- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Rajeswara Rao
- Movie name
- Missiamma
- Movie release year
- 1955
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song expresses the innocent awakening of youthful love. A young woman addresses Madhan (Manmatha/Cupid, the Hindu deity of love), pleading with him not to strike her with his famous flower arrows because she is still tender, naive, and in her age of innocence. Through vivid romantic imagery, she describes the sweet sensations awakening within her—comparing her heart to a flower opening in the cool evening breeze, a playful parrot leaping with joy that gives her goosebumps, and a singing cuckoo residing inside the garden of her heart. Ultimately, the song captures the joyful, gentle terror and sheer wonder of falling in love for the very first time.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Maalaiyil thendralil maruvidum malar pol”
Compares the joyful heart to a flower blooming in the evening breeze ('Maruvidum malar pol') and a playful parrot ('Konjidum kili pol').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Idhaya kaavinilae isai kuyil thaanae”
Metaphorically describes the speaker's heart as a lush garden ('Idhaya kaavu') where a musical cuckoo sings.
Personification / Apostrophe
“Malar ambaiyae veesaadhadaa madhanaa”
Addresses Cupid ('Madhanaa') directly as a living persona and asks him to withhold his flower arrows.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Konjidum kili pol kulavidavae manam”
Repetition of initial letters/sounds like 'Maalaiyil' and 'Maruvidum', or 'Konjidum' and 'Kulavidavae'.
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Trivia
Missiamma (1955), produced by Vijaya Vauhini Studios and directed by L. V. Prasad, is considered one of the greatest romantic comedies in South Indian cinema history. The soundtrack was composed by legendary music director S. Rajeswara Rao, with lyrics written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The Tamil soundtrack helped cement Savitri and Gemini Ganesan as an iconic screen pair.
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