Ilamai Ezhil Thigalum Ilavarasi
From Rathinapuri Ilavarasi · 1960
- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singer
- T. R. Mahalingam
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Rathinapuri Ilavarasi1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi | The princess radiating youthful beauty |
| Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi | The princess radiating youthful beauty |
| Indha iyal isai nadaga tamil magarasi | She is the queen of Tamil, the realm of prose, music, and drama |
| Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi | The princess radiating youthful beauty |
| Male | |
| Pulavargal dhinam kaanum | She is the daily subject of discovery |
| Puthu puthu aaraaichi | And fresh research for poets |
| Aaa..aaa…haaa..aaaa… | Aaa..aaa...haaa..aaaa... |
| Pulavargal dhinam kaanum | She is the daily subject of discovery |
| Puthu puthu aaraaichi | And fresh research for poets |
| Pudhumai ellam ninaithaal | When contemplating all her novelties |
| Madhuramae ellam porulaagi | Everything turns into sweet meaning |
| Male | |
| Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi | The princess radiating youthful beauty |
| Male | |
| Kandhan uruvil vandhu | Taking the form of Lord Murugan |
| kavi punarndhaal | She composed beautiful verses |
| Kandhan uruvil vandhu | Taking the form of Lord Murugan |
| kavi punarndhaal | She composed beautiful verses |
| Valluvan karuthinil uravaadi | Intertwining with the thoughts of Valluvar |
| kural aanaal | She became the sacred Kural itself |
| Valluvan karuthinil uravaadi | Intertwining with the thoughts of Valluvar |
| kural aanaal | She became the sacred Kural itself |
| Anbuthir thanil aadum arul jyothi | A divine light of grace dancing in the ocean of love |
| Vadivaanaal | She assumed that magnificent form |
| Anbuthir thanil aadum arul jyothi | A divine light of grace dancing in the ocean of love |
| Vadivaanaal | She assumed that magnificent form |
| Agilam ellaam inimai | The sweetness of the entire world |
| amudhinil vilayaadum | Plays within this divine nectar |
| Male | |
| Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi | The princess radiating youthful beauty |
| Male | |
| Aimperum kaaviya kadhaiyaanal | She became the narrative of the five great Tamil epics |
| Kalai valarthida kavimani uyiraanaal | To nourish the arts, she became the life spirit of Kavimani |
| Aimperum kaaviya kadhaiyaanal | She became the narrative of the five great Tamil epics |
| Kalai valarthida kavimani uyiraanaal | To nourish the arts, she became the life spirit of Kavimani |
| Amara kavi bharathi pattaaanaal | She became the immortal song of poet Bharathi |
| Amara kavi bharathi pattaaanaal | She became the immortal song of poet Bharathi |
| Kannagi……. ellam silambhu | Kannagi... with her anklet |
| Solvadhil kann aanaal | Became focused on uttering truth and justice |
| Male | |
| Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi | The princess radiating youthful beauty |
| Indha iyal isai nadaga tamil magarasi | She is the queen of Tamil, the realm of prose, music, and drama |
| Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi | The princess radiating youthful beauty |
The princess radiating youthful beauty
The princess radiating youthful beauty
She is the queen of Tamil, the realm of prose, music, and drama
The princess radiating youthful beauty
She is the daily subject of discovery
And fresh research for poets
Aaa..aaa...haaa..aaaa...
