- Lyricist
- London Gopal
- Singers
- P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Thanga Kalasam
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Jun 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Engum Inbam Kaanuthae' from the 1988 film Thanga Kalasam is a cheerful romantic song celebrating happiness, love, and the beauty of nature. The song paints a vivid picture of a world brimming with joy, comparing overflowing happiness to the majestic, surging waves of the Bay of Bengal.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pongum vangakkadal polae”
Comparing the swell of joy and enthusiasm directly to the surging waves of the Bay of Bengal using 'polae'.
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Kuyilgal koovi paaduthae / Mayilgal nadanam aaduthae”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes ('paaduthae' and 'aaduthae').
Personification
“Arumbil malarum naanuthae”
Human shyness (naanam) is attributed to a blooming flower bud.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Karumbae kanaiyum paayuthae”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in 'Karumbae' and 'kanaiyum'.
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Trivia
The lyrics for this song were penned by London Gopal, a overseas lyricist who contributed select songs to Tamil cinema in the late 1980s.
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