- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Ajeesh, Ranina Reddy
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Apr 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This romantic duet captures the delicate, overwhelming, and transcendent experience of falling in love. The male protagonist describes feeling weightless like a leaf floating on water and flying through the sky ever since the heroine entered his life. Both lovers exchange thoughts about how intense love makes it difficult to articulate feelings, where speech fails to capture the depth of their inner desires and longings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Thanneeril ilai pol”
Compares the protagonist's feeling of weightlessness in love to a leaf floating effortlessly on water using the explicit comparison word 'pol'.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“En aasai ninaipadhu yeralam / Endralum ennidam mozhi illai”
The recurrence of the initial vowel sound 'E' (En / Endralum) across consecutive lines creates rhythmic harmony.
Metaphor
“Kaadhalin kaigalil bommaiyaai udaigiren”
Metaphorically portrays the vulnerability of being in love as a toy breaking easily in the hands of love.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaadhalae unmaiyil / Anbena paaduvom”
The second consonant sound 'dha'/'ba' complements the rhythm and flow of the verse.
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