- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Vivasayee
- Movie release year
- 1967
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Apr 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This romantic duet from the 1967 film Vivasayee expresses the sweet intimacy and affection between two lovers. The lover gently teasingly questions his beloved's bashfulness, encouraging her to cast aside her shyness now that they are together. Through poetic imagery of gazing into each other's eyes and merging hearts and souls, the song celebrates intimacy and emotional unity. The lyrics contrast simple arithmetic with the reality of true love: while mathematics says one plus one equals two, in true love two distinct individuals merge to become one. The track captures a playful, tender mood set against K. V. Mahadevan's memorable melody.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Parallelism and Epistrophe
“Kannukkul kannai vai / Nenjukkul nenjai vai”
The repetitive phrasing ending in 'vai' ('vai' meaning 'place/keep') creates a rhythmic, incantatory structure emphasizing complete surrender and union.
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Killaamal killudhaa / Ullathai alludhaa / Sollaamal solludhaa / Sorgathai kaatudhaa”
Lines 33 to 36 feature rhythmic end-rhymes with the suffix '-udhaa', producing a musical and rhetorical questioning effect.
Philosophical Paradox / Metaphor
“Onnum onnum rendu / Enbadhu kanakkil thaanamma / Unmai kadhal tharum vaazhvil / Rendum onnamma”
The lyricist cleverly contrasts mathematical logic (1+1=2) with the emotional reality of love, where two lovers become a single entity (1+1=1).
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Trivia
Vivasayee (1967), starring M. G. Ramachandran and K. R. Vijaya, features a renowned soundtrack by K. V. Mahadevan emphasizing rural themes and romance, with lyrics written by legendary poet A. Maruthakasi.
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