- Lyricist
- Vijay Antony
- Singer
- Vijay Antony
- Music director
- Barath Dhanasekar
- Movie name
- Romeo
- Movie release year
- 2024
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Jul 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This comedic and relatable song portrays the frustration of a single man who feels stuck in solitude while everyone around him finds love and gets paired up. He humorously laments how his youth is slipping away without romance, jokingly comparing his forced bachelorhood to becoming an ascetic monk who has abandoned all earthly desires. The track also highlights the intense social pressure placed on eligible bachelors. Relatives and townspeople persistently nag him with intrusive questions about his age and marriage plans, driving him to dramatic lengths—like folding his hands and begging them—just to be left in peace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Thaniya naan nikkuren ilamaiye / Thaniyaala suthuren kodumaiye”
The line endings 'ilamaiye', 'kodumaiye', 'thanimaiye', and 'nilamaiye' create a continuous, rhythmic end-rhyme scheme emphasizing his despair.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“En youth ah ellam motham / Vithu putu sanyasi aanenada”
Exaggerating bachelorhood into becoming a 'sanyasi' (monk) who sold his youth, as well as touching people's feet just to avoid marriage questions, adds humor to the existential crisis.
Repetition (Anaphora / Refrain)
“Eppa thambi kalyanam / Eppa thambi kalyanam”
The repetitive questioning by the chorus reflects the persistent, repetitive nature of societal interrogation surrounding marriage.
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Trivia
The song comes from the 2024 Tamil romantic comedy 'Romeo', starring Vijay Antony and Mirnalini Ravi. The track humorously captures the protagonist's anxiety over delayed marriage, setting up the core thematic conflict of the movie where a late-blooming bachelor tries to win over his wife post-marriage.
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