- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Chorus
- Music director
- Premkumar S
- Movie name
- Sathanai
- Movie release year
- 2006
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Aug 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song snippet presents an uplifting and philosophical view on life, encouraging people to view conflicting circumstances as unified aspects of a single journey. By treating sunshine and drizzle, as well as flowers and thorns, as equal, the lyrics advocate for balance and resilience in facing life's dualities. It highlights that every path ultimately leads to its destination, driven by companionship and inner vision.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis (Muran)
“Veyyilum thooralum ondru”
Pairs opposing weather phenomena, sunlight (veyyil) and drizzle (thooral), to convey that opposites in life are unified.
Metaphoric Contrast (Muran)
“Pookkalum mutkalum ondru”
Compares joy represented by flowers (pookkal) and pain represented by thorns (mutkal) to show life's complete nature.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Payanam unnoduthaan / Velicham kannodu thaan”
The consecutive lines use matching ending suffixes (-noduthaan / -nodu thaan) to establish a rhythmic closure.
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Trivia
Lyricist Pa. Vijay is well known for embedding optimistic philosophy into simple Tamil vocabulary, a style that defined many of his popular hit songs during the 2000s.
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