- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singer
- Ajeesh Ashok
- Music director
- Ajeesh Ashok
- Movie name
- Thiri
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 27 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant track explores the deep reverence, gratitude, and emotional turmoil a son feels toward his self-sacrificing father. The speaker realizes that while a mother carries a child, the father carries the entire family's burden on his shoulders without expecting recognition from the world. Feeling guilty for being a burden and bringing pain to his father, the protagonist prays for his father's suffering to end, lamenting the cruelties of fate and time while expressing a profound awakening to the true value of life and fatherhood.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kaalamae neeyo maaravae thalayin / Kaayamae yeno pothumae”
The second consonant 'ya' matches in 'Kaalamae' and 'Kaayamae' across consecutive stanzas.
Monai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Vanthen pizhaiyaaga / Vazhi engum sumaiyaaga”
The starting letter 'Va' is repeated in 'Vanthen' and 'Vazhi'.
Personification
“Kaalamae neeyo maaravae thalayin”
Time ('Kaalamae') is directly addressed as if it were a conscious entity capable of changing human fate.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae”
The line is repeated as a refrain to emphasize the emotional climax and spiritual realization.
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Trivia
The song 'Yaavum Neethaanae' is from the 2017 Tamil drama film 'Thiri', starring Ashwin Kakumanu and Swathi Reddy. The film's soundtrack marked the music directorial debut of singer Ajesh (winner of Super Singer Season 2), and the lyrics for this touching father-centric track were written by Mani Amuthavan.
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