- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Aada Vantha Deivam
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Feb 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This emotionally charged philosophical song from 'Aada Vantha Deivam' (1960) expresses severe grief and disillusionment with society's prejudices. The protagonist pleads to the Divine to either eliminate worldly desires and attachments or take his life entirely, as living in a status-obsessed and caste-divided society renders true love impossible.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Naathamillaatha veenaiyum aagi”
Compares an unfulfilled, spiritless life to a 'Naathamillaatha veenai' (a musical instrument without sound).
Emoni / Ethirukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Paasaththai neekkividu thunbamillaa / Paathaiyai kaattividu”
The second letter ' s' / ' th' matches, creating rhythmic harmony across lines (Paasaththai / Paathaiyai).
Monaai (Initial alliteration)
“Anthasthu paarkkum kannmoodi ulagam / Anbaiyum paarkkaathu”
Matching starting vowel sounds in 'Anthasthu' and 'Anbaiyum'.
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Trivia
Written by poet A. Maruthakasi and composed by K. V. Mahadevan, this song is renowned for Seerkazhi Govindarajan's grand, resonant vocal delivery that captures deep existential pain and social critique.
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