- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, Chorus
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Mangamma Sabadham
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This upbeat and seductive cabaret-style song expresses the alluring charm and sensual grace of a dancer performing on stage. She compares her presence to refreshing drinks, sweet honey, and an intoxicating bliss that spellbinds the youthful crowd gathering around her like bees.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Minmin pol kan simittum”
Compares the twinkling lights/eyes to blinking fireflies (Minmin pol kan simittum).
Uvamai (Simile)
“Vaaliba koottam vandugalaattam”
Compares the crowd of young men to bees gathering around a lotus flower (Vaaliba koottam vandugalaattam).
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Thulli varum sundhari naan”
Matching rhyming endings across lines (sundhari naan / mandhiri naan).
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Naan thaanae thaen thaanae”
The dancer metaphorically refers to herself as sweet honey and an intoxicating bliss (Naan thaanae thaen thaanae / Aanandha bodhai).
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 1985 Tamil movie Mangamma Sabadham starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha, with music composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh.
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