- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Poovilangu
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful romance song from Poovilangu features a young man flirting playfully with his lover as she takes a bath/gets wet. He compares her to a delicate rose sapling and a blossoming red banana plant, teasingly asking her not to run away or pretend to be shy while describing how his heart flutters like a kite in the wind seeing her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uwamai (Simile)
“Kathaadi pol nenju koothaada”
Compares the fluttering heart directly to a kite flying in the wind using 'pol'.
Uruvagaim (Metaphor)
“Kulikkuthu rosa naathu”
Metaphorically addresses the woman as a delicate 'rosa naathu' (rose sapling) taking a bath.
Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Assonance)
“Neer sotta nindralae jaladhosham thaan / Nee ingu podathae pagal vesham thaan”
Matching starting sounds in consecutive lines ('Neer' / 'Nee').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Malar moodum nilai / Konjam vilagaatho”
Rhyming of second consonant 'l' in 'Malar' and 'Nazhuvatho'/'Naal'.
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Trivia
Poovilangu marked the debut of actor Murali in Tamil cinema, establishing him as a romantic hero. The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu during their famous early 1980s collaboration era.
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