- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Thozhan
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Jul 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Alai Pola Thendral' from Thozhan (1960) is a romantic duet expressing joy, harmony, and everlasting love. The lovers draw a poetic comparison between the breeze playing gently over flowers in a garden and the happiness blooming in their own lives. As the evening breeze sways the flower petals and scatters nectar-like fragrance, it offers a priceless visual and sensory delight. Uniting their hearts and eyes by divine grace, the couple embarks on a sweet domestic life (illaram), confident that their joint journey will bring immortal bliss just like nature's timeless beauty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Alai pola thendral malar meedhilae”
The phrase compares the gentle motion of the breeze over flowers to the soft rolling of waves ('Alai pola').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Adhu polavae nam vazhvilae / Azhiyaadha aanandham nerum”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'A' across lines creating melodic harmony.
Imagery
“Amudhoorum thaen manathai alli engum thoovi”
Vivid sensory imagery evoking touch, sight, and smell of the evening breeze scattering sweet floral nectar.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by classical maestro G. Ramanathan and written by veteran lyricist A. Maruthakasi, this track features the iconic duet voice pairing of P. B. Sreenivas and P. Susheela, famous for their gentle romantic melodies in Tamil cinema during the 1950s and 1960s.
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