- Lyricist
- Subbu Arumugam
- Singer
- P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- T. Chalapathi Rao
- Movie name
- Punar Jenmam
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Mar 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song captures a deep sense of despair, existential loneliness, and disillusionment. The speaker expresses a complete lack of emotional anchoring, feeling disconnected from any sense of kin, home, fame, or meaningful love. The lyrics dwell on the painful realization that past relationships and friendships were rooted in deception and false pretenses. Feeling abandoned by society and devoid of any future path to rise, the song reflects an absolute surrender to tragic solitude where all personal ambitions and hopes have reached an inescapable end.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Refrain
“Engum sondhamillai endha oorumillai”
The repetition of this opening line throughout the song establishes a rhythmic anchor highlighting the speaker's persistent sense of rootlessness.
Rhyme (Iyaibu / End Rhyme)
“Endhan thozhargal nesamum vesham”
The rhyming words 'mosam' (deceit) in the preceding line and 'vesham' (disguise) in this line poetically pair betrayal with insincerity.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Perum anbumillai pugazh ondrumillai”
The repetition of the initial 'P' sound in 'Perum' and 'pugazh' creates a cohesive melodic cadence.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1961 Tamil movie Punar Jenmam starring Sivaji Ganesan, this track is composed by T. Chalapathi Rao, written by Villupattu exponent Subbu Arumugam, and sung by P. B. Sreenivas.
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