- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- R. Rajesh
- Movie name
- Thunive Thozhan
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Jun 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This uplifting social anthem written by Kannadasan highlights the power of unity, hard work, and collective nation-building. By drawing an analogy between damming rivers to build prosperous settlements and uniting people to eradicate social ills, the song calls on comrades to work together selflessly to turn wild lands into thriving, peaceful homes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni (Anaphora / Initial Rhyming)
“Aarengum neerundu / Anaikkattuththaan vendum”
Matching consonant/vowel sounds in the initial syllables across lines (e.g., Aarengum / Anaikkattuththaan).
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Pani nandraai seithaal kaadugal solaigalae / Antha solaiyil veedugalae”
Repetition of the second letter in consecutive lines, standard in traditional Tamil poetry (e.g., Pani / Antha).
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ovvoru manithan vaazha orr illam vendum / Ellorkkum illam tharum ullam vendum”
Matching end sounds in successive lines to create musicality (illam vendum / ullam vendum).
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kadavulin koyil / Antha nal vellai ullangal”
Comparing children's pure minds directly to a temple of God (Kadavulin koyil / Antha nal vellai ullangal).
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Trivia
Thunive Thozhan (1980) features music composed by R. Rajesh and lyrics by Poet Laureate Kannadasan. Sung energetically by S. P. Shailaja, the song reflects late-20th-century socialist ideals of community housing, water conservation, and collective effort prevalent in Tamil cinema during that era.
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