- Lyricist
- Arun Bharathi
- Singer
- Akshara
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Movie name
- Maargan
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 12 May 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song conveys intense grief, isolation, and resistance against systemic societal evils like racism, colorism, and economic oppression. The speaker feels that their existence is an unbearable mistake, suffering daily in silence while society turns a cruel, judgmental gaze toward them. Despite the despair leading to a tragic departure, there is a fiery spirit of resilience—expressing a desire to be reborn repeatedly to fight back and crush injustice.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ulagaiyae muluvadhum verukkiren / Valigalai idhayathil sumakkiren”
The verbs at the end of consecutive lines ('verukkiren', 'sumakkiren', 'ninaikkiren', 'irakkiren') end with matching suffixes to create a rhythmic, melancholic sound structure.
Adukkuthodar (Repetition)
“Innum yenginen yenginen”
Words like 'thirumbha thirumbha' (again and again), 'yenginen yenginen' (longed and longed), and 'pogiren pogiren' (leaving, leaving) are repeated to emphasize emotional distress and conviction.
Parallelism / Symmetrical Structure
“Niarthin peyaril inathin peyaril / Paduthi edukkum panathin peyaril”
The repetitive phrasing 'peyaril... peyaril... peyaril' constructs a cumulative list of social causes of suffering.
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Trivia
Composed by Vijay Antony for the movie Maargan (2025), the song's lyrics by Arun Bharathi explore themes of existential angst and social marginalization, delivered with emotionally charged vocals by Akshara.
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