- Lyricist
- V. Seetharaman
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music directors
- A. Rama Rao, Hemant Kumar
- Movie name
- Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam
- Movie release year
- 1955
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Aug 2019
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
This classic lullaby from the 1955 Tamil film 'Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam' expresses a mother's profound love and joy for her child. She affectionately compares her baby to a beautiful rose born from love, whose presence illuminates her life. She sings of magical visions of nature—bees feeding honey, playful deer performing, and gentle days ahead where she rocks her child in a golden cradle, feeds him milk rice under the moonlit sky, and treats him like a prince.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Anbil malarndha nal rojaa”
Compares the child to a beautiful rose blooming out of love ('Anbil malarndha nal rojaa').
Onomatopoeia / Phonetic Refrain (Thaalaattu Sol)
“Aa thaalo thaalo thaalo / Aa raaaro aaro raaro…”
Use of traditional rhythmic lullaby sounds ('thaalo', 'raaro') designed to soothe a sleeping infant.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Thanga thottilil thaalaattiyae / Sugumaaranae seeraattiyae / Vennilaa kaattiyae”
Matching end sounds in successive lines ('kaattiyae', 'seeraattiyae', 'oottiyae') that create a musical flow.
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Trivia
'Anbil Malarndha Nal Rojaa' from Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam (1955) is one of Tamil cinema's early iconic lullabies, composed by A. Rama Rao with lyrics written by V. Seetharaman. The track remains a memorable classic for its soothing melody and nostalgic maternal imagery.
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