- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Kanne Kalaimaane
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This soulful track reflects on the boundless, forgiving, and deeply nourishing nature of true love and kinship. Through evocative natural imagery, the lyricist compares the arrival of loved ones to rain clouds bringing life and moisture to dry earth, illustrating how genuine affection gives meaning and flavor to life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உவமையணி)
“Megam irangi vandhaal.. Mannil pasai irukkum / Sondham irangi vandhaal.. Vaazhvil rusi irukkum”
Compares rain clouds bringing moisture to the earth with loved ones bringing rich flavor and meaning to life.
Hyperbole / Perspective Imagery (நோக்கு அணி)
“Pani thuli kooda Erumbin kadal dhaanae”
Illustrates relative perception by describing a single droplet of dew as a vast ocean from the perspective of an ant.
Edhugai (Ethugai / Second-letter Rhyme)
“Yengo pirandhom / Ingae serndhom”
The second character of adjacent lines rhymes ('ng' sound in Yengo / Ingae).
Visual Metaphor
“Nirangal koodi ooviyam aavoma”
Compares people from different backgrounds coming together to different colors blending into a single masterpiece painting.
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Trivia
The movie title 'Kanne Kalaimaane' (2018), directed by Seenu Ramasamy and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Tamannaah, is named as a homage to the iconic final song composed by Ilaiyaraaja for Kamalahasan and Sridevi in the film Moondram Pirai (1982). The music for this 2018 movie was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
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