- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Sunantha, Vanitha, Prabakar, T. L. Thiagarajan
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Kalicharan
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Feb 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the film Kalicharan (1988) is an emotional celebration of deep familial love, gratitude, and eternal bonds. The lyrics portray a speaker who grew up without a mother or a home, finding solace and purpose after encountering a divine bond. Together, the family flourishes like flowers and a nest of birds, hoping to stay united as long as the earth and sky exist.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Naan petra pillaigal pooppole”
Compares the children to flowers ('pooppole') and honey buds ('thean mottu'), emphasizing their innocence and precious nature.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Naam endrum neengaatha Kilikkoottame..”
Compares the family's eternal togetherness to an inseparable nest of parrots ('Kilikkoottame') and the unified flow of a river ('Nathiyottame').
Rhyme / Monai & Edhugai
“Sangeetham paadattum / Santhosham thedattum”
Uses matching initial consonant and second-letter sound patterns across adjacent lines like 'Thaalaatta' and 'Sorootta' or 'Sangeetham' and 'Santhosham'.
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Trivia
Kalicharan (1988), starring Sathyaraj and Gautami, was scored by Chandrabose. The song highlights Vaali's signature ability to seamlessly integrate simple everyday Tamil vocabulary with poignant family-centric emotional themes characteristic of 1980s Tamil cinema.
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