- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan
- Movie release year
- 1971
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Dec 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
In this classic song from 'Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan', the protagonist addresses the full moon personified as a beautiful bride traversing the night sky. She playfully inquires about the moon's secret wedding, asking who gifted her the celestial vehicle of a pearl palanquin and the silver stars as dowry gifts. The song captures a innocent, inquisitive woman's fascination with nature, musing on the moon's daily life and comparing her own longing for womanhood and love with the bright beauty of the night sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Unnai kalyaana penendru sollavaa”
The moon is personified as a bride dressed up for a grand procession.
Metaphor
“Velli vinmeengal yaar thandha sedhanam”
The twinkling stars in the sky are metaphorically described as silver dowry gifts ('sedhanam') given to the moon.
Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Muthu pallaakku... / Velli vinmeengal...”
The second consonant sound 'th' (த்) / 'l' (ல்) creates structural rhyming across couplets.
Simile / Visual Imagery
“Azhagu kannadi un maeni allavaa”
Comparing the radiant glow of the moon's surface to a polished glass mirror.
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Trivia
The film 'Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan' (1971) features music by the legendary master K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics written by 'Kaviarasu' Kannadasan were famous for seamlessly blending grand cosmic imagery with simple, relatable emotional language. Singer P. Susheela's sweet rendition of this song remains a classic example of her work in 1970s Tamil cinema.
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