- Lyricist
- Ka. Mu. Sheriff
- Singer
- N. L. Ganasaraswathi
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Devaki (1951)
- Movie release year
- 1951
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Nov 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song expresses the deep pain of abandonment and rejection suffered by a woman whose husband has turned away from her. Using expressive poetic imagery, she compares her distress to the sky casting out the moon, a tree destroying a vine attached to it, and a Veena devoid of its music. Stripped of her joy and status, she agonizes over her bleak future, questioning whether she can endure a desolate existence destitute and devoid of purpose.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Chandhiranai vaanam Thalliyae vaiththathu pol”
Uses 'pol' (like/as) and 'aga' to compare her rejection to natural phenomena (sky pushing moon, tree ruining vine, leaf-shed tree, faded painting).
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Uyir vaazhveno innaal naanae / Uyar vaazhve illaa ulagile kadhiyindri”
Repetition of initial vocalic sounds like 'Uyir' and 'Uyar' across consecutive lines for rhythmic flow.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“En naathan enai veruththaar / Enai piriththaar”
Matching terminal sounds 'veruththaar' and 'piriththaar' creates melodic emphasis on her sorrow.
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Trivia
Devaki (1951) was an early Tamil drama film starring V. N. Janaki, M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), and S. Balachander. Composed by legendary maestro G. Ramanathan with lyrics by Ka. Mu. Sheriff, the music highlights classic Carnatic melodic motifs used in mid-20th-century Tamil cinema to depict intense melodrama.
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