- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Kannodu Kanbathellam
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Oct 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Yaei Kuruvi is a playful and vibrant romantic track from the 1999 Tamil movie Kannodu Kanbathellam, written by lyricist Thamarai. The song captures the euphoric feeling of young love through imaginative and surreal imagery. The protagonist asks a bird for its wings so that the lovers can soar into the cosmos, reshape nature, lock the world inside a flower, and clean the stars. In addition to cosmic hyperbole, the song playfully incorporates civic and political metaphors such as passing resolutions in a public assembly and casting votes to symbolize love's official union. It conveys an infectious sense of freedom, optimism, and boundless romantic passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Poovukkul bhoomiyinai pootti vaippom”
Exaggerates romantic power by suggesting they can lock the entire Earth inside a single flower.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Poovukkul bhoomiyinai pootti vaippom / Antha vaanaththai veru idam maatri vaippom”
Consecutive lines end with the matching verbal rhythm and word ending 'vaippom'.
Metaphor
“Un mounam pesa naan mozhiyai aavaen”
Metaphorically equates the speaker's voice to being the articulate language for the lover's silence.
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Trivia
Kannodu Kanbathellam (1999) featured music composed by Deva and starred Arjun, Raveena Tandon, and Kausalya. Lyricist Thamarai penned the lyrics for this song early in her career before gaining widespread acclaim for her iconic long-term collaborations with director Gautham Vasudev Menon and composer Harris Jayaraj.
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