- Lyricist
- Poovai Senguttavan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Amma Pillai
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is an upbeat dance number centered on the theme of escape through liquor and the hypocrisy of human society. It portrays a bar or gathering spot as a sanctuary where people with heartbroken or stressed lives gather to forget their troubles, hyperbolically comparing the place to a temple created by ancestors to offer relief.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vettri kidaikkum veeram pirakkum / Suttri irukkum achcham parakkum”
Matching end sounds in adjacent lines, such as 'pirakkum' and 'parakkum'.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Vettri kidaikkum / Suttri irukkum”
The second consonant sound matches between adjacent lines ('tt' in Vettri and Suttri).
Metaphor
“Munnorgal thottruviththa koyil idhu”
Comparing a bar/tavern to a holy temple created by ancestors to experience heaven.
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Trivia
'Amma Pillai' (1990) is a Tamil film starring Ramarajan and Seetha. The soundtrack for the film was composed by the duo Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics authored by Poovai Senguttavan.
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