- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- K. Jamunarani, M. S. Rajeswari
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 1 May 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful excerpt depicts someone adorning a companion's hair with a hand-strung garland made of fresh flower buds. The lyricist humorously compares the person's hesitant or distracting behavior to an ant that unexpectedly rejects sugarcane, making up various stories and excuses rather than enjoying the sweet, affectionate moment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Karumbai vendaatha erumbaai ippodhu”
Compares a person offering endless excuses to an ant surprisingly rejecting sugarcane ('Karumbai vendaatha erumbaai').
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Karumbai vendaatha erumbaai ippodhu”
The second consonant sound 'ru' aligns harmoniously between 'Karumbai' and 'erumbaai'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Un azhagiya koondhalil mudithu”
Endings like 'saranthoduthu' and 'mudithu' create a rhythmic rhyming flow at the line ends.
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Trivia
The song title 'Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom' is directly inspired by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati's famous patriotic line celebrating farmers and industrial workers.
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