- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Movie name
- Monisha En Monalisa
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Sept 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a playful phone-call duet between the female lead (Monisha) and an anonymous male admirer. The hero calls Monisha to confess his deep love and admiration, resorting to musical banter and romantic propositions rather than giving his name. Monisha remains playfully skeptical, countering his declarations with witty rejections, declaring that his attempts are as futile as expecting a paper fish to swim in water.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“unnai naan nesikkiraen / adhaiyae naan vaasikkiraen / idhayaththai yaasikkiraen / kidaikkumaa ena yoshikkiraen”
The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming verbal suffixes ('nesikkiraen', 'vaasikkiraen', 'yaasikkiraen', 'yoshikkiraen'), a hallmark of T. Rajendar's lyrical style.
Metaphor
“Kaagitha meen neendhidumaa”
Compares the impossibility of winning her heart over to a paper fish trying to swim in water.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kanni manam malarnthidumaa / Kaagitha meen neendhidumaa”
The second letter 'n' (ன/கி) creates an Ethugai harmonic sound pattern across the two lines.
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Trivia
This track is from the 1999 Tamil movie 'Monisha En Monalisa', written, directed, and composed by T. Rajendar. The song relies heavily on TR's signature quick-witted, rhyming lyricism and telephone-romance dynamics popular in late-90s Tamil cinema.
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