- Lyricist
- M. P. Sivan
- Singers
- A. M. Rajah, Jikki
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Kumari
- Movie release year
- 1952
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Dec 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This romantic duet from the 1952 Tamil film Kumari celebrates the profound unity and joy of two lovers. The lyrics describe love as a powerful, surging river that flows continuously, bringing happiness to earthly existence. Though the lovers exist physically as two separate bodies—likened to the two banks of a river—they view their spiritual bond as a single soul dwelling together in love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Eer udal iru karai naamiru paerum”
Compares the lovers to two riverbanks of a single river (Eer udal iru karai), and to light and the eye (Oliyum vizhiyum polae), emphasizing inseparable unity.
Uvagam (Metaphor)
“Midhakkum odame vaazhkkai”
Life is metaphorically described as a floating boat (Midhakkum odame vaazhkkai) navigating the stream of true love.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Pravagam polae premaiyinaale”
Matching initial consonants/vowels in 'Pravaagam' and 'Premaiyinaale', adding lyrical rhythm.
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Trivia
'Kumari' (1952) featured early career compositions by the iconic music maestro K. V. Mahadevan. Sung by legendary playback singers A. M. Rajah and P. Leela, this duet represents the classic early-1950s Tamil cinema style characterized by melodic simplicity and poetic Tamil lyricism.
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