- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Movie name
- Mamiyarum Oru Veettu Marumagale
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Sept 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song portrays the immense grief and suffering of Goddess Sita while imprisoned by Ravana in the Ashoka grove (Ashoka Vatika). Separated from her beloved husband Lord Rama, Sita weeps continuously, shedding a flood of tears so vast that it poetically transforms the island of Lanka into a pond. The lyrics emphasize her profound virtue and purity, noting that even inanimate stones melt upon witnessing her tragic plight, while the fiery power of her chastity radiates across all directions. Set against the tragic tone of the Ramayana episode, the song serves as a powerful metaphorical reflection within the film's narrative. Through P. Susheela's emotive vocals, Pendyala Nageswara Rao's dramatic musical composition, and A. Maruthakasi's evocative Tamil lyrics, the song vividly captures Sita's agonizing wait for Rama to rescue her from her hellish confinement.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Sindhudhu neerai mazhai poale”
Her tears falling like heavy rain are explicitly compared using the comparative marker 'poale'.
Hyperbole (Uruvagandham / Aathidhiki)
“Lankaiyum aanadhu kulam polae / Kandae kallum urugiyadhae”
Exaggerating the volume of tears to say it turned Lanka into a pond, and describing her sorrow as powerful enough to melt stones.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kadharidum avalin karppu theeyumae”
Comparing her steadfast chastity directly to a blazing fire ('karppu theeyumae').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Kandae kallum urugiyadhae”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across words ('Sugunavathi' and 'Vaidhegi', or 'Kandae' and 'Kallum').
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Trivia
The song draws directly from the Sundara Kanda episode of the epic Ramayana, depicting Sita's ordeal in Ashoka Vatika. In the context of the 1961 Tamil film 'Mamiyarum Oru Veettu Marumagale', this classical song mirrors the character's suffering and isolation, utilizing traditional epic motifs to heighten the emotional drama.
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