- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Sathya Prakash, Vandana Srinivasan
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Jun 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a poignant expression of remorse, deep affection, and emotional vulnerability. The speaker blames themselves for the rift or pain in the relationship while revering the beloved like a guardian deity ('Kolasaami'). Through rich rural imagery—comparing love to the inescapable bond between rain and earth—the lyrics convey a sense of destiny and yearning for reconciliation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Ennanu solveno naanae / Kora ellaamae enmela dhaanae”
The lines end with matching sounds ('naanae' and 'dhaanae'), creating a rhythmic and lyrical harmony typical of folk-style Tamil poetry.
Metaphor
“Kolasaami needhaanae”
The beloved is equated to a 'Kolasaami' (family/clan deity), elevating the partner's status to someone worthy of ultimate devotion and grace.
Metaphor
“Kaalon kanneeril kolam poda”
Tears falling into water/streams are poetically described as drawing 'kolam' (traditional floral/geometric patterns), symbolizing structured, expressive grief.
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Vaartha illaama poga poga / Yaara ippodhu naanum noga”
The words 'poga' and 'noga' at the end of consecutive lines form an end-rhyme scheme emphasizing the speaker's helpless distress.
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Trivia
The film 'Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam' (2017) stars Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nivetha Pethuraj. The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman with lyrics written by Yugabharathi, a frequent collaborator known for weaving rich, traditional rural Tamil idioms and nature imagery into contemporary film songs.
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