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Lyrics & meaning

Ilamai Ezhil Thigalum Ilavarasi

From Rathinapuri Ilavarasi · 1960

Lyricist
Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
Singer
T. R. Mahalingam
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Rathinapuri Ilavarasi
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
24 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
Indha iyal isai nadaga tamil magarasi
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
Pulavargal dhinam kaanum
Puthu puthu aaraaichi
Aaa..aaa…haaa..aaaa…
Pulavargal dhinam kaanum
Puthu puthu aaraaichi
Pudhumai ellam ninaithaal
Madhuramae ellam porulaagi
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
Kandhan uruvil vandhu
kavi punarndhaal
Kandhan uruvil vandhu
kavi punarndhaal
Valluvan karuthinil uravaadi
kural aanaal
Valluvan karuthinil uravaadi
kural aanaal
Anbuthir thanil aadum arul jyothi
Vadivaanaal
Anbuthir thanil aadum arul jyothi
Vadivaanaal
Agilam ellaam inimai
amudhinil vilayaadum
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
Aimperum kaaviya kadhaiyaanal
Kalai valarthida kavimani uyiraanaal
Aimperum kaaviya kadhaiyaanal
Kalai valarthida kavimani uyiraanaal
Amara kavi bharathi pattaaanaal
Amara kavi bharathi pattaaanaal
Kannagi……. ellam silambhu
Solvadhil kann aanaal
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
Indha iyal isai nadaga tamil magarasi
Ilamai ezhil thigalum ilavarasi
The princess glowing with youthful beauty,
The princess glowing with youthful beauty,
This blessed queen of Tamil—of literature, music, and drama!
The princess glowing with youthful beauty,
In whom poets discover every day
Fresh new depths to explore,
Aa... aa... haa... aaaa...
In whom poets discover every day
Fresh new depths to explore,
When you reflect on all her wonders,
Every meaning turns into pure sweetness!
The princess glowing with youthful beauty,
Coming in the form of Murugan (god of Tamil),
She wove verses of poetry;
Coming in the form of Murugan (god of Tamil),
She wove verses of poetry;
Mingling with the thoughts of Valluvar (author of Thirukkural),
She became the Kural (sacred couplets);
Mingling with the thoughts of Valluvar (author of Thirukkural),
She became the Kural (sacred couplets);
Dancing in the ocean of love as a light of grace,
She took form;
Dancing in the ocean of love as a light of grace,
She took form;
Filling the entire world with sweetness,
She plays in divine nectar!
The princess glowing with youthful beauty,
She became the stories of the five great epics;
To nurture the arts, she became the life-breath of poet Kavimani;
She became the stories of the five great epics;
To nurture the arts, she became the life-breath of poet Kavimani;
She became the song of the immortal poet Bharati;
She became the song of the immortal poet Bharati;
Through Kannagi... in all that the Silambu (epic of the anklet) speaks,
She became the guiding vision!
The princess glowing with youthful beauty,
This blessed queen of Tamil—of literature, music, and drama!
The princess glowing with youthful beauty!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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