- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Idhu Engal Rajyam
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Jan 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This emotional song reflects on the sorrow of unfulfilled love and bad timing. The protagonist laments that during youthful innocence, love and life were not fully understood, but now that maturity and understanding have arrived, the beloved companion is absent. Through deep metaphorical imagery of rainless groves, dry lands without floodwater, and unsprouted seeds, lyricist Pulamaipithan captures the deep longing, loneliness, and emotional emptiness of a heart yearning for its lost partner.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Manakoyil thirakkindra neram / Manavaalan illaatha kaalam”
Matching end sounds in lines, such as 'neram' and 'kaalam', or 'bhoomi' and 'saami', creating a rhythmic flow.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pudhu vellaam paayaatha bhoomi / Podhuvaaga sezhikkaathu saami”
Rhyming of the second letter in adjacent lines ('da' sound in Pudhu and Podhu).
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Mazhai megam kaanaatha cholai”
Comparing a life lacking love to a dry grove that receives no rain clouds or land that receives no floodwaters.
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Trivia
Written by renowned Tamil poet and lyricist Pulamaipithan, the song features rich imagery drawn from classical Tamil agrarian culture to depict personal grief and romantic longing.
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