- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Enga Ooru Kavalkaran
- Movie release year
- 1998
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Oct 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from Enga Ooru Kavalkaran is a heartfelt, rural romantic folk ballad expressing deep devotion, yearning, and love. The heroine compares her emotional world to agricultural life—preparing the soil of desire, planting seeds of hope, and awaiting her beloved lord's arrival to nurture her love into full bloom. She sings of her complete surrender to him, viewing him as her breath, protector, and inspiration. The verses metaphorically intertwine nature's elements like the Vaigai river flood, gentle breezes, and jasmine blossoms with her longing for marriage and union. She waits eagerly for the day he brings the bridal silk saree and garland to claim her, attributing all her song and spirit to his presence in her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Aasaiyilae paaththi katti / Naaththu onnu nattu vaikka”
Comparing the heroine's desire and hope to preparing an agricultural plot ('paaththi katti') and planting a sapling ('naaththu nattu').
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Vaigaiyilae vandha vellam / Nenjilae vanthathenna”
Repetition of the 'v' sound at the start of words across connected lines ('Vaigaiyilae', 'Vanthathenna', 'Vanji', 'Vanthu').
Anaphora (Ebuyed Repetition)
“Naanaa paadaliyae.. / Neethaan paada vachcha..”
Repetition of identical lines ('Naanaa paadaliyae / Neethaan paada vachcha') to emphasize surrender to the lover.
Imagery (Kaatchi Uruvagam)
“Koorai pattu sela / Nee vaangi varum vela”
Use of traditional Tamil bridal imagery like 'Koorai pattu sela' (bridal silk saree) and 'podu oru maala' (garland exchange) to depict marital longing.
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Trivia
Enga Ooru Kavalkaran (1988) features iconic music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran. The film was a major commercial hit directed by T. Soorayan, starring Ramarajan and Gautami. The songs from this film cemented Ramarajan's image as the king of rural box office cinema in Tamil Nadu during the late 1980s.
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