- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- K. Rani
- Music directors
- S. Dakshinamurthi, G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Kalyani (1952)
- Movie release year
- 1952
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Oct 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This beautiful song from the 1952 Tamil film 'Kalyani' is a tender lullaby and expression of maternal affection. The mother celebrates the birth of her child, describing the baby as a song of love and a light that banishes all the darkness of her past sorrows. She admires the infant's tiny movements, compare the baby's soft lips and crying to the divine music of the veena and a sweet spring flower bringing renewed vitality to her life. Written by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan in his early film career, the lyrics paint a picture of innocence, joy, and emotional renewal through the bond between a mother and her newborn child.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“En thunbamenum irul neengidavae”
Compares sorrow directly to darkness ('thunbamenum irul') and love directly to a melody ('anbenum geedham').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Ezhil vasantha kaalamen malarena nee vanthaayae”
Compares the child's arrival to the blooming of a flower during springtime using 'en' / 'ena' (like).
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Seeraana vaazhvil aasai thaenoora / Singaara vaayil veenai saerththu”
Matching initial consonants across adjacent lines ('Seeraana' / 'Singaara').
Metaphor (Metaphor of tender foliage)
“Ila maanthalirae un varavaalae”
Refers affectionately to the baby as a tender leaf of a mango tree ('Ila maanthalirae').
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Trivia
'Kalyani' (1952) was produced by Modern Theatres and directed by Acharya. This song is notable for being one of the early career works of the legendary poet-lyricist Kannadasan, showcasing his signature simplicity and deep emotional resonance even in his earliest lullabies.
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