuli”
Compares her fragile, expectant existence to a single, vulnerable dewdrop on the tip of a blade of grass waiting for her lover's arrival.
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Trivia
The film's title 'Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham' borrows its phrase from the legendary 1961 Tamil song sung by P. B. Sreenivas in 'Pava Mannippu'. In this 2022 movie, singer Chinmayi Sripada delivers an emotionally charged rendition of heart-wrenching loss composed by Hari S R.
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