- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singer
- K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Rathinapuri Ilavarasi
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 5 May 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a lively dance sequence where the dancer playfully sings about her charm, grace, and the mysterious drama she unfolds before her audience. She describes every movement of hers as art and remarks that anyone failing to admire her beauty and skill would indeed be a strange marvel. In the second half, the song transitions into a celebration of womanhood, exalting women as sacred sanctuaries of love and happiness. It asserts that literature, song, and human emotion across the world have forever been inspired by and dedicated to praising womanhood.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Aangal kondaadum pennenndra koyil”
Compares woman to a sacred temple ('pennenndra koyil') and a doorway to supreme bliss ('perinba vaasal').
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Rendu kannalaae yogamthaan / munnaalae mogamthaan”
Rhyming end syllables across lines, such as 'koyil' and 'vaasal' or 'yogamthaan' and 'mogamthaan'.
Refrain (Madakku)
“Aiyaa naanaadum naadagam ragasiyamthaan”
The repetitive return to the central theme 'ragasiyamthaan' reinforces the mysterious charm of her performance.
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Trivia
Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, famously known for his socialist and philosophical lyrics, shows his versatile lyricism here with a playful and charming dance song. The film 'Rathinapuri Ilavarasi' (1960) features energetic music by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and dynamic vocals by K. Jamuna Rani, who was renowned for upbeat dance tracks in 1950s and 60s Tamil cinema.
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