- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Apr 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses the sweet anticipation and emotional restlessness of a heroine awaiting her beloved. Addressing her own heart as a companion, she counsels it to remain patient for just a little while longer, promising that immense happiness will overflow once he arrives. She playfully points out the paradox of her feelings: before her lover arrives, her heart leaps with unbridled joy, yet when he appears right before her eyes, shyness takes over, causing her to hide and suffer needlessly in sweet agony. She contrasts physical illness with the affliction of love, noting that while conventional medicine can heal physical body ailments, her beloved himself is the sole cure for her heart's longing. She concludes that if she achieves the divine fortune of true union with him, no one in the world will be more blessed than her. The lyrics beautifully evoke classical Sangam poetic themes of love-longing and inner dialogue.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Apostrophe / Personification (Nenjodu Kilarthal)
“Aasai nenjamae poruppaai”
The heroine directly addresses her own heart ('Aasai nenjamae') as a conscious entity capable of feeling impatience and shyness.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Unadhu noyi theera avarthaan marundhu”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'U' across consecutive lines ('Udal', 'Undu', 'Unadhu').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Unadhu noyi theera avarthaan marundhu”
The beloved person is directly equated to a healing medicine ('avarthaan marundhu') for love-sickness.
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Trivia
The song features in the 1959 Tamil movie 'Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom', with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi. Melodiously rendered by K. Jamunarani, it reflects the classical Tamil literary convention of 'Nenjodu Pechudhal' (speaking to one's own heart).
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