Refrains often shout:
| Genre | Theme | Emotion | |-------|-------|---------| | | Heroic death in battle | Fierce celebration, trance | | Oppari | Lament for dead relative | Grief, weeping, tearing hair | | Kummi | Harvest, playful | Joy, community bonding | | Villu Pattu | Epic narrative | Storytelling, moral | bharani pattu lyrics