- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Moondru Mugam
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and teasing song expresses a heroine lightly mocking her lover's restless and anxious romantic behavior. She observes how he wanders around, appears lost in daydreams of marriage, and seems stricken with a romantic frenzy, humorously comparing his longing to that of an expectant cat. Through teasing questions and playful offers to cure his 'romantic affliction', she urges him to drop the dramatic act, express his feelings directly, and embrace their blossoming love without unnecessary hesitation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Poonai pola yaekkam kollalaamaa”
Compares the hero's yearning state to a cat waiting eagerly for milk ('Poonai pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Poongaadhal kodiyaetramaa”
Refers to the onset of romantic feeling metaphorically as hoisting the flag of tender flower-like love ('Poongaadhal kodiyaetramaa').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Pollaadha un nenjil poraattamaa / Poongaadhal kodiyaetramaa”
Repetition of the 'Po' sound at the beginning of words in adjacent lines ('Pollaadha' / 'Poongaadhal').
Rhyme (Eybhu)
“Vaithiyarai paarkka paithiyathai theerkka”
Internal rhyming of words ending with matching suffixes ('paarkka' / 'theerkka').
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Trivia
'Moondru Mugam' (1982) is a iconic blockbuster Tamil film featuring Rajinikanth in a triple role, including the legendary character Alex Pandian. The film's music was composed by the popular duo Shankar-Ganesh, and this energetic, teasing track was sung by S. Janaki with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan / Muthulingam.
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