- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Usha Uthup
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Anjali
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Jun 2017
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
Vegam Vegam Pogum Pogum is an exuberant and upbeat track from Mani Ratnam's 1990 classic film Anjali, composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali. The song captures the pure joy, limitless imagination, and carefree spirit of childhood. It frames the children's playful bicycle ride as an epic, magical journey where the ordinary world transforms into a fantasy realm full of wonders. Through poetic imagery, the lyrics describe a world where imagination grants wings to fly across the sky, rainbows turn into bridges for friends to walk on, and glowing lights bloom like flowers. It highlights the idea that paradise is not a distant myth found only in books, but a tangible experience waiting to be gathered by curious eyes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Reduplication / Repetition)
“Vegam vegam”
Words like 'Vegam vegam', 'Pogum pogum', 'Kaana kaana', and 'Theda theda' are repeated continuously to create momentum, rhythmic flow, and emphasize swift motion.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Oru paalam pol aagum”
The rainbow in the sky is directly compared to a bridge constructed for friends to walk across together ('Oru paalam pol aagum').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Malar pol mulaikkum”
Glowing light is vividly visualised as blooming flowers sprouting up ('Malar pol mulaikkum').
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for Mani Ratnam's acclaimed movie Anjali (1990), this track features playback vocals by SPB Charan, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bhavatharini, Venkat Prabhu, and Prashanthini as child singers. Visually, the song is famous for its dynamic bicycle sequence filmed with creative choreography and innovative camera techniques by cinematographer Santosh Sivan.
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