- Lyricist
- Swathiga
- Singers
- Pragharsitha, Ajay
- Music director
- Ajay
- Movie name
- Album Songs 2021
- Movie release year
- 2021
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Nov 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Uyirum Neeyae' is a soulful expression of intense love, vulnerability, and total surrender to one's partner. The protagonist describes the lover as their entire existence—their life force, painful longing, thoughts, and companion. The overwhelming experience of love is metaphorically depicted as a fever consuming their speech and breath, and as a heavenly shower of flowers and rain that leaves them speechless.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Un kaadhal thandha kaaichalae”
Comparing love to a fever ('kaadhal thandha kaaichalae') and the partner to a shower of flowers ('poo mazhaiyae').
Antithesis (Muran)
“En aadhiyae en andhamae”
Using contrasting words 'Aadhi' (Beginning) and 'Andham' (End) together to signify completeness.
Anaphora / Epistrophe (Repetition)
“Uyirum neeyae uyir vali neeyae”
Repetition of 'neeyae' at the end of poetic units for rhythmic emphasis.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Vaan mazhayaai naesam thandhaai”
Comparing the abundance of affection received to rainfall from the sky ('Vaan mazhayaai').
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Trivia
This track is an independent Tamil album song released in 2021 composed and sung by Ajay alongside co-singer Pragharsitha, featuring heartfelt lyrics penned by Swathiga.
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