- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Sippikkul Muthu
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Sept 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song uses the mythological grief of Goddess Sita as a poignant allegory for the suffering of women, particularly a young widow in the film's narrative. The lyrics reflect on how societal norms and misfortunes unfairly burden women across ages, drawing parallels between Sita's exile in the forest and the protagonist's quiet endurance of societal stigma.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Ada thanneeril thaamarai Pola nee vanththaai”
Compares Sita's purity after the trial by fire to a lotus remaining untainted and serene in water.
Hyperbole / Emotional Imagery
“Un kanneeril kaanagam nanaindhadhenna”
Exaggerates the sorrow by stating that Sita's tears drenched the entire forest, earth, and sky, emphasizing the magnitude of her grief.
Contrast / Hope Imagery
“Iravendraal marunaalae vidiyum Un thottathil appodhu pookkal malarum”
Uses the natural cycle of night turning into dawn as a poetic promise that sorrow will pass and happiness will return.
Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Thulli thulli thulli Thulli thulli thulli”
Repeats 'Thulli thulli' to induce a lively, rhythmic, and innocent tone contrasting with the deep melancholy of the lyrics.
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Trivia
'Sippikkul Muthu' (1986) is the Tamil dubbed version of K. Viswanath's classic Telugu masterpiece 'Swathi Muthyam', starring Kamal Haasan and Radhika. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with Tamil lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The song's sequence features an innocent, developmentally challenged protagonist (Kamal Haasan) trying to cheer up a young grieving widow (Radhika) using folk drama tropes.
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