- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Mahathi, V. Prasanna
- Music director
- Sabesh – Murali
- Movie name
- Pokkisham
- Movie release year
- 2009
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Mar 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song captures the intense, blissful disorientation of falling deeply in love. The protagonist describes how love completely takes over his waking and sleeping hours, detaching him from the surrounding world and filling him with inner joy even amidst harsh conditions, such as feeling rain in his heart during a hot afternoon.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron (முரண் தொடை / Muran Todai)
“Azhagiya thollaiya”
Pairing contradictory ideas together, such as 'Azhagiya thollai' (beautiful trouble), highlighting how love's trouble is enjoyable.
Metaphor (உருவகம் / Uruvagam)
“Indha kaadhal peyai / Aasaiyodu anaikkiren”
Comparing love to a ghost ('kaadhal peyai') that possesses the lover, whom he embraces willingly rather than fears.
Simile (உவமை / Uwamai)
“Valarntha kuzhanthai ena / Thavazhkiren”
Comparing the protagonist's behavioral transformation in love to a 'grown child' crawling playfully.
Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி / Uyarvu Navirchi)
“Pala kodi pookkal sernthu / Pookkum paravasam”
Exaggerating the sensory experience to 'millions of flowers blooming' and 'millions of veenas playing at once' to convey ecstatic overwhelming emotion.
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Trivia
The film 'Pokkisham' (2009) was directed by Cheran, featuring music composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi. This track depicts the period-romantic aesthetic set in the 1970s, emphasizing handwritten letters and deep, poetic longing.
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