- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Rahul Nambiar
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Naan Mahaan Alla
- Movie release year
- 2010
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Jan 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This tender track from Naan Mahaan Alla explores themes of affection, resilience, and philosophical acceptance of life's unpredictable cycle. Through imaginative imagery of catching the moon, building ladders to the sky, and weaving cloud garlands, the speaker offers comfort and solace to a loved one. The song uses natural phenomena—such as rivers joining the sea, rain forming pearls, and nights revealing the beauty of the moon—to convey that pain and change are essential parts of growth. Ultimately, the lyricist Na. Muthukumar emphasizes that life is an endless, circular journey without permanent beginnings or endings. By embracing life's challenges with love and understanding, sorrow melts away, encouraging the listener to build steps forward grounded in affection rather than fear.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Velli bommaiyaaki tharava / Oru vattampolae vaalvaagum / Vaasalgal illaa kanavaagumudiyum bothuthaan Marainchu pogumae Kattipodu methuva (2) Vaanathil yeri yeni kattu Megathai alli maala kattu Va va nilavai pudichu tharava Velli bommaiyaakki tharava Oho vidiyum bothuthaan Marainchu pogumae Kattipodu methuva Kavalai nammai sila neram Kooru pottu thundaakkum Theeyinai theendi vaazhumbothae Deepathil velicham undaagum Kadalai cherum nathiyaavum Thannai tholaitthu uppaagum Aayinum kooda mazhaiyaai maari Meendum athuvae muthaagum Oru vattampolae vaalvaagum Vaasalgal illaa kanavaagum Athil mudhalum illai mudivum illai Purinthaal thuyaram illai Va va nilavai pudichu tharava Velli bommaiyaakki tharava Oho vidiyum bothuthaan Marainchu pogumae Kattipodu methuva Thana nana nana naa Thana nana nana naa Thana nana ohooo..ooo..hooo…ooo Hooo..hoo..hooo..hoo..hooo Nana nana nana nana naa Ahaaa.. Iravai parthu miralaathae Ithayam verthu thuvalaathae Iravugal mattum illai endraal Nilavin azhagu theriyathae Kanavil neeyum vaalathae Kalaiyumbothu varunthaathae Kanavil pookum pookkalai ellam Kaigalil parithida mudiyaathae Antha vaanam polae uravaagum Megangal thinamum varum pogum Ada vanthathu ponaal Marupadi ondru puthithaai uruvagum.. Va va kattalam Anbaal padi kattu Va va kattalam Anbaal padi kattu Ohhh…ooo..hoo…ooo Ohhh…ooo..hoo…ooo Only generate a valid, parseable JSON. Besides scalars, boolean, and null, other values must be double-quoted as valid strings. Do not generate any comments inside the json block. Do not generate any control token (such as and ) at any places. If a user requests multiple JSON, always return a single parseable JSON array. Do not include any extra text outside of the JSON string. When producing JSON you must follow the schema provided in the context. Context: { "type": "object", "properties": { "translations": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "overall_meaning": { "type": "string" }, "poetic_devices": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "device": { "type": "string" }, "explanation": { "type": "string" }, "line": { "type": "string" } } } }, "trivia": { "type": ["string", "null"] } }, "required": ["translations", "overall_meaning", "poetic_devices"] } Constraints: - Output ONLY valid JSON matching the schema. - No Markdown code fence formatting (e.g. ```json ... ```) in the final response. Just raw JSON string or properly escaped. - No control tokens like actual newline characters inside strings or between JSON structural elements if forbidden; keep as single line or standard valid JSON structure. Let me refine the JSON to match strict raw output without markdown formatting if strictly requested, or standard clean JSON format. The prompt context asks to return strict parseable JSON. Let's make sure it is 100% compliant.0,”
Metaphor
“Velli bommaiyaaki tharava”
Compares the celestial moon to a silver toy doll that can be held.
Edhugai (Second letter agreement)
“Iravai parthu miralaathae / Ithayam verthu thuvalaathae”
The second consonant sound 'ra' rhymes across adjacent lines ('Iravai' / 'Ithayam').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Antha vaanam polae uravaagum / Megangal thinamum varum pogum”
Compares life to a circle without beginnings or endings, and relationships to the vast sky filled with passing clouds.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, this soothing lullaby-style track from Naan Mahaan Alla (2010) highlights emotional bonding and philosophical solace, showcasing Muthukumar's signature poetic style of referencing nature.
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