- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Ambikapathy (Old)
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poetic verse uses exquisite classical Tamil imagery to describe the divine beauty of the beloved. The creator is imagined as having liquefied the moon, mixed it with lotus extract and heavenly nectar to craft her joyful face, and shaped two darting fish to form her eyes. The protagonist affectionately addresses her as a precious parrot and expresses deep anxiety that others' envious glances might harm her. The verse concludes with a passionate yearning for a time when the lovers will never be separated, not even for a fleeting second.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor / Imagery)
“Ambuliyai kuzhambaakki… / Kayalirandai kannaakki…”
Composing a face out of the moon, lotus essence, and nectar, and eyes out of fish (Kayal) uses classic Tamil Sangam metaphors to exaggerate facial beauty.
Adhi Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Aravindha rasamodu amudhum serthu…”
The repetition of the initial vowel sound 'A' in 'Ambuliyai', 'Aravindha', and 'Ayaloruvar' builds a musical and rhythmic cadence.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Inba nirai mugamaakki… Kayalirandai kannaakki…”
The matching endings of 'Mugamaakki' and 'Kannaakki' create an elegant rhyming structure across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
The 1957 classic film 'Ambikapathy' starred Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi, with music composed by G. Ramanathan. Lyricist Kannadasan drew heavily from medieval Chola court poetry traditions for these lines, incorporating traditional epithets like comparing a woman's eyes to fish ('Kayal') and her speech/presence to a parrot ('Paingili').
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