- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Azhagi
- Movie release year
- 2002
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Un Kuthamaa En Kuthamaa' from the film 'Azhagi' (2002) is a deeply emotional reflection on lost love, helpless destiny, and nostalgia. The narrator questions whether the tragic separation and present suffering of childhood sweethearts stem from personal flaws or the unavoidable play of fate. Through evocative imagery of green groves turned into lonely paths and innocent childhood games yielding to life's harsh riddles, the song captures a profound sense of anguish and yearning. Despite the overwhelming sorrow and emotional distance brought by time, the lyricist offers a poignant consolation: genuine love and pure feelings, like music played on a Veena, are never truly wasted as long as there is a soul that listens and understands.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (Vinathal)
“Unn kuthamaa… en kuthamaa… Yaara naanum kutham solla..”
The repeated line asking whether it is 'your fault or my fault' creates a poignant philosophical enquiry about fate.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pachampasum solaiyilae Paadi vantha paynkiliyae”
Compares the beloved to a green parrot ('paynkiliyae') who once sang in a lush grove but now lives isolated.
Ethirrhyme (Second letter rhyme - Ethukai)
“Ilamaiyil puriyaadhu / Mudhimaiyil mudiyaadhu”
Rhyming of second letters in consecutive lines ('lamaiyil' and 'udhimaiyil').
Symbolism
“Veedhiyil isaithaalum Veenaikku isai undu”
The 'Veena' symbolizes uncorrupted, intrinsic artistic beauty and pure love that retains value despite being in the street.
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