- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- S. Dakshinamurthi
- Movie name
- Irumanam Kalanthal Thirumanam
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Aug 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This emotional track captures the profound grief and longing of a lover experiencing the pain of separation. She repeatedly questions her beloved about the fairness of being forgotten and left behind in suffering. Using vivid poetic imagery, she compares her wilting heart to a vine deprived of rain and her emotional turmoil to a whirlwind engulfing a peaceful garden.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaan mazhai neengiya Poongodi pol Manamae yaengi vaaduthae”
Compares the yearning heart to a flowering vine deprived of rain from the sky.
Simile (Upamai)
“Solaiyai soozhnthidum Sooraiyai pol Pirivum ennai vaattuthae”
Compares the torment of separation to a whirlwind surrounding a lush garden.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaen mozhi pesidum”
Metaphorically describes sweet speech as 'honeyed words' (Thaen mozhi).
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Inimaiyum thanimaiyil kidaikkumaa / Inbam nerumaa”
Repetition of initial consonants or vowels across adjacent words ('Inimaiyum' and 'Inbam').
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Trivia
The film 'Irumanam Kalanthal Thirumanam' (1960) features music composed by S. Dakshinamurthi with lyrics written by the renowned poet A. Maruthakasi. Playback singer K. Jamuna Rani delivered a powerful expressive performance in this song, capturing the anguish of longing.
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