- Lyricist
- Muthamil
- Singer
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Movie name
- Kasada Tabara
- Movie release year
- 2021
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Sept 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the anthology film Kasada Tabara is an anthem of hope, self-reliance, and emotional resilience. The lyrics convey that even when fate feels cruel and life seems as unstable as flowing water, internal strength and courage are a person's ultimate companions. It encourages the listener to persevere through dark times, drawing strength from within to sprout like a seed amidst adversity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Neer polavae”
Compares the unstable, transient nature of life's struggles to the ever-shifting state of water ('Neer polavae / Nilaikaa nilaiyae').
Metaphor (Uruvagamu)
“Irulil oliyae”
Uses 'Irulil oliyae' (Light in the darkness) as a metaphor for hope and guidance emerging amidst suffering.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Neer polavae / Nilaikaa nilaiyae”
Repetition of the 'N' sound in consecutive lines ('Neer polavae', 'Nilaikaa nilaiyae', 'Neerilae').
Personification
“Alaiyin kanavae”
Attributes human emotion and aspirations to natural elements like the wave having a dream ('Alaiyin kanavae').
Did you know?
Trivia
Kasada Tabara (2021) is a unique Tamil anthology film directed by Chimbudeven that features six distinct stories linked by the hyperlink narrative technique. Remarkably, the project engaged six different editors, six cinematographers, and six music composers, with Santhosh Narayanan scoring the music for one of the segments.
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