- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Nee Vazha Vendum
- Movie release year
- 1977
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Jan 2024
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Ethanai Sugam from the film Nee Vazha Vendum (1977) is an exuberant, festive song celebrating the joys of life, art, love, and philanthropy. The singer revels in the pleasures of music, dance, togetherness, and hospitality. Lyricist Kannadasan draws poetic parallels between grand architecture created out of love (such as Shah Jahan's Taj Mahal) and classic literature crafted by great poets like Kamban. The song conveys a deep philosophical lesson on contentment and charity, asserting that staying true to one's station brings peace, and the hand that gives to others will always be blessed, revered, and remembered with fragrance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyeppu (End Rhyme)
“Aadavum paadavum koodavum konjavum”
The repetitive '-avum' verbal suffix creates a brisk, musical end-rhyme across consecutive action verbs.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kadhal maaligai mannan seithathu / Kavithai maaligai kamban seithathu”
The second consonant sound 'dha' (த) rhymes across the lines 'Kadhal' and 'Kavithai'.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Kadhal maaligai mannan seithathu Raaniyin nyapaga chinnam”
References the Taj Mahal metaphorically as a 'palace of love' and literary epic poetry as a 'palace of poetry'.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Ninaikka ninaikka inikkum”
Repetition of the initial 'Ni' syllable creates melodic flow and rhythmic emphasis.
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Trivia
Composed by M. S. Viswanathan and rendered by L. R. Eswari, this track features Eswari's iconic conversational English ad-libs ('Am I correct, ok? / Proceed') integrated seamlessly into Kannadasan's Tamil lyrics, a signature style of 1970s Tamil cinema dance tracks.
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