She is the daily subject of discovery
And fresh research for poets
When contemplating all her novelties
Everything turns into sweet meaning
The princess radiating youthful beauty
Taking the form of Lord Murugan
She composed beautiful verses
Taking the form of Lord Murugan
She composed beautiful verses
Intertwining with the thoughts of Valluvar
She became the sacred Kural itself
Intertwining with the thoughts of Valluvar
She became the sacred Kural itself
A divine light of grace dancing in the ocean of love
She assumed that magnificent form
A divine light of grace dancing in the ocean of love
She assumed that magnificent form
The sweetness of the entire world
Plays within this divine nectar
The princess radiating youthful beauty
She became the narrative of the five great Tamil epics
To nourish the arts, she became the life spirit of Kavimani
She became the narrative of the five great Tamil epics
To nourish the arts, she became the life spirit of Kavimani
She became the immortal song of poet Bharathi
She became the immortal song of poet Bharathi
Kannagi... with her anklet
Became focused on uttering truth and justice
The princess radiating youthful beauty
She is the queen of Tamil, the realm of prose, music, and drama
The princess radiating youthful beauty
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
The princess radiating youthful beauty
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
The princess radiating youthful beauty
Indha iyal isai nadaga tamil magarasi
She is the queen of Tamil, the realm of prose, music, and drama
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
The princess radiating youthful beauty
Pulavargal dhinam kaanum
She is the daily subject of discovery
Puthu puthu aaraaichi
And fresh research for poets
Aaa..aaa…haaa..aaaa…
Aaa..aaa...haaa..aaaa...
Pulavargal dhinam kaanum
She is the daily subject of discovery
Puthu puthu aaraaichi
And fresh research for poets
Pudhumai ellam ninaithaal
When contemplating all her novelties
Madhuramae ellam porulaagi
Everything turns into sweet meaning
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
The princess radiating youthful beauty
Kandhan uruvil vandhu
Taking the form of Lord Murugan
kavi punarndhaal
She composed beautiful verses
Kandhan uruvil vandhu
Taking the form of Lord Murugan
kavi punarndhaal
She composed beautiful verses
Valluvan karuthinil uravaadi
Intertwining with the thoughts of Valluvar
kural aanaal
She became the sacred Kural itself
Valluvan karuthinil uravaadi
Intertwining with the thoughts of Valluvar
kural aanaal
She became the sacred Kural itself
Anbuthir thanil aadum arul jyothi
A divine light of grace dancing in the ocean of love
Vadivaanaal
She assumed that magnificent form
Anbuthir thanil aadum arul jyothi
A divine light of grace dancing in the ocean of love
Vadivaanaal
She assumed that magnificent form
Agilam ellaam inimai
The sweetness of the entire world
amudhinil vilayaadum
Plays within this divine nectar
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
The princess radiating youthful beauty
Aimperum kaaviya kadhaiyaanal
She became the narrative of the five great Tamil epics
Kalai valarthida kavimani uyiraanaal
To nourish the arts, she became the life spirit of Kavimani
Aimperum kaaviya kadhaiyaanal
She became the narrative of the five great Tamil epics
Kalai valarthida kavimani uyiraanaal
To nourish the arts, she became the life spirit of Kavimani
Amara kavi bharathi pattaaanaal
She became the immortal song of poet Bharathi
Amara kavi bharathi pattaaanaal
She became the immortal song of poet Bharathi
Kannagi……. ellam silambhu
Kannagi... with her anklet
Solvadhil kann aanaal
Became focused on uttering truth and justice
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
The princess radiating youthful beauty
Indha iyal isai nadaga tamil magarasi
She is the queen of Tamil, the realm of prose, music, and drama
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
The princess radiating youthful beauty
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song from Rathinapuri Ilavarasi (1960) glorifies the heroine as a princess of youthful grace while artfully allegorizing her as the living embodiment of the Tamil language and its glorious literary history. Through Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram's deeply poetic verse, she is envisioned as Mutthamizh (literature, music, and drama), the inspiration behind Thiruvalluvar's Thirukkural, the essence of the Five Great Epics (Aimperum Kaaviyam), the poetic soul of Kavimani, and the patriotic fervor of Mahakavi Bharathi.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Indha iyal isai nadaga tamil magarasi”
Equating the princess directly with Tamil literature, music, and drama (Mutthamizh).
Personification
“Valluvan karuthinil uravaadi kural aanaal”
Personifying abstract literary works and historical epics as living attributes of the princess.
Monaai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)
“Aimperum kaaviya kadhaiyaanal”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in the line for musicality.
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Trivia
Composed by the legendary music duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and sung by classical virtuoso T. R. Mahalingam, this song highlights Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram's extraordinary ability to weave ancient Tamil literary traditions and epic figures like Valluvar, Kannagi, and Bharathi into film lyrics.
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