- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Illara Jothi
- Movie release year
- 1954
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Apr 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the 1954 movie 'Illara Jothi' is an exuberant expression of love, domestic happiness, and creative pride. The female protagonist compares her freedom and joy to a bird flying freely in the vast sky and a diamond casting radiant beams of light. She views her beloved's heart as an artistic kingdom in which she reigns supreme as the queen of poetry, cherished and adored as a precious jewel. The surrounding chorus echoes and reinforces her happiness, affirming her identity as the light of their home ('Illara Jothi') and celebrating a life filled with enduring affection, poetry, and fulfillment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Chittupolae vaanagam katti etti parandhae”
Compares the protagonist's free spirit and flight of joy to a sparrow flying in the sky ('Chittupolae').
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaira vettu polae jothi kotti magizhven”
Compares her radiance and happiness to the sparkle of a cut diamond ('Vaira vettu polae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kalai baavanan ullam ennum Raajaangam thannai endrum aatchi seiguven”
Equates the lover's artistic heart to a kingdom ('ullam ennum raajaangam').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nenjam ennum thanga thattil vaazhvenae naanae”
Metaphorically describes the lover's heart as a golden plate ('Nenjam ennum thanga thattil').
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Trivia
'Illara Jothi' (1954) starred Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. The musical score was composed by legendary music director G. Ramanathan, with lyrics written by Kannadasan. The film's title 'Illara Jothi' literally translates to 'The Light of Domestic Life', a central theme poetically celebrated throughout this song.
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