- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Avar Enakke Sontham
- Movie release year
- 1977
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poetic song expresses deep admiration and tender love by framing the beloved as a sacred creation—a holy flower in God's court and a bell ringing divine scripture. The singer describes how her smile inspires music, her eyes shine like stars, and her grace resembles a golden deer. The song invokes blessings from Mother Mary for a long, joyous, and blissful life filled with music and shared happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Rupaka)
“Vin meenai un kangalil paarkkiren / Pon maanai un saayalil kaangiren”
Compares the beloved's eyes to stars ('Vin meenai') and her grace to a golden deer ('Pon maanai').
Anaphora / Structural Parallelism
“Engellaam un punnagai kolam / Angellaam en mellisai aagum”
Uses matching sentence structures 'Engellaam...' and 'Angellaam...' to create a rhythmic echo establishing cause and effect between her smile and his music.
Emona / Rhyme (Monnai & Etukai)
“Devan thiruchabai malar idhu / Vedham olikkindra mani idhu”
Tamil poetic rhyming where corresponding syllables match across line openings ('Devan' / 'Vedham').
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Trivia
Written by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan for the 1977 film 'Avar Enakke Sontham' (featuring music by Ilaiyaraaja), this song stands out for seamlessly integrating Christian devotional imagery—such as Mother Mary's grace and holy church bells—into a mainstream Tamil romantic melody.
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