- Lyricist
- Suratha
- Singers
- M. K. Thiyagaraja Bagavathar, P. Leela
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Amarakavi
- Movie release year
- 1952
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Aug 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful romantic song from Amarakavi (1952) depicts a playful hide-and-seek chase between two lovers in a garden setting. The hero lovingly compares the heroine to a delicate flowering vine hiding among bushes, while she playfully taunts him, comparing herself to a swift spotted deer that he will never be able to capture. As their lighthearted banter continues, the hero refutes being slow like a tortoise, while the heroine warns him not to pull her flower-adorned braided hair. In response, the hero poetically admires her delicate waist, comparing its slenderness to lightning and teasingly expressing worry that running too fast might break it.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Chedi maraivilae oru poongodi”
The heroine hiding behind bushes is metaphorically addressed as a 'poongodi' (flowering vine).
Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Thulli odum pulli maanai”
The second consonant 'lli' rhymes across both words 'Thulli' and 'pulli', creating rhythmic harmony.
Personification / Hyperbole (Uvamai)
“Minnalodu naesamulla chinna idai”
Her extremely slender waist is poetically described as having 'friendship with lightning' and being so fragile it might snap when running.
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Trivia
Amarakavi (1952) was among the notable post-prison comeback films of legendary Carnatic music star M. K. Thiyagaraja Bhagavathar (MKT). The song's lyricist, Suratha (Subburathinamidasan), was renowned in Tamil literature as 'Uvamai Kavinjar' (The Poet of Similes) for his effortless use of vivid allegories and metaphors as demonstrated in this song.
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