- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Neruppile Pootha Malar
- Movie release year
- 1981
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Jul 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song expresses the uncontrollable and restless nature of love and desire. The protagonist compares desire to the hidden nature of a fig tree flower and self-admonishingly reflects on how love makes a person discard sense, pride, and shame. He vividly likens his wandering mind to a drunken monkey jumping between branches, highlighting how love deprives him of sleep and appetite while urging his beloved to show mercy and respond to his passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Analogy
“Madhu kudichcha oru kurangu”
Comparing a restless, uncontrolled mind overcome by desire to a monkey that has consumed alcohol.
Proverbial / Symbolic Imagery
“Aththi maram pooppathillai”
Using the fig tree (Aththi maram), whose flowers are notoriously invisible/hidden in nature, as a metaphor for hidden or shameless desires.
Emoni / Rhyme (Iyaibu & Ethirukai)
“Maanam ennaachchu yaelam vittaachchu”
Use of end rhymes like 'vittaachchu' and 'kettaachchu' to create a rhythmic flow in folk-style lyrics.
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Trivia
The film 'Neruppile Pootha Malar' (1981) featured music composed by legendary Maestro K. V. Mahadevan, with vocals rendered energetically by Malaysia Vasudevan, who was known for delivering iconic folk-style character songs during this era.
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