- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Movie name
- Ivargal Varungala Thoongal
- Movie release year
- 1987
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This emotional track captures the torment of unrequited love as the protagonist pleads for affection from his beloved. He expresses how completely he has surrendered his heart to her and begs for even a moment's acknowledgment of his feelings. Desperate and sorrowful, he invokes nature, asking the wind to act as a messenger of his love and comparing his beloved to a goddess whose mercy he seeks. The song reflects intense emotional vulnerability, desperation, and total devotion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Viruppam yaeno kollala... / Un veruppu yaeno theerala...”
Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating a rhythmic harmony ('Viruppam' and 'Veruppu').
Personification
“Kaaththu nee thoodhu po kadhala yaenthi po”
Addressing the wind ('Kaaththu') as a messenger capable of carrying love.
Metaphor
“Pachchaikili kadhal pitchai podadi / Muraichchu pogum muththu radhame”
Describing love as alms ('Kadhal pitchai') and the beloved as a pearl chariot ('Muththu radhame').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vanthaal vaazhgiren / Illaiyael pogiraen”
End-rhyming structure using similar word endings like 'vaazhgiren' and 'pogiraen'.
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Trivia
This song is written by multitalented Tamil filmmaker, actor, and lyricist T. Rajendar, renowned for his distinct rhyming lyrical style (Edhugai and Monai) and dramatic musical compositions in 1980s Tamil cinema.
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