- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Aval – 1972 Film
- Movie release year
- 1972
- Lyrics added on
- 6 May 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Adimai Naan Aanaiyidu from the film Aval (1972), written by Vaali, portrays a dramatic expression of total surrender and servitude. The protagonist frames herself as a performing puppet subject to the commands of another, comparing womanhood performing in a public assembly to a mechanically wound doll.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Saaviyil aadidum bommai”
Compares a woman performing publicly to a key-operated mechanical doll ('saaviyil aadidum bommai').
Repetition & Rhyme (Iyaibu/Anaphora)
“Paal mayakkam sirupillaiyilae / Nool mayakkam pinbu palliyilae / Kall mayakkam nee kodukkaiyilae”
Repeats 'mayakkam' across childhood (milk), school days (books), and adulthood (liquor) to illustrate phases of enchantment.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Madhuveduthen un malaradi ninaithaen”
Refers to the master's feet metaphorically as 'malaradi' (flower-like lotus feet).
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Trivia
The film 'Aval' (1972) featured music composed by S. V. Ramanan, and lyricist Vaali captured tragic undertones of submission and emotional vulnerability that were prominent in 1970s Tamil cinema dance sequences.
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