- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Priya
- Movie release year
- 1978
- Lyrics added on
- 25 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Darling Darling Darling is a upbeat romantic song from the 1978 Tamil film Priya, composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam and sung by Vani Jairam. The song captures a heroine passionately expressing her deep devotion, romantic longing, and playful affection for her partner. Interspersing modern English romantic phrases with classical Tamil imagery, she asks him never to part from her, declaring that she holds him dearly in her heart and eyes. Throughout the verses, she invites her lover closer, comparing herself to a fragrant flower and a fruit-bearing creeper, inviting him to share in the joy of their love and togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Repetition / Epizeuxis
“Darling darling darling”
Repeated use of 'Darling darling darling' and 'I love you love you love you' for rhythmic emphasis and emotional intensity.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Malar enum udal tharum”
Comparing the female body directly to a tender, blooming flower ('Malar enum udal').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kani tharum kodi ival”
Comparing the woman to a fruit-yielding creeper vine ('Kani tharum kodi').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Ennai vittu pogadhae / Enthan nenjil vaithen”
Repetition of the initial sound 'En' in consecutive lines ('Ennai', 'Enthan').
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Trivia
Priya (1978), starring Rajinikanth, Sridevi, and Ambareesh, was a groundbreaking Tamil film partially shot in Singapore and Malaysia. The soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja was hugely popular for introducing contemporary Western pop rhythms and synthesizer arrangements to Tamil cinema.
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