- Lyricist
- Manthiram
- Singers
- Mervin Solomon, Priyanka NK
- Music director
- Rejimon
- Movie name
- Yevaal
- Movie release year
- 2023
- Lyrics added on
- 12 May 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Un Kann Azhaga' from the 2023 movie 'Yevaal' is a soulful romantic duet celebrating the enchanting beauty of a beloved. The lovers express deep devotion, marveling at each other's eyes, gaze, and gentle words, describing how love makes their hearts slip and follow one another constantly. Using poetic nature metaphors, the protagonist compares the beloved to a delicate dewdrop and themselves to a lush grass meadow that holds it. The lyrics evoke feelings of floating weightlessly in space, dissolving solitude, and wishing to spend a hundred lifetimes in the peaceful comfort of each other's embrace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Anbae nee panithuli / Naan thanae pul veli”
Compares the beloved to a dewdrop ('panithuli') and the speaker to a meadow ('pul veli') to depict delicate, nurturing love.
Anaphora / Structural Repetition
“Un kann azhaga / Un paarvai azhga / Un pechu azhaga”
Repetition of 'Un... azhaga' across lines to build rhythmic emphasis on every charming trait of the beloved.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Uyirae jenmam nooru vaazhven”
Exaggerating feelings of love as floating in cosmic space ('Vinveliyil parandhen') and living a hundred lifetimes ('jenmam nooru vaazhven').
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“En nenjam nazhuvudhae / Un paadham vizhundhadhae”
Rhyming structure with matching second consonants (nenjam / paadham / kaadhal / pinnaalae).
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Trivia
The track 'Un Kann Azhaga' is a melodious romantic number composed by Rejimon for the Tamil film 'Yevaal' (2023). It features soulful vocals by popular singers Mervin Solomon and Priyanka NK, with lyrics crafted by lyricist Manthiram.
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