- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Sean Roldan, Kalyani Nair
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Mar 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Embuttu Irukkudhu Aasai' is a vibrant and passionate Tamil romantic song from the movie Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen. In this track, the protagonist expresses his deep yearning and affection for his beloved through expressive folk imagery and rural colloquialisms. He describes how her innocent charm leaves him completely spellbound and how every small detail of her presence fills his life with radiance. The narrative follows a playful exchange of affection, emphasizing total surrender to love and the joy of togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kallam kabadam illa unakku”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in 'Kallam' and 'kabadam'.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Thottu kalandhida / Sollikkoduthida”
Rhyming of line endings with '-dhida' in consecutive couplet beginnings.
Metaphor
“Oththa light-um unna nenachi / Kuthuvelakkena maari pochi”
A simple electric light bulb turning into a traditional sacred oil lamp symbolizes how love elevates ordinary things into divine ones.
Hyperbole
“Paththuthala konda ravananaa / Unna rasikkanum thookki vandhu”
Exaggerating love by wishing to be a ten-headed Ravana to admire her with ten times the devotion.
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Trivia
The song 'Embuttu Irukkudhu Aasai' was composed by D. Imman and sung by Sean Roldan alongside Sangeetha Rajeshwaran. The track gained immense popularity for Sean Roldan's unique vocal texture blended with D. Imman's signature folk-pop arrangements and Yugabharathi's catchy rural lyrics.
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