- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Movie name
- Aalai Kandu Mayangathe
- Movie release year
- 1958
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Feb 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic piece expresses intense, transcendental love framed through the tradition of Madhura Bhakti—where spiritual longing for the divine (Lord Krishna) is articulated as romantic devotion. The singer addresses Krishna as the very essence of her body and soul, declaring that her affection is not merely earthly but an eternal, unbreakable bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mohnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thaen malar madhuvodu / Thevittaa suvaiyodu / Thediyum alainthaenadaa krishna”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound across consecutive lines ('Thaen', 'Thevittaa', 'Thediyum') creates a rhythmic, melodic flow.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Uyirum udalum neeyandro raja / Unaiyae naan maravenadaa krishna”
Consonance created through matching secondary sounds in 'Uyirum' and 'Unaiyae', giving structural symmetry to the couplet.
Metaphor (Urvagadam)
“Kadhalin vaanilae / Oli veesum jothiyai”
Love is poetically envisioned as a vast sky ('Kadhalin vaan'), with the divine presence depicted as a glowing, radiant light ('Oli veesum jothi') within it.
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Trivia
Composed by veteran music director S. M. Subbaiah Naidu for the 1958 film 'Aalai Kandu Mayangathe', this track is rendered by legendary playback singer P. Leela. The lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass effectively weaves classical devotional aesthetics with Tamil film music traditions, drawing upon Krishna lore and Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava.
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