- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- A. L. Raghavan, 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 song expresses the deep pain of separation between lovers, questioning the fairness of fate and distance. The lyrics emphasize that solitude brings no sweetness and that life without one's beloved feels like a garden struck by a whirlwind or a vine deprived of rain. Both lovers grieve over how time and circumstances conspired to keep them apart, while constantly seeing visions of each other in their thoughts and eyes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Vaan mazhai neengiya Poongodi pol”
Comparing the longing heart to a flowering vine deprived of sky rain ('Vaan mazhai neengiya Poongodi pol').
Upamai (Simile)
“Sooraiyai pol”
Comparing the pain of separation to a destructive whirlwind enveloping a peaceful garden ('Solaiyai soozhnthidum Sooraiyai pol').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaen mozhi pesidum”
Describing honey-sweet speech ('Thaen mozhi') to denote gentle, loving speech.
Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Sariyaagumaa muraiyaagumaa”
Use of internal Tamil rhyming patterns like 'Idhu' / 'Enai' and rhythmic rhetorical questions ('Sariyaagumaa / Muraiyaagumaa').
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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. This duet captures classical Tamil poetic tropes regarding 'Pirivu' (lover's separation) adapted for mid-century Tamil cinema soundscapes.
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