- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Pattikada Pattanama
- Movie release year
- 1972
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Dec 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This emotional song from 'Pattikada Pattanama' (1972) expresses the protagonist's profound anguish over shattered plans, family conflict, and the irony of life. Addressing Raakkamma, he laments how his grand visions for his home and life dissolved like mud in rain and blew away like dust in the wind, despite his best efforts to uphold cultural traditions and familial respect. Through vivid imagery of wedding drums sounding like rhythm for his grief and tears drowning a red nose-ring, Kannadasan captures the tragic conflict between duty, tradition, and personal heartbreak. Despite the grief, the protagonist maintains a sacred reverence for his family life, viewing his home as a temple where destiny plays its poignant role.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Imagery
“Siru kannaadi mookkuthi Maanikka sivappu Kanneril nanaiyudhadi”
Paints a vivid visual picture of a ruby red nose ornament being washed away by flowing tears.
Metaphor
“Ponnaaga naan ninaitha Manm veedu karaindhu Thanneeril kalandhadhadi”
Compares the fragile mud house of dreams to gold that ultimately dissolved in water.
Iyaibu (Internal Rhyme / Rhythm)
“En pattam en thittam en sattam”
Uses rhyming endings (pattam, thittam, sattam) to build a rhythmic cadence conveying loss of authority.
Metaphor
“En veedum en vaazhvum oru koyil”
Directly equates home and life to a sacred temple where the deity smiles through irony.
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Trivia
The song from Pattikada Pattanama (1972) features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, vocals by T. M. Soundararajan, and lyrics by Kannadasan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, exploring the cultural clash and emotional drama between rural traditional values and modern town lifestyles.
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